Woodroffe Hotel on the Gold Coast, A Comfortable Business Hotel at which to Stay!

On 14 Aug 202210 Aug 2022 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, Hotels and Accommodation8 Comments

Howdy all and YES – it’s review time! And I am reviewing the last hotel I stayed at, back in April (has it really been fourth months since I got away?) and the place I chose to stay at was the Woodroffe Hotel in Southport. The location wasn’t too bad although I probably would have …

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Gold Coast – Views, eats and Oddities!

On 12 Jul 202210 Jul 2022 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, travel8 Comments

Back in April I took myself to the Gold Coast for a few nights as a short break to see some theme parks and get away from work. I stayed in the town of Southport (or is it a suburb?) not far from the hustle and bustle of Surfer’s Paradise, the main Gold Coast town …

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Surfer’s Paradise – Through My Lens

On 23 Feb 20218 Dec 2020 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, travel9 Comments

Today’s photographic exploration takes us back a couple of years to a short visit I paid to Surfer’s Paradise, the main city on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Tasting Surfer’s Paradise – Shiraz Authentic Persian Restaurant

On 23 Jul 201922 Jul 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, food, travelLeave a comment

Howdy all and welcome to another ‘Tasting’ blog where I go as foodie as I get. Today’s review is of a restaurant I visited a couple of months back now in Surfer’s Paradise. As soon as I realised there was a well-regarded Persian restaurant in the centre of Surfer’s, I knew I would have to …

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Tasting Surfer’s Paradise – Brazilian Flame Bar & Grill

On 9 Jul 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, restaurants, ReviewLeave a comment

Before heading to Surfer’s Paradise earlier this year I did a bit of an online look at restaurants and picked two out that I thought I’d like to try. Now, I’ll be honest, although I sure like eating I have never considered myself a ‘foodie’ (and I feel utter disdain for the art of ‘plating’, …

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Hotel Review – Mantra Legends Hotel, Surfer’s Paradise

On 29 Apr 201928 Apr 2019 By AndysWorldJourneysIn Australia, Hotels and Accommodation, travel1 Comment

I booked the Mantra Legends just over a month before heading to Surfer’s Paradise on the Gold Coast, and I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I got a pretty decent rate (although websites do such a great job at making you THINK you got a good rate, sometimes it’s pretty hard to tell) at …

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