#CatTravels: Going ‘native’ on Gold Coast, West End

On our second-to-the-last day in Brisbane, we decided to get out of dodge.

We hopped on the train and headed south to the Gold Coast, out to where the locals hung. We met up with a friend (and native), Kay Russell, who took us on the insider’s tour of the area. We definitely learned a lot! (That’s another blog!)

And when we got back to Brisbane, we headed straight to another local spot, Tukka Restaurant, to sample some native berries, nuts and meats, including kangaroo. (OK, I didn’t actually eat the kangaroo. I just couldn’t. Not after I hand-fed some of its relatives!)

This was exactly what we had wanted to do — see the local hangouts and taste the unique offerings of Australia.

It was an adventurous day for us, and we lived to blog about it!

Catching the TRANSLink

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We decided to ditch the Brisbane CBD (central business district) and head somewhere new. So we made plans with a friend who lives on the Gold Coast to visit her. So we hopped on the very convenient TRANSLink to get there.

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6 Responses to “#CatTravels: Going ‘native’ on Gold Coast, West End”

  1. Melissa December 3, 2012 at 11:44 pm #

    mmmmmmmmmmm so good

  2. Melissa December 3, 2012 at 11:45 pm #

    In all seriousness. Can I put your video on my blog?

  3. David Jackson December 4, 2012 at 2:56 am #

    What a great trip. Definitely going to add it to my list.

  4. M December 4, 2012 at 6:36 am #

    Hello Cat!
    Very nice beaches.

  5. Annoddah Dave December 4, 2012 at 9:17 am #

    CAT: Great Fuud Pix! Tenks! BTW were any of the nuts macadamia?

  6. WildeOscar December 4, 2012 at 11:18 am #

    I knew, when I saw that you posted 43 pictures, that there would be food in there. There is food, and more food. It all looks incredible, but I had to pause at the possum wrapped in quail. Keep travelin’ Cat. I can live throuth your blog and camera lens.

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