Pro
Close to bush, beach, reef and rainforest regions
Con
Summers can test your tolerance of heat and humidity
In a nutshell
Nice city with beautiful surrounds
55 Reviews Southbank is a lovely recreation area on the banks of the Brisbane river. It is situated where Expo was once held. There are all sorts of things to do here, lots of people enjoy the man made lagoon area. The walks around are nice, the Bouganvillea arches just beautiful when in bloom. There are...
11 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...
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...
5 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...
31 Reviews Located close to the Airport is the DFO & AIRPORT VILLAGE........ Direct Factory Outlets [DFO] are Brisbane's biggest outlet sale super stores, with the Airport DFO having 120 individual stores. As with all these outlet stores, make sure you have an idea of prices. I usually come away with some...
17 Reviews The big floods in early 2011 knocked out the City Cat Terminals. Over 100 million dollars was spent to re-establish the infrastructure. Status of City Cat and Ferry services can be found on the Translink web site Note: Be advised that there are service outages during times of heavy rain in the...
Myer Center, Queen Street Mall
12 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...
4 Reviews The Tea Centre is 100% Australian owned business that sells 180 different blends of Tea from around the World. I think you will find what your wanting here, check on the internet before you go. Of course a Tea shop has many Tea pots, quite a collection for the collector to have a look at. They also...
22 Reviews What I like about Brisbane, is that at outside places of interest, is a Transport sign with plenty of details on the area. It lists other sights and all the different modes of transport you can use to reach the area your in. I thought this was an excellent idea. Outside the Eagle Farm Racecourse, I...
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...
3 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...
8 Reviews I know in some Countries there is no need to do this, as Buses stop at all stops. In Brisbane and suburbs it is different, you must put your arm out to "hail the bus." If you don't do this, then the Bus will drive straight past and you may have to wait a long time for the next one to come...
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...
16 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...
51 Reviews STOP 10 ON THE NORTH MORETON BAY TOURIST DRIVE As we turn at the traffic lights, it is only a short distance to Pelican Park situated beside the Ocean. The Redcliffe Visitor Information Centre is located in Pelican Park. Pelican Park..... yes there are Pelicans that come to be fed at 10am...
2 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...
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....
14 Reviews Looking to book some local or overseas travel? Seeking enlightenment on where to go and what to do? There is an annual Travel Expo held on a weekend in February at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre which is located at South Brisbane close to the Cultural Centre and South Bank. Typically...
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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