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Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper

Wonderful view of Surfers Paradise

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper

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Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper on the Gold Coast in 2006. It lost its title as the world’s tallest residential tower to the 348 meter Marina Torch in Dubai in 2011. The resort offers 80 levels of luxury apartment-style accommodation.

For a discounted rate at the Q1 hotel just book through THIS LINK.

 Paradise Waters & Southport in the distance

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

SkyPoint, formerly known as QDeck, is an observation deck at levels 77 and 78. It is Australia’s only beach-side observation deck and has room enough for 400 people.

2019 & Soul dominates the view

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper

77 floors high

Q1 surfers paradise skyscraper looking north 2006.

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

Notice the twin towers are nearing completion. Circle on Cavill is a $551 million commercial development with two residential towers built by the Sunland Group and positioned in a key city block in the heart of the Surfers Paradise CBD, The South Tower was completed around March 2007 and the North Tower was completed around July 2007. Both towers are joined on level 4 lounge which takes in the view of the Nerang River. The tallest point of the north tower is approximately 220 m and reflects a recent trend to building upwards in Surfers’ skyline, also reflected in the construction of Q1 and Soul.  

Circle on Cavil in 2019

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A big difference to 2006. 🙂 Also the Hilton hotel is on the right.

Towers of Chevron Renaissance

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

The Towers of Chevron Renaissance are a three–tower residential resort above the Chevron Village, a retail, dining and entertainment complex just meters from patrolled beaches in Surfers Paradise, city of Gold Coast, Australia.

Avalon Apartments

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

In 2007 I thought I had sold my home so I rented an apartment in Avalon, sadly the contract on my home collapsed and it cost me about $1500 to get out of the lease I had signed.

Here is Avalon in 2019

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A great view looking north along the river.

Paradise Island Resort with the yellow roof

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

That’s Chevron island top right.

Waterfront living in Surfers Paradise

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

There are hundreds of kilometres of waterways on the Gold Coast.

Chevron Island Surfers Paradise

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper

A regular haunt for me as it is close to my home. Good selection of restaurants & coffee shops.

Looking west to the Gold Coast turf club

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My waterfront home was just to the right of the racecourse.

Isle of Capri Surfers Paradise

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

The Isle of Capri is one of the expensive upmarket suburbs in Surfers Paradise.

Jupitors Casino, convention centre & Pacific Fair

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

I believe Pacific Fair was being renovated in 2015.

Looking south towards Burleigh Heads

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

A great view of Broadbeach.

A huge difference in 2019.

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Lots of new buildings compared with 2006.

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Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

 Q1 surfers paradise has dominated the skyline but recently a new development has been approved for the Iluka site.

Soul on Cavill Avenue

Q1 Surfers Paradise skyscraper 

This huge skyscraper has also been built 2 blocks from Q1 in Cavill Avenue. The hotel is run by Peppers and if you book through THIS LINK you will get a very good discount.

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Author: David Herd

My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets. I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington. Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand. What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :) I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit. Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ???? Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia. Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.

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