“We’re at the Brekky Creek Pub, I feel like we should have a XXXX”, I said when asked what beer we should have. I was sitting with “Liz”, an 82 year old woman from Melbourne who I’d got to know on a mid-morning tourist cruise of the Brisbane River. “Oh no”, she said with a … Continue reading Four Hours With Liz
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When I left the hotel, the weather was fine. As is often the case in Brisbane, the weather turned from sunny conditions to rain. You can see it in my glasses. My plan for the day was to visit Gloria (at the cemetery), visit my former university, and then generally hang out in Brisbane. Visiting … Continue reading Back in Brissie
The sunrise over Brisbane on Monday was really beautiful. Even the city's ugly buildings looked good against the backdrop. I wouldn't normally have been up and about so early, but I'd woken at 4.00am Brisbane time. Most days I wake at about 5.00am, but because of the change between daylight saving time and regular time … Continue reading Back in Brisbane
Back in Brissie for a few days... The first thing I noticed was sitting, waiting for a train at Roma Street, and about half the men were wearing shorts. "Oh yeah", I thought to myself, "you can wear shorts in Brisbane in the middle of winter" That's the thing about coming back to Brisbane that … Continue reading It’s Like I Never Left
Every time I pay a visit to Brisbane, I invariably ask myself the question "should I return to live here?" Having grown up in Lismore, and having family here, Brisbane was a fairly obvious choice for me for university during the 1980s. The first three years I spent in Brisbane (1984-1986) were memorable. During the … Continue reading Back In Brisbane