Just a Tip

Get your mind out of the gutter! Were talking travel tips here, sheesh. 

As most of you know, I decided to go on up to Indonesia for a month of yoga, meditation and exploration.  Tomorrow night I will arrive in a new place, with new faces and new experiences.  What an amazing feeling to know how life can drastically change in just a few hours!  While I am filled with curious excitement for the next chapter of my Hobbs Nobbin' adventure, my time at the Gold Coast is coming to a bitter sweet end. As you can decipher from my last post, the decision to continue onto Indo was a difficult one.  The Gold Coast embraced me with it's warm comforting sun shine, and tonight's sunset is making for a nostalgic good bye. During my month here, I was reminded friends, romance and that "at-home" feeling can be found all around the world; you just have to sit still and welcome the people and the moments who create that atmosphere. 

Sunset over The Hinterlands

Enough about me though, here are my top five tips if you ever find yourself on a walk-about in Gold Coast:

1. Hit the beach...every day in some fashion.  The endless beach makes for a great run, the endless summers make for a great excuse to work on your tan, and the sea foam colored water makes for great swimming and surfing. 



Broad Beach, Gold Coast

2. Leave the beach, and travel 30 minutes inland to the beautiful Hinterlands. Go for a hike in the Tamborine National Park, aka rainforest, then treat yourself to local offerings the town of Tamborine.  Be sure to check out Witches Chase Cheese Company for a flight of local brews and cheeses. 



View from the Hinterlands

3. Paint the town! After all it is the Gold Coast, and the night life is it's claim to fame. Surfers Paradise is the most notorious area, but if you're looking for a dignified drunk visit Broad Beach.
4. Check out Brisbane's city life.  Just an hour travel by train. Explore the plethora of museums, Botanical Gardens and Town Hall.  



Brisbane Botanical Gardens

5. Surf World Gold Coast in Currumbin. A great documentation of Australia's surf history, and only $5 (AUD)!   

Oh...did you catch that romance reference earlier? As it turns out my time in the Gold Coast is not yet complete, so this sunny story is to be continued after I find my third eye (or something like that) in Indo....