Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Jun 19th 2007, 7:42 pm
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Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Hi guys,
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
Jun 19th 2007, 7:56 pm
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Re: Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Hello you!
You could probably do Sandgate and Redcliffe in a morning, Caloundra in the afternoon and still have time for Bribie Island!
Don't forget my suggestion to have a look at Upper Brookfield, Kenmore, Fig Tree Pocket etc, you won't regret it and you can do them from Indooroopilly very easily.
Buzzy (in sunny Mexico!)
You could probably do Sandgate and Redcliffe in a morning, Caloundra in the afternoon and still have time for Bribie Island!
Don't forget my suggestion to have a look at Upper Brookfield, Kenmore, Fig Tree Pocket etc, you won't regret it and you can do them from Indooroopilly very easily.
Buzzy (in sunny Mexico!)
Jun 19th 2007, 9:14 pm
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Re: Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Hi guys,
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
Jun 19th 2007, 9:47 pm
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Re: Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Hi guys,
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
husband and I are going to Brisbane is September this year for our reccie. We can't wait ! However, we only have 5 days for our reccie (due to having various family spread out in Oz and NZ that we must also visit) and we were wondering if it is feasible to fit the following into the
5 days we have:
(Day 1) Brisbane central suburbs (eg, Bulimba, Toowong, Indoorphilly)
then on to
(Day 2)the Bayside suburbs (Cleveland, Wellington Point)
then on to
(Day 3) Sandgate and Redcliffe
then on to
(day 4) Caloundra on Sunshine Coast (sounds good)
then ending up at
(Day 5) Hervey Bay on Sunshine Coast (my brother lives here so we want to finish here)
All of the above sound like places we would be interested in settling but how much of a feel can you really get for a place when we are rushing around like that? I'm hopingto spend a night in each of the above stops which gives us a bit more time to get to see them.
Has anyone done a similar reccie and can give me any pointers?
Thanks X
Though it might be a good idea to drive up to Caloundra, and stay up there overnight, then drive up to Hervey Bay from there, cuts a good hour off the journey. Or were you going to do that anyway?
J
Jun 23rd 2007, 1:15 pm
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Re: Brisbane Reccie: is my 5 day plan do-able?
Thanks guys. Great to hear from you Buzzy, I haven't forgotten your suggestions. Hows the trip so far? I'm not jealous at all (yeah right!) Keep us posted.
Thanks for the pointer, guys, that Hervey Bay is not on the Sunshine Coast - I must have done hours and hours of research about Brisbane and the surrounds and still didn't know that. (To my shame!) I think I assumed that the SC spread the whole way up! Oops. XX
Thanks for the pointer, guys, that Hervey Bay is not on the Sunshine Coast - I must have done hours and hours of research about Brisbane and the surrounds and still didn't know that. (To my shame!) I think I assumed that the SC spread the whole way up! Oops. XX
