sonlymewalter

Again there is no right or wrong. What's one mans meat is another mans poison.

Personally I think Brisbane is a stunning city and has all round appeal.

kporte

Cycling from Centenary at the weekend, along the river, under the Storey bridge, along to New Farm, stopping at the Power Station for a coffee. All in glorious sunshine.
Yeah, crap eh?

viviennef

Love the picture - its missing about 1000 people though

bobbyftm

Certainly presses my buttons as well

sonlymewalter

I know, someone's gotta do it

Brisben

Yep it appeals to me also.

Clean and freindly, feels like home very quickly.

Believe it or not plenty to do, you got to look for it though, it doesn't come to you. Shopping isn't great, but who likes shopping anyway, much prefer to swim in the pool 9 months of the year, children happily playing in the garden as the weather is always great for getting out. Its a lifestyle choice, if you like laid back and relaxed come to brisbane.

I for one having lived in the UK for many years am over the intensity, fast pace, overcrowded claustraphobic feel with shopping galore.

Brisbane is a great place to raise children.

As for beaches we only have to drive an hour and can use some fantastic not overcrowded beaches.

You can also afford to live near the water, that won't last forever. Try doing that in Melbourne or Sydney...


Brisbane offers different things and if that suits you then great, overall it suits me far more than Sydney or Melbourne.

ABCDiamond

It 'might' have been winter time, or 6 am in Summer, who can tell ? ...

Talking about which, and remembering it is still winter....

This weeks forecast for Brisbane....

ABCDiamond

You haven't met my wife have you

I think that may be one of the major contributing points for the area, at least for some of us.

bcworld

Totally average for August actually as I'm sure you're aware! The warmer days are definitely exceptional for this time of year.

Your post sums up my feelings on Brisbane nicely though - a one trick pony - definitely has the climate but after that.....erm.....um.........

Peepster

I reckon that 'beach' is a right swizz..... I thought it looked great in the photos and had visions of beautiful people sunbathing and generally being fabulous - but no, it's just a swimming pool with a strip of sand filled with millions of screaming children (who are no doubt pissing in it)

spartacus

Oh dear . . . have your 'rose-coloured glasses' been stolen by a 'doughnutting hoon'?

As an aside, I can't have been there on the day you're talking about . . .

Peepster

I think you'll find that you were there.....

spartacus

OK . . . the picnic blanket I'm wearing as a t-shirt is just so not my colour . . . but tieing it at the waist does sculpt the old figure . . . don't you think?

Dorothy

My option isn't there. It would read something like:

Sister lives there so wouldn't go near it if it were the last place left on earth after a nuclear bomb decimated every other city/town/inhabitable place in the world.

Could you please add that to the list of options so I can tick it? Ta.

Peepster

Yes it most certainly does, and I think further complemented by the shorts pulled up to chest height. The shoes were a surprising addition, given how rare it is to see anyone wearing them up that neck of the woods, but I think they really set off the whole ensemble.