My favorite thing to do while at Room753 was to go for a walk on the beach. Broad Beach and Surfers Paradise beach were some of the most expansive, pristine beach I’ve ever seen. The Gold Coast was peppered with a backdrop of skyscrapers and modern architecture. The sand was so beautiful it even squeaked when you walked on it – it seemed unreal.
Since the beach was so flat and wide, it made for a great place for walking, running, playing Frisbee, sunbathing, and building sand castles. It was a social gathering place for locals, tourists, dogs, friends, runners, and surfers. I adored seeing all of the varied activities happening on the beach. As a solo traveler, what I enjoyed the most about it was the chance for me to be social. When I went out for a morning walk or run on the beach I would meet locals who would stop me and ask me where I was from, how long I was staying, and how I liked the area. I even was called gorgeous and asked out on a date one morning from a very nice man. Uhmmm – of course I would go walking every day if that happened more often!
One morning I took my cameras with me and was able to capture the laid back Aussie beach culture and activities. Enjoy the Gold Coast Beach photos – after all, life really is a beach on the Gold Coast in Queensland!
The Gold Coast is a coastal city in southeastern Queensland on the east coast of Australia. The city is 94 kilometres south of the state capital Brisbane.
Disclosure: I was invited to enjoy Queensland by the Queensland Tourism Board and Room753 lodging was provided by Peppers Broadbeach.. However all the opinions expressed her are solely my own!
By Chanel | Cultural Xplorer July 1, 2014 - 10:30 am
I love the photos and kept seeing the Rule of Thirds over and over again, I think my eyes are getting trained 🙂
By Sherry July 2, 2014 - 12:05 am
Ha! Glad you liked the photos! And yes – the more photography you look at the more you start seeing all of those composition rules I babbled on and on about! Hope you are well!
By Vanessa @ Green Global Travel July 1, 2014 - 12:29 pm
The beach looks beautiful and a ton of fun! That’s great it was so easy for you to talk with locals and even be called gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
By Hannah July 1, 2014 - 2:23 pm
These pictures are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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By heather Cowper July 1, 2014 - 5:30 pm
Lovely photos of life on the beach, not so sure about the skyscrapers but I guess if you live in the city it’s great to have this on your doorstep
By Ronny July 5, 2014 - 12:59 am
The Gold Coast is probably one of the best urban beach environments in the world … I gotta save up my money so I can head here without going broke though!
By Cathy July 22, 2014 - 6:44 am
Really nice article! I love the pictures. I’d love to go there some day, it looks incredible 🙂 My best friend is doing her semester abroad in Australia. Maybe I’m able to visit her and we can go on a trip.
By Golden Triangle Tour July 23, 2014 - 6:02 am
Lol! these are the really awesome pics… and about the article, so beautiful written…
By Nguyen @HolidayBays July 25, 2014 - 1:40 am
I live 3 hours away from Gold Coast and I visit it very often. Very beautiful beach though.
By light box photography August 3, 2014 - 12:11 pm
Really great post!
By Jade August 5, 2014 - 5:50 am
Great photos…. love the seagulls 🙂
By Jonny Duncan August 18, 2014 - 1:10 pm
I grew up as a child for a while only 20km inland from Surfers Paradise. Thanks for the photos, they bring back some good memories 🙂
By Sherry August 18, 2014 - 2:03 pm
Always fun to see your home through another person’s eyes. Glad you enjoyed them. I certainly hoped you learn to surf when you lived there!
By Steven Andrews February 7, 2022 - 4:04 am
Gold Coast is my favorite beach among all that I have ever traveled in my whole life. Now, my all memories have been refreshed now.