Gold Coast

Gorgeous beaches, thumping nightclubs, excellent theme parks, and plenty of accommodations make the Gold Coast Australia's premier holiday destination. The region's permanent population of 390,000 triples to 1.2 million every summer as Australian and foreign tourists flock to the sun, sand, and parties. The term "Gold Coast" has a few possible origins, each of which addresses the its lure. Tourist officials say it's for the stretches of golden sand beaches; cynics point to high rises and tacky tinsel glitter; realists note the high concentration of visitors in their golden years, mainly in the towns north and south of pulsing Surfers Paradise. You can find personal space by the shore, but forget about it back in the grid. The little-explored but rewarding Gold Coast Hinterland, full of clean rustic towns and rainforested national parks, is a stark contrast from the unashamed artificiality of the coast. While some may find an extended stay culturally dulling, the glitz, noise, and tanning opportunities that comprise the ("oast's siren song ensure that passing travelers will succumb, if only briefly, to the well-hyped thrill.

Featured Destinations from Australia

Eden

Eden Eden is set in rugged beauty with golden sandy beaches and crystal waters to the east and forests and parklands to the west. Eden is pretty much the last seaside stop before the Princes Highway heads inland towards Victoria. Eden situated on the magnificent harbour of Twofold Bay is steeped

Australia : Outback Coast And Gascoyne Region

Outback Coast And Gascoyne Region With its safe swimming, spectacular diving and snorkeling, and lively marine life, the Outback Coast stretches from Shark Bay and its dolphins in the south to the whale sharks and corals of the Ningaloo Marine Park in the north. Though the region sees plenty of visitors

Australia : Northern Territory

Northern Territory Wild, remote, and enormous, the Northern Territory is Australia's true outback, sparsely populated by people as rugged as its wide range of alternately lush and harsh ecosystems. If you saw Crocodile Dundee or Priscilla, then went to Sydney and won¬dered where the "real" Australia was, it's probably here, nestled

Coorow

Coorow Located 262 km north of Perth on the Midlands Road, Coorow is a typical northern wheatbelt town with a tiny service centre which includes a hotel, a caravan park, a single main street and the inevitable bulk handling grain silos and railway line. The Coorow area was first settled in

Surry Hills

Surry Hills Surry Hills has a park and is located at the former police car park site. This place is bounded by Brisbane, Goulburn, Hunt and Campbell Streets. It is adjacent to significant Energy Australia infrastructure projects. Surry Hills has a wide range of buildings, businesses and people in Surry Hills,

Cape Byron

Cape Byron Cape Byron is the most easterly point in Australia and the lighthouse attracts a lot of visitors. A pretty well kept secret is that the lighthouse cottages are available for rent at a reasonable price from a real estate agency in town. They have two bedrooms and are

St George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral An Anglican cathedral in the city centre open from 7.30 until 5pm.

Wauchope

Wauchope Wauchope is just another country town but for nearby Timbertown, a re-creation of a typical 1880s, well, timber town. Once a convict settlement, Port Macquarie is now the major holiday resort on the coast. There are excellent beaches, resorts, nightlife, golf, fishing and coastal walks. You will need to book

West Cape Howe National Park

West Cape Howe National Park Claimed by many as Austalia's best crag, West Cape Howe offers kilometers of high quality routes and still much potential for new climbs. The areas are described from west to east. Location: West Cape Howe National Park is about 35 km south west of Albany. It is

The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie

The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Super Pit is definitely one of the goldfields outstanding attractions. Although really nothing more than a hole in the ground, it is nevertheless a huge and expensive one by any standards. During the past 100 years this goldfield has produced over 1000 tonnes of precious