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Surfer's Paradise on Australia's Gold Coast.

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Australia's famous impersonation of Miami, the Gold Coast, is - like Miami - actually a pretty good place to hang out so long as you're not a die-hard nature fan. The sun shines a lot more than down south in Sydney, the water's warmer, the beaches are bigger, the sand is finer, the surf is steady and prices are reasonable. If you can forget culture and cute low-rise Victorian architecture for a while the Gold Coast rocks and the waves roll, as many backpackers will attest though it's certainly true that this is more of a retiree and family destination than, for example, Cairns or Airlie Beach. The Gold Coast is way bigger than most other east coast backpacker targets and 'packers won't just stumble onto a scene, they'll need to search for it. For them it's could be a little further south at Burleigh Heads or Coolangatta, lower-rise and more laid back but still good surf.
Families and action freaks are also attracted by the Gold Coast's collection of theme parks second only to north Florida's cluster, starring Sea World, Wet 'n' Wild, Warner Bros Movie World and Dreamworld.
A little know fact - by tourists anyway - is that behind the Gold Coast lurk mountains, gorges, waterfalls and subtropical rainforest including 160km [100 mls] of hiking tracks and 15m high tree-top walks, award-winning wineries and a gourmet food and wine trail, but hey, who cares when there's glam 'n' glitz overload by the beach.
The Gold Coast generally is not a bad year-round destination though Surfer's Paradise becomes very noisy, pricey and overcrowded during the Christmas holiday December - January, and IndyCar race days in October when Surfer's is turned into a road-racetrack.

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