Long When I heard the world’s longest experiment was just down the road from my house, and it was free, I had to take a look. Located in the physics building at the University of Queensland, the experiment is one of Australia’s lesser known quirks. This surprised me, given it’s been running continuously for 92 …
When I think of a city hall, I think of Gotham City that resides in Batman’s fictional land of injustice. In Australia these places are a rarity and my hometown of Brisbane contains the country’s only city hall to reside in a capital city. A city hall, I discovered, differs from a town hall in …
There’s a lane not far from my home which I often walk down. It’s a pleasant, 80 metre shortcut through the backstreets of Ashgrove, Brisbane. During the day it’s frequented by school kids, bike riders, pedestrians and bush turkeys, which often descend on it in a spasmodic flurry from neighbouring fences. At night it’s a …
Sounding like a cross between a bull, a deep belch and a boiling kettle, camels are creatures unlike any other. Over the years, I’ve had a few close encounters with these seemingly uncouth beasts – on a week long trip through a cyclone, and on a three day desert tour where my camel bolted and …
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Every city has an iconic walk to showcase its prettiest views. In Sydney, it’s hard to beat the Harbour Bridge to Spit Bridge walk, in Melbourne, exploring its laneways is a must and in Brisbane, the walk along Kangaroo Point is sure to impress out-of-towners. Following the south side of the Brisbane River, the walk …
Best Walks Around Brisbane – The City’s Tuff Side Read More »
Banana bombshell, blah blah blah. Ah, it just feels good to say something, anything, after such a lengthy hiatus. Where to start? Perhaps after a lovely breakfast on a warm winter’s morning, on the weekend, when I’m resting in between two jobs… I’ve been having fun teaching English as a second language to students from all …
I’ve been wandering around Brisbane a lot lately, discovering my new city during its notoriously sweltering summer. One place I’ve ambled across quite a bit is the Victoria Bridge, which is the replacement for the first bridge to span the city’s north and south river banks, the Brisbane Bridge. Two years after it opened in …
Thankfully, when it comes to kids’ activities Brisbane has some superb options. I’ve discovered this over the past year or so, as my partner has been meeting up with her art therapy girls in the city. Meanwhile Olin – my five-year-old – and I have been left to our own devices. Where to go? What …
Perhaps it wasn’t so much the history that I found odd at the Beenleigh Historical Village & Museum, it was the way it was presented. For on my wanders throughout the grounds, I encountered eerily garbed mannequins, a cardboard pastor, signs constantly telling me I was being watched and a silence that was palpable to …
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Light and sounds of the city faded as I entered a small, empty chapel, filled with the scent of wood and cloves. A faint light flickered towards the smell. I followed it behind a wooden partition and confronted what looked like a creature from The Lord of the Rings. She was all stubs, curves and …
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I enjoy exploring a place’s shadows, not because I have a particular fascination with morbidity, but because they tell me so much about life, which I dearly love. Shadows illuminate history in a way unlike any other, which is why I found myself standing outside Brisbane City Hall – beneath tall pillars blazoned with neon …
If you’re a parent like me who loves exploring new places, you’ll know that family-friendly spots are the key to happiness. Without them, things become a down-right struggle. Thankfully on a recent family trip to Brisbane, myself, my partner Nikki and my three-year-old Olin discovered such a place near the CBD called New Farm. Here …