GOLD COAST: What's it REALLY like living on the Gold Coast? (Expats in Australia)

Gold Coast Australia | What's life like for an expat living on the Gold Coast, Australia? We share our thoughts as expats living on the Gold Coast and talk about the weather, lifestyle, food, cost and general first impressions!
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Video Title: GOLD COAST: What's it REALLY like living on the Gold Coast? (Australia Expats)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Gold Coast Geography
1:42 Coolangatta Airport
2:25 Cafe Culture
4:03 Vegan Food Scene
4:54 Are the locals nice?
7:39 Dog Friendly Palm Beach
8:08 Currumbin Creek
9:20 Health/Wellness/Surfing
10:41 Bike Paths
12:11 Who is the Gold Coast for?
14:30 Pros/Cons
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  • @Zakri_Boy
    @Zakri_Boy22 күн бұрын

    I extend sincere thanks to CJ Explores for their thorough exploration of Australia, covering its cities, beaches, and outback. Visiting New Zealand and Australia has been a dream tourism destination for me for a long time. I suggest incorporating street food experiences and interactions with locals and expats into your vlogs.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your support my friend! We will definitely be checking out the markets during our time here and yes we can include some street food for sure 😉

  • @Zakri_Boy

    @Zakri_Boy

    21 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores You are welcome! I can't wait to see your street food experiences and interactions with locals in your vlogs. Safe travels and happy exploring.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Zakri_Boy ❤️🙏🏼☺️

  • @jkl1202

    @jkl1202

    20 күн бұрын

    To Zaki_Boy also check out One pack wanderers. A couple from the US traveled Australia a year ago and are currently back to travel Australia again.

  • @sanliu9115
    @sanliu911522 күн бұрын

    I watch your video to learn English.I share the video with Taiwan audience.❤

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    @@sanliu9115 thank you San Liu ❤️🙏🏼☺️ we appreciate the support. I hope it helps in your language journey

  • @GoldCoastExplorer
    @GoldCoastExplorer2 күн бұрын

    Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    17 сағат бұрын

    @@GoldCoastExplorer appreciate the love ❤️

  • @louisaklimentos7583
    @louisaklimentos758322 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this amazing video and the weather is beautiful !

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    Our pleasure Louisa ❤️☺️

  • @jkl1202
    @jkl120219 күн бұрын

    I’m very surprised you decided to make the Gold Coast your home and not somewhere a bit quieter. I suppose because it’s quite central to everything there. I know you absolutely loved WA but it’s a long way from everything. Welcome back you guys!! 😁👍🇦🇺

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    18 күн бұрын

    @@jkl1202 thank you for your warm welcome. Yes for now the Gold Coast has everything we need ☺️ let’s see if things work out for us here!

  • @tracygrant2923
    @tracygrant292321 күн бұрын

    Loved this walking tour around GC area, looks very family friendly and my dog would love it!(definitely get a dog 🐶 🤩) Agree the Creek is very picturesque.. you should both purchase a bicycle.. great way to get about and looks like a lot of flat accessible areas & great way to keep fit! Loved your balcony area guys, looks a lovely spot to relax. ❤

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@tracygrant2923 we are so excited to get a dog 🐕 we are going to check out some of the local rescues and see if there are any dogs that we connect with 😍 we will get bikes, do not worry about that!! Thanks Tracy, we have a 6 month lease here and really enjoying it so far!

  • @tracygrant2923

    @tracygrant2923

    20 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores that’s great you’re going to see about a dog, and a rescue one is a great idea! 🐶 glad you’re enjoying you’re time in the Gold Coast too 🤩

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@tracygrant2923 thanks Tracy! ❤️ will keep you guys posted on here!

  • @tracygrant2923

    @tracygrant2923

    20 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores 😍😃

  • @samshepherd26
    @samshepherd2621 күн бұрын

    Yeah, definitely get some bicycles. You live in the perfect spot for it 🚲

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@samshepherd26 thanks Sam we will see if we can pick some up this week!

  • @KenzoTenmaM
    @KenzoTenmaM22 күн бұрын

    Hey guys, can I ask why you decided Gold Coast over Perth? We are thinking of moving to either Perth or Gold Coast but very torn between the two. Could you compare them? Love your videos.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    @@KenzoTenmaM hi Dr Kenzo 👋🏼 of course. Perth is fantastic as well. It’s located on the river not quite on the coast, a little bit like Brisbane. Except the beaches near Perth are much nicer! Gold Coast has much more infrastructure than Perth I would say, it’s been established for a longer time and is really well developed. You will certainly get more bang for your buck over in Perth in terms of house prices - that’s whether you’re buying or renting. If that doesn’t concern you and you want a busier lifestyle then Gold Coast would certainly work for you. If you like things a little bit quieter, want to save some money and don’t mind being more than a few hours flight away from the nearest major city then Perth could be the pick! Hope this helps!

  • @mariastar108

    @mariastar108

    21 күн бұрын

    don`t move to Perth - Gold Coast is better

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@mariastar108 thanks for sharing, have you got experience in both cities??

  • @mariastar108

    @mariastar108

    20 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores I have been living in Perth for 2.5 years now and I think the local mentality here is isolated. I`ve been in Brisbane and Gold Coast for 2 months and was able to connect with ppl straight away

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@mariastar108 ahaa 🤔 that’s interesting. We have also connected with people here on the GC right away! But we do have a friend who is living in Perth for a couple years now. I’ll ask him how it’s all going 😉

  • @Delton05
    @Delton0522 күн бұрын

    I think you two fit in and would make good Australians, and especially, Gold Coasters (Margot Robbie's grew up there). Hope you run out of reasons to go elsewhere. Looks like a place to heal on many levels. Beautiful.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Delton05 awww thanks Delton 🙏🏼☺️ it’s feeling more and more like home every day 😉

  • @laurapace632
    @laurapace63214 күн бұрын

    You guys could do dog sitting

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    9 күн бұрын

    Super helpful but we need more stability in our life I think 😊

  • @aakashacharya5184
    @aakashacharya518422 күн бұрын

    😊

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    ☺️

  • @sophiebatrav3166
    @sophiebatrav316622 күн бұрын

    Thank you for your very informative videos! I'm thinking of studying in Gold Coast, do you know if we can afford to live there with only a part time job? Approximately how much money should we earn to live on?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    Hi Sophie 👋🏼 there’s a lot of great Facebook groups which can help you find rooms/houses/apartments to live in on the Gold Coast. There you will get an idea of the current rental prices. A room in a shared house is obviously the cheapest way to go and you could find yourself living with other students in an area close to your uni of choice. In terms of money, I think you could get by on a part time job. I certainly did when I was living in Brisbane when I first moved here. The wages in Australia are very good and they pay extra for night time and weekend work. If you want to make it happen I’m sure you can Sophie!!

  • @maria641
    @maria64117 күн бұрын

    Hi friends, could you please share which tools you use to compare rental prices ? Did you consider living in far north Queensland ? Where the GBR is

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    17 күн бұрын

    @@maria641 yes! The main property search tools are Domain.com.au and realestate.com.au but you can also join Facebook groups for your chosen region where people share rooms available for rent as well as full properties. We didn’t consider living in FNQ because it gets tooooo hot there in the summer. Great for a holiday but slightly uncomfortable if you don’t like having to choose between living in a sauna or air conditioning all day!

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    17 күн бұрын

    @@maria641 yes! The main property search tools are Domain.com.au and realestate.com.au but you can also join Facebook groups for your chosen region where people share rooms available for rent as well as full properties. We didn’t consider living in FNQ because it gets tooooo hot there in the summer. Great for a holiday but slightly uncomfortable if you don’t like having to choose between living in a sauna or air conditioning all day!

  • @kamrulhassan6560
    @kamrulhassan656022 күн бұрын

    Your almost every videos i have been watching in your eyes give me honestly say which country is more beautiful new Zealand or Australia to visit please answer from gazipur bangladesh

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    @@kamrulhassan6560 that’s an impossible question to answer!! 😜

  • @kamrulhassan6560

    @kamrulhassan6560

    22 күн бұрын

    Why you say impossible i think both Australia and new Zealand are worlds beautiful and best country to visit are you agree with me please answer from gazipur bangladesh

  • @Glenn-ei3xp

    @Glenn-ei3xp

    17 күн бұрын

    @@kamrulhassan6560both are fantastic to visit. The two countries are only a few hours flight from each other, so if you are coming from the other side of the world you should visit both

  • @laurapace632
    @laurapace63214 күн бұрын

    Jack Russell

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    9 күн бұрын

    Hahaha our neighbour had one in Cornwall and he was NAUGHTY!!! 🤣

  • @mariastar108
    @mariastar10821 күн бұрын

    get a border collie !🐕‍🦺 or a red dog kelpie

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@mariastar108 🤩🤩🤩 we once did a dog personality test and we found out that Brittany’s would suit our lifestyle! But we are definitely open to other breeds. We live in an apartment at the moment so maybe a smaller dog might be better suited to us as we don’t have the space for the dog to run around! What do you think?

  • @mariastar108

    @mariastar108

    20 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores I`ve heard that there might be issues with apartment regulations if a dog is bigger than a certain size, that`s true.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    20 күн бұрын

    @@mariastar108 I didn’t even think of that, more just about the dog being happy. I’ll look into the local bylaws, good shout x

  • @sisselnilsen4699
    @sisselnilsen469922 күн бұрын

    How it it for people on strollers¿

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    22 күн бұрын

    @@sisselnilsen4699 perfect with all the bike paths! And it’s very flat 👌🏼

  • @sisselnilsen4699

    @sisselnilsen4699

    22 күн бұрын

    @@cjexplores Are ttjrr wooden patths down to the beach and structures into the sea??

  • @PlaylistsRUs
    @PlaylistsRUs15 сағат бұрын

    Australia is health conscious and veganism isn’t a healthy lifestyle especially if you’re an active person.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Сағат бұрын

    @@PlaylistsRUs thanks for your input, I just watched this and it seems that it’s not as bad as you might think… kzread.info/dash/bejne/gId23Jmkhqezfqw.htmlsi=tsCEh_7zfj7IhGEA

  • @finn6492
    @finn649216 күн бұрын

    just say immigrants. you guys are immigrants.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    9 күн бұрын

    🤣 have you ever heard the term 'negative connotation'?