What makes a great vacation destination? The answer is "LOTZA". Yep, lotza choices of things to do and places to see. Lotza options from the budget break to the luxurious "I've earned my money and now I want to spend it!" holiday. And to note, lotza options from mountains, to safe beaches, to surf beaches, to fresh water fishing, salt water fishing, streams and rivers, beautiful coasts, markets and shopping centers.

The climate is sublime, never too hot and never too cold, never too wet and never too dry. They say Australia is the place of plagues, that nothing happens by halves. Coffs may be the exception to that. Maybe that is why people are friendly and still wave to you when you are out in the countryside, like the good old days.

So what do you want to do on your vacation? Do a winery tour, play golf amongst unbelievable beauty, see the porpoises, take a horse trek, paddle the white water, jump from a plane( yeah they will catch you!), do a confectionery tour, ski, ten pin bowl, surf, sunbathe, swim, hike, visit the art gallery, visit the only cartoon gallery in Australia, stay on a farm, walk with the butterflies, visit a gold mine, walk the boardwalk, head out on the pier, go sailing, go fishing, eat , drink and be merry. There is so much to do, or so little to do within a small area.

Nothing is more than an hour away unless you really want to go further a field. There are plenty of day excursions that you can make under your own steam or via an organized tour. You could white water raft on the famous waters of the Nymboida River, visit the historic town of Dorrigo after a drive through the rain forest along Waterfall Way, walk amongst the treetops, literally, on the Sky walk, visit a number of National Parks, call in an have a beer at the Ulong RSL.

Stay in a park, a lodge, an apartment, a motel, a hotel, a resort, a luxurious spa, on a farm. All accommodation options are open to you. And you can fly right in direct from Brisbane or Sydney.

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and leave them behind. Coffs Harbour is the site of the first Big thing in Australia, the Big Banana. But something else is big in Coffs Harbour - fun.