American reacts to the Gold Coast, Australia

[@DarkMatter1992]

It was referring to the Gold Coast as having a population of half a million people, though that video is from 9 years ago, the current population is about 732, 000. The population of Brisbane is currently about 2.5 million.

[@Austtube]

Yeah, that was a typo. Put the city's population together from the Gold Coast all the way to the Sunshine Coast, it is quite a few million. And the Olympics is coming there soon...

[@michaelpatnaude]

2½ Million. 😊

[@DarkMatter1992]

@@michaelpatnaude yes, 2.5 million

[@cranegantry868]

GC population is 732,000, Labor plans to bring that many people in as migrants in one year. Libs were doing the same number.

[@ACDZ123]

​@@cranegantry868yeah Labor are insane .we can't even house our own people...I'm so angry with this government between housing and this voice garbage 😡

[@AnnQlder]

You know we’re spoiled when we turn our noses up at the Goldie. It’s a big tourist spot so it’s a bit gimmicky sometimes for us but it’s fabulous too

[@jk7713]

Because you probably go to Surfers 😂

[@melissajursa3748]

Sunshine coast is nicer than the Gold Coast

[@tracywilliams1264]

The Gold CoSt hinterland is sensational and only 20 mins away. Can't be too bad if everyone wants to live there. Stay away from Surfers. Real Coasties don't go there.

[@gregoryray9920]

​@@melissajursa3748Shhhh! Keep it a secret😂

[@Lemon_del]

I have lived on the Gold Coast almost my entire life.. and as a local I stick to the south end, it’s chill and more for the locals. I’m also so lucky with where I live on the GC.. I’m talking Robina, Bonogin, Mudgeeraba, Varsity Lakes area.. 2 minutes from the highway, Robina Town Centre, 2 train stations, Springbrook, 20-30 minutes from the beaches. Beyond blessed, I’m truly thankful everyday

[@matthewspencer7849]

Mudgeeraba and Varsity represent lol

[@Austtube]

The south end is definitely nicer. I try to avoid anywhere near the airport or freeways or main highways, and people drive like maniacs, it's noisy, if you live in a place like that, you don't want it all wasted on the sound of traffic.

[@lynmcgrow9246]

I agree Currumbin is the best 👌

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

@@matthewspencer7849 I'm in Mudgeeraba too! Lived here for 15 years, you can't beat the Gold Coast, best place to live.

[@warren7565]

I lived at Burleigh Water and my parents just sold up from there. Even that area is over crowded! I use to ride motor bikes where Varsity Lakes and Bond Uni are. The area you call the south end is actually the middle. The south end is from Palm Beach down, if you are talking old school and Coomera may as well be Brisbane.

[@n_mckean]

This is why there are more Americans living in Australia, than there are Australians living in America.

[@Dr_KAP]

Well given their population is 300 +million people that will statistically always be the case 😂 There are roughly 250,000 yanks living here (0.07% of their population).. if that many Aussies lived in the US it would be 2 million Australians. All good though i totally get your point I’m just being a nerd 😝

[@n_mckean]

@@Dr_KAP That’d be 0.33 billion :) The insight is that there are very few countries where this occurs. A 2022 map which just resurfaced in the news had AU as the only one, but I didn’t check the source. Was just an appropriate topical jab :)

[@Dr_KAP]

@@n_mckean yep as I said I knew what you meant- it’s more about the fact that there are more people moving from the US to Australia than vice versa, as opposed to the net number of people living in each country. I’ve seen a few references to the phenomena. All good 👍 yep got my decimal point in the wrong spot 🤦‍♀️ 😂

[@isstuff]

I thought it was because a green card is so hard to get in the US. The Gold Coast is pretty good but Colorado is stunning.

[@n_mckean]

@@isstuff The E3 is almost as a good as a green card, just not so permanent :)

[@marksatoshi405]

Ryan, the Gold Coast is okay for families. The Sunshine Coast, north of Brissy is a beautiful region. Quieter with beautiful beaches and surroundings. Go further north up around Airlie Beach and you hit the Wow factor. Up around Whitehaven Beach would have to be the finest, whitest sand with crystal clear water.

[@davidmclauchlan8261]

You cant surf at Whitehaven beach and beaches are better at Gold Coast thats why there is more people there but also more attractions . Burliegh Heads and Kirra /Cooloongatta are hard to beat . Noosa and the beaches at the National Park are excellent if you can ever get a park !

[@julie-annwhittaker7902]

Absolutely! The GC is ok for tourists and I'm not bagging it but it's just one of many regions with stunning beaches and beautiful hinterland. The Sunshine and Fraser Coasts are easily as beautiful and with a lot less unchecked development or crime.

[@Julie-AnnWhittaker]

@@davidmclauchlan8261 have you even been to FNQ??!! Its so breathtaking no one cares about the surf!

[@abraxas2563]

And that’s just QLD beaches. All great. But there’s Cottesloe in Perth, Glenelg in Adelaide, Smokey Cape NSW, Swansea in Tas all better than Broadbeach

[@lavabiscuits]

When I was in the sunshine coast, there was an ad of sorts. It said "the sunshine coast, a sunny place for shady people" Never have I heard something so true.

[@melissamanton9630]

I am currently sitting in the car park of Tallebudgera surf club, after a lovely meal with friends overlooking the ocean. This end of the Gold Coast ( Palm Beach, Currumbin,Tugun,Coolangatta) is truly paradise. It's beginning to be built up and overpriced, but if you face the ocean... there's nothing more beautiful on this planet! I wouldn't want to be anywhere else in this world! This beauty makes my soul complete. ❤️

[@devolve2645]

Omg I love talle! As a Miami kid, sometimes me and my friends head over there and jump off the bridge after school. It’s surreal

[@cranegantry868]

Lookout. You have 700,000 immigrants heading your way (annually). They'll take everything. I'll send them all up to you. You need them more than Sydney and Melbourne (already swamped).

[@capatheist]

Lmao yeah palm Beach… real paradise

[@11buster1000]

As a local boy of 62 years, and have lived and travelled all over the world. This is the fucking best place on the planet.

[@JIM-ot4ws]

A lot of people say that, but it is more enjoyable outside of high season.

[@11buster1000]

@JIM-ot4ws There is no high session. I know where to go anytime of the year.

[@robertwhittle6350]

Born and bred Gold Coast local here, 55 years. Never wanted to live anywhere else.

[@SteveMcGrath-ip6df]

I grew up a bit over an hour south of Gold Coast, as a kid I remember going to magic mountain and grundys,when I got older the birdwatchers bar was the go 🍻🇦🇺👍

[@louisemcmillan3576]

Check out Turquoise Bay near Exmouth in Western Australia. Pristine. In my opinion, this beach is much nicer than Gold Coast or Surfers which is nice enough, but crowded and touristy. If you want to visit Queensland, I would suggest Mission Beach is a beauty, mate! 😊 but you gotta take note of signs for croc habitats. We don't get crocs in our beaches in Western Australia. But higher up in Northern Territory, its croc country again. WA has miles and miles of stunning beaches with the whitest sand... AND NO CROCS! Also check out Lancelin (as well ast beautiful water, the dunes here are a must for sand surfing/dune buggies/4wd etc ), Ledge Point and Coral Bay. You won't be disappointed.

[@mandynuske4065]

Best beaches in WA, no contest.

[@Patracat]

I live in Melbourne, and have been to all states except W.A. which I am very disappointed about. Husband and I had every intention of going there but he got sick and we never made it. I have seen photos of your beaches and think they are severely under-rated - the east coast gets all the publicity for some reason.

[@1RandomMiss]

There’s hundreds of nicer places then The Gold Coast but we do good by keeping them a secret. 🤫

[@adnamallerom4137]

Best beaches are definitely in WA!

[@pauljstephens]

Australia has so many beaches that if you visited a different one every day it would take you a whole year to see them all. *edit* wow was I wrong. It’s actually 32 years!

[@RickyisSwan]

32 years actually.

[@pauljstephens]

@@RickyisSwan wow! Thank you.

[@RickyisSwan]

@@pauljstephens There’s 2 or 3 videos about Australia that mention the same thing. 👍

[@Sharyn-x8e]

Most Aussies consider the Gold Coast as a holiday destination, rather than a place to live. It’s a popular place to go to get away from the cold winters in the other states. It has everything that a tourist wants and more

[@Jessie20032]

True, but there are plenty more amazing warm places in WA too I’m just biast haha 😁

[@queenslanddiva]

with a population of over 700,000, not so sure if that's the case.

[@Case_paynee]

Well my whole family including relatives lives on the family lives on the Gold Coast but we holiday on Broadbeach every year for blues on broadbeach

[@allenfitzpatrick8485]

Plenty of beaches with headland surf breaks all through new, no crowds, no box gellyfish

[@kcrot2566]

Happy Arvo we have it al

[@veaton77]

My home. I am a proud Queenslander and love that all this is a one hour drive. To the coast, to the mountains, to the city. More affordable than Sydney or Melbourne and a little bit more relaxed :)

[@cjlloyd53]

The Gold Coast is pretty full on. A far cry from the kilometres of beautiful sand dunes it was in the 60's before development. It's okay for a holiday or a day trip if you live in Brissy.

[@Rabbitwarren_7]

Love the Goldie, have holiday's there frequently but it is nowhere near the best beach in Oz. Jervis Bay area in southern NSW is STUNNING!

[@davidhynd4435]

The spectacularly beautiful hinterland is enough of a reason to visit the Gold Coast, even if you never set foot on the beach. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@turtlegirl399]

I’m Australian, I love it I wouldn’t change it and I am glad so many want to know more about this great place.

[@videoclips3143]

The Gold Coast is like the Florida of Australia. It has the same kind of weather, lots of theme parks and is a frequent holiday destination for us Aussies

[@annekerr1729]

And best of all no alligators ❤

[@n_mckean]

Not as heavy on the retirees.

[@BBB_photography_adventures]

and not as many gold coast man stories as there are florida man stories haha

[@n_mckean]

Tiger Island, but no Tiger King.

[@joshkleine21]

Not even close. For starters, one is a city, the other is an entire state. It’s not a retirement destination. It’s not tacky. It’s not famous for being the home base for really simple minded people.

[@matthewcullen1298]

My dad has that view from his mountain property. The ocean is beautiful. My great grandparents had it originally as their dairy farm. The place certainly looks different now 😂

[@heatherwardell2501]

I live on the Gold Coast. It is beautiful, winter now at 22-24 celcius each day. Water is cold in winter but we often see people swimming and we just know they must be from Britain or Tasmania or Melbourne. Lots of theme parks, mountains, beautiful beaches and restaurants.

[@craigbombell6838]

Thanks legend, for reacting to my home town, the Goldie. It really is an incredible place to have grown up surfing every day. You gotta include the Goldie on your trip down when you visit! Xx

[@isaacjessep1850]

it's a good place, there's a lot of pretty grimey night club's and drunk people though so look out for that (all in surfers paradise). I live in Goldy and the best part about it is the bushwalking and all the waterholes and waterfalls in the hinterland. The nicest suburb that has things going on is burleigh, full of really cool surfie people and chill bars with a bit of live music, good scene down there if you want more of a local feel.

[@meladammelen2842]

Agree, love all the amazing trails nearby ❤

[@louisemcarthur945]

Hey! Check out some amazing beaches in Western Australia, notably, Smiths beah in Yallingup, Cottesloe Beach and all of the coastline in Esperance 👌

[@kimgould2020]

I just got back from WA, stayed at Yallingup, so beautiful!!

[@devolve2645]

Ryan, if you ever go to visit australia, I’d say visit the Gold Coast, best place in Australia I’d say, though I might be a little biast. Don’t fall for the tourist trap of surfers paradise, it’s alright but literally anywhere else in the Gold Coast is better. Go visit Tallebudgera, Currumbin, pac fair, and other cool places like the waterfalls

[@seeshel63]

Ryan there are nice areas within a few hours drive from the GC that provide a lovely lifestyle.The heart of the GC can feel overly pitched to tourists not locals.

[@lynmcgrow9246]

Exactly

[@MrCros1970]

Byron Bay is becoming the same too lol...

[@judyrichardson5837]

Ryan, Gold Coast is a city with 70km of coastline. It has 3 main rivers leading to the ocean, but also there are canals and waterways throughout the Goldy (its nickname), similar to Florida but much more so. It also has the Hinterland 20-30 minutes away, which is beautiful and should also be checked out. It is Australia’s holiday capital with everything. The glitter strip of Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach is full of tourists and most locals avoid it. There is so much else to do. The weather is beautiful with 2 main seasons, lots of tropical storms and a fantastic laid-back feel to the whole place. I’ve travelled to 42 countries and when I finally stopped, I moved here. Never leaving. This is Nirvana.

[@leecox7814]

I lived on the Gold Coast or the Goldie for 20 years. It really is a lovely place to live. Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Broadbeach are really for the tourists except on Friday and Saturday nights when the pubs and clubs are pumping. Otherwise there isn't much reason for a local to go there. The best places for mine are the hinterland national parks. So peaceful and green and a great way to reconnect with nature. There aren't too many places where you can go for a picnic lunch in a world heritage listed rainforest then drive to the beach and watch the world's best surfers compete in a world title event but I have done just that.

[@adrianmclean9195]

What you said was a river, maybe, but is part of the canal system throughout the Gold Coast - with homes having waterfronts and some have jetties - allowing you to sail from your backyard, navigating the canals to the ocean. The hinterland is spectacular. The scenic rim. Ex-volcanic

[@joanneday7518]

As an Aussie who lives in Queensland. Gold Coast is now virtually the southern area of Brisbane. To be honest it's way to overpriced you are better off going further north

[@Case_paynee]

Fr I live on the gold coast and go on holiday here every year

[@xymonau2468]

The Sunshine Coast is cripplingly expensive.

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

@@xymonau2468 What do you call cripplingly expensive, just looked up recent sold properties they are cheap compared to Sydney, you get a beautiful 4 - 6 bed house with views / pool for the same as you will get a 3 bed dilapidated crap hole in Sydney with no view.

[@xymonau2468]

@@-PORK-CHOP- Well, most decent properties on the Sunshine coast are close to the million mark if they are in towns or with minor acreage. It's a big area, but I'm talking about the strictly coastal and built up areas. Nambour, which is not desirable, but which has a train station, has nothing much under half a million. You can't compare anywhere with Sydney. Sydney is one of the most expensive cities in the world. But I have never earned enough at one job to buy a house on the Sunshine Coast. Rentals are also crippling. They were tolerable when I first lived there, if you were working. Nothing for poor people, though. And crippling is still crippling even if there is something even more crippling elsewhere.

[@joanneday7518]

Or you can go further north to places like Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville and pay like a quarter of the price you pay on the Gold Coast, Sunny Coast or Brisbane. Plus you get bigger areas of land, there are much smaller areas if a town is more your thing

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

There is an understandable, constant debate about which stretch of beaches is the finest in Australia. For those who love company and lots of facilities, Gold Coast probably wins. For surfers, maybe Victoria. For those who enjoy family-friendly sand with fewer crowds and fun surfing, it must be the Sunshine Coast.

[@taniaPBear]

I don't think you can leave W.A. out of the mix, not from there, but just saying. 😊

[@ladytyphon7261]

Sunshine Coast, Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island etc.

[@ladytyphon7261]

@@taniaPBearin Australia, most fatal shark attacks are in WA.

[@taniaPBear]

@@ladytyphon7261 I'm in Australia, just not W.A. Historically, they've had far less attacks than N.S.W or Queensland, it's only more now because they don't have shark nets out there drowning all the sea life.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

@@taniaPBear I thought there was an alternative shark-repelling sonar that kept the sharks away but didn’t kill other sea life? Maybe it wasn’t viable 🤷‍♀️

[@leigh9951]

This is where I live !! It truely is paradise 🙏🏼🇦🇺🙏🏼

[@fathom6424]

I've only been in that water once. And it was amazingly warm!

[@AlisonReacts]

I live in brisbane but work in the Gold Coast, which I drive an hour to every day. I in film and tv on a crew, and we film heaps down there for American shows, I also work for the biggest radio station down there and get to be part of every cultural or fun event happening around the city. It’s pretty sick.

[@judithstrachan9399]

Sounds great, Alison.

[@SKaVeN9798]

The thing I enjoyed most about my Gold Coast holiday was being somewhere nice and warm and going for a walk on the sunny beach, every morning, in August, when it was cold, wet, and wintry back home in Adelaide. Like most of Australia, we're blessed with some gorgeous beaches, too. In the central metro area here (where I live) we have Glenelg, Brighton, Grange, Henley, Semaphore, Somerton, Seacliff, to name just a few. The main difference is that the Gold Coast faces east, whereas our beaches face west, so theirs get the sunrise, and ours get the sunset. Personally, I prefer having the sunset because I have more time to enjoy it. The only time I get up in time for a sunrise is when I have to get ready to go somewhere (which is not usually near the beach).

[@imogendunstan3603]

oh bud...I felt that moment where you got really emotional but you held it...there is beauty in so many places in the world...I hope you get to visit many when you can...

[@egrffin8534]

If you stay for a week on the Gold Coast you can visit all these places, but you really need two weeks + to enjoy them all.

[@nothername2843]

And what a gloriously accurate shot of surfing in that area, when the first wave featured shows a blatant drop-in. This probably means nothing to you Ryan, but the great waves have turned into human soup.

[@mardyroux8136]

Surf rage. It's a major thing at Coolie.

[@bblake5116]

Check out the Daintree, where the rainforest meets the sea.

[@EnoughBS-cj7eh]

living in the gold coast and loving it here one of the best place on earth absolute stunning

[@kerryskee2494]

Yay! You've done a review of my town! I live in the heart of Surfers Paradise. It's as beautiful as it looks.

[@cobuskleynhans8927]

I’ve just watched this video. I live on the Gold Coast and this video reminded me of how lucky we are to have the privilege to live here. However, the travel video failed to highlight the best feature of the Goldie (as we call it). And here’s the clue. More jetski’s are sold on the GC than any other place on planet earth. The body of water between the mainland and the necklace of islands off the east coast of South East Queensland is known as Broadwater (down south) and Moreton Bay (up North). The best place in the world to JetSki:)

[@nadinewhittome9140]

Thank you so much for this video. I live on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane. It is expensive here, but it really is paradise. I can't wait to share your reaction with my kids. I have travelled a fair bit and they don't believe me when I tell them how truly blessed we are to be here.

[@aussiekat6379]

Unfortunately due to huge development the coastline has been over run by huge high rises etc. 40 years ago it was great to go on holidays too still had that sea side vibes about it with not many high rises I think the highest was about 4 stories.. one place we avoid now too over crowded & so expensive to stay..

[@sunisbest1234]

I was going to say the same. I remember when the beach wasn't overshadowed by tall buildings. Kinda ruined the vibe, IMHO. On another note, several generations of my family lived on Tambourine. Stunning place. (Their old homes are still there). Although, the population up there has really grown, I still feel the old charm of the place, last time I was up there.

[@EmmaStafrace]

Reading so many of these comments saying that most Australians think the GC is considered a place to visit rather than live makes me laugh. I’ve lived on the GC for over 20 years and in that time I rarely visit the spots the tourists go. There is so so much more to the GC it’s truly beautiful and if you go to the places the locals go you’d experience a very different thing. I wouldn’t live anywhere else than the GC it’s chill, with a little bit of everything, rainforests, beaches and rural living. Love it!

[@michaelowen3061]

The goldie is ausome from Brisbane moved to the goldie 25 years ago LOVE IT.......

[@tamosullivan1318]

I've lived on the Gold coast theres plenty to see and do. The rainforests are beautiful. I now live in the Clarence valley N.S.W again where I grew up, which has better beaches, river and beautiful places to visit and eat. If you have the opportunity to look up the Clarence Valley, do it 😁 Beautiful Yamba, Palmers Island, Harwood Island, Maclean, Iluka etc. Love watching your videos

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

I notice you didn't try and say Grafton was any good. In fact you didn't even mention it.

[@tamosullivan1318]

@@Michael-D.-Williams you just did😁

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

@@tamosullivan1318 I just thought it was funny the way the promotion of the beauty of the Clarence Valley skips over the major city.

[@AnaDizzy]

Yamba is beautiful, I've been camping there a few time.

[@tamosullivan1318]

@@AnaDizzy it is😁 Have you done the ferry to Iluka ?

[@zombiemukbang7555]

its nice sitting on the beach with the huge shade from the skyscrapers. A bit too touristy for me. Sunshine coast is much nicer imo

[@lynmcgrow9246]

100% agree

[@nikkil2580]

It was great growing up on the Gold Coast as a teenager in the 80's. I left 35 years ago to live in Victoria but recently moved back to the southern part (Coolangatta) but it's too hot for me. Also too noisy, bright and touristy. I'm now back on the wild coast of Phillip Island where you get 4 distinct seasons, amazing wildlide and a world heritage surf beach on my doorstep. We Aussies certainly are spoilt for choice though. Hope you make it over here one day Ryan!

[@felix121984]

I would love to go to Victoria some day.

[@OmnivorousReader]

Cute, I took a deep breath of air on Tugan beach earlier; it was a little windy. I live on the GC myself (yes, it is a city, a long stretched out city). That central area in the film is Surfers Paradise, which is far from paradise in my opinion, it's a tourist trap and a party district. The Southern suburbs like Burleigh, Coolangatta and Kirra are lovely, and, yes, it is winter and the water IS warm, still barely under 20 degrees. You are right, you do NOT want to know what real estate is like here. No, you really don't... But, aside from that it is as close to paradise as anywhere I have ever lived.

[@ozrafman]

I moved here 16 years ago from England and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else. It has everything. Come visit :)

[@KymColvin-dg8yx]

The best beach in Australia is in Western Australia. Turquoise Beach in Exmouth, WA. WA has some of the best beaches in Australia. Turquoise Bay Beach was actually just voted 2nd most beautiful beach in the world.

[@IvannaScream72]

I’ve been on the Goldie for 48 years. It certainly has grown since we arrived. Some days it’s a shit show others Tis amazing. We are very lucky and have much to be grateful for. And your right, you don’t wanna know the house prices. Enjoyed your reaction, thanks mate !!

[@xymonau2468]

Further north, the Sunshine Coast is less populated and just as beautiful, if not more.

[@autizgiz2756]

Imm in northern NSW and yes iit's beautiful as hell here too with snow hinterlands out west of me in coffs harbour, but QLD is so much more beautiful and more tropical than northern nsw, can't wait to move to goldie this year.

[@Chookly44]

Gday. Lived there for a few years. Only moved due to family needs elsewhere. It is as good as it looks as long as you have a decent job/wage, although inland suburbs not so $. Everywhere in this vid is within a 1 hour drive :)

[@danielaelliot2492]

I grew up on the Gold Coast. Was amazing. Live in England now but never stopped calling Australia home

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Lol who moves to England from Australia 😂😂😂😂

[@georgieballard2051]

So I’m from Victoria and the Gold Coast is definitely lovely but for me the best beaches will always be in WA. There are so many different beaches around the state with a variety between popular tourist beaches or secluded gems. If you ever visit Australia highly recommend WA.

[@privatenexus5764]

1:20 its like if one side of the street is vegas and the other half is the ocean. Its called BrisVegas. 2:00 no, we place them on the beach with a sign saying "free for tourists", usually when the shark warning is about to be put up

[@carolynovens5074]

Toddlers love Rainbow Bay just near Coolangatta & Snapper Rocks. It is a north facing bay with shallow pools to splash in. The break can be very long so surfies' paradise. Whale watching a pleasant pastime during Winter.

[@MadJenno]

you should check out Western Australia there's Perth itself but also the extensive coastline from down south near Albany all the way up to the Pilbara, Karijini national park and the gold fields . its the mining capital of australia and one of our best kept secrets .

[@VrajaVilasini]

The opposite side of my street is Surfers Paradise (10 minutes walk to the sigh) and our side is Broadbeach :) We love it here & go to the beach every morning. You should really visit sometime. Let us all know so we can meet you! People swim all year round. It is currently winter, and I was at the beach today wearing a T-shirt and shorts and there were lots of people surfing and swimming.

[@Michelle-oe7vr]

Some visitors to Australia overlook South Australia but there are some absolutely beautiful beaches there, and some in remote areas that don’t get crowded.

[@VickiMcGuire-db7kj]

This doesn't do it justice it much more beautiful .this is my home and we love it . And yes the water is warm .and everyone is welcome

[@karenglenn6707]

My lovely dad moved up there to Runaway Bay from Melbourne in 2000 and lived there u til we lost him in December. We went up there a lot to visit when he started to have heart issues and couldn’t fly anymore. It is lovely, the weather makes everyone be out and walking, or cycling, or anything outdoors. My son wanted to move there, but the traffic is insane and I just couldn’t do it. But that weather, wow!! I don’t want to go there anymore, too many memories of dad, and he’s not there to visit now. Will,probably never go again.

[@janhegarty5268]

I love Palm Beach and miles of sand. Just remember to swim between the flags as beaches are patrolled most of the year by the Lifesaver clubs

[@uncutjems]

Yes, the water is warm in summer, and the waves waves is a very special place called rainbow bay

[@robertwhittle6350]

I'm a born and bred Gold Coast local and now raising my own family on the Gold Coast. After watching this you can see why I've never wanted to live anywhere else.

[@Tony-b9m6x]

Hi Ryan. Just letting you know that about 500,000 plus people live in the Gold Coast. Brisbane has more than 2500,000 people living in it and if you add in pine rivers shire and been-Lea they,re would be over 3500,000 people. It takes about 1 hour to drive from one side of Brisbane to the other side. Regards Tony

[@irenepritchard2172]

I’ve spent a lot of time in the Gold Coast. The best beaches in Australia are on the Sunshine Coast. Mark my words. I’m born and bred here.

[@jbanks9174]

I’ve lived on the Gold Coast my whole and definitely take it for granted, don’t realise how good we have it sometimes

[@deannavanvelsen2057]

Hi Ryan, I live in Brisbane, near the Hold Coast. It is winter here and we are still wearing tshirts and shorts. Come here for a holiday

[@Kaelioscope92]

The crappies thing about the eastern seaboard is that their beaches get covered in shade in the afternoon by all the high rises. Here in WA our beaches are all bathed in sunlight all day as we only have about 3 high rise buildings on the beach as a part of our local building ordinances. As a result we have warmer water.

[@Donizen1]

I like the shade the high rises give in the afternoon on a hot day. You can choose the shade or the sunny areas between the shadows. really nice if there is a gentle breeze as well.

[@ZootZinBootZ]

My grandad was a bit of a playboy back in the day and was a restaurant owner with golden lobster as the big thing - he also had an affair with the mayor's wife. My grandmother was a one time owner of the pink poodle 😂

[@xDRAGONSTARx]

I live in Redland Bay, which is a 45 min drive from the Gold Coast. My daughter lives at Hope Island which is a suburb of the Gold Coast. It is a beautiful part of the world :)

[@misdamagoo213]

"So ....... where the bloody hell are ya?"

[@andemaiar]

I've only been to Queensland once, and I stayed at Surfer's Paradise. When I went to swim there the waves were so strong (compared to Adelaide anyway!) and what surprised me was how salty the water is. Of course it's saltwater, but it stung the hell out of my eyes and I got out of the water within about five minutes. It's a beautiful place though.

[@pascalswager9100]

Fu** Queensland altogether never going back! Been twice, wedding and Christening, big Family scenes both times, didn't even get to put My big toe in the water, still salty about it 😔 gotta say though the people (not partners Family) on the sunshine coast were beautiful, friendly and so helpful 🤗

[@AnaDizzy]

✌️❤️ from the sunny coast 😁

[@lynmcgrow9246]

That's because it's one long beach with rips Try Sunshine Coast their beaches are bays much nicer to swim there

[@tammycobb4498]

Go to the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast is burnt out old school ! Was nice 50 yrs ago but now just a commercial venture !

[@Julie-AnnWhittaker]

Ryan take a look at the three largest sand islands on earth. Just north of the GC. Moreton (my personal favourite) Stradbroke and K'garri (formerly known as Fraser). They really are breathtaking.

[@debkendall]

Interesting you asked about house prices - recent house on the beach near Elephant rock (mentioned in the video)just sold for $9.5 millionAUD. Loads of canals because it was all mangroves/coastal wetlands before development and canals were used to dry it out

[@markWayneLynch77]

I live on the Gold coast. My daughters school is an island. The shopping centre has a beach and waterfalls.

[@ozgal6929]

This is My Home. I love it here and have lived here for 19 years ❤❤

[@MargaretLangley]

There are so many beaches that are just as beautiful as the Gold Coast in Australia.

[@kimvenning2801]

I lived there for years and still have rellies at the Coast. I'm 30 minutes north now, half way between the Goldie and Brissy, best of both worlds. Cheaper too 😊

[@JakeMartin94]

The Gold Coast is like our version of Miami

[@barrybarry5803]

Lets be clear people, the USA has mind blowing scenery... the Grand Canyon just to name one attraction!... Niagara Falls etc!!!

[@rmcer2]

Went outside and took the breath, felt pretty good

[@glenpantlin8291]

Where you saw the Gold Coast hinterland there is a waterfall flowing into a cave with the tree in the water when I was a lot younger than I am now the tree wasn’t there and we would climb the safety fence above the drop into the cave where we would spend hours jumping thru the hole and into the cold water beneath. Unfortunately it is now illegal to even enter the cave let alone jump thru the arch. This area is called natural arch and is one of many swimming holes all along the Gold Coast.

[@davido3395]

This is where live right now and have done since 1985. My Great Grandparents are bured in the cemetary at Coolangtatta,

[@geradkavanagh8240]

The main river at Gold Coast is the Nerang River, further north is the Logan river and south is Tallebudgera Creek . Head south over the QLD NSW border for the Tweed River.

[@Kirra.M]

I grew up living on the Gold Coast. I got to experience day to day life there in the suburbs and then also when family from out of state visited I got to experience the Tourist/holiday side. It always felt like a magical place as a child! Every birthday spent going to a theme park and even just walking down Cavill Ave in Surfers Paradise to me was so exciting. Was also the BEST place to be when finally old enough to enjoy the nightlife and clubs. As I get older sadly the shine of the Gold Coast has worn off a bit and it's no longer the same atmosphere that I remember from my childhood in the 90s, but it's still a place I would recommend international tourists visit. It really is beautiful, exciting and has it all.

[@matthewspencer7849]

I was born on the Gold Coast and brought up in mudgeeraba it's changed a lot over the years but yes, we are very lucky it's a beautiful place

[@pamelabaars6896]

Gold Coast is beautiful ,water warm, you must come over one day. When the Gold Coast gets too hot and crowded head to the hills to cool down.

[@pwph8361]

G'day Ryan, first time ive seen you in days - I am in your country tonight, San Fran to be precise, after a 5 day 1087 mile road trip through the deserts of Nevada / Arizona / Utah ( so epic ) after 4 crazy nights in Vegas. Will be nice to see a bit of home here :)

[@pricey4566]

I was born here Ryan in 1966 and grew up in Coolangatta it was a Paradise growing up in the 70's and 80's back then not so much now in my opinion it has become very commercialised for the Tourists and becoming ill affordable for many people but in saying that it is still a beautiful place to live and wouldn't swap it for anywhere else

[@michellewhitford5943]

No stingers, box jellyfish and we have shark nets (and helicopters that patrol the beaches). The water is perfect swimming temperature. The Gold Coast is Australia’s most popular holiday destination.

[@janperry120]

Early morning it's cold in WA BUT warms up as the day progresses

[@kimberleyanderson46]

Western Australia has the best beaches in Australia the oceans and coral reefs over there are so much cleaner.

[@GlenAnderson71]

Im so blessed to live on the Gold Coast, water temp is around 25c ( 77F ) depending on time of the year

[@helix5841]

HaHa- I just watched your video showcasing my home town of the “Gold Coast” 😊 It is everything you imagined & expressed in your video ! We love it & it is paradise ! You should come to visit us here one day, I don’t think you will be disappointed.

[@VanessaChats]

I've been a Gold Coast local all my life (I'm mid 40s). It's only recently I've been priced OUT of the rental market. So either make damn sure you can afford $500+ per week easily (for only the small stuff/units) or be willing to share-house because otherwise you'll be SOL to live here which saddens me as I do enjoy it here. 1. We are officially a city. "The City of the Gold Coast" is what's on our Gold Coast Council website. 2. We have shark nets to "protect" us from the sharks. Can't say the same for canals as they're known to 'hide' in them however I have swam plenty of them without incident. The jellyfish you just don't step on them and you're fine. 3. Mt Tambo is awesome especially in the heat of summer as the temps there are always lesser. It's the "green behind the gold" as we say.

[@daveozip4326]

I live just behind Surfers Paradise on an island in the river called Chevron Island. You are right to express disbelief at what this area has to offer, it’s an amazing place. I am lucky enough to live here and walk on the beach nearly every day. I feel blessed and rewarded for my hard efforts to live here. Yes I will stop and take that breath of pure ocean air for you tomorrow morning when I get down to the beach…

[@davidius74]

The Gold Coast is my ideal holiday destination as it has everything. Think of Surfers Paradise (which was originally just a collection of shacks for Surfers to get away from it all) as like Miami, FL. The Gold Coast was originally just a region made up of smaller towns but it all got incorporated together a few decades ago once the tourism boom took off. That tall building you saw was Peppers and is is a hotel but it does have permanent accomodation too. Most of the tall buildings are hotels or holiday apartments and Peppers is the second tallest building in the city, the view was from the Q1 building which is the tallest in all of QLD. I go up there every couple of years and if I had the couple of million dollars I would move up there permanently from Adelaide as the air quality is so good and whenever I am on holiday up there I never have problems with my Asthma like I do down here.

[@ChaCha765-SY]

Sunshine coast up further is the best love it lol