Brisbane Travel Guide

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Pro

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  Close to bush, beach, reef and rainforest regions 


Con

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  Summers can test your tolerance of heat and humidity 


In a nutshell

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  Nice city with beautiful surrounds 

 

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Things to Do  

Southbank

Southbank, Brisbane

 56 Reviews  The lagoon on southbank was my favourite thing about Brisbane, I love the idea that they built a beach to make up for the fact that they don't really have a natural one! Although it gets pretty crowded up there on sunny days and at weekends, you still shouldn't really have too many probs finding a... 

Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo

Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, Brisbane

 12 Reviews  Australia Zoo is located in the Australian state of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast near Beerwah/Glass House Mountains. It was established under the name of Beerwah Reptile Park by Bob and Lyn Irwin in 1970. Bob's son Steve - aka 'The Crocodile Hunter' - made the park a popular tourist attraction... 

Hotels  

Sofitel Brisbane

 4 Reviews and 774 Opinions  Great hotel, newly remodeled. The room was beautiful, but we were very annoyed by the fact that we... 

Royal on the Park Hotel Brisbane

 4 Reviews and 205 Opinions  Hi there, I just wanted to report some very poor service from a hotel that I stayed at in Brisbane.... 

Restaurants  

Jo-Jo's on the Mall

Jo-Jo's on the Mall, Brisbane

 3 Reviews  From great steaks to pizza to Asian stir frys and even an awesome nachos this is my favourite restaurant in the world! Great value for the size of the meals. Eat in air condionted comfort inside or sticky beak over the mall from the verandah tables it is all good. Book if you have a big group or a... 

Nightlife  

The Family nightclub

The Family nightclub, Brisbane

 5 Reviews  Best club I've ever been to (in Australia) Love the Beats, Love Uncle, Love the icebar, Love the booths, Love the DJs, Love how you get lost all the bloody time!!, LOVE IT ALL!!!! Great atmosphere and cool people in here. Better if your mate DJs here and can get you in free and quick but if... 

The DownUnder bar & grill

The DownUnder bar & grill, Brisbane

 8 Reviews  So after all of the reviews I read on this place, it sounded like a great place to meet singles, and have a wild, fun night out. Unfortunately, my first night there, wasn't really as wild as people made it out to be... Most of the people there, were there with a partner (their boyfriend, or... 

Transportation  

Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport, Brisbane

 35 Reviews  Brisbane's International Airport, also known simply by the acronym "BNE" is Brisbane's main airport with both internationals and domestic services. It is the third busiest Airport in Australia next to Sydney and Melbourne. The airport is located to the northeast of the city center. From 2008-2009,... 

Brisbane Ferry / CityCat

Brisbane Ferry / CityCat, Brisbane

 19 Reviews  The Citycat and its smaller sisters the Kittycats are fleets of catamaran ferries operated by the city council for public transport. These ferries are high speed transportation up and down the river taking people to all reaches of the Brisbane River. Many take a ride down the River to Hamilton and... 

Shopping  

Myer Center, Queen Street Mall

Myer Center, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane

 13 Reviews  Located in the heart of the city, the Queen Street Mall and its nearby surrounds is Queensland’s premier shopping district. Queen Street Mall highlights … Brisbane Arcade: A high end three-level shopping galleria. If you are seeking wares from some of Brisbane’s most awarded fashion designers … or... 

General

General, Brisbane

 7 Reviews  Located around Brisbane are the suburbs, of which many have huge Shopping Centres. These centres have everything, if more than what you find in Brisbane itself. This keeps a lot of traffic out of Brisbane, which is good, plus, all the parking at these shopping centres is FREE much better than... 

Local Customs  

General

General, Brisbane

 21 Reviews  Have you heard of the Spider drink? I thought it was common world wide, but evidently not, it is unique to Australia and New Zealand. In other parts of the World it is known as an "Ice-cream soda" or "Float" VT'er friend [maysue] tried a Strawberry one. This consisted of a scoop of ice-cream with... 

Slang

Slang, Brisbane

 3 Reviews  Aussie slang is not what usually the word was oriiginally meant for example : someone tells you your gay it does not mean your sexual preference , it means your being stupid. Yes I know new one on me too, usually this saying is by the teenages . Australians are not all hyper sensitive about the... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Crime

Crime, Brisbane

 4 Reviews  Brisbane is one of the safest major cities in Australia, with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Both men and women should be able to walk around the CBD (Downtown) at all hours of the night and day and feel perfectly safe. There are no gang and very few violent crime related issues in... 

Sunburn

Sunburn, Brisbane

 6 Reviews  Brisbane is capital of the Cancer State! Yes we suffer the highest incidence of sun cancers in the world. Don't add to the statistics. Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat, Slip, Slop, Slap! You can stop skin cancer - say: "Slip, Slop, Slap!" .............and wrap... 

Tourist Traps  

Parents

Parents, Brisbane

 1 Review  if your a parent and your on the gold coast well look out as there are so many things the kids will wantot see and do which will cost you heaps of cash.such as dream world,seaworld ,wet and wild and of course movie world how ever one tour I did was around the hinterland region and it was well worth... 

What to Pack  

General

General, Brisbane

 20 Reviews  If you are travelling on from Brisbane you can send your luggage ahead as unaccompanied baggage. This can be done from the International terminal, Level 4 by taking your luggage to the Qantas unaccompanied baggage counter where they will send your goods on ahead for you. They can be contacted on... 

Off The Beaten Path  

General

General, Brisbane

 50 Reviews  A great way to see native fauna and flora in Brisbane. There are quite a few bushes around Brisbane with worn tracks that are quite easy to navigate around. The level needed ranges from easy strols to hikes. At most of the entrances to these should be a map so you know what way you want to go. very... 

Coochiemudlo Island

Coochiemudlo Island, Brisbane

 3 Reviews  "COOCHIE" is what the Island is commonly known as, is located 1km off the coast at Victoria Point. The Island is a small 5ks, so you can walk the whole Island quite easily, this I have done once. No need to hurry! On the way, I saw the red clay banks, probably these are what the Island was named... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing, Brisbane

 4 Reviews  Rock climing and abseiling on the sheer face of the Kangaroo Point cliffs is a very popular weekend activity in Brisbane - and there are plenty of courses for beginners available. There are a few places along the cliffs where we regularly see groups of learners and more experience climbers training.... 

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Information

Information, Brisbane

 13 Reviews  Are you in Brisbane or the surrounding Suburb's and looking for an Internet connection? In BRISBANE......... There are free public access computers available on levels 1 to 4 of the State Library of Queensland's South Bank building. •Stand-up computers - time limited to 30 minutes •Sit-down... 

Walks & Itineraries

Walks & Itineraries, Brisbane

 6 Reviews  It is Sunday 4 October 2009, and a new $63.3 million pedestrian / cycling bridge in Brisbane is opened. The bridge, which is expected to have 36 500 people cross it each week, was originally known as the Tank Street Bridge and received its new name "Kurilpa" through a public naming competition.... 

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 BRISBANE - Capital of Queensland - Usually the slogan for Queensland is correct "Beautiful one day - Perfect the next." The weather is lovely, that is until the rain set in at the end of 2010, and continued into January. Our wet... 

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BRISBANE - Capital of Queensland

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 Usually the slogan for Queensland is correct "Beautiful one day - Perfect the next." The weather is lovely, that is until the rain set in at the end of 2010, and continued into January. Our wet...... 

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A big country town..................

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 I took this photo on the way to work on the ferry one morning. Brisbane is in the South East corner of Queensland, which is the fastest growing region in Australia. The river meanders and the curves... 

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Be it ever so humble.......

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 I love to travel. It's my very favourite thing bar none, but when I've seen what I want to see on a particular trip and the money is running out, I love to come home to Brisbane. It's the best place... 

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MY HOME

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 I have lived in Brisbane since May 2000, and yes I truly love it here. I am a New Zealander and Brisbane offers me much more that New Zealand does, except the selection in NZ supermarkets is far... 

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BRISBANE – Out of ‘Moreton Bay’

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 “….But of all places of condemnation and penal stations of New South Wales, To Moreton Bay I have found no equal; excessive tyranny each day prevails….” Those words from an anonymous old Australian... 

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