| The most popular beach in Australia is about an hour | | | | This is a really good vacations spot for all ages. |
| by car from Brisbane. It is called the Gold Coast. | | | | Children like SeaWorld, Movieworld and Dreamworld, |
| The Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta is about 25 | | | | as well as the Australian Outback Spectacular. This |
| minutes away from the best surfing. The main city | | | | is a horse and cattle experience that is live, like a |
| of the Gold Coast is Coolangatta. There are lots of | | | | rodeo. |
| high rises and casinos and shopping malls. There are | | | | The Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle makes getting to |
| about 42 kilometers of golden beaches filled with | | | | these destinations a cinch. They provide |
| surfers and bikinis. | | | | transportation from door to door. The Surfside Bus |
| Arguably it was the inventor of the Bikini, Paula | | | | takes you straight to all the theme parks, except |
| Stafford, who has had the most influence on Gold | | | | SeaWorld. One good thing about driving yourself is |
| coast development. The now infamous Meter Maids | | | | the free parking at the theme parks. |
| became the official Surfers Paradise Mascots for | | | | Transportation could not be made easier. The Gold |
| many years. For those who dont know these ladies | | | | Coast Airport has door to door service to all |
| they were Gold bikini wearing models who wandered | | | | registered hotels and accommodations. You can also |
| the streets of Surfers topping up parking meters for | | | | buy a Gold Pass for AUD44 that will take you to |
| motorists who had overstayed their parking limit , | | | | theme parks (unlimited) for 3 days. You can buy it in |
| thus saving g them from a parking ticket !! | | | | 5 and 7 day increments, as well. |