http://goldcoastbeachweddingguide.com.au/ Beach weddings can be complex to organise. Here is a helpful guide for beach weddings on the Gold Coast

Beach weddings can be tricky to organise. Not only do you have the weather, the ocean and the environment to content with, but you also have the public, local governments and other beach users like fishermen and water craft users. It really pays to investigate your options and plan beach weddings properly.

If you want a

Gold Coast beach wedding

, the

www.GoldCoastBeachWeddingGuide.com.au

website offers a free guide which can be a great help

http://goldcoastsurfboardshapers.com.au/ Don’t you hate waiting weeks for your surfboard to be repaired? There is a Gold Coast shaper who repairs dings in days.

The worse thing about dinging your surfboard is the time it takes to get it repaired and back into the water. Often you are looking at a minimum of two weeks and that is when your surfboard shaper is not busy. Typically though you will damage your stick during an epic swell along with a hundred other surfers, so your shaper gets busy and then you really have to wait. Sometimes I have had to wait for over a month to get my surfboard fixed

The real problem with this is the time out of the water. If you have to wait two weeks to get your surfboard back, that could be 2 or even 3 swells you miss. You will be sitting on the beach while all your mates are out catching one epic wave after another.

Thats why I was so happy I found the

Gold Coast Surfboard Shapers ding repair service

. They have a priority service which will get your surfboard fixed withing 48 hours. You need to pay a little bit more to gt priority, but personally, I am happy to pay this to get back in the water before the next swell. You can check out the service at the

www.goldcoastsurfboardshapers.com.au

website.

There is nothing better for a surfer than travelling the globe and finding great waves to ride.  If you’re wondering where your next surfing holiday should be then prepare for some amazing cultures and get yourself on a plane to Europe’s finest surf spots.

To help you know where to start check out our top 5 spots, the best thing about all 5 is that each spot can suit beginner to expert surfers.

Ericeira, Portugal

You can be spoilt for choice in Ericeira.  The town is close to more than 40 amazing surf break along it’s coast.   So it is simply a matter of choosing the type of wave you are looking for and getting out there.

Peniche, Portugal

This Portuguese town hit headlines in 2009 when it became the location of Rip Curl’s The Search Pro contest.  It’s barreling waves not only wowed spectators but convinced the pro surfers, and now it is returning in October 2010 as a permanent fixture on the world tour.

Hossegor, France

Home to Quiksilver’s Pro France each September, Hossegor is famous for its gnarly beach break “La Graviere”, its small town atmosphere and big party scene.  Whether you enjoy taste testing all the French pastries or carving the waves, Hossegor is the destination of choice for the European surf crowd.

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

The Spanish Canarian Island of Fuerteventura has become Europe’s equivalent to Hawaii.  Although Spanish, Fuerteventura lies off the coast of Africa, and benefits from consistently warm weather and great waves created by the Atlantic Ocean.  Fuerteventura offers a the perfect location to learn to surf.

Zarautz, Basque Country, Spain

Heard of powerhouse basque surfer Aritz Aranburu?  If not, then you should have.  Aranburu learnt to surf at his hometown of Zarautz.  The Basque town’s beach break is one of the top spots for Basque surfers, and offers consistent swell especially during the Autumn to Spring months.

http://goldcoastlearntosurf.com.au/ Surf schools are not all the same. Learn what questions to ask to ensure you find and are only taught by the best.

Surf schools are not all the same. Unfortunately some of them take your money, trick you into believing if you stand up when on your board as it hits the sand, you have surfed. Then they hope you will go away, leaving the beaches empty for the next lot of tourists who are ready for their 2 hour surfing career.

Fortunately there are surf schools that recognise you want to be able to surf, or practise and really learn to surf, after your lessons. These are the surf schools you want to book into. But how do you know which is which?

The free guide at Gold Coast Learn To Surf  will give you the answers. It will let you know how to screen a Gold Coast surf school and only choose the best.  Visit www.GoldCoastLearnToSurf.com.au and get your FREE learn to surf guide today.

Learning to surf is difficult. Learn the best way to learn with this amazing Gold Coast beginner surfers guide.

Getting a Gold Coast surfing lesson is only the start of your surfing journey. Unfortunately, too many surf schools will not give you anything that will help you after your lesson finishes. It is up to you. To learn to surf though, you need some knowledge and some things to focus on. So when getting your lesson, we recommend you:

• Try to remember a small number of things from your lesson to take into practise
• Get your instructor to speak to you about how the ocean works, on a practical and safety level
• Get some local knowledge so you know the best places to learn to surf.

If you are learning on the Gold Coast, all this is covered in the FREE learn to surf guide. You can download your copy from the www.GoldCoastLearnToSurf.com.au website.

Download the most comprehensive guide to learning to surf on Australia’s Gold Coast, FREE of charge today

So many surf instructors will have you believe that if you go with them, you will learn to surf in a flash. If only it were that easy for the person learning.

Learning to surf is actually much more challenging than this. Before you book your lesson, you must:

• Understand what makes a good and bad instructor
• Find the ideal instructor for you
• Work out what type of class suits you best
• Understand what you will get out of the lesson

Once you finish your lesson, the learning really starts. To assist your learning you must:

• Find a good learning beach
• Find an appropriate surfboard
• Understand what you need to practise
• Realise when it is time to get your next lesson

The FREE guide at

Gold Coast Learn To Surf

will give you the answers to all these points, and much, much more. So if you are considering learning to surf on Australia’s Gold Coast, visit

www.GoldCoastLearnToSurf.com.au

and get your FREE learn to surf guide today.

Gold Coast Custom Surfboards – This video tries to help surfboard shapers and repairers understand what their clients are doing, when using the internet to find their services.

This video attempts to shed some light on the search behavior of surfers, who use the internet to find the products and services they are looking for. It takes the viewer through some of the things that surfers will not search for as well as the things they will search for.

Too often in this industry, proper use of the internet is seriously neglected. Either poor websites or none at all are used. Just do a Google search for a shaper or for surfboard repairs in your area to see what I mean. You will be amazed by the weird hodge podge of results you get. This means that the shapers who are looking for clients, cannot be found by them.

The intention of the video is to help surfboard shapers who are looking for new clients, use the internet to find them.

Gold Coast Surfboard Shapers - Surfboard shapers are difficult to find sometimes, they are too busy shaping or surfing. We try to help with resources like this video

Surfing is such a perfectionists sport, you need equipment which responds specifically to you. Only a surfboard shaper can design a surfboard for you in this manner. Further, if your surfboard is damaged, you really want to get a quality and professional ding repair to endure the shape and balance of your board is not compromised.

This video explains the difference between an off the rack surfboard and one designed by a shaper.

Are you a parent? Imagine your infant barely 15 months old, still unsteady on their feet. You are having a lovely picnic in a park. The temperature is about 24°C and it is getting close to sunset. Its just hitting that time of the evening when the light has that magical, twilight feel to it. The light is starting to dim and the sky starts to change from blue, to colors of red, orange and crimson. You are lying on a picnic rug with your beloved, joyous and relaxed, watching your little sweet-heart run around on her unsteady legs, chasing a ball, a bee or a jogger and his dog.

Then suddenly she stops, bends down, picks something up and puts it in her mouth. At this age everything goes into their mouths doesn’t it. With revulsion though, this time you realise it is someone’s discarded cigarette butt. Both you and your partner burst into action, flying to snatch the cigarette out of her mouth. The urgency in your reaction initially surprises your child and then reduces her to tears as she does not understand what has happened. All she knows is that Mum and Dad, previously at peace are now agitated, upset and stressed.

More importantly though, you are too late. The damage has been done. Your precious bundle has just ingested an absent stranger’s germs as well as the toxic poisons that every cigarette contains. With your early evening picnic in tatters, you pack up your rug, your devastated child and head home. All this simply because one thoughtless, lazy and filthy person could not discard their rubbish appropriately.

I have a daughter, she definitely is my pride and joy, that is us on the left. Her name is Grace and at the writing of this post, she is just past 18 months old. She is the reason for writing this post. You see, I believe the Gold Coast is the best place in the world to enjoy the “outdoor lifestyle”. The weather is brilliant all year round, if you don’t believe me, have a look at the monthly temperatures we get here at the following link: Gold Coast Weather

As the weather is always so pleasant, we like to spend as much time outdoors as we can, letting little Grace run amok in parks, playgrounds, at the beach or anywhere she can enjoy a safe, healthy, outdoor environment. This way of life is the reason we moved to the Gold Coast. We know there are just too many wonderful things to experience outside to waste our leisure time in front of Foxtel or a PS2 Console.

I have a problem though. I cannot find a single park on the Gold Coast where I can let Grace run and play without fear of her picking up a cigarette butt. They are everywhere. I have not found 2 square meters of public ground anywhere on the coast free of cigarette litter. I am only talking about cigarette butts too and have not mentioned other human filth like fast food wrappers, broken glass and discarded bottle tops. Its a disgrace. Can’t you see how beautiful our country is? Can’t you appreciate it? Don’t you want to preserve it? Do you not you realise that the damage you are doing when you do not dispose of your rubbish responsibly, is done to your own own home. There are bins everywhere, it is not difficult to use them.

I am actually doing a bit of running at the moment too, just trying to keep fit. One of the things that astounds me are the fishermen on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast is marbled by estuaries, rivers and creeks. Have a look at a map or an aerial or satellite image and you will see what I mean. Every time I go for a run, I cross numerous bridges, all of which are regularly used by fishermen trying their luck. From these runs, I have formed the opinion that people who fish are the most filthy people alive. Every day I cross these bridges there is a new wave of discarded fishing wire, rusty hooks, empty bait packaging, cigarette butts, beer bottles and fast food wrappers left lying around. You guys are outdoor people, you are supposed to love our waterways. Yet on a daily basis you leave your filth on the bridges you use to wash into the waterways that you draw so much pleasure from. Then tomorrow you return to the same fishing spots, with yesterday’s rubbish still blowing around your ankles, to start the next round. Can you not see that this is paramount to defecating in your own living room?

I think Australia Day is a real eye opener too. When Australia day approaches, there is so much talk about what it means to be Australian, what national pride is, about mate-ship and the Australian way. It is on the radio, it is on TV, it is in the newspapers, it is on talk back, every one has an opinion. Then Australia day arrives, we all have a day off work and enjoy a big celebration. When the celebration ends though, this is when the true measure of pride in our beautiful country really is revealed. How many of you collect your beer and wine bottles, wrappers and other rubbish and take it home with you? How many of you have enough Australian pride to leave the little piece of Australia that you just enjoyed on our national day, in the same or a better condition than it was when you arrived?

I don’t know if you have noticed this, I certainly have. Australia on the 27th of January is a pigsty. So many of us leave our Australia Day celebrations behind us, polluting our great nation when we go home. Perhaps we should change our national day to “Clean Up Australia Day“. Then at least we can have some pride in what we achieved for the day. We can have pride for what we put back into the nation, rather than rhetoric about what we are taking.

You may live here on the Gold Coast or you may just come to visit, it doesn’t matter. In fact it doesn’t matter where you live or what places you visit, if you look you will see that the world just screams “beauty”, “peace”, “breathtaking”, “overpowering” and a million other amazing things almost everywhere you look. When you drop your rubbish, you take a little bit away from that and you’ll be surprised how it will directly effect you over the course of your life. It could be as simple as losing some enjoyment of a once breathtaking view, which is now spoiled. Or you could lose a past-time, one that relied on a natural resource that is now depleted. You might lose your job as tourists stop coming to a rubbish tip that previously was beautiful. Or you could even lose a child that ingested the poisons you left behind.

It is not hard, please look after your home, your country, your world. Just put it in a bin.

View Larger MapImagine lying close-eyed on the sands of a golden beach with the warming rays of the sun gently feathering your body with its kisses. The slight breeze coming across the ocean keeps you from over heating while the sounds of waves breaking in the ocean and children playing joyously nearby, lull you into a blissful doze. You are drifting in and out of a dream-like state where you reflect on the waves of the morning, as earlier today, when the waves were a little bit cleaner, you spent a couple of hours in the ocean catching them. You well and truly got your share in the surf, getting your exercise, your excitement and your sense of achievement all in one hit. What a way to spend a summer holiday, it is as if you have booked a trip to heaven.

The beaches on Australia’s Gold Coast really are a treasure. Stretching from Duranbah in the south (which is actually in the northern part of the state of New South Wales) through to South Stradbroke Island in the north (which is in the south east corner of Queensland), there are miles and miles of sun drenched, golden sanded shores to explore and enjoy. With bike trails, surfboards to hire, Surf Life Saving Clubs and restaurants to visit and conveniences everywhere, it is easy to see why some people never go anywhere else on the Gold Coast, other than to the beach.

So what do you need to know to enjoy our beautiful beaches? It is simple really. From wherever you are now, book a flight and fly into Coolangatta Airport on the Gold Coast. From there, head east. In fact, no matter where you are on the Gold Coast, if you head east you’ll get to the beach. So if you get lost, ask someone which way is east, travel in that direction and soon enough you’ll find yourself.

Life guards and/or lifesavers patrol our beaches all year round, at least between 9am and 5pm. In the holiday months, this is often extended. So if you want to swim somewhere under the safe and diligent eyes of our patrolling life guards and life savers, just look for the patrol areas which are highlighted by the red and yellow flags. Go and have a chat to them too if you are unsure about the conditions in the water. They will tell you everything you need to know from water temperature, to where the rips are, to safety in the water and areas to look out for.