Patriotic pride is overwhelming me, sending lots of anxiety attacks - crikey I hope the Wheatons have a wonderful time in Australia - please please please. It's strange the need for us to have you enjoy yourself when you visit a particular country...I mean we're all as rude, ignorant, selfish whatever I suppose so the odds are you're going to encounter something that isn't perfect, but geez I hope it is - perfect I mean. So silly. Anyway - echoing the "stay away from Surfers" mantra. Gold Coast is pretty much a huge tourist trap, but the Hinterland can be lovely. PS wish you'd had the chance to do Sydney - would have made it there. GC and Melbourne just too far. It's expensive to travel interstate here ;-) Also, Sydney = beautiful.