Visiting The Gold Coast

Planning a trip to the Gold Coast? Essential travel information you need and more.


GOLD COAST PRAYER TIMES JULY.2010
  • 31.07.2010 |Fajr-5:09 |Sunrise-6:30 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:57 |Maghrib-5:17 |Isha-6:39
  • 30.07.2010 |Fajr-5:10 |Sunrise-6:31 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:57 |Maghrib-5:16 |Isha-6:39
  • 29.07.2010 |Fajr-5:10 |Sunrise-6:31 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:57 |Maghrib-5:15 |Isha-6:38
  • 28.07.2010 |Fajr-5:11 |Sunrise-6:32 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:56 |Maghrib-5:15 |Isha-6:38
  • 27.07.2010 |Fajr-5:11 |Sunrise-6:32 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:56 |Maghrib-5:15 |Isha-6:37
  • 26.07.2010 |Fajr-5:12 |Sunrise-6:33 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:55 |Maghrib-5:14 |Isha-6:37
  • 25.07.2010 |Fajr-5:12 |Sunrise-6:33 |Zuhr-12:00 |Asr-2:55 |Maghrib-5:14 |Isha-6:37
  • Visas

    Electricity

    • Australia's electricity is 240V, 50hz and uses a three-pin angled plug (Type 1). If you forgot to buy a converter, shops in tourist areas often have them.

    Time zone

    • Australia has three time zones. Queensland is on Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is Greenwich Mean Time plus 10 hours.
    • Most of the rest of the country has daylight saving, but Queensland stays the same all year round.

    Currency

    • The Aussie dollar comes in a variety of notes — $100 , $50 ,$20 , $10  and $5 — and coins , in denominations of $2, $1, plus 50, 20, 10 and five cents.

    Cultural/social conventions

    • Say "Thank you"; tip if people deserve it; don't compare the Gold Coast — or Australia — to home every five seconds (unless it's complimentary, of course); and don't walk home by yourself at night.

    Best time to visit (climate, high/low seasons)

    • Queensland winters are divine — hugely underrated (except by the ME tourists) but generally clear, blue and sunny. A bit cold at night, but just nice during the day. Winter temperatures range from an average of nine to 21 degrees Celsius (48 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit).
    • October is generally accepted as the best time of year. January and February — especially February —is testing, unless you like living in a haze of humidity. Summer temperatures range from 19 to 29 degrees Celsius (66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit).

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