Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland and the 3rd biggest town in Australia. During the past Brisbane's larger city cousins felt the town couldn't struggle with them for culture, dining and nightlife but all that's changed.
Brisbane is now growing faster than any other major city and with that the town is constantly adding more for entertainment, wonderful dining and a great live music scene in the inner city area of Fortitude Valley. It has also got one of the finest climate of any leading city in Australia.
The sub-tropical climate means it is warm across the year with mild, dry winters. The city enjoys over three hundred days of sunshine a year and as a consequence the city makes good use of the outside and the brook that wraps around the city.
Getting Around: Once you're in Brisbane it's best if you hire a campervan to go to everything. Otherwise another option is that it's easy to get around the central areas by foot or public transport. The general public transport is operated using the moniker of TransLink and permits the usage of a single ticket for bus, rail and ferry. Make sure you explore the river using the fast and smooth Town Pussy catamaran ferries.
If you are staying in the CBD itself or close to the brook precinct of Southbank then you'll be able to explore much of the centre easily by foot. The CBD area of the city is reasonably compact. Nonetheless if you want to get further away from the centre then Brisbane sprawls out a long way and you may find vehicle rental a good choice.
There are numerous Brisbane automobile rental companies to choose from including all the large names and a considerable number of local reduced cost operators. A word of caution. If you choose a low cost car rental firm then read the small print in detail. A couple of the firms charge admin and other charges in the event you cause damage to the auto and hide this in reams of details on the contract.
What to do: Brisbane has lots to do but here are a few suggestions to get you moving.
- Explore the streamthrough the Citycat ferries. Stand on the front or rear outside sections to get the bestviews of the multimillionbuck riverfront homes and apartments along the brook .
- Visit Southbank on the other side of the river to the city .
- Visit the eat street areas of the inner city suburbs of West End, Paddington and Oxford Street in Bulimba.
- Shop on the Queen Street Mall which features a great range of stores including department stores Myer and David Jones.
- Play a game of bare-foot bowls at Merthyr Bowls Club on Oxlade Drive in New Farm. Access is straightforwardvia the Citycat ferry using the New Farm Parklands stop.
- Head to Moreton Bay and take a ferry over to North Stradbroke Island, one of the biggest sand islands in the world and home to some great beaches.
- Use Brisbane as a base for nearby destinations such as the Gold Coast, the Sunlight Coast and Australia Zoo which is sixty minutes north of Brisbane by road
Brisbane is an increasingly popular destination for Australian and global visitors so be sure you make it part of your trip.
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