As many of you already know I’ve recently moved from the Gold Coast in Queensland to just over the border to Kingscliff on the Tweed Coast in New South Wales. Although it’s been a long time in the making – as we bought a vacant block of land and started from scratch, it has been…
Years ago Kirra Beach was Coolangatta’s poorer cousin. However over the past 10 years it has undergone a transformation from a ramshackle beachside suburb with rundown surfie shacks, a few unappealing shops and cafes, to a new vibrant and upmarket beachside suburb. The southern Gold Coast suburb located in my backyard – Kirra Beach, is…
As many of you are aware, I’ve recently moved from Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast, across the border into Northern New South Wales. We sold our two-storey family home of almost 15 years, with the aim of downsizing and relocating to a quieter coastal town for our retirement. We have plans to build a…
The Tweed Coast village of Kingscliff is one of the coastal villages just 15 minutes south of Tweed Heads in northern New South Wales. It is a vibrant beach holiday destination that has retained its wonderful local identity and will be my new home in 2019. Kingscliff Eating & Shopping Endowed with attractive street landscaping…
When most people think of the Gold Coast they think of sun, surf and sand with the occasional palm tree thrown in. They also think of the ritz and glamour of the glitter strip with an amazing array of shopping, nightlife, dining options and theme parks galore. However there is more to the South East…
Winter and Whales go hand in hand on the Gold Coast. Every year these giants of the ocean migrate north along the East Coast of Australia seeking warmer waters to breed and give birth. As a population we have become obsessed with getting up close and personal with our amazing marine life, and there is…
I often have to slap myself to realise what a gorgeous place I live in. The Gold Coast in South East Queensland is a tourist hotspot and during peak holiday times can get extremely busy and crowded. However, where I live on the mid Gold Coast at Burleigh Heads it seems to have taken a…
For years now I have been telling my family and friends that I wanted to climb Mt Warning in Northern NSW, just across the border from Queensland. My husband and kids have climbed this beast of a mountain a few times and told me I would need to be fitter before I took it on….
For a change of scenery and to breakup the relatively short winter season we experience here in South East Queensland, there is nothing better than a weekend escape to somewhere cosy. I have come up with some of the best cosy winter retreats in South East Queensland for you to contemplate whilst you’re shivering and…
Increasing in numbers by the week are The Brekkie Set spending Saturdays and Sundays trawling the cafes and coffee shops on the Gold Coast for a delicious first meal of the day.