Watch out Sydney-Brisbane is on the move! This young city is fastly becoming a major international hub of business, culture and of course tourism. As the capital of Queensland, Brisbane lives up to its historical reputaiton of a proper Aussie metropolitan, while maintaining parts of its backwater, counterculture identity.
Brisbane is best enjoyed in the Summer months (between November and February) after the rainy season has passed. The city is situated on a bend of the massive Brisbane
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A group of Kangeroos.Not quite what i expected to see in the garden, on the first morning of our home swap to Australia. As you can imagine the children were delighted. Me, I just... More
Just the east coast is too big to do without a car. You can buy a shit-box for $500 or more for a better more reliable car. The great barrier reef and some of the national parks... More
Adelaide, the capital of Southern Australia, could be Australia's most nominal city. So much of the city is reminiscent of those faceless American places like Tulsa, OK, or... More
Gold Coast Surfers Paradise is very misunderstood, although the developers have trashed it a bit with all the high rises, you just have to travel 10 mins out of town to the spit,... More
Whether you want a city pied-a-terre, a rural retreat or a full-service hotel, you can find it on the water. From Kew to Kashmir, Sarah Turner and Jane Dunford pick the best floating accommodation, including some you can skipper yourself...more
Oginia Tabisz takes a tour around the remote corners of northern Queensland - from the wild beaches of the Cape York peninsula to the Aboriginal rock art caves in the heart of Australia's cattle country - on a volunteering and sight-seeing holiday with Hands Up Holidays...more
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