Tales of a Technogypsie

Manly MarketManly Beach, Queensland, Australiahttp://www.manlyharbourvillage.com/ Every sunday the Manly Creative Markets spreads out its presence in the Little Bayside Park along the Esplanade of the beaching and boating resort of Manly Beach. It runs from 8 am to 3 pm offering a wonderful assortment of hand crafts, Australian local gifts, food, snacks, handcrafts, and farmer’s [...]

Manly HarbourManly Beach, Queensland, Australiahttp://www.manlyharbourvillage.com/ Manly Harbour is a popular resort location, especially for boating. It is also home to Manly Harbour Village which supports the community of boaters and recreationists who utilize the docks. Sheltered from harsh weather and the sea, Manly Beach and its harbour is conveniently locaed 20 minutes outside of Brisbane [...]

Brisbane River Queensland, Australia The Brisbane River quickly became home to me during my Australian travels in the Summer of 2011. It was home to the HMB Endeavour, upon which in May I was a volunteer tour guide and crew member while it was in port at the Brisbane City Center and during its circumnavigation [...]

Brisbane River CityCat Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia One of Brisbane’s most popular form of public transportation and sightseeing is the Brisbane River CityCat and CityFerry Services. This ferry is very fast, efficient, and inexpensive way to get from point A to point B during one’s explorations of Brisbane and its famous river, parks, recreational [...]

Reddacliff PlaceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia Every day during my gig as a tour guide for the HMB Endeavour, I would walk through Reddacliff Place. Reddacliff is also known as Brisbane Square. Its a great little market square located between the Victoria Bridge and Queen Street Mall, at the base of Brisbane Square across from the Treasury [...]

Mooney Memorial Fountain a.k.a. Eagle Street Fountain* corner of Queen Street and Eagle Street, 118 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * 400 * Every day enroute to work as volunteer guide aboard the HMB Endeavour, I passed by this quaint little ornate Victorian Revival Gothic styled fountain, and finally took a chance to admire this [...]

James Cook University @ BrisbaneQueens Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia A private university established in 1970 in the heart of Brisbane near Eagle Street Pier, James Cook offers its students a committment in the study of Australia’s indigenous cultures, a dedication to research especially in marine sciences, biodiversity, tropical ecology, global warming, tourism, tropical medicine, and [...]

Sushi Kim’s * 388 Queen St. (Wharf St.), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4000 * Just as you’re walking down Queen Street from the Queen Street Mall as it turns to Wharf Street, enroute to Eagle Pier, on the left hand side is a small little tiny sushi mart that has incredibly affordable, delecious, and fresh sushi [...]

Adelaide Street Brisbane, Queensland, Australia One of Brisbane’s major thoroughfare streets in the City Center is Adelaide Street. Here is located King George Square, Brisbane City Hall, the ANZAC Square with the Shrine of Remembrance, the ANZAC Square Arcade, Law Courts Complex, Brisbane Square and the Post Office Square. The street runs paralle to Ann [...]

Brisbane Central Business District (CBD)/Queen Street Mall Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Everyday for the first part of May I passed through the Brisbane CBD along the Queen Street mall enroute to my volunteer job as tourguide for the HMB Endeavour. Always distracted by unique shops, cool fashion, and foodstuffs along my journey. This area is Brisbane’s [...]

Brisbane SquareBrisbane, Queensland, Australia One of my favorite little hotspots in Brisbane’s City Center was the Brisbane Square, as it was often frequented by markets and sales. Brisbane Square is a small city block square at the foot of a high-rise building called “Brisbane Square” which rises 151 meters tall with over 38 floors which [...]

Victoria BridgeBrisbane, Queensland, Australia As I was staying in the infamous West End of Brisbane, my foot and bicycle passage to the City Center was The Victoria Bridge. This was Brisbane’s first permanent bridge and had its foundation stone laid on August 22, 1864 by the late Governor Bowen. It wasn’t finished construction until late [...]

Brisbane West End Brisbane, Queensland, Australia My first online Couchsurfing experience in Australia was in Southern Brisbane’s infamous inner-city suburb called “The West End”. A great alternative artsy lively area of cultural hodge-podge, the West End I found was one of the more exciting neighborhoods in the city. It is also one of Brisbane’s oldest. [...]

Pie Face * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * www.pieface.com.au * A great little hole-in-the-wall chain counter/restaurant with fast service dishing out pies for Australians since 2003. First founded in Sydney, “Pie face” greets its hungry customers with a happy face on the pie crust face filled like a pot pie with yummy delicious veggies and/or meats. [...]

Easy Way Tea, Brisbane Square* http://easywaytea.com.au/ * Shop 4, Brisbane Square, 232 – 270 Corner of Queen Street & George Street * Brisbane, QLD, 4000 * A great little bubble tea kiosk just off to the side of Brisbane Square to offer walkers a quick refreshment while enjoying the sights. “Easy Way Tea” was first [...]

Travels Down Under: Journey to Canberra Monday, April 11, 2011 * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia * Sir Thomas Leaf awoke at 3:00 am as he had fallen asleep at 4:30 pm after his 24 hour flight on the Qantas air-dragon across the Pacific Ocean and needed the adjustment to the [...]

Queensland, Australia: Also known as the “Sunshine State”, Queensland is most noted for its warm weather, entertainment, and tropics. She was named in honor of Queen Victoria who on June 6, 1859 signed the Letters Patent separating the colony from New South Wales. Australia is split up into a number of states and one of [...]

Brisbane City YHA Youth Hostel * http://www.yha.com.au/ * http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/qld/brisbane-surrounds/brisbane-yha-backpackers-hostel/ * 392 Upper Roma Street * Brisbane 4000 * Phone: (+617) 3236 1004 * Fax: (+617) 3236 1947 * Manager: Tim Hardidge * brisbanecity@yha.com.au * One of Australia’s most popular “hostel” hotspots is the “Brisbane City YHA” in the heart of the bustling metropolis of Brisbane. [...]

Eagle Street Pier* http://www.eaglestreetpier.com.au/ * 1 Eagle Street * Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * 4000 * (07) 3100 2300 * stephen.castieau@stockland.com.au * In the heart of Brisbane, along the river, is a cute little waterfront precinct called the “Eagle Street Pier” that is known for its fine dining, River cruises, and entertainment. This is one of [...]

Brisbane Queensland, Australia* http://www.brisbane-australia.com/ * Brisbane is a tourist and resort capital of Australia, being central to entertainment, attractions, theme parks, beaches, and tourism. It is one of Australia’s heartbeats of fine dining, sightseeing, holiday, and the cosmopolitan experience. It is also a threshhold to business and industry for Australia. With a population of over [...]

Brisbane Airtrain ServiceBrisbane, Queensland, Australia The Airtrain is a innovative technological rail service that runs passengers and business from Brisbane’s city center to both the International and Domestic sections of the Brisbane International Airport as well as commuters and tourists to various parts of Brisbane.

Brisbane International AirportBrisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane’s International Airport, also known simply by the acronym “BNE” is Brisbane’s main airport with both internationals and domestic services. It is the third busiest Airport in Australia next to Sydney and Melbourne. The airport is located to the northeast of the city center. From 2008-2009, the Brisbane Airport saw [...]