Blogs from Central Business District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 6

This morning, packing up the Spaceship ©top box for the last time, I glanced down and saw what looked like racehorse froth running off my legs … Such was the ferocity of the continuing rain this morning that I didn’t bother to rinse out my shorts, having hand-washed them, and instead let the rain water wash them and me. Since our return from 1770 to the Sunshine Coast, it has rained almost without pause for 72 hours – the local town had 200mm rain in three hours yesterday afternoon. As more rivers burst their banks it has become increasingly difficult to move about Queensland and we have experienced several detours in the past day or two. Even Brisbane looks like going under water if there is much more rain and the Spaceship© depot was surrounded by ... read more

So, the last time i posted, i managed to just about write up until our trip to the whitsunday islands.... the trip cost around $150 dollars for the day, but i can tell you now, it was some of the best money we've ever spent. the night before we went out, quite stupidly as we were getting picked up at 7, and didnt get in till half 3. Still, it didnt stop us having an amazing time. Whitehaven beach has the purest sand in the world, and the way the beach goes out in to the sea is literally a sight you'll never see again. While mike and i went into the sae we noticed three baby sharks, enought to scare you, but me and mike had a bit of fun chasing them around for ... read more

Arrived in Brisbane after a seven hour flight from Singapore – Business Class of course ! Brisbane is Australia’s third largest city and is vibrant and buzzing, some might say brassy... we stayed in an apartment on the 19th floor of the Oaks Festival Towers, centrally locally in the CBD (not to be confused with an SBD, according to John ! ) convenient for the bars, restaurants and public transport, Festival Towers incorporates the Festival Hall where all the famous names have played including The Beatles, Neil Diamond, Rolf Harris ! Tonight we had our first BBQ, not Australian but Korean...what’s that all about ? We couldn’t find an Aussie BBQ so settled for the Korean BBQ Restaurant. Friday 12th November - Up early for a day out to “Surfers Paradise” on the Gold Coast, caught ... read more

Some more pictures for you from Queenstown, Milford Sound and Mount Cook. Hope you like 'em!... read more

So here it is - my last day in Oz. I've had a pleasant three days in Brisbane. Yesterday, I spent out at the Australia Zoo, seventy km out of the city near the oddball Glasshouse mountains. This was Steve Irwin's famous Zoo. It's a great zoo, and, for me, it's the perfect way to say goodbye to Oz. I had a perfect day out there, the highlight of which was discovering that kangaroo and wallaby fur is softer than the fur on a soft cat. Who would have thought it? So, anyway, thanks for everything Oz - gotta love this place!... read more