[Photo] The beach at Surfers Paradise

It’s hard not to love the Gold Coast, but many don’t like the over touristy elements particularly at Surfers Paradise. But it’s really like any other place in that how you see it is up to you. Once you start to take in all the natural elements of the area and get your head out of tourist books and thinking that these attractions must be really important and must see things, then you’ll see the Gold Coast. Surfers Paradise is a convenient place for accommodation, it’s literally packed with hotels and resorts, the nightlife is all there, an endless range of eateries and numerous things to do.

But the star attraction is the beautiful beach, as in the photo above. Don’t miss it!

Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia [photo]

The archway to the beach at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia

Circle on Cavill – Surfers Paradise

In the heart of Surfers Paradise is the recently built Circle on Cavill building. It features ultra modern apartments for permanent residents and holiday accommodation. At street level it features a modern shopping precinct with large courtyard featuring a water feature and an impressive video wall/screen.

The photo was taken from Chevron Island looking across the Nerang River, a larger version of the photo can be found http://www.goldcoastinfo.net/photos/v/night-views/surfers-paradise-central-on.jpg.html

The combination of dark tinted glass on the apartments and the central strip of blue lighting was well thought out, looks impressive and makes the other buildings look very dated.

Photo: View from Nobbys Beach to Surfers Paradise

Photo taken Mick Schamburg Park at Miami and looks along Nobby’s Beach through to Surfers Paradise. Whos’ Mick Schamburg? He was a former Parks and Gardens Superintendent with the Gold Coast City Council and had a career spanning 25 years of dedicated city beautification. He was a fanatical tree planter, responsible for thousands of trees and shrubs in the city’s parks and streets.