Is it possible to travel to Australia without a car? Yes, definitely. To fully immerse in the spirit of road tripping in Australia, a car is always recommended, however, if you're a noob who can't drive, here's what I did during my 6D5N travel to Gold Coast.

Note: I'm just sharing what I did during my week in Gold Coast, but this is NOT my ideal itinerary. If it was entirely up to me, I'd have packed my itinerary with activities instead of returning so early each day, but to each his own. (Make sure you travel with someone who shares the same ideal itinerary as you or your holidays might pretty much be ruined by tons of disagreements.)

Gold Coast Day 0


09:00pm — Checked in
10:25pm — Take off

Gold Coast Day 1
(+2 hours due to time difference)



08:00am — Landed early
10:30am — Reached our Airbnb apartment at Robina Town Centre
01:00am — Left for White Waterworld via bus and train
02:20pm — Reached White Waterworld
05:40pm — Left White Waterworld
06:40pm — Reach Robina Town Centre (most places were already closed and we had to get our dinner at a nearby 24 hours McDonald's)

Gold Coast Day 2


09:30am — Left Airbnb apartment
10:15am — Reached Robina Town Centre for some shopping
01:15am — Left for Dreamworld via bus and train
02:30pm — Reached Dreamworld
04:40pm — Left Dreamworld
06:15pm — Reached Airbnb apartment

Gold Coast Day 3


~9:00am — Left for Warner Bros. Movie World (Airbnb host drove us there)
09:40am — Reached Warner Bros. Movie World
03:30pm — Left Warner Bros. Movie World
06:10pm — Reached Airbnb apartment

Gold Coast Day 4


09:30am — Left for Habour Town via bus
~10:30am — Reached Habour Town
01:15pm — Lunch
03:00pm — Left Habour Town
~4:00pm — Reached Robina Town Centre for more shopping
06:05pm — Reached Airbnb Apartment

Gold Coast Day 5



09:00am — Left for Skypoint via bus and train
10:00am — Reached Skypoint
11:00am — Left Skypoint
10:30am — Shopping at Surfers Paradise Centre & Cavill Avenue
12:15pm — Surfers Paradise
12:50pm — Lunch
~1:30pm — Left Surfers Paradise
~2:45pm — Reached Robina Town Centre for more shopping
05:00pm — Reached Airbnb Apartment

Gold Coast Day 6


~6:30am — Left for airport (Airbnb host drove us there)
07:30am — Checked in
09:25am — Take off
03:20pm — Reached Singapore (in Singapore time)

Every city has their own observatory deck, and Skypoint Observation Deck is Gold Coast's highest attraction! Standing 230 meters above the ground, we were treated to a grand 360° view of Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast's famed seaside resort.



There's something absolutely surreal about looking down at these buildings. Suddenly all your troubles disappear because you realise just how tiny they are, and how you're just a speck of existence in this massive universe. Your existence is not as enormous as you initially imagined yet you still can make a difference.

I swear I did not adjust the saturation of my photos! :O

Gold Coast, you're beautiful.

I've honestly never been a fan of observation decks because they felt gimmicky to me but it was amazing looking at the shorelines of Surfers Paradise from Skypoint Observation Deck. Also, there were many baskers around Skypoint, allowing us to fully soak in the atmosphere.


A glimpse of how majestic Gold Coast looks from Skypoint Observation Deck.

If there's one thing I MUST do every time I travel, it's outlet shopping. Considering how almost every brand is way overpriced in Singapore, we already get a kick out of shopping overseas, what more outlet shopping. Habour Town is Gold Coast's most famous outlet shopping centre that's popular with locals and tourists alike so that's where I headed.


As usual, outlet malls are always located a little out of the way. Sorry I can't provide you with public transport details because I was lost half the time T_T


Didn't take much photos because I was soooo busy shopping but you can see a snippet of my day from my vlog :) If you expect Habour Town to have jaw-dropping prices from brands like Kate Spade, Victoria's Secret and the likes — don't bother, because after all, this is Australia and those brands are obviously way cheaper in the States.

I did most of my shopping at Australian brands like Cotton On, Supré (which I just found out is owned by Cotton On), and beauty stores that stock up items from different brands (similar to Sasa that we have in Singapore). I scored clothes for as low as AUD $3, and the exchange rate between SGD and AUD then was almost 1:1!

I'll be honest — if I were to visit Gold Coast again, I'll definitely return to Dreamworld but not Movie World. I'm not a fan of most Warner Bros' cartoons (no thanks, I'm not interested in Batman, Superman etc.). Coupled with the fact that I fell sick and the infection was at its peak on this day, I couldn't enjoy myself to the maximum.

That being said, if you're a fan of their products, you should drop by because their merchandise stores WILL BE YOUR HEAVEN! Unlike USS in Singapore, their souvenirs are actually reasonably priced and they even have an outlet souvenirs store where you can get their past season items at almost half price! I got a t-shirt (kids size!) for only SGD $5 — would you believe that?!

We got our tickets online yet again (thank god for technology) so we manage the skip the queue in the killer summer heat in Gold Coast. You can get your Movie World tickets online for 30% cheaper — click on the link if you're interested in the deal. Again, like I always mentioned, it's a lot more convenient to buy your tickets online because it's cheaper plus you don't have to queue to buy tickets at the entrance of Movie World when all you want is to get in immediately and play your hearts out!

Dreamworld was on the itinerary on my second day in Gold Coast, mainly due to its BIG9 THRILL RIDES — some of the most exhilarating and thrilling rides in the whole of Australia. As an avid thrill seeker and roller coaster lover, of course I have to experience the rides first hand! I was really excited for this day because visiting Dreamworld was... ahem, a dream come true for me.

As usual, we bought our Dreamworld tickets online beforehand to save us the queue and even some $$$ aka more money to spend on SHOPPING!




Taking a touristy shot donned in the romper I bought specially for this travel. No ragrets about getting our Dreamworld tickets online again because it was a whole lot more convenient. Can you imagine queuing for tickets IN THAT AUSTRALIAN SUMMER HEAT? No thank you wtf I would very much rather just buy everything online than to melt while queueing.


Did you know that Dreamworld is Australia's largest theme park? It certainly lived up to its name as I couldn't even finish going on all the Big 9 thrill rides! Certainly one of life's biggest regrets but no worries, I'm sure I can return if I want to hehe.

As mentioned in my previous post, I travelled a fair bit after I ended my internship with Singapore Airlines and caught the travel bug! This is the day one of my first travel where I visited White Waterworld. I travelled to Gold Coast, Queensland, Asutralia via Scoot and there are two things I need to share with y'all.

1) Book your flight tickets ONLY when there's a promotion. Scoot is always having promotions so it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer — the price of your tickets won't go up much anyway. Comparing promotions to early bird flight tickets, the former is still more worth the while.
2) Getting FlyBagEat is a given — you should check in your luggage and pre-book your meal when it's a relatively long flight (a little more than 7 hours). But more than that, spend a little more to choose your seats and if budget permits, opt for more leg room! Trust me, you'll feel the difference. You don't want to be cramped as hell and claustrophobic on your flight there. After all, your holiday should be an enjoyable period.

I got my pair of return tickets for about $600 with FlyBagEat but I could have gotten it cheaper had I waited a little — there was a one for one promotion a week after I booked my tickets. Also, for reference, I brought AUD$800 there during the period when the exchange rate between Aussie dollars and Sing dollars was one to one.

leaving it all behind for a week. hello Gold Coast ☺️✈️💞

A photo posted by Regine 🌻 (@pekyj) on Feb 23, 2016 at 5:53am PST