{"id":30015,"date":"2014-10-05T08:44:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T00:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=30015"},"modified":"2014-09-28T02:36:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-27T18:36:44","slug":"4d3n-brisbane-gold-coast-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/10\/05\/4d3n-brisbane-gold-coast-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"4D3N Brisbane \/ Gold Coast Itinerary: Travel Info, Scoot Review, and Getting Around Brisbane & Gold Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Flying to Australia…<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Apply Visa<\/strong>. JA Travel<\/a> never fails me: swift, polite, and cheap.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. How to Get to Brisbane from Gold Coast Airport.\u00a0<\/strong>There are numerous ways with varying prices.
\n(i) limousine<\/a>\u00a0(about 1.5 hours),
\n(ii) taxis<\/a>,
\n(iii) Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle<\/a>,
\n(iv) public transport via Go card<\/a>. Take Bus 760 from Gold Coast Airport. Alight at Varsity Lakes station to transfer to train to Brisbane. (about 2 hours.)<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Hire Cars<\/strong>. Remember to bring your driver’s license. It is best to look for a cheap deal\u00a0online, and reserve\u00a0a car first, because it is more expensive when you book it over the counter at the airport. These are the 6 car rental companies available: Avis<\/a>, Budget<\/a>, \u00a0Europcar<\/a>, Hertz<\/a>, Redspot<\/a>, and Thrifty<\/a>. Don’t get a GPS (see #4).<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Pre-paid SIM Cards<\/strong>. Buy Optus Prepaid SIM card<\/strong><\/a> (A$2) from the convenience shop at Gold Coast Airport. Opt for the Prepaid Daily Plus plan<\/strong> (A$2 a day), which gives you unlimited calls, SMS, and 500MB data. With this plan, you can use Google Maps on your smartphones and not get lost.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airlines Flying to Gold Coast<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Scoot
\nGold Coast Airport is a small one-storey airport, which serves a few airlines like Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin, and Tiger. A group of Australian food bloggers invited me to give a talk at their conference<\/a>, and they managed to get\u00a0Scoot<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to sponsor my air tickets. Scoot flies directly to Gold Coast from Singapore a few times a week. About 9-10 hours’ flight. It’s a red-eye flight, so by the time you sleep on the plane, and reach Gold Coast, it’s day time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"scootbiz\"I hate flying because I’m 1.8m and have a short body and long legs, long beautiful legs that\u00a0airplane seats threaten\u00a0to cut the blood circulation off. Thankfully, Scoot flew me there on\u00a0Business class<\/strong> and back on\u00a0Stretch seat<\/strong>\u00a0(economy\u00a0class but with extreme\u00a0leg space). The seats were so spacious I could somersault (if I knew how to). Between the two classes, my flat, meatless ass told me that the business class had more comfy seats. I drowned myself in it, but for the stretch seat, I was impatient to arrive. So if it’s long distance, it may be worthwhile getting ScootBiz.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"scoot
\nAlways pre-purchase\u00a0food\u00a0<\/strong>for long distance flights.\u00a0The\u00a0beef stew<\/strong>\u00a0was greasy and thin, but\u00a0the\u00a0nasi lemak<\/strong>\u00a0was awesomely spicy, so spicy I wondered how\u00a0angmohs<\/em>\u00a0could take it. I had a full meal an hour before embarking the plane, and yet when the nasi lemak was served, no grain was left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"scoot<\/p>\n

I surmised that\u00a0service<\/strong> was better in ScootBiz than in economy class because there were lesser passengers in ScootBiz. ScootBiz has ruined me: I fear that I have become pampered and spoilt by their excellent service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting Around Brisbane and Gold Coast<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

If you’re traveling only in Gold Coast, go for the Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle<\/a>, which gives you airport transfers, public transport in Gold Coast, and transfers\u00a0between theme parks.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re following my itinerary, and going to both Gold Coast and Brisbane, then you may want to purchase a Go card\u00a0<\/strong>(A$10) at train stations or any convenience shops. The Go card can be used for public transport (trams, trains, buses, and even ferries!) in both places. You can top up the value day by day. An important website, Translink<\/a><\/strong>, helps you plan your journey, and guess what, because you have the prepaid SIM card (see above #4), you can access the Translink website any time.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need a taxi in Brisbane, call 133 222 (Black & White Cabs) or 131 924 (Yellow Cabs). You can also download the app Uber<\/a>\u00a0to request for\u00a0a private car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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