I feel like the key with this is just to commit, If he says bend... bend
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Hey you guys, It's Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with matt behind the camera and on this
channel we share with you all our experiences and tips to help you travel well now today we
are in Australia in sunny Queensland exploring the gorgeous Gold Coast and in this episode,
we're going to be checking out the central Gold Coast which stretches from Burleigh
right up to Southport and you can see beautiful Q1 behind me this is one of the Gold Coast's most
iconic buildings and we're gonna be heading up there very soon to check out some of the
best views on the coast but right now we're gonna kick this video off with a little bit of a flight
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We are here at iFLY on the Gold Coast now this place is perfectly located right in the
heart of the Gold Coast central region around that kind of Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise area
right near Q1 and this whole area has loads of fun activities that are great for families even
couples whatever you're into there's plenty to see and do here now I'm sure you can hear that
wind tunnel in the background of this and i am so excited watching it so this is like a kind of an
indoor skydiving experience there is this like the feeling of that freefall after you jump out
of the plane having done skydives I feel like it's great because now i'm not afraid i'm just excited
I just want to get out there I'm feeling really confident all right I feel like if I go in with
some confidence and some heat I'm just going to Superman that ho! I'm going to go in there
It's going to be wonderful you're going to see me flying yes okay that is going to be me I'm
just going to step in there and just get whipped straight to the top, I'm feeling it I'm feeling it...
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That was so much fun our instructor Matt was a deadset legend and he is so good at
that he's like doing all these tricks and flips and stuff it was really really cool
one thing that I tell you is that you drool I had you all over my face but it was really really
worth it it was so much fun if i could give you a piece of advice would be that that is one of those
activities that is very addictive and it goes very fast so i would recommend like if you think you're
going to be into it maybe booking a package that goes for a little bit longer than you
think because you will get hooked and you will want to do more now if you are thinking about
doing the iFLY experience the amazing team have given us a discount code for you guys
so use LITTLEGREYBOX25 to get 25% off
Announcement: Next stop 230 meters above sea level
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Located 66 kilometres south, south-east from Queensland's capital city Brisbane
the Gold Coast is the perfect spot for a weekend getaway or even a fully-fledged vacation
now the perfect starting point for your adventure on the Gold Coast is right here at SkyPoint
Now it is at the top, or the 77th floor, of the Q1 building It was actually the world's tallest residential building at a time
It's really going to give you a sense for where you are and just how beautiful the coastline is
Now if you are a little bit adventurous you can, of course, do the SkyPoint Climb
Matt and I have done it before so we won't repeat doing it today but basically you go up even higher outside
and you get the chance to hang off the side of the building it is unbelievable and so much fun
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I am starving now our original plan was to go to a nearby surf life-saving club for lunch
but while we're at iFLY, Matt who works there was telling us about this place Lot 1 and it
is a cafe that was just a short walk away and we thought you know what let's take the local
recommendation he's got to know what food is best in the area let's give it a try so that's what
we've done and it's coming out looks amazing now Matt had big wraps on the coffee here and it does
not disappoint that soy Iced latte is heavenly the food looks delicious Matt has gone for a
is that a double beef burger? double beef! That's a lot of beef I have decided to even things out
and I have gone for the falafel veggie wrap and it looks so good
Oh my god... this is really really good... yum
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So if you haven't picked it by now I'm obviously obsessed with thrift stores finding vintage
clothing I just I love the whole experience furniture, clothes, all of it as we were walking
back there was a red cross shop back there it was a really really good one lots of new clothes with
the labels still on and i got myself a brand new dress for 12. so i'm very happy with that
for accommodation we are spending one night here at the star which is located at broad beach
now broad beach is a fantastic spot to stay you're going to find an abundance of great restaurants
the beaches here are fantastic now the star is actually part of the casino if you've you know
been to brisbane or you're from the gold coast you'll know it used to be called jupiter's but now
it is the star and we are staying in room 1517 and the best way i can describe this is it is plush
it is opulent it is all things elegant beautiful big comfortable bed i have never really seen a
bed head kind of art installation in a hotel room like that looks really cool
behind me here everything's very modern and sleek you've got your nespresso machine
a mini bar fridge plenty of space to hang full length mirror which is something i really like
then come around here and i will show you the bathroom because it's absolutely gorgeous really
modern and elegant again and then let me show you at the touch of a button
prince ali fabulous he aliyah that's that makes sense if you open this okay
let me give you the hot tip the bed in that hotel room is plush the whole situation
is plush it is like cozying up inside a little cloud and kind of snuggling up like a little
glow worm and it is delectable i am really looking forward to having a sleep in there
the little cat nap i just took yeah me too that little cat nap was divine now you guys we are
heading to dinner now and we're going somewhere that i am very excited to eat so let me show you
hot dogs so you guys know by now how much i love mexican food so dinner we have come here to hail
mary at burley and this looks amazing now to start with we got some glock and chips and they were so
crunchy and fresh guys the mains have come out oh my goodness it is literally taco tuesday so
all tacos today are five dollars i have got this vegan kind of a cool jackfruit situation going
on which is like a pool pork almost and this black bean which looks amazing some jalapenos
on there i'm hoping these are both really nice and spicy and matte oh my goodness he's got this
beef brisket enchilada and i branched out instead of getting a usual margarita i
went from the mango margarita and i am never ever ever sleeping on these again this is so
so delicious yum but i'm gonna dig in and try one of these um i might start with the jackfruit
oh my god it looks so good
oh my god that's amazing it's so smoky really great amount of spice
absolutely perfect i could not recommend this place highly enough all right that brings today
to an end but you guys we are going to be exploring more of the coast tomorrow and
i'm going to be taking you to some of my absolute favorite spots the side we saw today was probably
more of the touristy side that you know you may have heard of we're going to be digging a little
deeper and doing a few more locals only kind of things tomorrow so make sure you stay tuned
good morning you guys so matt and i had really big plans to wake up early and go down the beach
for a swim but to be honest that hotel room was really really cozy so instead we slept in and now
we are starting our day here at paddock this is one of my favorite places to come on coaster for
breakfast they do really great coffee they have awesome outdoor seating so you get that
great fresh ocean breeze and the service is quick and their food is amazing so i have got
my favorite avocados but they have got this like obviously their bakery as well so they
make all of their breads on site and they have so many baked goodies in there and
this is like a seven grain whole grain sourdough situation or something like that it looks amazing
oh wow that is a generous serve of glock go on don't judge me
what have we got here bacon and egg the classic bacon and egg roll the b
b that's a good amount of bacon that looks like a crusty fresh roll
did that just go alone that's just good absolutely
when it comes to shopping you absolutely cannot go past a visit to pacific fair or
as we would call it pak bear now this place when it originally opened look it looks a
lot different to what it does now it has undergone a massive rejuvenation and there
is something like 400 plus specialty stores you've got everything from louis vuitton
through to kmart and absolutely everything in between now matt and i were closer to burley
and we're around that burley area so we did drive north a little bit to get back here
it was a really easy maybe 10 or 15 minute drive plenty of parking so many shops to explore great
food and the garden kind of watery areas here are stunning probably my favorite thing about pacquiao
is this beautiful bottle tree that you see behind me i absolutely love bottle trees
and you can see there's a magpie in it little guy that we have at home too that we call magnus
so welcome back to burley you guys it is one of my favorite spots on the coast it just has such
a great locals vibe here and it's really the spots that we like to visit with the best food
great views plenty to see and do and the beach here is fantastic now behind me is james
street which is the heart of burley now along there that's we went to hail mary last night
for dinner but they've got a ton of boutiques restaurants cafes really cool spots to duck into
including our favorite donut shop and of course some great fish and chip shops too
so our plan was to get some fish and chips and then come here to burley beach
i don't eat fish so i went to oakberry instead and got this really really delicious acai bowl
i pretty much live on cybeles i think you may have gathered they just really agree with me and
they're delicious and it's like having dessert any time of the day and this one is especially good
they layer it in the cup so you know you get your muesli in the middle there and you get to choose
from the unlimited toppings it is fantastic now there is a really good fishmonger that we go to
in james street we didn't go there today because matt is still full from his amazing breakfast roll
so we didn't get him anything to eat so he's just gonna sit there and watch me
you really can't go wrong when it comes to choosing a spot to go swimming here on the gold
coast there are so many great beaches if you are not from here if you are not familiar with reading
the water conditions you can get into a lot of trouble very very quickly so especially overseas
visitors especially to you please swim between the flags and listen to the surf lifesavers now as
locals matt and i we would never go to the beach and go get out there in the sun and go for a swim
between 10 a.m and 2 p.m because that is when it is its hottest and that is when the sun's uvs are
at uv rays are their most dangerous so we tend to do what we call shadow running we hide up here in
the shadows and we visit between turn and two and usually what we would do is get up really early
so matt as a surfer would come down for a dawn session and we would go for a swim probably up to
as late as 8 a.m and then we might go for a swim in the afternoon from about 3 or 4 p.m onwards
there are plenty of great viewpoints along the gold coast but the loris bonnie lookout where
we are right now has to be one of our favorite spots and that's because it's usually a little
bit more quiet than the others you just park down the street you walk up a whole bunch of
stairs and then you're at the top and there is a little goat trail you can follow if you are doing
so safely and nobody catches you and you get some really beautiful views out here you guys
now you might have noticed that matt and i have been zigzagging all over the coast today we have
been up and down up and down all over the place which kind of brings me to something important and
that's about getting around the coast now if you can i would always recommend that you hire a car
when you're on the gold coast i mean it's just going to mean that you can drive to different
points and see so many different parts of the coast rather than just being bound to one area
like broad beach or just burley for example you'll get to see more of the whole expanse of the coast
with that in mind if hiring a car isn't possible that's totally cool there is a light rail or a
tram which is really easy to use really easy to figure out and affordable as well of course you
can catch other public transport like the bus or there are rideshare apps like uber available too
we were going to go for a bit of an afternoon swim but the weather is against us this is
really overcast i would say maybe it's about 23 degrees which to queensland is like us
means absolutely freezing get your jumpers on it's officially winter
i think to any other person from any other part of the world you think that was lovely and warm
still and you were getting that water but uh no that's not the way we do it so instead we're
just gonna have a little bit of work along the beach and then maybe go get the drink somewhere
burley pavilion is located right on the beachfront you guys so it is the perfect place to come for a
sunset drink downstairs you've got rickshaws they also have a restaurant here too i would just say
that this place is a super kind of popular young trendy kind of vibe which means combined with the
beachfront views it may not be perfect if you are on a very very tight budget so just keep
that in mind and again that kind of young trendy hip kind of thing can attract a certain kind of
clientele so if you prefer a more low-key locals experience you're definitely going to want to head
somewhere like a surf life saving club instead but if you're up for that kind of trendy young
people vibe and uh maybe you don't mind fighting with a couple of young chicky babes for a table
matthew then you should come here we are ending the day here at the miami marquetta now i have
never been here before i have heard about it but matt found out that they are actually open on
wednesday nights and it is a wednesday tonight and they are having a rummage sale so i don't think it
could get any better than that and i also believe they are open on the weekends too so definitely
worth checking out if you are coming because i think there are going to be some great food
stalls set up in there and hopefully some cool rummage stuff to rummage through let's go inside
do hot diggity dog so there were quite a few stalls to choose from like wood-fired pizzas
somebody over there was selling the most intense looking cannolis i've ever seen in my life um thai
food lots of great stuff to choose i think that was nachos japanese but we saw this and it looked
amazing so the guys at brisket boss are serving up some delicious brisket and you can have that on a
beautiful fresh roll by the looks of it matt has gone for the carnival friendly option there look
at that that looks so tender and beautiful and much to my surprise and delight they do a vegan
brisket option which is a full pork and i got this beautiful big salad to go with it and it just
looks amazing so it smells incredible before i stopped eating meat i was obsessed with like smoky
pulled pork kind of food and i really miss those flavors not the poor but the flavors
that brings this week's video to a close i know what you're thinking where is matt's facts
i have been harassing him for the last two days for matt's facts but uh he said he has no facts
don't worry we'll group together and we will peer pressure him together and he will be back
next week with our second gold coast episode and he will then have some maths facts won't you
yes nodding yes he will have matt's facts all right you guys that is it
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