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Brisbane Slideshow
Brisbane
Travel Blogs from Brisbane, Australia
Flying to Brisbane!
Today we woke up early at 7 AM because we had to go to the airport to catch our plane. We got ready, packed our bags, and called a taxi to bring us to the Cairns airport. The taxi was there quickly, and he waited a few minutes because we had to get down. ...
Brisbane Australia
Hi All. We are still in Australia. Leaving tonight to head to Dubai. Had a good trip over to Brisbane and are staying 2 days at the Hyatt Sanctuary Cove. Great hotel. Kids swimming all day. The boat show is on so it is fairly busy. Now that ...
surprize
Ok, so no word on the job yet, but we did get our tongues pierced...Which actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be...Unfortunatly I have a very short tongue so the worst part was trying to stick it out far enough so that the guy could pierce it. ...
Oct 12, 05 (Wednesday)
... had classes and we were off to a beach area this time. What a treat for us to be one week at the Outback in the middle of Australia and the next week we were off to a beach! We loaded our luggage at 6:35 am. Nevil, our bus driver, took us through town ...
Brisbane. Monday August 24, 2008
... it provided some idea of where I was. One of the neat spots was Mt. Cootha, a scenic overlook over Brisbane. So many of the cities in Australia were nearby a mountain range which I wasn't used to since all the cities I'm familiar with on the eastern US ...
G'day from Australia
... know - no wonder it's so crowded here in the summer! After a stop at the easternmost point of Australia (Byron Bay), we arrived in Brisbane and met up with our relatives. These are Bill Law's wife, children and grandchildren - Ruth's ...
Relatives galore!
I arrived at Brisbane after about 4 hours sleep on the plane to be met by my cousin Ian and his wife Louise. Luckily they recognised me because I was likely to be going up to a lot of people asking them if they were Ian and Louise. After a ...
mr.imigrant. the unknown future
So i got into town this afternoon, my friend kristy from vietnam picked me up, we went for some beers and pizza then she went to her photography course. Internet is 4 dollars a hour, i'm a long way from the affordable prices of the developing ...
Snakes Alive!
Since our return to Brisbane it has done nothing but rain. The water supply dams are now at 36% capacity (they have been as low as 18%). With this incessant rain, a few curious, natural animals have come to the surface. We have had our front ...
3 weeks to go
With only 3 weeks today until we leave we are getting excited We have made our packing list, booked a people mover in Tauranga & Dunedin and looked at other trips in the other cities Debbie has been out looking for rain jackets for all of us ...
the count down has begun
G'day. Well the final 36hrs are upon us as we prepare for the trip of a life time Nancy has been wonderful as usual organising me and the packing making sure I do the right thing and on time. I discovered today that air Egypt has joined Star Alliance and ...
Queensland explorers...
... look around the shops and will head out this evening for a bite to eat. Tomorrow we set off towards Cairns! 03/01/10 - Brisbane to Australia Zoo to Hervey Bay - 301km First stop on our journey to Cairns was Australia Zoo, home of the late crocodile hunter ...
My weekend in Brissie and canoeing in Noosa
My first thought when i got off the bus in Brissie??? HOORAY!!!!!!! It's FINALLY warm!!!!!!! hahaha. However, so far it's rained every single day i've been in the "Sunshine State"... Allegedly there's some kind of major drought in this country... ...
A Little bit of England in Oz
... are motels round every corner. This one even had a swimming pool though we were too tired to use it. Driving in Australia is remarkably civilised. Outside towns the speed limit is 100 kph which makes for very relaxed driving compared with England's rat ...
Kat left New Zealand, and arrived in Brisbane
Less than a day to go... After Kat had her "goodbye" BBQ party, she left for Australia this morning, She woke up early this morning at 6:40, to get her Air New Zealand flight at 9:25.. I also woke up relative early at 7:00, to pick up the rental car ...
My last day in Oz......
Today is my last day in Oz so Lesley and I decided to do what we do best.......girlie talk and lunch.....and she even persuaded me to go to aqua aerobics too.....well I suppose I must kick off my healthy regime sooner rather than later...... Spending ...
Friends and Fireworks
... a $200 a ticket concert for free. And finally to make my day even awesomer, Andrew has actually bought his ticket to Australia. I shall not be spending my 21st alone and will has a traveling companion for over a month come February. They're may be ...
Home at last
G'day all, Well we finally made it 77 days around the world wow has the time flown, from the out set it was all systems go and on the move so you really had no time to really relax and smell the daisy's so to speak. Nancy, Trevor and I would like to ...
Brisbane
We made it to the third or fourth largest city in Australia and the largest city in Queensland. It is a fairly small city with a large river running throuh the middle of it. It has a nice feel and our hostel is in the middle of the city right in the ...
Brisbane
Alex - We got to Brisbane in the middle of the afternoon and immediately set about trying to find somewhere to stay. We took it in turns to jump out of the car and go into a hostel to see if they had any space. I was just coming out of a full ...
Some Girlie Pics
I embarked on a giant afternoon walk yesterday. Armed with my trusty camera I happily snapped all kinds of photos. Brisbane is a very green city, especially in New Farm where I live. The sidewalks are literally covered with fallen flowers and petals; a ...