Wendy

This little cafe facing Brunswick Street is a hidden gem! It has an oasis out the back in a pleasant alley with a covered seating area, plus there's seating inside as well. You can enter from the front or from the alley entrance. They make excellent coffee using Coffee Supreme beans, which are locally roasted. The menu is reasonably priced with bagels a specialty, but there's a range of options to choose from. The staff are very friendly and helpful. It's a good quiet spot to relax, away from the bustling streets.

This park is a lush little oasis, well hidden right in the thick of the cbd, not far from the mall. It's a good spot to escape to sit and ponder, or take lunch and enjoy the fresh outdoors rather than eat inside or in the busyness of the mall.

This is one of my favourite forest walks on Tamborine because it combines the beautiful experience of being in the forest with a waterfall and spectacular wide views to the north. It also has good tracks and is not a difficult walk, although there are a few stone steps here and there. Half the walk has mottled sunlight streaming though, so it's not a dark walk. There's a lookout halfway into the walk, near the waterfall, as well as a lookout at the top of the carpark, near a picnic area.