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Australiaโs
Miami
twin,
the
Gold
Coast
The
Gold
Coast
is
โ
like
Miami
โ
a
pretty
good
place
to
hang
out
so
long
as
youโre
not
a
die-hard
nature
fan.
The
sun
shines
a
lot
more
than
down
south
in
Sydney,
the
waterโs
warmer,
the
beaches
are
bigger,
the
sand
is
finer,
the
surf
is
steady
and
prices
are
reasonable.
Apart
from
Surferโs
Paradise
there
are
also
some
excellent
beaches
along
hundreds
of
kilometres
of
the
Gold
Coastโs
inland
tidal
waterways
including
Southport,
Budds
Beach,
Marine
Stadium,
Currumbin
Alley,
Jacobs
Well,
Jabiru
Island,
Paradise
Point,
Harley
Park
Labrador
and
Santa
Barbara.
If
you
can
ignore
the
lack
of
culture
and
cute
Victorian
architecture
found
in
other
Australian
cities,
the
Gold
Coast
rocks
and
the
waves
roll,
as
many
backpackers
will
attest,
though
itโs
certainly
true
that
this
is
more
of
a
retiree
and
family
destination
than,
for
example,
Cairns
or
Airlie
Beach.
Gold
Coast
beaches
The
Gold
Coast
is
home
to
Australiaโs
largest
organisation
of
lifesavers,
not
only
looking
after
swimmers
and
surfers
in
trouble
due
to
waves
and
rips
but
also
protecting
swimmers
from
sharks
by
catching
them
using
nets
and/or
bait,
or
clearing
waters
if
there
is
a
safety
risk.
Families
and
people
looking
for
ditzy,
glitzy
thrills
are
also
attracted
by
the
Gold
Coastโs
collection
of
theme
parks
that
are
second
only
to
north
FloridaโsOrlando
cluster.
The
Gold
Coast
stars
Sea
World,
Wet
โnโ
Wild,
Warner
Bros
Movie
World
and
Dreamworld.
When
the
mercury
is
high
these
parks
are
a
kid
magnet.
Gold
Coast
seasons
Winter
is
our
choice
of
best
time
to
be
in
Surferโs
Paradise,
July
to
September,
for
low
rainfall
and
pleasant
temperatures.
Average
highs
at
this
time
are
about
22C
(71F)
with
nights
falling
to
around
13C
(55F),
a
low
mosquito
count
and
more
breeze.
Summertime
temperatures
are
frequently
in
the
30C+
range
rising
to
an
occasional
40C+
while
rain
appears
every
other
day,
albeit
a
short,
brutal
tropical
storm
rather
than
a
north
European
drizzle
without
end.
Clouds
are
also
more
common
of
course
and
may
spoil
the
beach
ambience.
The
Gold
Coast
generally
is
not
a
bad
year-round
destination
though
Surferโs
Paradise
becomes
very
noisy,
pricey
and
overcrowded
during
the
Christmas
summer
holiday
December
โ
January,
and
IndyCar
race
days
in
October
when
Surferโs
is
turned
into
a
road-race-track.
Every
Wednesday,
Friday
and
Sunday
evening
thereโs
a
night
market
โ
The
Surfers
Paradise
Beachfront
Markets
โ
with
a
mass
of
interesting
and
varied
market
stalls
and
live
entertainment
to
keep
the
punters
moving.
And
if
shopping
is
your
idea
of
a
good
time
then
Carrara
Markets
offer
over
400
stalls
of
oddities
(they
say)
and
family
entertainment
possibilities
along
with
a
free
bus
service
operating
at
weekends
along
the
length
of
Surfers
Paradise.
They
operate
pony
rides,
merry-go-rounds,
bungy
trampolines,
a
repulsive
Reptile
Kingdom
and
much
more
that
I
donโt
want
to
see.
But
then
I
am
no
longer
a
family
guy.
As
for
backpackers,
the
Gold
Coast
is
much,
much
bigger
than
most
cities
in
Australia
and
โpackers
wonโt
just
stumble
onto
a
budget
hotel
scene,
theyโll
need
to
search
for
it
as
the
coastal
strip
is
lined
with
dozens
of
massive
all-inclusive
Gold
Coast
hotels
that
are
well
located
for
surfing,
sun-lounging
and
shopping
but
provide
nothing
in
the
way
of
budget
accommodation.
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