Brisbane

I visited Brisbane back in 2004 (4 years ago) and I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. Brisbane is the capital of the Australian State of Queensland and is located not far from some of the popular Brisbane holiday spots like the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and Surfers Paradise. Brisbane is a city of many suburbs, we were staying in Coorparoo which was very nice and I would highly recommend it. I'll start off by reviewing Brisbane International Airport. It was really nice, appearing very modern (I know the airport has been there a long time) with plenty of places to sit and plenty of cool shops, lots selling the quintessential Australian Souvenires. Passing ...  Read the complete review

Brisbane is a live and vibrant city that as a English backpacker I fell in love with. Unlike with it's rival city, Sydney, Brisbane is half it's size but has double the character. When you step off the plane at the airport the heat immediately hits you but you don't seem to care. There's so much to do you don't have time to complain! There's the Koala Sanctury where you can cuddle a cute koala and feed a kangaroo, there's the beautiful botanic gardens and clean streets that have plenty of shops and restaurants. Close by (and accessible via Central or Roma Street station) there's Surfer's Paradise which is backpacker and holiday maker central. ...  Read the complete review

I headed to Brisbane for a few days as a suitable stop over from Cairns to Sydney, and a suitable base from which to explore Fraser Island and Byron Bay. It was location more than anything that attracted me, but in the end Brisbane ended up being one of my favourite places during my time in Australia. Brisbane is in the middle of the east coast of Australia, just north of the Queensland / New South Wales border, and the capital of the former. The time difference between Brisbane and the UK varies, as does the time difference between Brisbane and Sydney since once adopts summer time and the other doesn’t, but currently when it’s midnight here, it’s 10am in ...  Read the complete review

I stayed here for 2 weeks on my travels around Australia. I quite enjoyed my time here, but I was starting to get a bit bored by the 2nd week as there isn't much to do. There are some nice art galleries and they have a large selection of shops in the mall - mostly chain stores though. The most fun to be had is if you travel out of Brisbane a bit. Moreton Island is just off the coast and it was beautiful - I went Whale Watching there, a very worthwhile activity. A day trip to the gold coast is also a good day out, there are plently of theme parks to choose from. I stayed in the YHA there, which was pretty grotty, although the staff were very helpful. I'm told this ...  Read the complete review

I lived in Brisbane for a year and had a brilliant time (1996/7). Originally it was only supposed to be for 3/4 weeks until I went to Melbourne. It's got a bad reputation from backpackers as they think it's boring and not as much to offer as Sydney or Melbourne. Frankly that's what's best about it. Although it's not a particularly big city it still feels like you're actually in Australia as it's still got a big town feel to it. That of course has it's disadvantages as well, and for females sexism can be rife, and if that offends you, you learn to deal with it. The standard of living is brilliant, rent is pretty cheap, wages are ...  Read the complete review