Conrad Brisbane

Hello, Here we will be chronicling our journey from Seattle, to Los Angeles, to Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart, and Melbourne in Australia. Hope you all enjoy, I know we will!

... that is what happened. On our way we go...absolutely no decent maps to guide us.....knowing it is only an hour drive from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise......you have to remember this small fact....only an hours drive we saw no issues in front of us. Easy ...

... collectors, no my dear friends, I found spruikers and an entirely different kind of money spinster: Conrad's 24-hr casino.... Gotta love Oz. Next item, Brisbane City Hall, another gothic sandstone building, yet this one offered a courtyard with sculptures ...

... Damn, I look good for my age.  Immigration Australia was called, and after my heart skipped 17 beats, it was fixed. Sooooo, Brisbane, here I come!  So far so good... other than the visa fiasco and the fact that my flight is delayed by one ...

... ever had the chance to meet any players so it was brilliant for them. And in case anyone's interested Celtic ended up beating Brisbane Roar 3-0 ;-) we even met a Rangers fan at the game (cos Craig Moore, Charlie Miller and that fcukin Bob Malcolm who used ...

Davids Entry – 28th July 09…… Wellington to Brisbane, AustraliaI'm typing this on my new "e-book" PC, mid flight from Wellington to Brisbane.…It's a little small for my chubby fingers but excellent for this kind of thing..Shame I ...

Well, we said goodbye to relaxing Noosa on Monday - now we're back in the city (Brisbane) for a few days then it's off to Hobart, Tasmania.  Yesterday we went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.  It's a privately owned animal sanctuary for koalas ...

... goods, and arts and crafts. The market is surrounded by New Farm Park, with gardens, sports facilities, and the Brisbane Powerhouse, which now hosts arts and entertainment exhibitions. A nice-looking restaurant offers al fresco dining and river views, ...

... but they also have a huge building for their "cause"!).  As in Scotland where there is a pub on every corner, in Brisbane there's a church there instead. Once we were done here we walked along the road to Queens Street Mall and this is where Andy ...

... Other photos are from some parks around Brisbane that we walked around the previous day.     A few observations from Brisbane:  The school uniforms here haven't been updated since the 1920's.  It's so funny to see teenage ...