Your decision is final, your luggage is ready, and your one-way ticket is secured. It’s time to move to the captivating and sunlit shores of the Gold Coast. For those fortunate enough to call this place home from birth, the prospect of such a move is intriguing and incredibly surprising.
- While each person’s journey will undoubtedly be unique, here are a few experiences you can almost guarantee.
- You’ll kick off your Gold Coast experience with a night (or perhaps five) in Surfers Paradise. Indulge in 4 am margarita pizzas and snapping too many selfies on a man-powered rickshaw.
- Eventually, you may decide that the antics of Surfers Paradise are a bit too much for your mature tastes. This will lead you to upgrade yourself to the likes of Nobbys, Broadbeach, Coolangatta, or anywhere but Surfers…
- …only to unintentionally regress to Surfers Paradise the following weekend, further compromising your dignity with visits to both Hollywood Showgirls and Shooters.
- The route to Byron Bay will become etched in your mind, and in your sleep, you’ll be able to rattle off the Pacific Highway exits.
- Many Sunday mornings will be spent beneath a waterfall. Because the vista from Burleigh Heads National Park is starting to lose its allure, see the dawn via a valley near Springbrook. Although you’ll still post Instagram pics of Burleigh Beach with captions like “never gets old.
- Great despair will accompany your frequent visits to the job-seeking URL: seek.com.au/jobs/in-All-Gold-Coast-QLD.
- You’ll initiate a door-knocking survey on Hedges Avenue. Surely, you’ll be asking residents the burning question, “How do you make your money on the Gold Coast?”
- Being stuck at a set of lights for over three minutes will qualify as a “traffic nightmare.”
- There will be a moment when you secretly yearn for a real winter with genuine winter clothes, open fires, mulled wine, and a few snowflakes.
- A bout of restlessness will drive you to Brisbane. This place is where you’ll find yourself apologizing for all the “it’s not a real city” statements you made. Only to justify your move to the Gold Coast.
- Upon discovering the not-so-secret Secret Currumbin rock pools, you’ll earn the title of a local.
- Currumbin Valley will become your favourite place on earth. You’ll declare that every significant event in your life must take place here. It includes the birth of your first child, where you’ll roll out a yoga mat, channelling Simone Thurberin in the Daintree.
- Planning a holiday will become increasingly challenging – competing with paradise is no easy feat.
- Learning to surf, stand-up paddleboard, or engage in any ocean-related cool activity will become a top priority.
- Owning more bikinis or boardies than underwear won’t seem absurd.
- Complaining about the weather will be entirely acceptable. Especially, when Nine Gold Coast News forecasts anything worse than “partly cloudy and 25 degrees.”
- Working out will become a year-round affair thanks to the perpetual Gold Coast weather.
- Boating on anything less than 12 feet long will become slightly embarrassing.
- Terms like “togs,” “Aquaduck,” “Straddie,” “Paccas,” and “Fishos” will actually mean something.
- You won’t blink an eye if you learn that someone spent $45,000 on cosmetic surgery.
- You’ll find yourself utterly uncertain about how you truly feel about the Gold Coast. One day, groaning about a lack of culture, and the next, singing its praises as a euphoric heaven on earth.
Riding the Waves of Change on the Gold Coast
In conclusion, moving to the Gold Coast is not just a change of location; it’s an immersive journey into a lifestyle brimming with surprises. From the vibrant nights in Surfers Paradise to the serene moments in Currumbin Valley, every experience adds a unique hue to the canvas of coastal living. Despite the occasional yearning for a different season or a city adventure, the Gold Coast leaves an indelible mark, transforming moans into praises and uncertainties into an acknowledgment of this sunlit haven’s undeniable allure.