Brisbane,Queensland,Australia

15 years ago I used to describe Brisbane as a City with a small town mentality. I love Brisbane it’s a city that is simply different to your usual big cities. It has grown a lot since and it’s still worth a visit.

Things to do:
Walk through and shop at Queen Street Mall.

Cross the bridge to South Bank where you can ride the Wheel of Brisbane, visit a Pagoda, walk through a mini rainforest, swim at “The Beach” (a pool that has sand on its edge to simulate the feel of being at a beach), take a free yoga class, walk along the river, stop for a drink, ice cream and or food and more. South Bank is one of my favourite places in Brisbane and I used to do a detour to walk through it when I would go to the city.

At the other end of South Bank there’s the Queensland Maritime Museum which is great and from there, there’s a pedestrian bridge that will take you to the Botanic Gardens.

Ride the CityCat, the CityCat is a public transport ferry. It is worth getting on and riding it to the end and back. As well as being a great way to travel it is a beautiful ride along the Brisbane River.

Whilst on the CityCat, stop at New Farm Park and visit the Brisbane Powerhouse (Farmers Markets are held on Saturday mornings).

Visit Mount Coot-Tha, it has a beautiful view of the city.

For beer drinkers, visit the XXXX gold brewery tour.

Visit Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, see local animals, take photos with a Koala and feed the Kangaroos.

Food
DO NOT MISS – Eat Street!! Eat Street is only opened Friday – Sunday from 4pm but it is worth the trip. The CityCat will take you there. It’s a $6 entry fee and it is worth every penny. The best way to describe Eat Street is lots of food trucks in one area but are in shipping containers. There’s lots of choices of cuisines and there’s a variety of entertainment provided.

If you are in Queen St mall, try Milano which is right in the middle of the foot path, enjoy watching people shop whilst having some good food.

New Farm Deli is wonderful. Try their lasagna with crab.

Day trips from Brisbane
Queensland has many islands near its coast and there’s just so much to see and enjoy. When I first came to Brisbane 15 years ago, I did a day tour to Tangalooma Island and snorkeled around a half sunken ship. There’s a resort there if you want to stay on the island called “Tangalooma Island Resort” that offers wild dolphin feeding. Tangalooma is the closest island to Brisbane city. Other island tours may take more than one day.

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 * Gold Coast
 * Sunchine Coast