Originally Posted by DadAgain

- Bushwalking on your doorstep (quite literally as you're in The Gap)..
- Picnics with 5ft Goannas waddling around scavenging
- Living through some of the best and most exciting summer storms complete with massive thunder and lightening, golf ball hail, torrential rain that has your gutters spewing everywhere and the road flowing like a river...
- Diving with huge Manta rays off N. Stradbroke Island
- Watching a game of aerial ping-pong or an ashes cricket clash at the Gabba
- Wallowing in the pool on a balmy summers night, clutching a cold beer and wondering why you ever chose to live in such a silly climate.
- 4WDing down the beach at Bribie Island (or up to Fraser Island if you can be bothered).
- Standing in crowds at South Bank to watch the "Riverfire" fireworks each year...


Storms - I LOVE the qld storms is there anything as dramatic or scary.
One of my fondest memories of living here for sure.

And the wildlife which as you say is all around you.

Originally Posted by jad n rich

Not a patch on the seabus vancouver - especially the last one home or when there is snow on the mountains.

Originally Posted by bingobob777

famous for what?

Anything?

Been here 5 months now and I honestly couldn't tell you one thing Brisbane is famous for, anything that identifies it from anywhere else.

It's just all a bit blah isn't it?

Originally Posted by spartacus

As good as that may be, it's not the Citycat on Brisbane River, so let's not split hairs.

Originally Posted by bcworld

It's famous for being called Brisvegas!

And I do know a few people who seem to think it's some sort of party town...not sure I agree though.

Hvaing my first trip up to BNE in ages next month, will see how the place is getting on!

Originally Posted by DeadVim

I think I'll listen to some Radiohead now, I may not be back.

Originally Posted by jad n rich

I'm not, but I had some good memories on there

Citycat as you say is kinda cool.

Originally Posted by DadAgain

Why not settle for living somewhere pleasant, reasonably well run (although not faultlessly so), with a low crime rate, good schools, reasonably decent international transport links and an enviable climate for at least 9 months of the year?

Originally Posted by chris955

Low crime rate, Brisbane ?

Originally Posted by DadAgain

Why not settle for living somewhere pleasant, reasonably well run (although not faultlessly so), with a low crime rate, good schools, reasonably decent international transport links and an enviable climate for at least 9 months of the year?

Originally Posted by chris955

I suppose compared to Sydney or Melbourne it would be low.

Originally Posted by chris955

Definitely compared to the Gold Coast, El Salvador's crime rate looks good by comparison.

Originally Posted by bcworld

Originally Posted by chris955

Definitely compared to the Gold Coast, El Salvador's crime rate looks good by comparison.