Mid Winter Getaway - Better than a book!
We flew into Coolangatta airport at 8am on Friday morning. We shed our kiwi kathamandu warm gear and headed straight for the apartment to dump our bags and get changed into our swimming togs. Mornings are the best. Get out of bed as early as... more
Surfers Paradise - A Paradise on the Pacific Ocean
Surfers Paradise certainly has more than it's fair share of critics & yes it does have lot's of highrise buildings but look closer & you may find that it has everything that you want! Beautiful, long, golden, sandy beaches, at least 260 days of sun... more
paradise for surfers?
20 kilometers of high density living right on (too close) the beautiful white sandy beaches. A shrine to greedy councils and soulless developers built around a relentless tourism industry.The multitude of hotels and resorts make for great holiday package... more
Sun and surf at Surfers Paradise.
Surfers was more than I expected it to be. The sun and sea were warmer, and there was so much more to do than lie around on the beach. We would wake up early every morning and walk down to the main part of Surfers for a cup of excellent coffee. It was abo... more
Many Activities
Surfers Paradise is what I call the Las Vegas of Australia. From Casinos to numerous hotels/condos and tourists enjoying either the restaurants or the many activities including bungee jumping, snow and ice sculptures or mini putt, Surfers Paradise has it... more
Finding Elvis
What I found was the Blackpool or the Rhyl of Australia, though that's not a bad thing! Surfers, despite being burdened by the world's most unimaginative marketing slogan (Surfers is Paradise), is Brisbane & Sydney's holiday resort, where the beach is lin... more
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