The Gold Coast is Australia's sixth largest city, and one of the fastest growing. Its just under a 100 km from Brisbane the capital of the State of Queensland.
I flew in from Sydney to Gold Coast Airport a few nights ago. You can also fly direct to the Gold Coast on international flights now. Generally you can get a flight from Sydney from anywhere between $50 and $100. It's only an hour flight. As you can see it's famous for it's long beaches and sunshine.
I'm staying in one of the islands behind the main beach, Surfers Paradise, quieter, but still only five minutes walk to the beach. Most tourists stay at one of the many hotels or high rise apartments.
Because of how dollar due to the Mining Boom many Australians have been holidaying overseas, but with the end of the Mining Boom the dollar is slowly returning to normal and I expect more Australians to return to the Gold Coast.
Apart from the beaches, superb weather, there are many theme parks, not as big as you find in America, but good entertainment nevertheless. The pick for me is probably Sea World, which is also the closest.
In 1925, Brisbane hotelier Jim
