Blogs from Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Today I woke up at 6:50 this morning ( I had been asleep since 19:45 lastnight!). We had breakfast at 'Butter Bistro' just round the corner from the appartment. I had bacon, scrambled eggs and pancakes and freshly squeezed orange juice. It was lovely. We went straight from there to Mount Coot-tha where we went to the lookout and took some photos of the cityscape and the other views. We went from there to the bottom of the mountain to the Botanical Gardens, where we saw fish, Sacred Ibis and a lizard and lots of cacti, it was quite warm and sunny. We then went to Toowoomba shopping centre and I got my watch strap sorted so now it won't fall off my arm! Sophie went food shopping in Coles whilst Dad and I went into ... read more

Small problem, well it might not really be a problem - maybe you guys could help me?!?! When I travel in November next year it will be winter throughout Europe and the UK, however in Thailand it will be summer and I'm not actually sure what the weather will be like in Hong Kong. First problem is clothes.. I don't want to pack too many summer clothes and have to lug them around Europe and not use them. I have the option of sending a couple of bits and pieces back with my boyfriend (who is coming to Thailand but then returning to Brisbane) or I guess I could just wear a surrong (Sp??) around for a week and just pack an extra couple of singlets that my bf can take home. Ok maybe that wasn't ... read more

I'm free! Flew out of there. Should probably have saved a few quid and waited for Buses, but was getting irritable, and didn't really fancy the 23 hour bus ride anyway. Arrived in Brisbane. Probably won't stay long, too much to do in Sydney. Lost enough time in the world's dullest town. Townsville may be fabulous really, but it's charm starts to wane after 3 days with squat to do and rooms full of bed bugs, mossies, and fat german blokes. Hoping to go on tour of Moreton Bay Islands. Sandboarding, snorkeling (by a couple of odd looking shipwrecks) lots of sunbathing plus camping. Irritated enough by mossies. But that was probably the scabby hostel. Thats followed by walking in the blue mountains, and hopefully up some famous bridge down south somewhere. there's meant to be ... read more

Our first few hours in Brisbane were spent in the sun drenched botanical gardens waiting for Carol to finish work. Michelle's first impressions of Brisbane, excluding the gardens, was that Brisbane was like a sunnier version of Stevenage. It was good to meet up with Carol and catch up after so long; she had plenty to tell us about her time in Oz, and we had as much to tell her about the last year back home. Her housemate, an Aussie named Glen, is a really nice guy and was very welcoming, and he cooked up a great barbeque for us all by their pool. The rest of the evening is a little hazy thanks to the JD which was free flowing! The weather for the rest of the weekend was pretty awful from our point ... read more