Gold Coast, Part 6 – Brisbane

Finally, part 6 is here (mainly because of pure laziness, not because the pics are missing).
Brisbane is not in Gold Coast, and Gold Coast is not in Brisbane. They are both different cities. But, they are in the same state of course, Queensland.
Today is our last full day here in Queensland before flying back to [...]

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Gold Coast, Part 5 – Australia Zoo

It’s about 2 hours drive from Gold Coast to Australia Zoo. So we woke up (or rather Mat woke up and dragged me up) early in the morning, and drove up to Australia Zoo. It’s voted best zoo in Australia. And if you didn’t know, it’s home of the Crocodile Hunter, the late Steve Irwin.

We [...]

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Gold Coast, Part 4b – Surfers Paradise

This morning as I was about to write Part 5, I realized I didn’t complete my Part 4!
After Byron Bay, we still had alot of time, so we went to Surfers Paradise. Surfers Paradise is the face of Gold Coast. Very Miami like, with city skyscappers along the beach. When you tell someone you’re going [...]

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Gold Coast – Part 4, Byron Bay

Byron Bay, is not really in Gold Coast. It’s not in Queensland(the state where Brisbane is in). It’s in New South Wales (the state where Sydney is to those who’s not familiar with Australia).
It’s about 1 hour drive from Gold Coast. And the most eastern point of Australia is there.
I realized I didn’t take a [...]

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Gold Coast, Part 3 – Mt Tamborine

Mt Tamborine, is not famous for tamborines! I think it’s famous for its wines. And there’s also a pie shop who claims they won a competition for best pie. So we tried a pie, pumpkin spinach pie… to tell you the truth…it tastes like currypuff.

Mt Tamborine is about an hour drive from Gold Coast. I [...]

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