Jun 14 2012, 05:47 PM
QUOTE(Chocoholic @ Jun 11 2012, 05:07 PM)
hi Carmein,
Wow ! awesome! thank for the sharing. i think we not able to visit as many places as u , only have 5 days there and only 2 of us. We transfer straight to Melbourne after GC. Bside,we bought some dinners coupon @ groupon too. how the weather now? sunbathing? next month winter!freezing :s
- how the paradise country farm to u? if this ok, we will skip the currumbin too...
-will get the go card & bus route map ! thank for the tips
-then probably will skip the night market if it's not happening, it's freezing somemore...
- how long time spend in movieland? one day?
-i was planning not to do any shopping on this trip (i'm a real oversea-shoppe-manic) , but since u saying it's a lot cheaper ($10 for 4 !!!) , urggghh.. neeed to re-planning the budget again...
P/s : i will have to print out ur summary to re-itinery our trip
thank you so much
It's already winter when I was there last week, but still there were some people sunbathing as it was quite warm that day. Probably around 16-18 degree. The wind was blowing madly at night!Wow ! awesome! thank for the sharing. i think we not able to visit as many places as u , only have 5 days there and only 2 of us. We transfer straight to Melbourne after GC. Bside,we bought some dinners coupon @ groupon too. how the weather now? sunbathing? next month winter!freezing :s
- how the paradise country farm to u? if this ok, we will skip the currumbin too...
-will get the go card & bus route map ! thank for the tips
-then probably will skip the night market if it's not happening, it's freezing somemore...
- how long time spend in movieland? one day?
-i was planning not to do any shopping on this trip (i'm a real oversea-shoppe-manic) , but since u saying it's a lot cheaper ($10 for 4 !!!) , urggghh.. neeed to re-planning the budget again...
P/s : i will have to print out ur summary to re-itinery our trip
thank you so much
-Paradise Country Farm is alright for me though it is much smaller than Currumbin. Plus, the admission is a little cheaper and nearer to SP. Im actually alright for both as long as I can see koalas and kangaroos.
-Definitely should get the card! It will save much hassle from paying cash to the bus driver! Plus it is a little cheaper by Go Card.
-I spent the whole day literally. (From 10.30 am until 5 pm). Souvenir shops and restaurant (Gotham City cafe!) will close as early as 4.30pm! Erm.. probably because the weather was a little disappointing. Basically, you can just buy the ticket at the entrance cuz there wont't be any queue at all! i went there on Saturday. There will be a surcharge if you pay by credit card.
-Yup, shopping is cheap! Only to certain brands. Haha, my friend bought a Polo tee for $49.99 and Lacoste tee around that price too from Harbour Town. :0)
QUOTE(domo_kun @ Jun 12 2012, 10:30 AM)
thanks for the sharing, though it's rather subjective, but how cold was it over there during your stay? it's winter! my friend was there, too, last week and she was wearing 3-4 layers of clothing at any one time? 
$200 for groceries were a lot! it's only 2 of us, and we're gonna be dishing it out to save our expenses, too, it's gonna be fun in the kitchen, i bet, LOL. by the way, you got wine, but how about champagne? as for the shopping in Harbor Town, branded stuff, or what? where do we get this Translink Bus Route Map that you mentioned about? why didn't you opt to drive around, instead?
we're taking the currumbin 4-in-1 pass, which include some kinda eco challenge thing; pretty exciting, i guess?! i think i read it some where that there is currently a festival going-on in surfers paradise, how can it be not happening?
-It was not that cold for me. I only wore a tank top plus a hoodie. Haha. $200 for groceries were a lot! it's only 2 of us, and we're gonna be dishing it out to save our expenses, too, it's gonna be fun in the kitchen, i bet, LOL. by the way, you got wine, but how about champagne? as for the shopping in Harbor Town, branded stuff, or what? where do we get this Translink Bus Route Map that you mentioned about? why didn't you opt to drive around, instead?we're taking the currumbin 4-in-1 pass, which include some kinda eco challenge thing; pretty exciting, i guess?! i think i read it some where that there is currently a festival going-on in surfers paradise, how can it be not happening?
-$200 is the maximum, probably we only spent around $120-$150. Im just budgeting a little extra. It will be much cheaper for 2 person! Probably around $100 is enough! Cooking own dinner and breakfast is the best way for saving some expenses! If you are on tight budget, bring a tupperware so that you can cook and pack own lunch! I never thought of it for myself at first!
-Not really sure about champagne, bought our wine only cost around $10, we bought the $5 but it tasted blah.
-There are lotsa brand in Harbour Town: Nike, Adidas, Levi's,..those are warehouse outlets where sometimes you can get really good deals like I did! I saw the latest Nike running shoes for $110, it is around RM 30-50 cheaper than in Malaysia.
-You can get the broucher from the Airport. Lotsa brouchers available.
-I actually booked a car from the East Coast Car Rental for Currumbin on the last day before driving straight to the airport. They called me up a week before arrival and asked for confirmation. Since we were left cashless and decided not to go to Currumbin, we nv hired the car.
Plus, if you think of driving to Brisbane, it will be good too. But we decided to save some cash by taking the train instead. ;)Parking is kinda expensive.People there are really friendly! There were a few times where we were approached by the people asking if we needed help.
Also on the last day, a taxi driver offered us a ride to the airport (3 of us) for only $15! The bus ride will cost $27!
This post has been edited by Carmein: Jun 14 2012, 05:53 PM
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