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Day 111: Life’s a beach
HAVING grown up on the Sunshine Coast where the beaches are among the best in the world, I did not have high hopes for Nudgee Beach, the only Brisbane suburb that dares to attach “beach” to its name....
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Day 117: Water Gate
WE were on our way to Fort Lytton when we got sidetracked on the southern banks of the Brisbane River just past the Gateway Bridge. It turned out to be an unexpectedly pleasant diversion for we...
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Day 118: Bunker down
IT’S not exactly the most beautiful site in Brisbane but the old Howard Smith Wharves have two things going for them – the intriguing old buildings under Story Bridge and access to Riverwalk. Mind you,...
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Day 119: By the Brook
THE Kedron Brook bikeway is a great little adventure to have at home, with a clear path to follow along the waterway, delightful parks and serene scenery. Idyllic water scenes A few years ago, I went...
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Day 123: Bon appetit
The name gives it all away straight up. Eat Street. And that’s exactly what goes on, lots of eating. But that’s only part of the package; the rest is in its setting on the old Hamilton container wharf...
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Day 127: Art for art’s sake
THIS Brismania diary has yet to cover some of the city’s more obvious attractions but since the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, or GOMA, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, it’s time to investigate....
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Day 135: Walk of Shame
It started as a visit to Miller Park beside the old Commissariat Store in William St but ended in disillusion at the disrespect shown to some of Brisbane’s most beautiful architecture. Rather like...
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Day 140: On the rocks
DIRECTLY under the Gateway Motorway bridges, Queensport Rocks Park is a pretty little spot beside the river with walks leading up to bridge views, and a quirky part of Brisbane’s past thrown in for...
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Day 146: Dock of the Bay
Looking across thousands of cargo containers, ships and giant cranes to the islands of Moreton Bay, it is hard to imagine that this spot at the Port of Brisbane was under water 42 years ago. It all...
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Day 148: Captive audience
For the poor souls incarcerated on St Helena Island it was hell on earth, but a century later it’s a picturesque destination with fascinating remnants of its past. For 65 years, St Helena was the scene...
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