When you visit Surfers Paradise, it’s hard to imagine that just 100 years ago, there was virtually nothing there. In 1917, an attempt was made to subdivide the land into a "Surfers’ Paradise Estate", but nobody bought because getting there was too difficult. The name, stuck, though and after James Cavill opened the Surfers Paradise [...]

Gold Coast is the second most populous city in Queensland, and is one of the major tourist destinations in Australia (both locally and internationally). Home to Warner Brothers’ Movie World and movie studios, Wet ‘n’ Wild water park, Sea World, Dreamworld, White Water World, Q1 (the world’s tallest residential tower) and many more attractions, Gold [...]

Usually the day doesn’t actually start until noon. I don’t know what tourists are up to, maybe joining a tour on the Aqua Bus which is shaped like a duck or hiring some kayaks to paddle through. Surfing lessons are often a good idea in the mornings; otherwise it gets really crowded by the afternoon. [...]