What do I love about this area I call home? Well there is so much, but I will just take you on a tour and show you a few things that are within a one kilometre of my house. A big bonus is that this area is all flat so I can ride my bike down to the beach.
The Gold Coast is all about sun, sea and sand
Surfers travel from around the world to experience the iconic surf breaks and major surfing competitions that are held here.
But I prefer to sit and watch. In the distance Burleigh Heads National Park rises, seemingly out of the ocean. How lucky to have this natural beauty on our doorstep.
Tracks wander through the dappled shade along the ocean and then up and over the top giving views along the coast.
After all the activity time to explore James Street, the vibrant, buzzing main shopping street of Burleigh Heads. It is a mecca of boutique shops of all kinds and the café culture is renowned.
Whatever type of food you prefer I’m sure you can find it here. From just a coffee to a main meal.
My favourite is this Govindas. With organic vegetables sourced from the Hare Krishna farm, it is a delicious, tasty and reasonably priced vegetarian meal.
I live in one of Australia’s major tourist areas and Surfers Paradise is about 20 kilometres further north along the coast. That is the area that most people have heard of when you say Gold Coast and it attracts tourists of all kinds from around the world. But Burleigh is not so well known, more of a local sort of place and I like it like that.
This week for the WP photo challenge Krista has asked us to share with you photos of where we live. I hope you enjoyed this short visit with me.
It looks beautiful! The one image that struck me is the sky-rises look like they’re leaning. Are they? Your horizon looks straight to me.
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Well seen Debora I think I need to straighten them as we don’t have a leaning tower… 🙄
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Oh that’s good!
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The tourist aspect doesn’t appeal so much Pauline but you can see why they’re there. I really hate high rise but you have natural beauty second to none xx
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G’day Jo, lovely to hear from you. I do love it here, but we are getting busier and more people find us. How are you? Hopefully the weather is warmer for you over in Algarve
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Good thanks! Lazy morning and then I’m meeting Becky in Olhao for lunch. It’s been cool by Algarve standards but still beautiful in the sun. 🙂 🙂
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I’m looking forward to seeing some photos when you get back home. Enjoy your lunch and the sunshine…🌞
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I will be posting a walk on Monday, Pauline, but I still have a few weeks here. 🙂 Love to you and Jack!
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I recently did a walk around some markets so I will link to you. Looking forward to your post.
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Thanks darlin xx
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I think Surfer’s looks incongruous next to all that natural beauty, how on earth did such a place get planning permission? Such an eyesore. Your little place is much prettier and you certainly are ‘living in paradise’.
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I love our corner of the GC but it is getting busier as more people find us AND they are starting to build hi-rises on our beach unfortunately
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Oh, no! I do wish planners would think more of the future effects. And it’s not as though Australia is short of land that they need to go UP. I know, it is all about the money…
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Another 20 story hi-rise is almost finished going up at the end of our street. Fortunately or sadly, they can only build them along the beach around us 2 stories is maximum, at the moment!!! As I sit here this morning I can here another house being torn down in the next street and this area is only 40 to 50 years old…
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Wow, what a great place to live. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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We love it here Dawn. Always something happening
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The flora there is so fascinating. That big Norfolk Island pine (to the left in the picture with the skyscraper in the background) is uncommon here. The biggest and oldest ones around Santa Barbara and San Diego were introduces not much more than a century ago, so there are not many big ones.
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They are planted right along the ocean park I believe they have a high tolerance to salt and wind which makes them a good choice. They also make good shade trees and they look good also
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They are naturally coastal trees, so are naturally adapted to those conditions. They are quite happy in Santa Barbara and farther south, but do not like the cooler winters up here so much.
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Cool winters are one thing we do not get….
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Looks a great place. To live, Pauline!
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It is Sue. When we travelled all round Australia we still thought this was our favourite place. Though some others did come close
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Oh, you live in such a Paradise, I know, and this tour is just proving it again!
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Thanks Leya. Hope you enjoyed the ☀️ sunshine
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It was very welcome!
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I’d like Burleigh very much Govinda’s sounds perfect and to live as close as you to the beach would be fantastic. Not to swim, I’m pretty hopeless in the water, but to walk. Surfers Paradise wouldn’t be me though 🙂
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No I don’t swim Gilly, but I love to paddle.
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I am completely enticed, Pauline!
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You would love our hinterland areas Tish, must get up there again soon.
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I love the surfboard shaped seats.
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Good design for this surfy area
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