Rob does Brisbane & Mount Isa - September 2010

yes Mr Kettle

 

You were very close.

Kata Tjuta National Park

 

I need to meet up with one of my old coworkers while in Brisbane as well. I am going to tentatively tell her Wednesday evening because based on these posts Thursday or Friday work better for most of you guys.

Starting to get excited about the trip; my students arrived in Mt. Isa yesterday and have sent back some funny stories about the trip & the relative culture shock.

Jennie

 

there is NO culture in Mt Isa so any they encountered would be a shock

 

da da da na na "deep in the heart of Texas"

 

sweet home.
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That's got a nice beat, and you can dance to it! So long as it's the Texas Two-step. There's a lot to be said for the culture of Texas . . . give me some time, I'll get it. Oh yeah, OIL. And of course it brought us all together. Thanks Rob.

 

Spader sang it on Boston Legal,got a nice beat to it.

 

Good to hear from you Jennie.

Errrrrrr, any of your students female, aged between 25-30 yrs and are looking for a good time?

*call me*

 

Oh Nicole . . .

 

You're in for a shock!

 

at least they'll know where to put the hose when the world needs an enema...

 

Kambalda ??

trust me, it is the arsehole of the UNIVERSE, let alone the world

 

you sound like you need to spend all your time on the Gold Coast, Brisbane is a desert filled with rednecks and mud beaches.

We have sharks of both kinds on the GC but you can go for hikes in the Tamborine Mts, book touristy flights out of Coolangatta (part of the GC), half or full day fishing charters and naturally excelelnt beaches.

Google fishing charters on the Gold Coast for prices but was about $120 last time I looked, couple a hundred bucks will get you a flight over the southern coastline, hiking through the rainforests 30-40 kms inland from the Gold Coast are well worth the trip

We try to limit the English style pubs to ONE, that's enough and it's haunted by uni students

As for the beaches , go north or south because it's only mud around Brisbane , and the temp is about 26 degrees (roughly 85 in the wrong money) with water temp of about 18-19 degrees Celcius, warm enough for you rugged outdoorsey type

The fishing is terrible though, we have to throw back the fish under 100lbs, or use it as bait

 

For a classy drinking experience in CBD try http://www.belgianbeercafebrussels.com.au/ with decor, food and plenty interesting drinks from Europe!

 

Article just today on things to do and about Brissie.. http://www.smh.com.au/travel/blogs/the-backpacker/the-shocking-truth-about-brisbane/20100914-15as3.html

 

Just bring a AK47 assult rifle.

 

standard issue for all Texans

I hear the motto on the side of the police cars is "shoot first and ask questions later" , very similar to the VIC police

 

The Gold Coast is the place to be!

Its just over an hour train ride from Brisbane. Costs around $20 one way from memory.

A few Fchatters live down that way, hopefully they can chime in and show ya around.

Or perhaps someone is kind enough to pick you up from Brissy and take you down to the GC.

I love that place and will live there one day.
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Rob
There's heaps of flight schools, joy flights, etc in Brisbane split into two groups. Redcliffe airfield in the northern outskirts and Archerfield in the south.
Further south theres a smaller cluster of schools and joy flights etc at Gold Coast Airport. It's main runway split by the Qld-NSW border. lolz
They're all online these days and a search should turn up whatever you want to do. Keywords "flight schools brisbane" and "flight schools Gold Coast".