Crowne Plaza Surfers

Dear Diary - 4th-12th January 2011 :( RIP Due to the necessity of Jon to do some work I reluctantly checked us into the Crown Plaza at Surfers Paradise for the week (those of you that bet  I wouldn't last in the van - your winnings just came in - tee ...

... and took us around 90 minutes up to the Gold Coast. At the airport we took a taxi and drove straight to our hotel in Surfers Paradise. After check-in we decided to go for a walk along the beach and eventually ended up in the city centre where we had ...

... drinking -Lowenbrau Sydney & Katrionas Thai restaurant Mackay Marina! Best beach-Manly Best experience-Echidna cuddling! Best hotel-Crowne Plaza Best weekend-Hunter valley Best day-the Wedding Worst food-Capers restuarant Airlie raw salmon, ...

... no idea that the Gold Coast was Australia's answer to California and was shocked at all the high rise hotels. We stayed in the Crowne Plaza. We didn’t have time to enjoy our surroundings as we had an early start to pick up the campervan. We ...

... finally there! We spent the next few days exploring Cairns and getting ready to move on. It was time to start dreaming of the Crowne Plaza we had booked in Singapore. It has been a great month on the road but 4 weeks living in the Mitsubishi was ...

... (BIG thanks to Dave for getting me this job) and move into my apartment... oooohhhh how exciting!!!! I will be working at Surfers Paradise Hotel / Backpackers behind the bar 5-10pm 6 days a week and then after 10pm on weekends taking everyone on a bar ...

... ------------------ Lucky (and its occupants) took 10 days to get to Cairns from Sydney via wine tasting, Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise, Rainbow Beach, Fraser Island, Airlie Beach, the Whitsundays, Townsville, and Magnetic Island.  One of my ...