Chalk & Cheese Travels
The Gold Coast, Australia’s adventure playground, and number one destination in Australia. Full list of many things to do and see.
A city of contrasts with theme parks, beaches, rainforest and many many restaurants and bars.
Located half way up the east coast of Australia an hour south of Brisbane in the state of Queensland
The Gold Coast has its own international airport at Coolongatta on the south end of the coast. serving various parts of Australia and Asia.
The Gold Coast also has its own train station located out in the suburb of Nerang. the rail services all the way up to Brisbane and the Brisbane international airport.
Currency used in the city and all over Australia is Australian dollar.
The main language spoken in Australia is English.
Escape to the mountains of Mount Tamborine or the rainforest of Springbrook. Catch many of waterfalls and bush hikes. See what is to be seen outside the busy city.
We explore everything to do in this amazing city and have a wealth of knowledge in this area and beyond.
The Gold Coast is also the gateway to Northern Queensland and all the beauty along the way. Including Brisbane the state capital and a fantastic city
The gold coast is a hub for tourism and fun and has become a real big craft beer area, with the emergence of many a breweries and micro breweries all over the region. Somebody needed to try them all, so who was better equiped than myself to give them a go myself. I struggled through […]
The Gold Coast Gold Coast History The history of the Gold Coast Australia is one of fast development since WW2. After WW2 the South Coast region of Queensland was a popular holiday destination for servicemen returning from the war. From then on and with inflated prices for real estate and other goods and services led […]
Introduction The Gold Coast has a food scene to rival any city with bustling cafes and multi cultural restaurants. With trendy suburbs like Palm Beach, Burleigh Heads and Broadbeach its hard to pick the destination let alone the restaurant. From fine dining, casual and food markets the selection is endless. We brought you our Gold […]
Gold Coast Top Cafes If there us one thing the Gold Coast has an abundance of, its cafes and good ones at that. From the super hip suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Burleigh and Palm Beach, to the super busy tourist hub of Surfers Paradise, the Coast just does a cafe right and is why its […]
Our Great Find In Tallebudgera The Gold Coast Australia, with it’s lively city and lush hinterland with a full list of things to do. It was refreshing to find a spot so secluded from everywhere else to go explore and that was Tallebudgera Valley , and the cream track. Whilst working out in the Tallebudgera […]
10 Things To Do On The Gold Coast Gold Coast Australia, we had the privilege of living here for many years. Its Australia number 1 holiday destination. With so much to do and see you could hardly get bored there. A city that can boast on average over 300 days of sunshine a year, yep […]
Thunderbird Park Thunderbird park is an adventure park and camping site on the highly popular Tamborine Mountain. A great place to kids and well as your about to find out adults like us also. Location The Thunderbird park is situated on Tamborine Mountain about 40 minutes from either Brisbane or the Gold coast. and can […]
Mount Tamborine & Eagle Heights Mount Tamborine in a mountain town 30kms outside the Gold Coast and 60 kms from Brisbane. It is part of the Scenic Rim Region south east Queensland. It is roughly a 28km squared metre plateau and is a major tourist region in this part of Australia. After the scenic drive […]
Pethers Rainforest Retreat Ever had those dreams as a kid of sleeping in a tree house well now you can, because at Pethers Rainforest Retreat Mount Tamborine far into the mountains of the Gold Coast Hinterland lies one of Australia’s hidden gems. Set amongst the dense rainforest of the beaten track, Pethers brings style, fun […]
Curtis Falls Tamborine Mountain Waterfall Set in the tropical Tamborine Mountain is the beautiful Curtis Falls waterfall and the Curtis Falls walking track. This Tamborine Mountain waterfall is one of the most popular and attractive waterfalls. Tamborine Mountain a short 40 minute drive from the center of the Gold Coast and has a number of […]
