The busiest and brashest of all the resorts on the Gold Coast, the pace in Surfers Paradise is not for the faint hearted. Visit at your own risk and enjoy as it truly is like no place on earth.
Found directly across from Melbourne's best-known landmark Flinders Street Station, Federation Square (which is better known as 'Fed Square') is a melting pot of culture. Here you can visit attractions such as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and the National Gallery of Victocia (NGV). In this podcast Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty speaks to Kim Polkinghorne to find out about this great attraction.
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Download Surfers Paradise Pocket Guide View all guides »Surfers Paradise did not live up to my expectations. There really wasn't that much to do during the days. And the night life was disappointing. The night clubs where really pretensions with strict dress codes and cranky guards. I still went out every night because there wasn't anything else to do.
Insider Tip:Stay a two days and move on.
You really have got the best of both worlds in Surfers Paradise, beach bumming it during the day & followed by awesome city nights out. The choice of places to eat & drink are massive!! I found a ladies night in Sin City & managed to get totally drunk on only $10!!
Insider Tip:Watch out for the Metre Maids!!
I really dont understand why its called SURFers Paradise, theres NO surf, but great place to chill, party and go out, dont forget Dreamworld and Wet and Wild!
Was cool, but just like any other beach town. Nothin special. Prices were outragous! I paid 16.00AU, for a salad!
everything was fantastic but i arrived appearantly on the coldest weekend in the last 26 years so there werent any water sports of surfing but getting to dreamworld and transportation wasnt confusing at all.
Sydney is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most spectacular cities in the world. Travelling north, the next city is Brisbane which is also worth a visit en route to Cairns. And with a hippified town and commercialised city in between, the trip between Sydney and Brisbane is one of the most varied in Oz.
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