{"id":1175,"date":"2017-09-09T09:20:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T09:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/powertrip360\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2017-11-08T11:12:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T11:12:41","slug":"day-4-5-byron-bay-gold-coast-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbhp.com\/powertrip360\/day-4-5-byron-bay-gold-coast-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 & 5: Byron Bay – Gold Coast – Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 4 of the #powerTrip360<\/strong> saw us crossing into the state of Queensland from New South Wales as we rode around 100 kilometers from Byron Bay to the Gold Coast. Gold Coast is the 6th largest city in Australia, which also makes it the largest non-capital city and the second largest city in the state of Queensland.<\/p>\n

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Riding wise, it was one of those forgettable days as there was nothing but just an hour and a half of riding on the boring highways. It is just amazing how dangerously boring it can be to ride on the motorways here in Australia. Falling asleep while riding even at 100 kmph is very much a possibility and frequent breaks are highly recommended to break the monotony.<\/p>\n

Gold Coast was earlier known as South Coast because it was south of Brisbane, but the rising cost of real estate and the overall cost of living gave it the name \u201cGold Coast\u201d. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Australia, famous among the tourists for its surfing beaches.<\/p>\n

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You go to any of its beaches and you\u2019ll find it full of wave surfers, beach goers, people enjoying kite surfing, and the people just chilling out in their sail boats. The \u2018good life\u2019 as they say in general.<\/p>\n