The official hotel is Watermark Hotel & Spa Gold Coast (this hotel has now changed ownership and name change to Voco Hotel and under the IHG Group).. Upon arrival into the hotel, we checked in and have lunch in the buffet restaurant.
After lunch, its free time to explore Gold Coast.. As this was my 3rd time in Gold Coast, there's little for me to do, so I suggested to my new friends that we go shopping in Harbourtown.. By public transport it would have taken more than a hour, so we opted to share UBER instead for around AUD30, as we only have a few hours and needed to be back in Gold Coast for the official dinner..
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| Hotel facade |
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| Toilet & tub |
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| My room.. sharing with a Singaporean agent |
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| Our official welcome pack and landyard |
The next day is our familiarisation trip in Gold Coast, we were brought to the Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre to learn about the aboriginal trip, and then some fun time..
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| Entering a sacred place, they will paint your body with 3 lines to seek permission to enter |
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| Entrance to the aboriginal centre |
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| The lookout point behind the aboriginal centre, right in the heart of Gold Coast |
I tried stand-up paddle boating as it is something I have not done before.. Turns out it's so much easier than surfing, and balance isn't a problem..
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| Trying to maintain my balance when I'm not paddling |
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| My group comprising of mix of Malaysian and Singapore agents |
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| How many shots needed to catch the one with everyone timed perfectly |
In the evening, it was the official welcoming ceremony held at Sea World.. We were treated to a sumptuous spread of seafood buffet and free tokens to play games.. I won myself a shark soft toy...
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| I have a lot of wine and champagne throughout the night as well as the entire 2 weeks in Australia |
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| Baby shark doo doo doo doo |
