Blogs from Central Business District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 18

breakfast-swimming/tanning-lunch-groceries-dinner-sharades-talked to Andreas about chile/canada Today we couldnt get very much done because no labour companies were open. We woke up around ten grabbed some food and then lounged around the pool watched tv n such for most of the day. Later in the afternoon we did leave to grab another large load of groceries. After that we got right back to loungin before dinner. After we had made dinner there was nothing to do and there was a bunch of british people in the lounge room doing nothing particularly. This one clown guy who doesnt do much at all suggested we play sheraaaaaads as the british say it. We played that until around 10 before we went back to our room and talked to my bunkmate Andreas from Chile about the diference in culture and ... read more

This morning we woke up at 8:30 and grabbed breakfast then went on the internet. After this we went back to our room and got ready for the day. The next thing was to say goodbye to Luke. After sayin goodbye Mike and I went a job meeting with a worker from the hostel. We found out some good information about openings in the labor industry mainly. After the meeting we emptied out our big hiking bags and headed into town. We went to Virgin Mobile to get our cell phones. They had a deal where we could get two prepaid phones for 99 dollars which included 5 dollars credit, free calling virgin to virgin and free txting virgin to virgin. After that we went to coles and baught forty dollars worth of food which looked ... read more

Today we woke up around 8:30. We had no food so we went out to find a grocery store. We also wernt happy with our hostel so we decided we would try to find another one. We found Brisbane City Backpackers which was located about 500 metres west of where we were before. The hostel is located in the very northwest area of Brisbane's downtown area. Once we had booked the hostel for that night we left to find a grocery store. All three of us went to the store and got our groceries. By the time we got back to our hostel it was 11 O'clock however. This was not good because you much check out at 10 O'clock from the hostel or else you loose your 10 dollar key deposit. Because of this we ... read more

I thought I should take a few photos of what 'Brisbane' means to me, seeing as how I'm going to be leaving it soon. And of course, having decided to do that, I could come up with nothing. So I figured I'll just post a little bit about the city. A warning for all you possible visitors: Do NOT use Southbank (or Mater Hill) busway stations between 3PM and 4PM during term time. Just don't. It's not worth your life! Seeing the time, I chose to take the long way round and get on at the city rather than walk across the bridge to Southbank from QUT. Why? Because about 4 schools let out in the same area at roughly the same time, and ALL the kids go to one of these two bus stations. And ... read more

A river runs through it. That is the best way to describe this cosmopolitan city roughly the same size as Toronto. While most of my time here has consisted of hanging out at the hostel for the sake of saving money, the sights and sounds of the city are there for even the most penny pinching traveller to enjoy. The main drawback of this big Australian city is that it doesn't have any natural beaches for people to enjoy. So there's no chance to work on the surfing or boogieboarding skillz. But Brisbane is booming. Big cranes are visible anywhere you look on the skyline and the locals say that their city's entire skyline has changed over the past 15 years. With the exception of the historic buildings, which are not few and far between. The ... read more