The Gold Coast Bulletin

Tourists fall in love with ‘village’ lifestyle

- CAMPBELL GELLIE

INTERNATIO­NAL Commonweal­th Games tourists will tell their friends and family they have to visit the southern Gold Coast – that’s if they end up going home.

On the Currumbin beachfront yesterday, tourists were amazed at the small community lifestyle just down the road from the glitter strip.

Welsh holiday-makers Steve and Louise Daniels said they preferred Currumbin to Surfers Paradise because it reminded them of the beautiful Gower Coast in Wales.

“We don’t want to leave,” Mrs Daniels said.

“We’d be moving here if it wasn’t for our kids.”

Canadian cyclist Jay Lamoureaux, who finished 14th in the road cycling time trial, went for a swim after his race.

“I thought it was awesome down here having a race along the beach,” the bronze medal- list in the team pursuit said.

“It is a beautiful place and I will be telling people back home that they have to come here.”

Carol Golsby from Glasgow didn’t know much about the Gold Coast until she arrived for the Games.

“(My friends) have to come and visit because it is beautiful,” she said.

“This area here at the beach is wonderful. It doesn’t matter how long the flight is, they have to come and visit.”

 ??  ?? Cyclist Jay Lamoureaux.
Cyclist Jay Lamoureaux.

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