Guest Pom in Paradise Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Just want some feedback on whether the gold coast has been the place of dreams or nightmares for you?? Dont hold back!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Just want some feedback on whether the gold coast has been the place of dreams or nightmares for you?? Dont hold back!! Nightmare yes......nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pom in Paradise Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 care to expand why?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynandsean Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Earlswood ???? - I actually think you would like it here! boring it most definitely is not!! For us I would say it's great especially given that we came from a very rural part of the UK so a complete change. I love the beaches, so many things to do without the need to spend loads of money (excl the theme parks!). Plenty of work for OH and close enough to Brisbane for more things to do (Son actually travels there daily for study). Public transport seems fine to us and cheap! Weather fantastic. What I don't like is the graffiti, the driving on the M1 :arghh: and the 'packed in' feeling of some of the suburbs. We avoid Surfers Paradise, absolutely no need to go there. Love the southern end - Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta much more. I do really think there is something and somewhere here for everybody. Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Earlswood ???? - I actually think you would like it here! boring it most definitely is not!! For us I would say it's great especially given that we came from a very rural part of the UK so a complete change. I love the beaches, so many things to do without the need to spend loads of money (excl the theme parks!). Plenty of work for OH and close enough to Brisbane for more things to do (Son actually travels there daily for study). Public transport seems fine to us and cheap! Weather fantastic. What I don't like is the graffiti, the driving on the M1 :arghh: and the 'packed in' feeling of some of the suburbs. We avoid Surfers Paradise, absolutely no need to go there. Love the southern end - Burleigh Heads to Coolangatta much more. I do really think there is something and somewhere here for everybody. Lyn I actually like the graffiti...something to look at that is intresting, and it is the only culture that Oz has really got as some of that graffeti is from the seventies. Not Banksie quality....but more of it:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 care to expand why?? I will when I have less time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jaynie Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Take no notice of Earlswood, he lives in Perth and likes to wind people up, he wants to go back to UK cos he thinks it's wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pinhead Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Just want some feedback on whether the gold coast has been the place of dreams or nightmares for you?? Dont hold back!! Nightmare.:sad: Only visited briefly but reminded me of Miami, high rise blocks on the beach. Good way to spoil a perfect beach, not my cup of tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Nightmare.:sad: Only visited briefly but reminded me of Miami, high rise blocks on the beach. Good way to spoil a perfect beach, not my cup of tea! Hey....there is only room for one miserable bastard on these forums....find your own pinhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 When we arrived and first went to the Gold Coast it was much more built up than i imagined and i soon realised i didnt want to live slap bang in it !! as Lyn says there are some lovely suburbs dotted around,especially south Gold Coast and also hinterland gold coastb,as with any tourist hotspot Surfers area is busy,built up and chaotic,still excellent for a day out though! i much prefer the gold coast over the city and sunny coast.Hope this helps a bit Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynandsean Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I agree about the high rises especially around Surfers to Broadbeach - as you approach them it reminds us of the video game Grand Theft Auto! It does improve though the further south you go which is why we prefer that end when hitting the beach. Kirra beach at Coolangatta is just stunning. Earlswood - I too like some stylish creative graffiti but NOT the majority of what is around here, why do kids (I am presuming it's kids!?!?) have to trash things in this way? Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest12551 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 we went on a reccie of brisbane in may, we had thought of the southern side but it just wasnt for us...... just didnt get the feel of the place.. but we LOVED the theme parks and had a ball in surfers paradise (went to the poms meet, hi folks if u r reading this xx). that night we where up the Q1 building .. its fab. loved the clubs, shops and resteraunts there too... im not into big cities etc, but we had a great time there, we didnt get to see much of anywhere else to be honest, we also wouldnt live there , but great for a day out...... and yup.... too much graffiti.. but rather surprisingly .. no litter and the parklands and beaches where very clean, imagine that in uk?????? errrr .. no.... so there u are .. a series of contradictions... but theres a place for everyone . you just have to find it... c ya .. john and marie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest taffy 62 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well I actually like the skyline of the Gold Coast, I like to be on the beach at the top end and just look at it span around. It feels so open and bright on a summers day. I have holidayed there and like the Broad Beach area as theres numerous cafes and restaurants, for the older people or people with young families, as Surfers is mainly for teenagers and younger people in their 20's. you are also nr the casino and nice golf clubs and marketsin Broad Beach. I may have stood a chance staying in Qld if I could have lived there instead of Brisbane! But then again everything feels different when your on holidays, I still reckon Brisbane is a clean and beautiful city, but I dont want to live here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Not my cup of tea I must admit. Elsewhere in Aus, the Gold Coast is a bit of a joke - it is the place that people jokingly say that they are going to retire to or the place that they are going to live when they win Tatts lotto - the implication being that it is a quick rich tacky place full of people waiting to die (or international tourists of course!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynandsean Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Not my cup of tea I must admit. Elsewhere in Aus, the Gold Coast is a bit of a joke - it is the place that people jokingly say that they are going to retire to or the place that they are going to live when they win Tatts lotto - the implication being that it is a quick rich tacky place full of people waiting to die (or international tourists of course!) Some areas are like that - glossy, posh pads, bloody great expensive cars etc but ... there are huge parts of it that are for 'normal, ordinary' folks who are none of those types! , so those people really need to take a look a little bit beyond the end of their sunnies :smile: It appears there is a common misconception that the Gold Coast consists only of the surburbs around Surfers Paradise - that most definitely is not the case! Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 we went on a reccie of brisbane in may, we had thought of the southern side but it just wasnt for us...... just didnt get the feel of the place.. but we LOVED the theme parks and had a ball in surfers paradise (went to the poms meet, hi folks if u r reading this xx). that night we where up the Q1 building .. its fab. loved the clubs, shops and resteraunts there too... im not into big cities etc, but we had a great time there, we didnt get to see much of anywhere else to be honest, we also wouldnt live there , but great for a day out...... and yup.... too much graffiti.. but rather surprisingly .. no litter and the parklands and beaches where very clean, imagine that in uk?????? errrr .. no.... so there u are .. a series of contradictions... but theres a place for everyone . you just have to find it... c ya .. john and marie errrrr yes....the area where I grew up in the UK was clean and graffeti free....it depends on the area you live in....scummy people will make the area they live in a scum-hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brickie Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 errrrr yes....the area where I grew up in the UK was clean and graffeti free....it depends on the area you live in....scummy people will make the area they live in a scum-hole. Chuka, is that you ol bean? Must catch up one day, how is mumsie by the way. Must go, toodles......:cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest earlswood Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Chuka, is that you ol bean?Must catch up one day, how is mumsie by the way. Must go, toodles......:cute: ERRRRRRRRRRRR....read the name above the post you thick brick:twitcy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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