The capital and largest city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
The capital and largest city of the state of queensland, australia. It is just north of the gold-coast, and just south of the sunshine-coast, in the south west of the state.
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Places to stop off along the Sydney to Brisbane railway?
I'm hoping this is a constrained enough question to not produce either long lists, or lots of subjective answers, so here goes...
In December I'm going to want to get from Sydney to Brisbane. I won't have a car, and it's just a one way trip, so the…
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Are there toilets on the Stradbroke Island ferry?
There is a cafe on a few of the ferries but a toilet is not mentioned.
Are there toilet facilities on the Stradbroke Island ferry?
If not, is there one at the ferry station - one that can be used before getting on the ferry?
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Are there toilets on the long-distance Translink trains in Queensland?
Most of the trains operated by Translink in/around Brisbane / South-East Queensland seem to travel fairly short distances. The ones I've taken within the Brisbane area don't have toilets on them, presumably because of the short travel…
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What is this Queensland lizard/dragon, and is it friendly or dangerous?
I've spotted quite a few large lizards around Brisbane's parks, such as in Roma Street Parklands. Today, while I sat in a park by the river, one scuttled over. I took his photo, then he pushed himself up high showing off his red chest, and looked…
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Travelling with twins
My daughter, who lives in Queensland, had identical twin girls in February 2018. She would like to visit home, the UK. Would it be possible for her to travel from Brisbane to Heathrow by herself with the babies?
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Can you get to Mooloolaba by public transport from Brisbane, and return, to do an afternoon dive on HMAS Brisbane?
The HMAS Brisbane was scuttled off Mooloolaba in 2005, and is now a well regarded wreck dive and marine reserve. Several dive operators run trips there, and for much of the year they do both morning and afternoon dives.
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Can you visit Parliament House in Brisbane? (the Queensland Parliament)
Having discovered that there's wifi in many Brisbane Parks, I walked past Parliament House (the home of the Queensland Parliament) whilst visiting the City Botanical Gardens. It looked quite interesting (CC Flickr photo below).
Is it possible to go…
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Can I walk out of Brisbane Airport?
Since I have some time, I may want to walk to my hotel. Walking from Skygate to Novotel should be no problem, since it is in Skygate. The Ibis looks close, but Google maps says that I have to walk along the Great Northern Bikeway to get to the…
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Can you access the Roma Street Parklands from Roma Street Station, without a train ticket?
The Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane are located just on the north edge of the city centre, and feature a nice variety of plants, landscaped gardens, grass etc. They also have some rather unusual locals living there...
From much of the city…
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Is there a cheap(ish) way from Brisbane airport to the central business district late at night?
WikiVoyage has a fairly good section on getting from Brisbane Airport to the CBD (central business district), including things like the AirTrain and cheaper alternatives. For a daytime arrival, it looks to have everything covered!
Unfortunately for…
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Visit Brisbane during a layover
I'm flying with Virgin Australia from Port Moresby to Singapore in 2 days. On the way back, I will have a layover of 6.30 hours in Brisbane International Airport. Will I have time to leave the airport (BNE) and visit the city of Brisbane? I already…
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Is it possible to visit the Bundaberg Rum Distillery in a day trip from Brisbane, without a car?
Since coming to Queensland, I've tried Bundaberg rum, cooked with Bundaberg sugar, and now I've found out about the possibility to visit the Bundaberg Rum Distillery. Several people have recommended the distillery tour to me, saying it's very…
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Is free wifi easy to find in the centre of Brisbane?
While in Sydney, I noticed that free wifi wasn't that common. Some places did have it, a few others had an anonymous named wifi that you could get the password for if you knew to ask, and quite a few had paid-for wifi.
I'm now up in Brisbane, and…
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Is there anywhere at/near Casino station where you can buy food, when changing between the CountryLink bus and train?
If you take the daytime CountryLink train from Sydney to Brisbane, it somewhat annoyingly turns into a pumpkin at Casino.... At Casino, you have to change to a bus to continue your journey onwards to Brisbane via Byron Bay and Surfers…
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At Brisbane Cultural Centre busway station, how do you know where on the platform to wait for a given bus?
The Cultural Centre busway station is located on the south bank just over the river from the city centre, and is served by a huge number of buses. It's also very busy, both with locals and tourists who've been visiting the nearby museums / galleries…
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