Articles tagged ‘Brisbane’
How to Get around Brisbane, Maps and Transport Options
By Heather | July 25th, 2007 |
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First things first, Brisbane is NOT on the coast! Many people arrive and are disappointed to find out that the buzzing little city of Bris-Vegas is not on the coast. It is about an hour in land built on a river.
That said it is still a beautiful and fun place to [...]
Cuddle a Koala, Australian Wildlife Experience
By Heather | July 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Care to cuddle a koala? There are a couple of opportunites in the Sydney area and up around Brisbane. The Koala Park Sancutary in Pennet Hills is reachable by car, train and bus from Sydney. Horrifying to most, during the 1920’s , there was a growing export trade in Koala fur. [...]
April in Oz, Festivals around the Country
By Heather | March 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So you are travelling around Australia, or maybe you live here and are in desperate need of a unique get away. check out a few of these festivals in a State near you!
Northern Territory
Tiwi Islands Football and Art Sale April 1
Alice Springs Cup Carnival April 21- May 7
Queensland
Ridley Polocrosse World Cup [...]
Australia Forum Threads for the week of February 5, 2007
By Jessica | February 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Australasia forum at BootsnAll:
Are you going to be visiting Brisbane anytime soon? Wouldn’t you like a local guide to share a pint with? Mim likes to meet travelers when she’s stuck at home, so let her know when you’ll be traveling through!
Please contribute your thoughts and [...]
Australia Forum Threads for the week of December 4, 2006
By Jessica | December 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Australasia forum at BootsnAll:
Sohniye will be ending her travels in Oz in Melbourne, and is looking for suggestions for how to spend her four days. What do you recommend for the best four days in Melbourne?
Domino is heading from Adelaide to Darwin and wants to know [...]
WineFest in Queensland! Nov 17-18, 2006
By Heather | November 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tastes of the Granite Belt Wine Fiesta 06 is a two day event. Queensland college of Wine Tourism is hosting a Black Tie dinner on the 17 November. $95 will get you 5 gourmet courses with matching wine. Reservations are essential. Call 07 4681 6333 from 6:30.
The college is [...]
Daily Dose- What’s on!
By Heather | October 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments »
A few helpful links to find out what is going on in your City!
24/7 Sydney
What’s on Sydney
That’s Melbourne
Only Melbourne
What’s On Perth
Let’s Party Perth
Our Brisbane
Brisbane City Life
Brisbane – dead boring or just plain dead?
By Court | October 18th, 2005 | 9 Comments »
Poor Brissie is back where some say it belongs - as the butt of a joke. A recent book declared the city to be simultaneously boring and dangerous. The tongue-in-cheek book has some tourism officials once again defending against the boring moniker. I gotta be honest - I tend to agree with [...]
State of Origin III - Second Half
By Chris | July 6th, 2005 | Comments Off
NSW score. 24-0.
Early pressure from QLD came to naught and once again NSW go down the other end of the field and Andrew Johns pulls a few strings and the Blues score. Can’t see QLD coming back from here. They just haven’t shown anything that makes me think they can score.
NSW score. 28-0.
Sloppy play by [...]
State of Origin III - Game Time
By Chris | July 6th, 2005 | Comments Off
QLD nearly turned attack into tragedy with a dodgy kick by Lockyer run back by Minichello for an almost certain score. A great tackle by Matty Bowen to save a try, but how did QLD not score?! So much pressure but great NSW defense. Love this stuff!
After all the early pressure on both lines, NSW [...]
