I decided to leave Brisbane after 7 months in Australia and moved to Surfer Paradise on the 23rd of September 2020.

I was very exhausted for the night job the work in the hostel and having only one day off a week for three months it was barely had fisically and psychologically as well so I quit before than what I expected, it was Saturday 19th of September I was without energy to work absolutely I just stayed in the bed all time and I tried to figured out what to do next and as it was my plan I moved to Gold Coast just a bit early hoping to have also better luck with the job to earn a bit more money before start travelling.

DAY 1 – 23.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

In the morning I woke up I went to the bank and than I went to have a breakfast with Laura at Nodo in the CBD and than we went to the train station together were we met her friend and is boyfriend, we took the train to Surfer Paradise we stopped at the hostel were I did the check in and than we went for a lunch at the Sandbar all together just next to the beach and than we relaxed all noon at the beach and for the sunset we went to drink something at the Hurricane Bar and for the dinner we choose the Brazilian Restaurant Brazilian Flame and Grill, it was a really nice day and I was barely tired to stay around all day so when I went back to the hostel I immediately went to sleep to rest a bit.

DAY 2- Thursday 24.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

It was a chill day, I did the breakfast in the Hostel between 10 am than I relax and arrange my stuff a bit and then I went to the beach to relax and get tan a little bit, than I come back for the dinner that the guys at the Hostel they invite me to eat pasta with them.

DAY 3 – Friday 25.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

It was pretty much the same as the day before I did the breakfast and then I slept all day basically because I was very tired, and I didn’t used to have those routine and I get ready for the interview/trial at the Toy Box which I went there at 8 pm.

DAY 4 – Saturday 26.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I come back for the night before in the Hostel at 3 am so I was a bit tired but anyway I woke up barely early I went to the McDonald by walk to buy something to eat in peace in front of the ocean, then I come back in the hostel to sleep a bit and I went to workout 7:30 pm.

DAY 5 – Sunday 27.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I didn’t sleep anything basically, I was very tired but I went at the bar Italia to met Laura and Alessandro it was really nice see them again and we sent all the day at the beach basically we just did a little break for lunch that we eat at the Vapiano Restaurant and than we went to drink something again at the Hurricane Bar near to the beach and than I say goodbye to them that they went back to Brisbane and I went back to the Hostel.

DAY 6 – Monday 28.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I woke up early I did the breakfast and then I took the tram to Currumbin to visit the Sanctuary, it was my second time in a Sanctuary in Australia, an amazing experience I could see the Koala, pet the Kangaroo and many other animals. At the end before leaving I hold a Koala for the first time in my life it was something unreal so cute and delicate this puppy it was of only eighteen months, so soft and innocents I totally felt in love. After the Sanctuary I went to the beach but it was very cloudy and windy so I just took few pic because from there is possible to see the GC from the see basically and than I took the bus again and I went to eat something and then at the Skypoint Observatory Deck at the 77 floor it was an amazing experience so beautiful the view I couldn’t believe it, I saw enjoyed the sunset drinking a glass of Prosecco as usual and then I went back to the Hostel o sleep.

DAY 7 – Tuesday 29.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I did the breakfast in the Hostel then I went to the supermarkets, I cook and then I stayed with the guys of the Hostel in the Hostel to chat and relax and at 4:30 pm I started to work at the reception for the accomodation till 10 pm it was a Pizza night very funny and nice Pizza for free for everyone.

DAY 8 – Wednesday 30.09.20

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I tried to woke up early and I went again at the Skypoint which I pid for three days of entrance, I went there before 10:30 am so I could do the breakfast there it was wonderful, one of the best breakfast I ever done in my life. After I went to do a bit of shopping at the outlet, really nice the outlet in Broadbeach South. After I just come back in the Hostel I had a lunch and I chill a bit in front of the pool and then I worked at the reception in the evening.

DAY 9 – Thursday 01.10.2020

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I woke up kind of early and then I went to Burleigh Heads Beach to enjoy the the day and take a bit of sun. Than I come back in the Hostel and I went to the Casino at the Star precisely the roof top bat at The Nineteen which it was very amazing I liked it so much.

DAY 10 – Friday 02.10.2020

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

In the morning I went to the beach in Surfers paradise next to the hostel, relax enjoy and take few photos then I get ready to go at work.

DAY 11 – Saturday 03.10.2020

( Night at: Aussie Dream Hostel )

I woke up early I did the breakfast at the hostel and then I went to the river to enjoy the day and then I come back in the hostel I change the room into a staff room with other 5 girl, tried to sleep but without success so I just get ready to work at 8 pm.

DAY 12 – Sunday 04.10.2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

I worked the night before, I come back kind of in late and then I couldn’t sleep all night because my roommate were really noisy and loud, I went to see the sunrise at the beach but it was too cold so I come back I tried to sleep one hour and than I did the breakfast with my roommate Federica talk a bit and I decided to take all my stuff and leave the hostel even if I supposed to work in the noon for my third shift of the week. I went out from the back door I pack everything very quick and I went in the street like an homeless I call Uber and I went in at other hostel at the Bunk backpackers which is in the same building as The Island that’s a nice hotel with a great pool. I stayed at the pool a bit, while I was waiting to have a room and do the check in and I booked it for a week. I’m much more happier like this so I can just enjoy and not working at the reception that’s great and I will already work at the club Thursday to Saturday this week which is really near to the new place where I’m staying.

DAY 13 – Monday 05.10.2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

Morning breakfasts at The Surfer Paradise Beach Cafe then it was a bit cloud so I went back to the hostel I eat and I rest a bit at the pool then I went to Palazzo Versace for a drink and later at The Island for an other drink. It was a pretty chill day actually so after I just went back to the hostel to sleep.

DAY 14 – Tuesday 06.10.2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

Woke up, preparing myself for the shooting and then theme the tram to Burleigh Heads, meet the photographer at 12 am for the shooting and then I took the train to Coolongata, that I spent the moon there on the beach taking photos, walk around the park and see the surfers. Thank I come back in Burleigh for the sunset to drink a cocktail at Burleigh Pavillion and enjoy the sunset. Than I come back at home and I went to sleep early for the day after, that I booked a day tour in the mountain next to GC.

DAY 15 – Wednesday 07.10.2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

Woke up at 7 am for the tour and then I went in front of the street at Novotel where the bus pick me up. That’s the tour that I’ve done:

• 4 wheel driving along secluded hillside tracks through Eucalyptus Rainforests and we were very lucky that I could see for the first time in my life a wild koala
• Guided rainforest walk in Tamborine National Park to Waterfall
• Gallery Walk stop (The Hinterland’s arts and crafts street)
• Lunch at the Manor Hotel.
• Panoramic views all day of the Gold Coast countryside and city skyline
• Visit Lamington National Park for a guided Canopy Treetop Walk
• Wild Bird feeding at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat

It was a really nice and chill day and I had the opportunity to see something different about GC, the tour was well organised and we were just me and two old woman so was really chilled and relax. I come back in Gold Coast at the Hostel around 5 pm. And than I went to Burleigh Heads Pavillion to drink something.

DAY 16 – Thursday 08/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

Chill and sleep all day basically because I went to sleep late the night before and thank this week I will work three days so I tried to rest as much as I could to get ready to work in the night.

DAY 17 – Friday 09/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

I spent all the day at the swimming pool relax and chill and than in the night I went at work.

DAY 18 – Saturday 10/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

I woke up pretty early and I get ready for the shooting with a photographer that I already did a shooting in Brisbane, so I went at the Marina just to the main beach I took a walk around there it was really cool I liked it. And then at 1 pm I meet the photographer we stayed all time at the main beach mostly it was cool but I was really tired and when we finished I went straight back to the hostel sleep a bit just before starting to work.

DAY 19 – Sunday  11/10/2020

(Night at: Byron Bay YHA)

I woke up early actually I didn’t sleep anything my friends Laura, Federico, Alessandro and Laura’s flatmate comes to pick me up at 9 am, we went to Byron Bay which is around an hour of driving, than I did the check in in Byron Bay with all my luggage and we went at the park to have a lunch all together, than we went to the beach but the water as usual is really freezing as usual unfortunately. But was really nice we relax a bit and than we went at the lighthouse all together just before the sunset and for the sunset we come back at the main beach to drink a bear all together before saying goodbye and leave me at the hostel.

DAY 20 – Monday 12/10/2020

(Night at: Byron Bay YHA)

I slept a lot because I was very tired from the day before, actually for Saturday night that I didn’t sleep at all because I was on the phone with my gf all the night basically. So, when I woke up I went to have a breakfast at Bali Bagus and than I walked around a little bit and than I went back to sleep than before the sunset I went at the Belongil beach I walked a lot but it was definitely nice and than I did a bit of groceries and I went back to the hostel to have a dinner and sleep. 

DAY 21 – Tuesday 13/10/2020

(Night at: Byron Bay YHA)

I woke up early and I went to take the bus to visit “The Farm” which is a quite famous place in Byron Bay actually, with a restaurant/ bar, natural food shop and than all the animals and the plants, it was really amazing !! For lunch or actually before I went back in Byron with the bus again. After in the noon I rented a bike for 4 hours which it was really nice so I could go again at the light house because I really liked it and few other places and beaches around and taking some photos. I come back at the hostel totally destroyed from the day but it was really nice and I was really satisfied.

DAY 22 – Wednesday 14/10/2020

(Night at: Byron Bay YHA)

I supposed to go to Nimbin but it was barely impossible because all the tours weren’t available and do I stayed in Byron. I spent all morning in the pool chilling and relaxing than I decided to book a kayak tour but it was too waves to do it so they cancelled it, and I decided to walk in the places that I couldn’t do the day before with the bike. It was very amazing I like it so much and than I saw this spectacular and unexpected sunset, probably the first since I’m in Australia, it was very beautiful. And than I went back to the hostel to sleep and chill.

DAY 23 – Thursday 15/10/2020

( Night at: Palazzo Versace )

Woke up around 8am I eat something for the breakfast and then I did the check out at 10 pm and I waited the bus at the hostel till 12:30 am, which the bus bring me to surfer paradise, it was really nice I was the only passenger on the bus. Then I decided to buy my birthday gift after two month which it was a night at the Versace Palace on Gold Coast, amazing! I did the check early in the afternoon so I could spent all noon at the pool and taking photos around than I get ready for the dinner at the restaurant of the hotel “ Il Barocco” it was really good and than I went back in the room to do a bath in the jacuzzi before sleep.

DAY 24 – Friday 16/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

I woke up quite early in the morning I drink a coffee in the room and than I started to blow the balloons for my birthday and I did few photos which they are amazing I love them and than I did the check out and I went to the swimming pool i wanted to do the breakfast but unfortunately it was too late so I did the lunch at the pool there and relax all noon before calling a Uber to go back at the Bunk Hostel to work at the night again.

DAY 25 – Saturday 17/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise ) 

I didn’t do anything all day basically just eat and sleep all day till evening that I went to work.

DAY 26 – Sunday 18/10/2020 

( Night at: Laura’s house )

I woke up early to do the check out at the Hostel at 10 am than I went to the bank and later I catch the train to Brisbane which it takes around two hours so at the lunch time I arrive at Laura’s house in Brisbane were she’s gonna host me for few days. We had a lunch together from Uber Eats and than we started to watch a tv series: Emily in Paris. Later we get ready to go to drink something at the Emporium Rooftop bar which is amazing we enjoyed the drink so much and than we had dinner at Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers which it wasn’t the place but still I really liked it. And after we went at Cloudland to watch the Drag-queen show which it was very amazing we really liked it, and than we went home to sleep.

DAY 27 – Monday 19/10/2020

( Night at: Laura’s house )

I woke up early in the morning with Laura we eat something than she went at work and I took the bus to Cangaroo Point Cliff which is one of the really famous spot of the city but after all those months I never been there, it surprise me I fell in love with the city almost. Probably the best spot of the city, and I regret that I discovered it so late but anyway I’ve been there. Than I walk down next to the river a lot and than near to the Story Bridge I took the ferry to Teneriffe which is near to the house of Laura I went to the supermarket and than I come back home waiting for her that she had a lunch break from her work, we keep seeing the tv show Emily in Paris and after she went back to work and I went at the Mount Coot-Tha lookout that also there I never e been, probably is better visit it during the sunrise but anyway it was good that I’ve been there, with the bus it takes me around one hour but it was worth it. Later I went at the Wilson Outlook which is amazing you have the best view of the story bridge, I’ve been there before during my birthday after Mr. Percival. After that I passed by the Nomads hotel to take a box and then I went at Juboo Thai Restaurant were Laura works so I had a dinner there, which it was really good and than we come back home together.

DAY 28 – Tuesday 20/10/2020

( Night at: Laura’s house )

We woke up at 9am and we went to take the train to the Australian Zoo it was a pretty long way, the Zoo is barely expensive and very empty probably due to the virus or I have no idea to be honest, but so far I didn’t liked it even if we had a very nice day together and the crocodile show was very beautiful. Than we come back at home but before we stopped at supermarket and than we had the dinner together and we went to sleep.

DAY 29 – Wednesday 21/10/2020

( Night at: Manta Lodge & Scuba Centre )

I woke up at 8 am I left Laura’s house early and I went to take the bus and train to Cleveland and from there I took the ferry to North Stradbroke Island. It was a long way but totally worth it, once I arrived there I took the bust half an hour to the hostel which I did the check in, and than I went for lunch at *** and from there I started to walk all ove it was amazing definitely unforgettable. And than I went back where I had the lunch I stopped for an ice cream and than I walk back to the hostel and I went to sleep very early.

DAY 30 – Thursday 22/10/2020

( Night at: Laura’s house )

I woke up around 8 am I did the breakfast and than I went to the beach, unfortunately was very very cloudy because the day night before was raining, anyway I keep walking all morning on the beach and after around lunch time fortunately get a bit better. But unfortunately I had to leave the island at 1 pm and catch the bus that brings me to the ferry and than going back to Brisbane to Laura’s house for the last night. 

DAY 31 – Friday 22/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

We woke up early and we had the breakfast together down in the building at Icinghill Bar and than I took the bus to go back to Surfers Paradise for the last weekend of work. I catch the bus and than two train as usual very tiring but it’s okay. I did he check in at the hostel again and than I took a walk at the Island of Capri and than I spent the noon at the pool of the Island Hotel which is much more better than the pool of the hostel and than I get ready to go to work.

DAY 32 – Saturday 22/10/2020

( Night at: Bunk Hostel, Surfer Paradise )

I slept a lot which it was a raining day, I woke up I went to buy a pizza for lunch and than I come back to sleep actually. After I get ready to go at my last night of work in GC.

DAY 33 – Sunday 23/10/2020 

( Night at: Base Backpacker Brisbane )

I woke up kind of early I did the check out and than I went to the bank and grocery as usual. But this time I stopped at the beach in Surfers paradise to real ax and enjoy it for the last time, this place that I really liked it and I had the opportunity to live there for a month. Than I went to take the train to go back to Brisbane, I booked the last night at the Base Hostel which I never been there before actually it was very bad but fortunately I had the room by myself as usual almost because at the moment there are no more backpackers in Australia. I took an afternoon nap and than I reach Laura at the Bavarian in Eagle street which is a nice place where we had few drinks all together Federico, Alessandro, the Friends and flatmates of Laura as well and than we went at the Victory we stayed there a bit but than I was tired so I left kind of early and I went back to the hostel to sleep and get ready for the morning after.