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Globetrotter
Aug 24, 2008
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Surfers Paradise is typical town on the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, here the Austalians have managed to turn the beautiful coastline into a touristy place with skyskrapers and hotels, which could be...
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I was able to stay at the Watermark Hotel in Australia’s Gold Coast just for one night whilst waiting for a delayed flight. The first thing that struck me about this modern hotel was its classy...
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I've been to Benihana's Japanese restaurant twice before and would love to return! It's a Teppanyaki restaurant where up to eight people sit around a large iron grill where the Japanese chef cooks...
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Seek a thrill? Not afraid of heights? You have to check out the Adrenalin Park in Surfers Paradise. Right on the Gold Coast Highway and a stones throw from the beach, you can hear the screams from the people on these thrill rides from ages away!
They have four different rides -...
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If you're a student staying on the Gold Coast and fancy a night out where all of the students living here are then you must go to Parkwood Tavern on a Thursday night. They have great DJs,...
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Govinda's Vego 'O' Rama was one of my favourite places to eat when I was living in Surfers Paradise, if you like curries or are vegetarian check this place out. It's run by some friendly hippy/hare...
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Montezumas has branches in both Surfers Paradise and Coolangatta on the Gold Coast. Both are decked out in Aztec decorations (they seemed to have gone a little overboard, but it still looks great),...
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Although it's named 'Surfers Paradise' please don't think this is the best beach the Gold Coast has to offer! Most people will stay in Surfers Paradise due to it being the most touristy area with loads of hotels and backpacker hostels but I suggest you take a bus or rental car further South to...
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Carrara markets are held every Saturday and Sunday on the Gold Coast from six am until four pm in a permanent building with over four hundred stalls both inside and out. They're a bargain hunter's...
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Australian Outback Spectacular is held in an enclosed one thousand seat arena twenty minutes from Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast between the Wet 'N' Wild and Warner Brothers Movie World theme parks. It's a dinner and show which captures the ambience of the Aussie Outback in one and a half...
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Infinity is so much fun! It features twenty multi-sensual environments that will challenge your imagination, make you laugh and sometimes scream! It's a little hard to explain, but each room you enter is mind-boggling fun, something different and suprising in each room. When you enter they give...
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One of my favourite pass times is sifting through the second hand clothing in the five shops on Railway Street in Southport. I've found so many fantastic vintage pieces... and excellent clothing...
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If you're on the Gold Coast in January and like live music then you have to go to Big Day Out. In fact the festival is held in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaid, Perth and Auckland in New Zealand. Past line ups have included, THE WHITE STRIPES, IGGY & THE STOOGES
FRANZ FERDINAND, KINGS OF LEON,...
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