Des

We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will be
spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage at
Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
Australia.

Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
beach?.....everything else is closed?

Des

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AUMike

Hi Des

Check out the following link that has a lot of information on what to do on the gold coast. This information is provided by the Gold Coast City Council.

http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_std2.asp?PID=612

Regards
Michael

Sibbick1

I presume you mean just Christmas day and not for a whole week.

Once you have opened all the presents and bloated yourself on Christmas
dinner what else would you want to do but sit around and relax with a cold
one.


"Des" wrote in message
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    > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will be
    > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage at
    > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > Australia.
    > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > Des
    > --
    > _________________________
    > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > _________________________
    > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > _______________________________________________
    > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > _______________________________________________
    > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > _____________________
    > Shelley Cahill
    > Marketing Administration
    > Ph 902 221 5778
    > __________________________________________________ ___
    > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > __________________________________________________ ___

Paul O'Brien

CLOSED!!! At Christmas on the Gold Coast!!!!!!
Not Bloody Likely!! - It's all more open than a wh.......
Sorry!! The Gold Coast is Australia's premier tourist destination!! - and
Christmas - the looooooooong school vacation is its premier season. Not one
worthwhile thing will be closed for even a second!

--
Paul O'Brien
[email protected]
"Des" wrote in message
news:Vipp9.647$UV3.102017@u-
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    > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will be
    > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage at
    > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > Australia.
    > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > Des
    > --
    > _________________________
    > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > _________________________
    > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > _______________________________________________
    > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > _______________________________________________
    > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > _____________________
    > Shelley Cahill
    > Marketing Administration
    > Ph 902 221 5778
    > __________________________________________________ ___
    > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > __________________________________________________ ___

Des

by the way....sorry my business signature was included on the original
post......

"AUMike" wrote in message
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.com...
    > Originally posted by Des:
    > > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will
    > > be
    > > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage
    > > at
    > > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > > Australia.
    > >
    > > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > >
    > > Des
    > >
    > > --
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > >
    > > _____________________
    > >
    > > Shelley Cahill
    > > Marketing Administration
    > > Ph 902 221 5778
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > Hi Des
    > Check out the following link that has a lot of information on what to
    > do on the gold coast. This information is provided by the Gold Coast
    > City Council.
    > http://www.goldcoast.qld-
    > .gov.au/t_std2.asp?PID=612
    > Regards
    > Michael
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Des

I guess this is the family Christmas type of thing I am looking for that
week...........
Christmas Carols on the Beach - Coolangatta 18:00 to 21:00
Can't seem to find much..




"AUMike" wrote in message
news:440205.1034324368@britishexpats-
.com...
    > Originally posted by Des:
    > > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will
    > > be
    > > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage
    > > at
    > > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > > Australia.
    > >
    > > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > >
    > > Des
    > >
    > > --
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > >
    > > _____________________
    > >
    > > Shelley Cahill
    > > Marketing Administration
    > > Ph 902 221 5778
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > Hi Des
    > Check out the following link that has a lot of information on what to
    > do on the gold coast. This information is provided by the Gold Coast
    > City Council.
    > http://www.goldcoast.qld-
    > .gov.au/t_std2.asp?PID=612
    > Regards
    > Michael
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Raffi Balmanoukian

in article [email protected], Des at
[email protected] wrote on 10/11/02 7:48 AM:

    > I guess this is the family Christmas type of thing I am looking for that
    > week...........
    > Christmas Carols on the Beach - Coolangatta 18:00 to 21:00
    > Can't seem to find much..


Des, you couldn't pay me to be on the GC at Christmas in particular (and
would have to pay me a LOT the rest of the year), but that's because tens of
thousands of tourists disagree with me - the place will be chockers and
there will be facilities and activities to match.

It's a fine and growing Aussie tradition to have a Christmas brunch then hit
the beach with a hamper of good cold food (beluga and bubbly) - I'm sure you
will meet heaps of people who will be doing the same. Makes a whole lot
more sense in mid-summer than the old pommie-induced tradition of twenty veg
and some steroid-fed bird with three weeks of hot-and-heavy leftovers.

Des

LOL.........we will certainly forego the traditional Turkey dinner this
year.....and the left overs!

I can understand your feelings aboutthe GC at Christmas seeing that you're
an off the beaten track kinda a guy.....I like that as well, and we are
doing some of that (to a degree. Gemtree....Curtin Springs....oodna Mail
Run}..........we will enjoy the hustle and bustle, tourism and parks of the
Gold Coast for a "week"...........but I know that the next week we are going
to share a small, intimate cruise ship with about only 180 others for a
whole week on the reef.............................................. and we
have been just the other day, upgraded from one cabin to now having two
separate staterooms on an upper deck as well!


"Raffi Balmanoukian"
wrote in message
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    > in article [email protected], Des at
    > [email protected] wrote on 10/11/02 7:48 AM:
    > > I guess this is the family Christmas type of thing I am looking for that
    > > week...........
    > > Christmas Carols on the Beach - Coolangatta 18:00 to 21:00
    > > Can't seem to find much..
    > >
    > Des, you couldn't pay me to be on the GC at Christmas in particular (and
    > would have to pay me a LOT the rest of the year), but that's because tens
of
    > thousands of tourists disagree with me - the place will be chockers and
    > there will be facilities and activities to match.
    > It's a fine and growing Aussie tradition to have a Christmas brunch then
hit
    > the beach with a hamper of good cold food (beluga and bubbly) - I'm sure
you
    > will meet heaps of people who will be doing the same. Makes a whole lot
    > more sense in mid-summer than the old pommie-induced tradition of twenty
veg
    > and some steroid-fed bird with three weeks of hot-and-heavy leftovers.

Raffi Balmanoukian

in article [email protected], Des at
[email protected] wrote on 10/11/02 8:30 AM:

    > LOL.........we will certainly forego the traditional Turkey dinner this
    > year.....and the left overs!
    > I can understand your feelings aboutthe GC at Christmas seeing that you're
    > an off the beaten track kinda a guy.....I like that as well, and we are
    > doing some of that (to a degree. Gemtree....Curtin Springs....oodna Mail
    > Run}..........we will enjoy the hustle and bustle, tourism and parks of the
    > Gold Coast for a "week"...........but I know that the next week we are going
    > to share a small, intimate cruise ship with about only 180 others for a
    > whole week on the reef.............................................. and we
    > have been just the other day, upgraded from one cabin to now having two
    > separate staterooms on an upper deck as well!

Very cool. Say g'day to the station owners at Curtin Springs for me, if
they're around. (actually, don't say g'day. We can NOT do it with the right
twang and Aussies will quite rightly take the piss out of any foreigner
trying to be smart). They're fair dinkum blokes and if you get on their
good side MIGHT take you to the foot of Mt. Conner (which in many ways I
prefer to Ayer's Rock).

You'll beat me to Gemtree and to the reef cruise! Will have to give me the
skinny on it in SYD. Hey group, where's a good local in Sydney for us, one
with good counter lunches and without too much smoke or too many fruit
machines?

Des

I have been talking to the folks there, we are stopping there for a night
on the way to Yulara from Gemtree then taking the morning Camel Ride.


"Raffi Balmanoukian"
wrote in message
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475F.D45F%[email protected] atico.ca...
    > in article [email protected], Des at
    > [email protected] wrote on 10/11/02 8:30 AM:
    > > LOL.........we will certainly forego the traditional Turkey dinner this
    > > year.....and the left overs!
    > >
    > > I can understand your feelings aboutthe GC at Christmas seeing that
you're
    > > an off the beaten track kinda a guy.....I like that as well, and we are
    > > doing some of that (to a degree. Gemtree....Curtin Springs....oodna Mail
    > > Run}..........we will enjoy the hustle and bustle, tourism and parks of
the
    > > Gold Coast for a "week"...........but I know that the next week we are
going
    > > to share a small, intimate cruise ship with about only 180 others for a
    > > whole week on the reef.............................................. and
we
    > > have been just the other day, upgraded from one cabin to now having two
    > > separate staterooms on an upper deck as well!
    > >
    > Very cool. Say g'day to the station owners at Curtin Springs for me, if
    > they're around. (actually, don't say g'day. We can NOT do it with the
right
    > twang and Aussies will quite rightly take the piss out of any foreigner
    > trying to be smart). They're fair dinkum blokes and if you get on their
    > good side MIGHT take you to the foot of Mt. Conner (which in many ways I
    > prefer to Ayer's Rock).
    > You'll beat me to Gemtree and to the reef cruise! Will have to give me
the
    > skinny on it in SYD. Hey group, where's a good local in Sydney for us,
one
    > with good counter lunches and without too much smoke or too many fruit
    > machines?

Ginny

Hi Des,

Sorry I can't help you but I was wondering if you had a link for Treasure Island. I had a look a little while back and it looked great for the kids (Both old and young alike!) Seem to have lost it off my favorites.

Hope you can help

Thanks

Ginny

Des

here it is Ginny...looks like a great place huh?
http://www.treasureisland.com.au/

"Ginny" wrote in message
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.com...
    > Originally posted by Des:
    > > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will
    > > be
    > > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage
    > > at
    > > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > > Australia.
    > >
    > > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > >
    > > Des
    > >
    > > --
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > > _________________________
    > >
    > > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > > _______________________________________________
    > >
    > > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > >
    > > _____________________
    > >
    > > Shelley Cahill
    > > Marketing Administration
    > > Ph 902 221 5778
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > >
    > Hi Des,
    > Sorry I can't help you but I was wondering if you had a link for
    > Treasure Island. I had a look a little while back and it looked great
    > for the kids (Both old and young alike!) Seem to have lost it off my
    > favorites.
    > Hope you can help
    > Thanks
    > Ginny
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Ginny

Hi thanks Des,

After days touring around schools, houses employment agencies etc I think anything would look good. Especially for the kids. We're going out to validate our visas and have a look about so we need to bribe the kids with something.

Thanks again

Ginny

Ian S

"Raffi Balmanoukian"
wrote in message
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    | in article [email protected], Des at
    | [email protected] wrote on 10/11/02 8:30 AM:
8< 8< ...............................8< 8<
    |
    | You'll beat me to Gemtree and to the reef cruise! Will have to give me
the
    | skinny on it in SYD. Hey group, where's a good local in Sydney for us,
one
    | with good counter lunches and without too much smoke or too many fruit
    | machines?

I can highly recommend The Mercantile at The Rocks Raffi......
http://www.sydneypu-
bguide.net/content/pubs/mercantile.asp

Rgds Ian S

Marcel

It certainly explains why you want every tiny aspect of your trip planned...
lol

Marcel

"Des" wrote in message
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    > by the way....sorry my business signature was included on the original
    > post......
    > "AUMike" wrote in message
    > news:440205.1034324368@britishexpa-
    > ts.com    ...
    > >
    > > Originally posted by Des:
    > > > We are a family of four ((kids age11 and 9....love theater) that will
    > > > be
    > > > spending Christmas away from home this year. We will be in a cottage
    > > > at
    > > > Treasure Island on the Gold Coast in the 5th week of a 7 week trip to
    > > > Australia.
    > > >
    > > > Any Suggestions on how we should spend our day besides hitting the
    > > > beach?.....everything else is closed?
    > > >
    > > > Des
    > > >
    > > > --
    > > > _________________________
    > > >
    > > > Cahill Financial Planning Inc.
    > > > _________________________
    > > >
    > > > Financial Planning Services for over 20 years
    > > > _______________________________________________
    > > >
    > > > Mutual Funds, RRSP, Registered Education Plans
    > > > Will and Estate Planning, Life and Disability Insurance
    > > > Travel & Medical Insurance, Critical Illness and Long Term Care
    > > > _______________________________________________
    > > >
    > > > Desmond Cahill CLU CHFC
    > > > Ph. 902 221 5772
    > > > Fax: 902 445 9365
    > > >
    > > > _____________________
    > > >
    > > > Shelley Cahill
    > > > Marketing Administration
    > > > Ph 902 221 5778
    > > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > > >
    > > > Helping People Create and Conserve Wealth and Save on Taxes.
    > > > __________________________________________________ ___
    > > >
    > >
    > > Hi Des
    > >
    > > Check out the following link that has a lot of information on what to
    > > do on the gold coast. This information is provided by the Gold Coast
    > > City Council.
    > >
    > > http://www.goldcoast.q-
    > > ld.gov.au/t_std2.asp?PID=612
    > >
    > > Regards
    > > Michael
    > >
    > > --
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    > >