Surfers Paradise -Gold Coast Now we begin to visit iconic beaches along the coast towards Sydney. More beach time and hopefully great oceans to swim in. On arriving at the Gold Coast it had all the features we had seen on pictures and tv ... High buildings / sky scrapers and long golden beaches. We were staying at a resort hotel / hostel one block away from Surfers Paradise. It was an amazing view from our 5th floor room with balcony and when we ventured the one...

A city break from Thursday afternoon till Monday morning ... Have heard good things about this city so looking forward to it!! We arrived at Brisbane on Thursday lunchtime for our weekend city break. Our first venture was to the city centre for a wander around the shops!!! A new bargain bikini each and new bargain sandals made for a successful afternoon!!! A walk in the direction of the river took us past the Cathedral and to the trendy east Harbour for a drink ...

Hervey Bay The reason to stay here is a visit to Fraser Island, 30 minute ferry ride. So another trip off the mainland booked. We arrive after our overnight bus ride of which the highlight was stopping at a cafe and discovering a number of kangaroos munching on grass out the back! Our studio apartment is perfect for a couple of nights and the lady (Lesley) who checked us in was very nice and told us about the area (she was also English football mad but a man utd...

Airlie Beach The Whitsundays, a group of 74 islands off the coast of Airlie Beach. Many of our adventures end up taking us off then main land and this is no different... Many people opt for 3 days and 2 nights yachting around the islands with a visit to the main beach Whitehaven beach but we don't have that time and spending too much time in a boat doesn't appeal. We opt to stay in a hostel in Airlie Beach and arrive after a bus ride halted for an extra 2 hours ...

Magnetic Island Officially this island is part of Townsville... Only a 20 minute ferry ride away, but a must see island! We arrive about 10.30 and catch the bus to our guest house. A nice little place which even has a bath! Sarah loves it!! Once sorted we do our usual exploration and go for a wander. The island has a number of bays and beaches with some walking trails. We decide to check out Alma bay, lovely but no stinger nets although there is a lifeguard on d...