On my way to the Brisbane Wheel

The Bear Grylls Brisbane experience

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October 6th 2013
I was heading to a hotel in the hills in Brisbane for a long weekend. Located in the mountains, about a 30 minute drive from the city, my plan was to go for walks in the hills and relax by the pool. It wasn't too far from the city but my GPS certainly made the drive longer than it needed to be. Firstly there was the long and circuitous route I seemed to be taking, then there was a "Deliverance ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more