Cabarita is just a 45-minute drive across the Queensland-New South Wales border from Broadbeach, but might as well be in a different country entirely. Boxed in by nature reserves on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other, this seaside village is an ideal spot to shut out the outside world. The beach itself is terrific for surfing, while whale-watching from the headland or Surf Life Saving Club are local pastimes.