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Category Archives: Families
Whale Watching at the Gold Coast
I’ve always loved whale watching, particularly from Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. With binoculars, you can see Humpback whales breaching off shore. However, nothing compares to the amazing experience of having a whale pop up beside your boat and … Continue reading
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Christmas in Brisbane City
In the lead up to Christmas, there are plenty of free and wonderful things to do in Brisbane’s CBD including seeing City Hall transforming into a rocket! Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Arts & Culture, City Centre, Families, Outdoors, Places to visit, Things To Do
Tagged Brisbane, Children, Christmas, Queen Street Mall
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Best Beaches Near Brisbane
Now that the temperatures are rising in Brisbane, we’ll all be thinking about a visit to the beach to cool down. We’re a bit lucky in Brisbane because we have the Gold Coast beaches stretching to the south and the … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Bribie Island, Families, South Bank, Sunshine Coast
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Brisbane Open House 2011
If you’re interested in architecture, you won’t want to miss Brisbane Open House Day on Saturday 1 October 2011. This special event, which coincides with World Architecture Day, is when the doors of many Brisbane buildings, usually closed to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, architecture, history, photo competition, photography, Places to visit
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Eumundi Markets
Eumundi If you’re visiting Australia’s Sunshine Coast, the markets based in the small township of Eumundi are worth a visit. At the Eumundi Markets you’ll find hundreds of stalls selling handmade jewellery, crafts, artworks, clothes and more. Foodies will enjoy … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Eumundi, food, markets, Places to visit, Sunshine Coast
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Brisbane Riverwalk Replacement
Brisbane’s floating walkway, often called the Riverwalk, which was washed away in this year’s floods will be replaced. Take a look at a very brave tugboat skipper guiding a large chunk of the Riverwalk down the river after it broke … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, City Centre, Families, Outdoors, Places to visit, Things To Do, Walks
Tagged Brisbane, cycling, flood, river, riverwalk, walk, walking
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Pushies Galore – Bikes in Brisbane
Pushies Galore describes itself as a “community-based event of bike (and bike bits) swapping, haggling, selling and trading”. I popped in to have a look this morning and yes, there were lots of bikes, from beautiful old treadlies in need of … Continue reading
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Tagged bikes, community, craft, cycling, food, vintage
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New Walking Book for Melbourne
The Melbourne version of Woodslane Publishing’s Best Walks guide book is just being finished off by author, Julie Mundy. She sent me a copy of the cover the other day. If you’ve ever had a book published, seeing your cover image … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Melbourne, walking
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Sunshine Coast Video
Tourism Queensland has added a new video to their YouTube channel showing some of the beautiful outdoor areas of the Sunshine Coast. The video covers places where you can go walking and paddling. It features one of my favourite, still undiscovered … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Families, History, Outdoors, Places to visit, Things To Do, Walks, Wildlife
Tagged Bribie Island, Children, fishing, kayaking, paddling, Sunshine Coast, walking
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