^peter12... nope. To Aussies, travel is part of their culture, it's just something they do. A much larger proportion of Aussies by the age of 30 have spent time in Asia, Africa and freakin' Russia than you'll ever see in North America.
valo, Brissy is a great city, but you are correct... it's not easy to find the good parts. Like Calgary, there's squat in the CBD after work shuts down. The Valley is ok, but it's more where the kids go... the parallel I'd draw is 17th Ave. Admittedly, a lot of what makes it great is outside the city itself... Sunshine Coast, the hinterlands, Gold Coast, Byron Bay, better motorcycling roads than anywhere in Canada (ok, that one's for me, not everyone cares), all within 2 hours. Different strokes for different folks, I'm not a big metro/urbane kind of dude, but with respect to your comment about rather living in Edmonton / Hamilton... Brisbane is the best city to live in that I have lived in. I haven't lived in either of the ones you mentioned, so I couldn't compare them. I did live in Calgary for 8 years though.
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