{"id":41677,"date":"2015-12-17T13:04:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T03:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=41677"},"modified":"2018-05-14T06:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T20:29:43","slug":"surviving-summer-in-the-sunshine-state-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/surviving-summer-in-the-sunshine-state-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving summer in the sunshine state"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Australian summer! Where you get branded by hot seat belts, melt your thongs on hot bitumen and fall asleep to raging thunderstorms.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You know it\u2019s summer in <\/span>QLD <\/span><\/a>when you get sunburnt walking from your car (soon to be an oven) to the beach. \u00a0When you fall asleep to the most outrageous thunderstorm and wake up to a blue sky. Here are my top tips for surviving a summer<\/span>\u00a0in Queensland<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunscreen is your new bestie<\/h3>\n

The three words you\u2019ll hear most in summer is \u201cSlip, Slop Slap\u201d and it\u2019s good to get it stuck in your head. Because there’s an ozone hole above us, we\u2019re more likely to get sunburnt quicker and there’s nothing healthy about a tan (no matter what those GC<\/a> gals say!) so remember to slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on a hat!<\/p>\n

PS. There have been stories of thongs (flip flops) melting on hot roads<\/a>, so, walk fast\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Before the weather turned @tayg_93 #beach #goldcoast #wotif #livelastminute #queensland #thisisqueensland #bluebird #pink #girl #storm #winter<\/a> A photo posted by Bel Scott (@_belindakate) on

Fish and Chips\u00a0on the beach, all day erry day<\/h3>\n

The best thing about spending your holidays in Queensland\u00a0is of course, our beaches. \u00a0As soon as you reach head for the ocean, you\u2019ll be able to smell the salty air, feel the breeze in your hair and you\u2019ll want to race into the waves. BUT please remember that you need to\u00a0<\/span>swim between the flags<\/span><\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n

Now where there\u2019s a beach, there\u2019s most likely a fish and chip shop near by. This is when your diet goes out the window and you cave into the deliciousness that is fish and chips, embrace it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s 10 reasons <\/a>to hit up the Gold Coast<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n

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Best fish and calamari I’ve had in a very long time, cooked to perfection in a little red trailer, served old-school in paper and enjoyed with water views. Thanks @jettyandthefish. Darwin, this Sydney foodie is giving your gourmet scene a major tick of approval \u2714\ufe0f #ntaustralia<\/a> A photo posted by Nicole Gentle (@nicgentle) on

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