5 Days left in Australia before I head back to the windy, cold, ice filled, grey cloud covered UK. Waiting for me is a box of notes that need digitising, a book that needs finishing and a chance to spend some time with my grandfather.
Right now I’m sitting at a cafe at Brisbane’s south bank enjoying food, coffee, and a catch up with the last of my friends here in the beautiful tropical north.

Looking around it is clear school holidays are in full swing. Groups of teenagers, some sporting questionably short shorts, both guys and girls, strut about the place. You can nearly see the over active hormones in the air as pimply faced young men parade around play fighting in front of bikini clad teen girls. Next to them young mums battle to keep the toddlers from drowning in the ankle deep water of the kiddies area.

I really do miss this city. Brisbane was my home for over fifteen years, it is where I became an adult, where a good portion of my friends are located, and the city itself has all the attributes I love. It has the weather, the location close to the gold coast but not the price tag. It has a great night life precinct, good restaurants and cafes and the big draw card for me, no tourist attractions.

Wedged between the Sunshine coast and the Gold coast brisbane is not a tourist town. The people wandering around me right now are locals on their christmas holidays, taking time to enjoy the beautiful city on their door step. The couples at the tables beside me are all talking about what they’ll do tonight, what movie they want to see, where they want to go for the weekend and who they want as the next major.

While I don’t plan on giving up the road any time soon, there are a few things at least that I miss from Brisbane, and being back here does make me question my hobo lifestyle, for about thirty seconds.

There are still many countries to see, cities to explore. The forks in the road, the still to be explored backroads are still my home at least for the foreseeable future but for those that don’t live in Qld, or have never visited the city of brisbane if you are looking for a none tourist filled city located in a beautiful part of australia, Brisbane is the place.

From a cafe at Southbank Brisbane

GK Out!

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