another travel story

Have you ever taken a wrong turn and suddenly found yourself lost? Have you ever got off a plane, walked through the terminal, waited at the front for your ride while talking with them on the phone before finally realising, "omg- I've just flown to the wrong city?!"

This week I learned (the experiential way) that while the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast have kinda similar names, they are, in fact, several hundred kilometres apart!! I know that now. Gold Coast = SOUTH of Brisbane. Sunshine Coast = NORTH of Brisbane. Thanks to buses my mistake only cost me another five hours travel and a further debit on my Visa card... but at least I get a story to blog about this week.