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GOLD COAST
Calling Code: +61
Beneath a jagged skyline shaped by countless high-rise beachfront apartments, the Gold Coast is Australia's
Miami Beach or Costal del Sol, a striking contrast to Brisbane, only an hour away.
Aggressively superficial, it's not the place to go if you're seeking peace and quite - the endless
succession of nightclubs,
bars and theme parks provide raucous, relentless entertainment.
With around 300 days of sunshine each year there's little "off season"
as such. Rain can, however, fall at any time during the year, including midwinter - when it's usually dry in the rest of the state - but even
if the crowds do thin out a little, they reappear in time for the Gold Coast Indy Car race in October, and then continue to swell, peaking
over Christmas and New Year. The end of the school year in mid-November also brings on the phenomenon of
Schoolies Week, when thousands of high school leavers ditch exam rooms and flock to Surfers for a few days of hard partying causing a budget accommodation crisis.
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