It began with..

..a 7 days breakaway to Gold Coast, Australia! It is a family trip with 2 family close friends, Aunty Margaret and Aaron. We stayed at an apartment near Surfers Paradise. To be exact, it is opposite of Crowne Plaza Hotel. Quite a nice place, we had BBQ there and the boys had "SPA" there too!

* kitchen - where we prepare our breakfast *

* bedroom for my family *

* BBQ ingredients *

* yummy BBQ food *
* facilities *
* the chef *
* us enjoying *
* at the "SPA" *

* happy & hungry people *

As many of you have already browsed through my facebook albums, I bet you guys roughly have the idea of what I did and where I went. So I shall not waste much elaborating my whole trip! Maybe I'll just pick a few places to share with you..

I would say Gold Coast is suitable for few categories of people to visit. Why I say so? It is because Gold Coast is a small town compared to Sydney or Melbourne. Firstly, Gold Coast should be quite a nice place for surfers as it is famous for it's beach for surfing even during winter as the weather there is not too cold throughout the year! Besides, the cooling weather is so nice that you won't have it in Malaysia unless you are up at Genting~!

* sunny buy cooling - perfect! *

Secondly, it's definitely a place for family with kids below the age of 18. Movie World, Paradise Country Farm, Wet 'n' Wild Waterpark, SeaWorld and Dream World is definitely gonna excite the kids! There are lots of exciting rides, shows in the theme parks and small lil animals in Paradise Country Farm that I think most kids will love!

* entrance *

* family portrait *

* stunt driver show *

* warner bros kids show *

* cartoon characters appearance *

* expensive snacks *

* Daffy Duck *

* Scooby Doo *

* Koala bears & Kangaroo *
* small lil animals in the barn *
* us with the sheep *
* demonstration *
* us with the guy who sheers *

Thirdly, Gold Coast is also a shopping heaven for those who loves branded stuff! Not to the high end designer brands but the ones like Tommy, Polo, Lacoste, Levis, Guess and many more! They are way cheaper compared to Malaysia! Other than branded stuff, jackets, hoodies, jumpers or whatever you call it, is also cheaper compare to the ones in KL! Crocs over there is also way cheaper than the ones in KL! Harbour Town is a must visit place!

* Harbour Town *

* Mr. Poser *

* some of the shops over there *
* Reject Shop - cheap stuff *
* hungry Jack : nice and cheap fast food chain ** went with 2 luggages, back with 5 *

Lastly, if you plan to only visit somewhere once, just for the experience, I would say Gold Coast is the destination worth visiting! Places like Movie World, Paradise Country Farm and Australian Outback Spectacular are places I will only visit them once (will not happen anytime in 10-15years time)! Just to see how are things over there! Oh well, Movie World is not as big as Universal Studio, Paradise Country Farm is just a place I would like to experience sheep sheering and cow milking, and finally the Australian Outback Spectacular is one place where I listen to the history and watch the show of the outbacks! I'm satisfied with once in a lifetime experience. They are not as "WOW" as they have promoted. *overrated* For the experience, yes, you should visit!

* before the show begin *

* Chris, again the poser *

* the end *

* they ended with a self-composed song *

* lovely family portrait *

Does this conclude to you my Gold Coast trip? Haha.. Hope you guys enjoyed because I enjoyed my time there with my family! Thanks mum and dad who brought us there and bought us so many things! I'm so fortunate to have you as my parents! *heart*