Royal on The Park Brisbane

... and volunteer work teaching. First stop is the Imire Safari ranch 110 km from Harare with 4 weeks enjoying, learning and helping the Black and White rhinos and helping to rehabilitate them back into the wild, learning about the elephants and even looking ...

... River by the CityCat. This high speed catamaran stops at precincts such as Riverside, New Farm Park and South Bank Parklands. ‘Essentially a river city, Brisbane’s heart and soul courses through its centre with more twists and turns than a ...

... anfassen und füttern, und vieles mehr. Ja, ich bin mit einem lächeln durch den Tag gegangen. Sonst hab ich mir Brisbane noch ordentlich angeschaut von allen Positionen, Süden, Westen, Norden, Osten, Oben,.... Tag und Nacht (siehe Fotos). ich lass ...

... Alana Rose in the Eastern Channel till we were past Tangalooma on Moreton than instead of following the channel into the Port of Brisbane, up the Brisbane River, we headed a little further south past Mud Island, between St Helena and Green Islands and on ...

... hele aardige Engelse au pairs ontmoet. Op de niet-regenachtige dagen nog leuk wat dingen kunnen doen, zoals een boottochtje, Brisbane verkennen, en winkelen (kijken kijken en niet kopen natuurlijk). Daarnaast heb ik op het internet een Nederlandse au pair ...

... another 2 nights left in Darwin - that actually included only 1 full day and a morning on the final day before flying off to Brisbane. So, the last night after the tour, when we were staying in Darwin, 5 of us older, more 'mature' people met up for ...

... Gardens, a massive spread that occupies the entire west end of the triangular shape plot of land that downtown Brisbane is built upon.  The Gardens are a very nice place, though the interpretive signs could use some improvement for us visitors who ...

... . Yum. Tomorrow we're going to see some family friends from Emily's childhood and go to her old neighborhood in Auchenflower, Brisbane. Then Wednesday we'll be exploring downtown (they call it the central business district here) and such things as the ...

... going to have withdrawal symptoms when I get back in NL, or I'll at least be depressed at the sight of the park around the corner in my hometown!), and of course the gorgeous shopping street Queen Street Mall. Also, on Sunday we went to the ...

... experience with a small bird while we were there (as the title indicates). We had packed sandwiches and found a picnic table in the park next to the Brisbane River and sat down to eat. About 15 seconds after I had my sandwich out of its ziplock bag, a ...

... , so called because every colour of the rainbow is allegedly found in their feathers and sulphur crested Cockatoos.  The Nightlife Brisbane is slowly getting on the map for international acts, tours etc. when they venture down under.  ...

... On Tuesday we all got up super early to head to Australia Zoo – The Home of the Crocodile Hunter. After entering the park we took a quick look around, introduced ourselves to the crocodiles and then headed over for the Otter feeding. Three cute but ...

... enough to retain their best players, who play abroad in more prestigious leagues, leaving a bunch of enthusiasts hoofing the ball around the park in a hopeful attempt to score.  Basically, more Leeds than Manchester United if you get my drift.  ...

... and very Sexy. Nothing on this earth could look as good in a leopard skin coat as a leopard. They are breathtaking!!! Just outside the park we saw 3 bush baby, another rare sighting... Seems I have a knack for them.... Oh darn!! Emily and I scoured ...

... lunch.  They have a great appt. overlooking the botanic gardens and right next door to the hotel they work in, The Royal on the Park.  Adam cooked Chicken Parmigiana for us and Sarah was banned from entering the kitchen as she ruined his jus the ...

... .  The middle of Brisbane really consists of two things the City Council Building...which is rather large and the first church of Brisbane.  I took a few pictures and started walking back toward the hostel.  Along the way I noticed that ...

... rainbow slides, a thing called the Tornado (awesome), and lots of slides involving rubber rings. We went on everything that was open in the park (one slide was closed) and I just left out the Jet Stream...far too scary for me! There was the obligatory ...

... but with incredible fig trees to climb and we DID all have a go too! We carried on upward to highest point in the park to the "needle" a monument dedicated to John Campbell. Again amazing views from the top but at this point we actually had to promise ...

... blag both of the tyre changes free of charge, phew! We then stopped at Rainbow Beach before it was time to get the van back to Brisbane.   Australia Part 2 Brisbane to Melbourne So it was good bye Time Warp, and hello Fraser (Ben named it) ...

... ! We chilled again that evening. On Sunday, Trish had organised a BBQ so that I could meet some more of the family who also lived in Brisbane, Bob & Sheila. The rest of the afternoon Ed & I couldn't keep our eyes off Mission Impossible that ...