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The Brisbane River is a sedimentary river. It's brown. The beach is a man-made pool at South Bank. Yes, we have palm trees. Brissy is subtropical.
Dredging has also had a lot to do with the rivers water quality. I understand the state government is trying to improve the health of the river for the 2032 Olympic Games.
It's mangrove territory hence the muddy water
Brisbanes river is nicknamed the Brown Snake. It's a tidal river with very high and low tides, so the ebb and flow of sea water into and out of the river, stirs up the sediment of mud and soil that gets washed into the river, by heavy tropical rainstorms. Apparently right now, due to lack of rainstorms, the river is currently looking a lot clearer than usual...
The river is looking a lot clearer at the moment…possibly the best I have seen it in years. A pod of dolphins were in the city reach the other day.
And that's why Moreton Bay is always brown as well. Makes it hard to see the sharks.😄
I came to brisbane from country victoria for a holiday to visit a high school friend when i was 20. i never went home. 25 years later, I have been all over the country and world and I still wouldnt want to live anywhere else but South East QLD. its paradise to me.
Yeah as a Brisbane resident of 25 years I always say Sydney is great for tourists but Brisbane is best for living, if you can tolerate the worse 3 months of summer.
I am glad you love where you live,Brisbane didn't do a thing for me,I love Western Australia
@@louiserawle8999 WA has great beaches and I can see the appeal of Perth but its just too isolated, although I know a lot of people would like that. I enjoy the idea that there are relatiively large towns all the way up to Cairns on the east coast and you don't have to drive 5 hours to get to the next tiny town outside Fremantle and Perth.
@@dana8503 I fell in love with South West WA eg Denmark etc.worked their for a while ,I also lived in Tassie for 3 years .Tassie is also very beautiful.
@@dana8503 lived in Mackay for 2 years ,Hated it ,the humidity reall affected my health I have COPD.
like many Aussie words we ram the last few letters together when we pronounce them. Brisbane is pronounced Bris-bn, Melbourne is Mel-Bn, Canberra is Can-bra. Canberra is both the state capitol of the ACT (Australian Capitol Territory) and the National Capitol.
State capitols are:
Queensland (QLD) - Brisbane
New South Wales (NSW) - Sydney
Victoria (VIC) - Melbourne
South Australia (SA) - Adelaide
Western Australlia (WA) - Perth
Northern Territory (NT) - Darwin
Tasmania (TAS) - Hobart
I think you meant "Capital," You will confuse an American by spelling it Capitol. A Capitol is a state building with a domed roof.
Brisbane is pronounced more like Briz bun. Melbourne is Mel bun
And let us not forget the Emu. Eee mew. Dear g@d not emoo.
Americans really have to work on the letter U. Tewn, not toon. Dewty not dooty.
You guessed….I’m the word police.
@@Bynggo more like Briz- bin, Mel- bin.
@@donnawilliams2805 I can work with that. 👌
@@Bynggo incorrect, it's pronounced Briz Vegas.
There are about 50 Palm trees that are native too Australia. They are integral part of the tropical rainforests..ie, “The Bangalow Palm”
But the coconut palm is not a native as such. It arrived here on the ocean currents.
@@xymonau2468 yup true
@@xymonau2468 Technically it is considered native if it was here prior to the European settlement/invasion
I came to Brisbane in April 2000. Fell in love with city, people and weather. 23 years on and I wouldn’t live anywhere else.
The ACT (Canberra) is inside NSW but it’s not considered part of NSW, it’s its own territory.
Canberra's not the ACT... it's in the ACT. There are many suburbs in the ACT.
@@tammymcleod4504 yes… He’s familiar with the name Canberra, so I didn’t wanna confuse the lad. But you’re correct ACT has many many suburbs including Canberra which is the capital of Australia. Canberra is not the ACT just the AC.
@@starmellieYes, I know he's familiar with Canberra. Your explanation was just a tad confusing... it basically said that Canberra was the ACT, and that's not correct.
Canberra is to the Australian Capital Territory what Washington is to the District of Columbia.
@@tammymcleod4504 yes You’re correct. It was confusing. My apologies.
Came to Brisbane 22 years ago for a seven day stay, after 3 days I’d quit my job back home and decided on a new life here.
Brisbane is sub tropical so the weather is near perfect for outdoor living. Playing sport, Camping, hiking, 4wding, bbqing or just sitting outside at a cafè. It’s enclosed to the North & South by rainforests (Sunshine Coast & Gold Coast hinterlands) that are an amazing way to pass your time. Favourite place in Australia, wouldn’t live anywhere else!
In winter no need for heating, just an extra blanket
My fav city in the world! I’m proud to call Brissy home!
Brissy is too bloody hot
I moved from Sydney to Brisbane 17 years ago. I'd never go back. The people, the weather the city. Just love it. ❤️
Hey there, I used to be a climb leader for the Story Bridge, it is one of 5 bridge's in the world that you can climb (three of which can be found in Australia). It's 80m tall (from the river - 35m from the road) and construction finished in 1940.
It’s a good climb! I did it back in 2010 🙂
Omg...thats so cool!!
Yes, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge
I think parts of the Story Bridge were built from some parts of the system used to hold up the Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction.
Went on the climb when I was in high school on a school trip. Was absolutely amazing and terrifying at the same time. Particularly since I am terrified of heights. The first stretch under the bridge is no joke and in my opinion the scariest part.
G'day from Brisbane., Queensland. The Brisbane River was very polluted 40 years ago, but today it is very clean in spite of it's colour.
And the bullsharks and all other debris stuck in it from the floods 🤣. I guess it is cleaner but could really be improved a lot.
Hahaha clean? You still can’t swim there.. bull sharks 🦈
What a great Friday arvo surprise in Brisbane where it's 31degC and 81% humidity now at 5pm. Good work Ryan.
I don’t know where in Brisbane you are but I’m in the north side (Moreton bay) and it reached 36 today 😫
I’m in the goldy! Same deal, lol hot and humid! I love QLD
36 on my outside reading of the car I was driving
Good beer drinking weather
@@gmans777 oh bloody hell man, I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I’m dying, the aircon in my car recently shit itself so I’m just avoiding leaving my house altogether, wouldn’t mind a beer or two though!
Hey Ryan, this is where i grew up. I thought you might like to know, when you say looks like the Ohio River where people are walking down a ramp on the Story Bridge, you look across to some cliffs. Those cliffs were hand cut by convicts to get beautiful blocks of stone to make some of the earliest buildings in Brisbane. There is many beautiful heritage buildings & stone walls around Brisbane CBD built by those convicts. The river goes for about 60km or more & in some places goes through giant sedimentary cliffs that erode to make the clay colored water. The river is actually a healthy river system, clear upstream for 30 or 40km before the clay deposits. There is an abundance of big fish from the mountains to the ocean. Jeremy Wade from River Monsters caught a 7 foot Groper not far from the Gateway Bridge 5 min from the city. You sometimes see dolphins playing in the murky water near the botanical gardens & at the other extreme there is still Platypus living upstream at the rivers end. Its a beautiful city filled with super friendly people who love to kick their shoes off & enjoy the days in paradise. 1 hour in each direction to the most beautiful white sandy beaches in our whole country, its considered the most livable city in Australia.
well said
Palm trees are everywhere in Australia...but brisbane is b4est city in Australia......I've lived in Darwin and 10 yrs Sydney....no comparison.. I raised my kids and grand children and great grand kids 9n beautiful aged leafy tree lined streets and magnificent oldest areas kids still play on roads and safely.great public and private schools..Brisbane definitely best city all round with many inner city flyovers no tolls and less 1hr to all Gold Coast with best beaches in the world and I've been all around the world not so long ago...We are an amazing city and heritage buildings and suburbs and layback ppl not stresses of Melbourne or Sydney...
I love Brisbane. I moved here from Sydney about 7 years ago. Brisbane is my permanent home.
You forgot the bull sharks. They also live in the river.
Yes of course Bull sharks..I have a place in tweed on canals and LOTS of bull sharks..
I was born in Brisneyland, grew up here, lived on the doorstep of Moreton Bay, and now I'm back. When I lived in Adelaide and Canberra (never again) I pined for Brissy. My Great Grandfather (James Palmer) was the lighthouse keeper on Moreton Island in the early 1900's. So much history here for my family. It really is a beautiful city.
Meh. I grew up there too and never could stand the place. I only go back to visit family.
Brisneyland? WTF! what are you 4 lol!
So did I, Canberra the most depressing city in Australia, horrible weather. horrirble public transport - ie you have to use a car
Brisbane has been awarded the 2032 Olympic Games so we are definitely getting an infrastructure boost between now and then. Its a great city to live in.
Sydney went downhill after Sydney 2000 yet Brisbane insists on repeating the same mistake because it simply can't go without emulating Sydney.
No we aren't. Do you even live here and deal with our councils rofl, they'll take the money and not complete any of the projects
Infrastructure being put in locations where nobody wants it to be such as redeveloping the Gabba and destroying the State School next door and its lovely historical building. Massive waste of money to do something nobody wants in that area.
Developing the only park residents have in Kangaroo Point to walk their dogs without having to go to the river. Instead it's turning into an equestrian facility. Very sad.
I mean... The train stuff will be interesting.
Having the very successful Commonwealth Games in 82 isn't enough. Sydney hosted the Olympic Games and we want it too, well the government (and vested interests) does whether the people do or not. That's irrelevant to these dictators.
Brissy (Brizzy) is the capital of the State Queensland. Southbank (the beach is a man made beach in the city) is very popular with locals and visitors.
The tourism slogan for QLD was “Beautiful one day, perfect the next” and that’s so true. I lived in Brisbane for a couple of years back in approx 2004 and it’s an absolutely stunning place! Even back then the transport system was great, the city was clean, the buildings a mix of older and new but blended together so well. The parks there are amazing and so many day or weekend trips you can do nearby. I really miss living there but it is very humid and I prefer colder climates. Would highly recommend Brisbane to everyone. The only things I would change would be to build a huge bio-dome over the city and air- condition it 😂 and dye the river blue! 😂😂😂
This years slogan sucks from tourism Qld. The slogan referencing Qld as the sunshine state has been used a lot over the years too. At least with the beautiful one day, perfect the next, if invokes something more about the lifestyle.
Beautiful one day perfect the next ! That's hilarious 😂 #delusionalredneck
Zombie Blue I believe that it would've been much better if the whole city was built somewhere by the sea, like the Gold Coast, in the first place though! 😊
@@AussieRick101 yes but true and why 1.5 million people have moved up here since covid first hit...they've spent millions of millions on buying up old homes to absolutely look fabulous enhancing suburbs all over the city...
@making the move by darren define the better life your talking about I'm curious to know!
Brisbane River is locally known as the 'brown snake'
As someone who has lived in Brisbane from a long time after emigrating from South Africa, I have to say that Expedia video doesn't even show the best parts. The Gorge Walk on the Pacific ocean on Stradbroke Island where you can see dolphins and humpback whales, the miles and miles of white sand beaches roughly an hour's drive away, the incredible hiking trails, the amazing and super cheap CityCat catamaran boats that we use as public transport all up and down the river, the super chill and relaxed people, the large, comfortable wooden Queenslander homes built up high to let air flow under them in the hot season, the absolute safety and security of the place, all of these are great reasons to visit. Many parts of Brisbane still have a bit of that "village" feel, which is very pleasant and lot of my overseas guests remark on how warm and welcoming the place feels. I love living here!
G’day from Brisbane 👋 gotta say having travelled overseas a fair bit Brisbane is definitely a great place to live…. Even if summer is bloody boiling (rest of the year is usually very pleasant).
Brissy is the third largest city in Australia. It's a beautiful place. On the Brisbane River. Sydney is the capital of NSW, Melbourne of VIctoria, Adelaide of South Aust, Perth of Western Aust, Hobart of Tasmania and Canberra is the Aussie capital. That "beach" is a manmade one on the Brisbane River. Yes, the river is brown. Remember Ryan, Queensland is sub tropical, so palm trees are common. I lived in Brissy for more than 30 years. This video has made me homesick.
By councils areas though it is the largest.
@Michael Rogers knew that
@Michael Rogers Not population, just land area. It merges with Logan and others but they are not part of Brisbane, but separate cities.
Born and raised in Brisbane, every time I have moved somewhere else. I end up getting too homesick and move back. 😂 I love it, except for the humidity in summetime. Which is nuts at the moment.
@@lonnie224 I totally agree about the humidity being nuts in Brissie now and I'd like to add a few swear words!
I don't have aircon and my unit is like an oven, hence why I'm planning to move back to the Gold Coast before the next summer from hell arrives. 🏖
Happy Arvo from North Brisbane. Bloody boiling here today 🥵 Yes, I was proposed to at riverfire (fireworks along the Brisbane river) at Southbank back in 2000. Still happily married 🥰 Yes we have lots of various native palm trees, especially in the tropics.
I’ve lived in Brisbane all my life, and it’s fantastical. Everywhere you go there’s greenery and new developments all around. We even finally are hosting the olympics!
Lived in Brisbane 71 yrs never heard the river called brown snake !
I live there too. I've heard it called the brown snake river. If you put brown snake river in Google, the Brisbane River comes up.
Very common name for the river in recent years.
The Brisbane river is brown due to the fact that it is on mud plains and not pollution. Brisbane river is also the river with the most amount of Bull sharks in the world and they have been found as far inland as Ipswich
Didn't the dredging of the river change the colour ? I have seen postcards of the river from 100 years ago. The river looks a lot clearer. The mud sharks have been seen in Moggill creek. It is worrying as my kids wanted to swim there years ago.
Indigo Cheeta that is my understanding as well that dredging caused the colour. I believe that as you say you used to be able to see the bottom of the river at the navy docks under Kangaroo Point back in the day. Side note at low tide there is sand under the Storey Bridge, or used to be. There is also sand by the river walk In the botanical gardens. Last week there were reports of dolphins in the river so must be pretty clean for that to happen.
@@anngibbins1301 , you're right . As there are photos that show the sand banks from a long time ago. I didn't know about the dolphins , thanks .
Mud plains? Hardly. It has a lot more to do with the gravel dredging upstream. You're right about the bull sharks though. There was a fatal attack at Hamilton in the Brisbane River many decades ago and 2 other fatalities as well.
I have a SUPER embarrassing confession related to the Brisbane river and its bull sharks… 🫣 When I was in my 20s I was admitted to one of the private mental health clinics in Brisbane that happens to be very close to the river. One day, the PTSD flashbacks and desire to end my life were so unbearable that I impulsively ran away from the clinic and jumped into the river and started swimming, without any real plan of what I was doing. Ironically, my two biggest fears were getting in the way of a CityCat or someone calling the police - I didn’t even think about the bull sharks. Eventually I calmed down, swam back and walked back to the clinic VERY embarrassed and took a shower. However, when I was thinking about the bull sharks later I also realised that I’d actually gone into the river whilst I had my period. Never a great idea to be bleeding into the water when there are sharks nearby! 😳 The few people who know about this not-so-smart impulse decision of mine will never let me live it down. The “common risk” with patients absconding from this mental clinic was usually associated with them ending up on the Story Bridge, but somehow I was the idiot who jumped into the dirty Brisbane river full of bull sharks whilst on my period. Not my best idea 🤦♀️
Love the way Ryan spelt Brisbanne (Brisbane) I used to live in Brisbane, I loved it, honestly my favourite Australian city (although in Summer the heat and humidity is oppressive)
FWIW -
Canberra - Capital of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Darwin - Capital of the Northern Territory
Jervis Bay Village - Capital of Jervis Bay Territory
Perth - Capital of Western Australia
Adelaide - Capital of South Australia
Melbourne - Capital of Victoria
Hobart - Capital of Tasmania (the funky little island off the bottom of the country)
Sydney - Capital of New South Wales
Brisbane - Capital of Queensland
Flying Fish Cove - Capital of Christmas Island
Kingston - Capital of Norfolk Island
West Island - Capital of Cocos (Keeling) Island
That’s an old video too. The wharf underneath the story bridge has been completely transformed into a bustling space of amazing restaurants and bars, called Howard Smith Wharves 🤗
Brisbane was the last city I lived in before leaving Australia. I was there for the flood in 2011(?). I woke up one day to find fish flopping around outside on the road in front of my apartment.
Also - watch out for sharks in that river.
That skyscraper with the lights…those lights change slowly change shape and pulsate over the course of the evening. We go a bit crazy with the lights on the bridges, buildings and other places here. That steel bridge can do some amazing multicoloured lighting tricks from time to time.
Also it was designed the emulate the roots of the Moreton Bay Fig across the road from it on the corner of Eagle and Creek Streets.
@@gde1989 Love those trees
I know I sometimes forget I dropped some acid earlier also.
@@bloozee Haha FR🤣 it really does tho😵💫
@@andrewhall9175 the LSD would be a nice enhancement I imagine!
Hey Ryan, I'm from Brisbane and love it here. I recommend that you look into the entire South East Queensland region for a taste of what it is really like to live here. The entire region is very interconnected and most of the locals spend their lives traveling throughout the region enjoying everything it has to offer. I love your videos as they make me appreciate this incredible country even more. If you ever decided to visit or move to Australia you would not regret it.
5:12 yes that is the Burger King logo, just renamed because we already had a Burger King when they tried using the same name in Australia.
Burger King lost the court case and is called Hungry Jacks over here.
So, they say (The Burgers Tastes Better at Hungry Jacks of course.
Canberra isn't in New South Wales. Just like DC, it's in its own territory - the Australian Capital Territory. When Burger King came to Australia they found that someone had already registered the name, so they called it Hungry Jack's.
Sure we have palm trees. Remember that a significant proportion of the country is in the tropics.
When you come to Sydney you have to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It's an amazing experience.
I've met the owner of Hungry Jack's, Jack Cowin at the annual company gala. Very nice fellow. He named the company after himself.
Oporto's was the one who was the reason why burger king rename then self to Hurngrey Jack. Oporto chagend there Name to Oporto
@@nickfielding5685 Oporto's original store was established in 1985, 14 years after Hungry Jack's. Don Dervan from Adelaide was the business man that acquired the Burger King trademark in Australia. Which forced Jack Cowin to pick a name. He choose one from a Pancake box brand in America on which he liked hence.. Hungry Jack's. So please do your research before you answer with false information.
It was similar to Radio Shack. Someone trademarked the name in Australia, then tried to extort them when they decided to enter the Australian market. They renamed the business Tandy in Australia. Tandy was then bought by Dick Smith Electronics, which was then purchased by Wesfarmers. They closed all the shopfronts and left DSE as an online entity only. Later Kogan bought DSE Online. Wesfarmers really destroyed DSE.
Originally with DSE, you could go in and buy any electronics parts that you needed, including computer parts. After Wesfarmers bought them, they decided to concentrate more on selling televisions, phones, etc, rather than selling parts.
@@nickfielding5685 no nick, you've got your facts wrong, oporto was always called oporto, oporto was founded in 1986 and hungry jacks was founded in 1971. it was just a single restaurant that was called burger king. BTW check your spelling and grammar, what are you, 6?
I worked in the building you were excited by (111 Eagle Street) when it was first built. It is an office building. The "vines" are automatic, whereas the lights in the floors turn off if they haven't sensed movement for over a certain amount of time.
The Brisbane River is well known as the Brown Snake by locals. The river is brown due to poor turbidity from dredging from 1862 onwards. It’s something the state is trying to improve but obviously it comes at a cost.
@making the move by darren 🤣 I haven’t seen a crocodile once in suburban or urban south east qld where Brisbane is. They are common north. Also never ran into a snake except for in a forest. If your in urban areas the most you may see is cain toads, scrub turkeys and sharks in the river. Provided you don’t live in a heavily forested area, your unlikely to really have to deal with snakes and if you maintain your yard and property you will likely deter them. In 28 years I saw one python and a goanna. The most I have to fear is being swooped by a bird in breeding season.
@@Bathoven95I live in Hawthorne and the most reptiles I see around my house are blue tongue’s and little brown skinks. I only saw a carpet python on my fence once and left it alone. The wildlife I also see are common Ringtail and Brush tail possums more then anything.
One of the news programs in Brisbane uses live vision of Brisbane and the Storey Bridge as their back drop. During the Covid lockdowns, when the hotels were very empty, one of the hotels that was regularly shown as part of the back drop would have patterns showing via lights on and curtains closed to create images.
To this day, this hotel will occasionally do this - whether it is a heart for Valentine's Day, or a remembrance ribbon for various commemorations.
Just visited Brisbane! It's a beautiful city
Brisbane is so relaxed and easy to live in and never feels crowded or manic like Sydney and Melbourne. We still call it a big country town. I currently park myself on one of the Moreton Bay Islands and I only remember Brisbane is there when I occasionally get the ferry to the big island. (Australia) It is my favourite of all the Capital cities.
4:00 that isn't a beach it's an artificial swimming location in the centre of the city
Ok ok, its artificial, we know, we are honest about that, but it is great, and I call it citybeach which has a hint of fake in that name, , but, its good, nothing like the clean smell of chlorine working hard on a hot brissy day.
Love that I love living in Brissy 💫❤️💫🇦🇺✌🏻
That 'tunnel of flowers' you refer to at the start of the video is called The Grand Arbour. It's a 1km long pedestrian walkway lined with these huge structurs on either side that supports a massive bougainvillea. I remember when it was first built and it was just these massive steel structures, quite beautiful in their own right, but very bare and sunny, with these tiny bougainvillea being trained to grow up the structure. That was probably 25 years ago. It is stunning now with all the bougainvillea having grown over the pathway to provide shade.
Hey Ryan, great video as always! Thanks for shining light on our beautiful city. I would love for you to make a video on Hungry Jack's, Australia's Burger King which I happen to work at. I got to meet the owner Jack Cowin at our annual gala, he's a very nice man. Our company Hungry Jack's is a proudly Aussie owned company with over 50 years of history.
I love Brisbane ❤
Australia has native palm trees, the Bangalow Palm, the Cabbage tree palm and many others. Wide spread over coastal regions, we do have the oldest rainforest in the world.
Currently having a “staycation” with hubby this weekend. Been a few years since we were in here for work and play. Brisbane is the quiet achiever. Currently the city is terrible with underwater bus tunnels and transit excavation.. but normally brisbane is one of the best. The history rich, architecture.. and having been recently to Sydney and Bondi… I have to say we have the best museums, we have the nicest zoos and plenty of them, and with the Goldie to the south and Sunny coast to the north, and bribie in between , we have the best beaches. Where we live outside of Brissie , we use to have a zoo 5 min drive, but now it’s moved (thanks to mowing Down it all and outing up houses) but Australia zoo is 20 mins, Steve Irwin’s dad soo is at the big pineaple(most animals rescue
From previous zoo) which is just a little way up the road, there is a bird sanctuary in Malany, a butterfly house on bribie, stacks of stuff.. our restaurants are better, hotels .. beaches from Gold Coast to way up north are all beautiful.. not a one is bad.. but don’t make a mistake most do..‘Qld is big. It takes us 14 hours to drive constant to see our daughter in Townsville. It’s big with so much to do.. gardens and walks.. and that’s not even starting out west with all its glory.. red dirt, gemmfeilds, dinosaurs.. great road tripping and the observatory out at Charleville.. amazing. Last visit we saw the sun , actually through a special scope.. anyway we have so much stuff .. just ask the locals.
Pronunciation here is ‘Brisban’ forget the ‘e’ - born and raised in Brisbane- lived other places to, but you always come home to where you lived even for a visit- it’s changed over my life- now in my 70’s and live in Cairns- going there this April to catch up with friends and see how my hometown has changed in recent years 🥰👍🏻🇦🇺
So good to see an american giving credit where its due. Im from melbourne but brisbane is amazing. Cairns is to die for. A place called atherton is heaven and the daintree rainforest is magical. Australia has so much to offer.
I do love living in Brizzy! Apparently we were one of the most humid places on earth today....An absolutely stunning city though ..... You've gotta come here when you come to Australia 🙂
As an Aussie that lives in Brisbane, I would love to show you a couple of things that not many ppl even know about
That building you commented on as being "cool as have old transitioning into new", is the Powerhouse Museum and just a month or two back, a new restaurant was opened there, the first in the world, where you and your table and chairs hang off the side of the building at the top, with views of the city. It is called Vertigo restaurant. Lighting of buildings: There is a building in Brisbane which started during Covid, by turning on certain lights and turning others off, creates images showing candles or supporting images for world events or trouble spots. It is often on the nightly tv news.
I live in Brisbane, on the north side. Great city. And we are central to everything. 15 minutes to redcliffe and surrounds beaches, 30 minutes to the city or airport, 40 minutes to Bribie Island, 90 minutes to either the Gold Coast or the sunny coast. It's an awesome place.
Been living here pretty much all my life and I absolutely love it. There is SO much more to this place than the tourist presentation here.... If you ever get the chance to visit.... take it!
Moreton Island is pretty nice- I’ve snorkeled around that wreck, and fed dolphins there- about 10years ago- it was really beautiful!
I use to work on Moreton island, the resort there is cheaper than you would expect for even a few weeks holiday.
They also offer holiday houses on the island through tangalooma resort who own the island.
Some of my photos are still used across the tangalooma website pages
We rented a house on Moreton Island , it slept ten people. I loved it.
@@indigocheetah4172 yeah that's the big one up on the hill, definitely a great holiday spot without breaking the bank especially if you bring a few people to spread costs out
@@indigocheetah4172 and the camping is also amaaazing!
Tangalooma resort does NOT own the island. They have a small part where the resort (ex-whaling station) is but it is mostly National Park managed by First Nations custodians. There are 4 small communities over there with private homes.
I lived at Cowan Cowan when tangalooma was still a whaling station.
Brizzy local here. That video definitely brushed very quickly over the "hot humid summers" :) It's 9:30pm local as I write this and temp is down to 30C (86F) and 75% humidity, giving an apparent (Feels like) temp of 35C (95F)! Overnight minimum is supposed to be 26C (79F) but it doesn't feel like it's going to drop that far.
On the plus side, last winter the days were mostly into the high teens or low 20s (60-70F).
Brisbane used to be called a big country town but, since World Expo 88, that's stopped being true. Having the Olympics here in 2032 will move us even further away from that old view. Come visit - we'll buy you a beer!
Yep. We are now more commonly known as a new world city. The humidity has been a real killer this February. I don’t have any recent memory of the humidity being this bad in February.
I was born here in Brisbane, however lived most of my life in Cairns far north Queensland. But I moved back to brisbane about 7 years ago now, and it's one of the best things I've ever done! I've spent time in Sydney, Melbourne, of course Cairns, and everywhere in between on the east coast. Even throughout all those places, Brisbane is an absolute gem! Such a wonderful and diverse city, and still plenty of natural beauty. A must for visitors!
I live on an island very close to Moreton island (with the ship wrecks) and we often go fishing, especially close to Moreton island. It truely is a tropical paradise here😍
I’ve lived here in Brisbane since I was 12 years old, I’m 34 now. My family moved here from the nsw central coast country towns, I was amazed at how large everything was (it was the first city I’d lived in) yet having lived in Melbourne and Sydney very briefly in my twenties, Brisbane is definitely much smaller and far less lively, yet it makes it much cleaner, friendlier, and laid back. I remember for most of my twenties I hated how boring this place was with not much to do or see, but now it is becoming a cultural hub with so many amazing restaurants and bars, festivals, markets, shows, and art performances. The weather is often compared to Florida, and it does get very hot and humid in Summer like it is currently. The enclosed beach you see is at Southbank one of the cultural hubs of Brisbane, it’s where the museum, art gallery and QPAC theatre is, river fire a fireworks celebration is performed here every year, and there are night markets and beautiful restaurants everywhere.
The Brisbane River is brown for a few reasons. It’s actually an estuary affected by the ocean tide of Moreton Bay, meaning the water exchange between up and downstream stirs a lot of sediment. It’s also been dredged since the 1800s to make it deeper for shipping. Urbanization has also played a huge part because there are now so few areas of the river that still retain the natural mangrove riverbank system - which help remove silt and clean the water. Thankfully the dredging has reduced incredibly and now occurs out toward the bay instead of up and down the length of the river. For 10-15 years Mangroves have been replanted and protected wherever possible. Recently a video taken from a high-rise along the river captured a school of about a dozen bull sharks cruising up the river - so if you’re visiting, don’t go swimming.
Thanks Ryan , I have lived in Brisbane most of my life. The winter is not like winters in the other states. Summer , is hot and humid. But you get used to the summer , especially with air con. We are generally a friendly mob. I wouldn't live anywhere else. Please do a video of Dame Edna. As you did a video of her / his alter ego , Sir Les Patterson .
Yep, winter's are very different. Last year I believe it happened on a Wednesday!!
I was born here and have lived here most of my life and I will never get used to our summers D:
@@stalar2892, same here . We put in an aircon. It makes all the difference on hot days .
@@becsterbrisbane6275 , lol, no, I turned my electric blanket on for a week.
That "beach" is basically a pool, it's the artificial swimming lagoon constructed at Southbank. When we converted the 88 expo into the Southbank parklands.
I live across the bay from the ship wrecks (they've been cut down to the waterline now as they were a bit of a hazzard for boaties and snorkelling- but are still amazing to visit). That big assed sand dune is behind the wrecks- it takes some stamina to get to the top! 😆😆 Moreton Bay is gorgeous- we live in the best place in the world 🌎 😁
IKR God's country. So beautiful. 🙂
I've lived all over the east coast, and I just love living in north Brisbane.
That beach at the start is at Southbank, an all-artificial beach and entertainment precinct, it's just across the river from the city centre.
That is Brisbane. I have lived here my whole life. I loved your joy of discovering it. Thank you xoxo
Love Brisbane. And yes you did pronounce it correctly by the end. Only been there 3 times in December and January and it was very humid for this Adelaidian. More humid than when I went to Singapore. But it’s a great city and so close to some beautiful places like the glass house mountains.
If you visited in the 2022-2023 period you for lucky, as that was the least humid part of this summer season 🤣 the only more humid place then Brisbane outside of Australia I have ever been was port villa Vanuatu.
Iove that you ask Questions of us no matter how basic to complex and learn about Australia. I hope you get to visit us soon! I'd love to introduce you to the sunny coast in Qld.
You should check out the other capital cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth and Darwin (Northern Territory). It will give you an idea how varied the environment and cities are. The culture varies a lot between states...just like in the US.
brisbane was the highlight of 1988 when it hosted the EXPO 88 it was the highlight of my life
I live in a Logan suburbs. 20 minutes from Brisbane City where I grew up. 1 hour to beach or rainforest or dry areas inland. I love living here as it has everything.
Canberra is the capital of Australia and each major city (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Darwin, Canberra, Hobart and Adelaide) are the capital cities of each State or Territory.
A bit like the USA. Don’t they have capitals for each state…
@@kreid2340 yes they do.
@making the move by darren no. We have states. I’m Australian.
@@kreid2340 Also we do have territories as well which are (5 Five) States each do have a British Union Jacks on their very own State Flags & (2 Two) Territories which they DON'T have any British Union Jacks on any of their very own Territory &/or Territorial Flags at all of course.
Pronounced "Bris-BEN". That beach was a man-made beach and lagoon beside the river. It's in the inner city and popular. Lots of eateries nearby, in an area referred to as Southbank. Hungry Jacks IS burger king, but the name was already taken when they arrived in Oz. Brisbane used to be the largest city in the world in area, but Los Angeles extended its boundaries and took the title. Not sure which city is largest in area these days, but Brisbane is huge. Palm trees always grew here as coconuts are carried by the ocean currents and deposited everywhere. They are not native to the country, but have been here for a very long time. You have to pay to climb the bridge and go with a guide. It's expensive. (Same with the Harbour bridge in Sydney.) The Segways look different because they have larger tyres for use in the sand. I lived and worked in Brisbane for 15 years, and I also lived in Sydney and its surrounds for seven years. Brisbane wins, hands down. I don't like any cities, but if I had to live in one again, I'd choose Brisbane. Hopefully I will never have to do that again. You would definitely like Brisbane, though.
My memory says that Los Angeles annexed 13 sq miles of State Forest specifically so they could claim the title, and then Tokyo merged with Yokohama, and blew everyone away. These titles refer to area of land administered by a single Council, which explains why Brisbane can be up there competing with truly mammoth cities.
@@ironside210 Yes, and isn't Brisbane City Mayor paid as much or more than the Prime Minister? I know it used to be 400K a year and that was a lot of years ago.
not compared to London or New York its nor, theyre HUGE in terms of Capital cities Brisbane is actually quite small!
@@julieeverett7442 Brisbane's claim is based on AREA administered by a SINGLE local government body. London and NewYork (and most cities) are broken up into a multitude of small boroughs and councils, no one of which comes anywhere near the size of Brisbane, let alone LA or Tokyo/Yokohama.
@@ironside210 true
🙋🏼♀️ Brisbane subscriber here …love Queensland and we have all you need so close
Area wise its actually one of the biggest cities in the world.. so you were spot on mate.
Geographically yes, but not in population.
@@glenmale1748 Hence why I start with "Area Wise"
australia has 6 states - brisbane, queensland - sydney, new south wales - melbourne, victoria - hobart, tasmania - adelaide, south australia - perth, west australia and two territories - darwin, northern territory and canberra, australia capital territory but the capital city of australia is canberra btw brisbane is called river city just as the inspector gadget movie its a great city to live in! G'day mate!
There are at least 4 dozen species of palm trees in Australia and can be found in all states including Tasmania , Brisbane pronounced Brisbin is subtropical and is the home to all tropical plants and palms including the coconut palm . The river is murky because of sediments but is unpolluted, the city council built a beach sand lagoon for their citizens and people can enjoy the beach experience without a journey to the coast which as you'd expect is spectacular. Brisbane is a terrific place to visit and I love the place its a good place to use as a base while visiting Queensland because you can travell easily from there to the tourist attractions of the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast the hinterland cities and towns and it is the gateway to northern Queensland with the Great Barrier Reef and its Islands and resorts . The only downside is that Brisbane is the home of the Queensland state of origin Rugby league Football Team who have beaten the NSW team more times than is warranted (I'm convinced that the games must be fixed) . The bottom line is Brisbane is a beautiful place and should be on any visitor to Australia itinerary .
We call the Brisbane River the Brown Snake because of the colour. I think it’s because it’s tidal. We have lots of palm trees. It’s a great city to live in.
The building with the squiggly lines is the Ernst&Young building, the lines emulate the giant fig trees growing nearby. Those lines aren't actually windows but beams that flow down the interior of the building.
BRIZNEYLAND!!
My responses as you were commenting: 😊
Do your states not have capitals? Why would you expect ours to be any different?
Canberra is about 1200km south of Brissie - it's our version of Washington DC, capital of the COUNTRY, and Sydney is the capital of a STATE.
Unfortunately, yes, the Brisbane River *does* look like that.
Southbank is awesome and the Bougainvillea walk is excellent. That beach is an ARTIFICIAL BEACH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. It's like a public pool, only made to look like a beach, and it is FREE FOR ANYONE TO VISIT AT ANY TIME. Wanna go for a swim at 3am? Go for your life.
HJs in the city is a significant landmark. If you say "I'll meet you at HJs on Queen Street Mall" everyone knows exactly where you mean.
"If you got it, mine it" - suuuuure, because it doesn't harm the environment and all the wealth goes right back to the people and doesn't line the pockets of corporations.
Storey Bridge and Sydney Harbour Bridge both do Bridge Walks. As long as you are sensible and follow sensible precautions, Australia’s actually a pretty safe place believe it or not 😊
Sand dune surfing is what we have instead of snow tobogganing. Moreton Island is gorgeous but Stradbroke is also awesome.
Honestly, my city is beautiful by night. I’ve lived here almost my whole life (barring about 18 months as a kid and a few months when I was in Japan in my 20s) and it’s gorgeous.
Thanks for posting and your not stupid. It's essentially a big country town but I love it ♥️
Over the last few years I wouldn’t say it fits the ‘big country town’ category anymore. It’s a new world city with the laid back atmosphere of a country town. The city has grown too much and experiencing so much progress in infrastructure that people can’t even really say we are 10 years behind anymore with so many residents arriving from Sydney and Melbourne to live here.
I have always described Brisbane as an overgrown country town. I hope it never loses that charm. :)
Not so sure about that... Brisbane is second only to L.A. as its spread is concerned.
@@lorenzomagazzeni5425 and?
Ryan, bring your family and visit the land down under. I try to visit a city or tourist hot spot each year down here in Australia, and there is just so much to see and do. Tasmania was this year's trip with an 11-day driving holiday, and it was awesome.
Canberra is the Capital of the Australian Capital Territory, and also Australia and the ACT also has a beach at Jervis Bay as part of their Territory.
The river is usually a bit cleaner since they stopped dredging the river bed, but with the big rains it gets stirred up a bit.
Brisbane City Council is the 3rd largest City in the world by square kilometres under one level of government.
Australia has 3 bridge climbs, NZ has one, out of only half a dozen or so bridge climbs around the world.
Moreton Island, the 2nd or 3rd largest Sand Island in the world, behind Fraser Island K'Gari about 200km north, and Stradbroke Island a few hundred metres to the south..
Pronounced Brisbun. basically..or of course us locals call it BrisVegas. actually now I say it a few times it does sound more like Bris-bin. is sort of halfway between bun and bin hahaha..just never say Bris=BAIN
i pronounce it Bris-bin, is that just a Sydney thing.
@@Scottyo74 Maybe, as I am from Sydney and agree with Mark.
I’m a Brisbane local and it’s Bris-bin like our Betsy the bin chicken
Definitely “bun” for this Brisbanite, and I’ve had family here since the mid 1840s
@@woodrow60 my ancestors arrived in Sydney in the late 1700s moving up to modern day Qld not long after. I’ve never heard anyone refer to it other than Bris-bin (living in inner Brisbane and Logan areas) I’m assuming the pronunciation varies based on where certain ancestors originated form.
Ryan, copy and paste following list, and keep it safe for further reference mate lol
Capital city of Australia is Canberra - Our nations capital.
Capital city of New South Wales NSW is Sydney - State capital
Capital city of Victoria Vic is Melbourne - State capital
Capital city of Queensland QLD is Brisbane - State capital
Capital city of South Australia SA is Adelaide - State capital
Capital city of Northern Territory NT is Darwin - State capital
Capital city of Western Australia WA is Perth - State capital
Capital city of Tasmania TAS is Hobart - State capital
Shall we also explain that the ACT (Australia Capital Territory) and NT (Northern Territory) are NOT States, they are 'Territories' - or is that too much? 😉
Having said that, I'm sure there are plenty of Aussies that think Sydney is the Capital of Australia LOL! 😂
Cheers Cobber ✌
You also need to add that Canberra is a separate territory...
@@LostInTardis I had actually sat and typed all that, inc all our off shore territories, as well as Jervis Bay, 'trying to explain why Jervis is an electral territory in name only, re read it, look at from an outsiders point of view and thought "nahhh I'm gonna do the poor guys head in if I include all that" So just didn't lol
@@HalfPastSleep please refer to the answer I gave Lostin lol
Sometime before our (2023 Twenty Twenty Three) Women's (FIFA Federation Internation Football Association) World Cup Football (Soccer) Tournament from last year is that our Australian Capital Cities each had their very own First Nation's Indigenous Names which are,
Aboriginal Name for Sydney is Warrane (Pronounced) as Wah-rang,
Aboriginal Name for Melbourne is Naarm (Pronounced) as Narr-m,
Aboriginal Name for Brisbane is Meeanjin (Pronounced) as Mee-an-jin,
Aboriginal Name for Adelaide is Tarntanya (Pronounced) as Tarn-dan-ya,
Aboriginal Name for Perth is Boorloo (Pronounced) as Boor-loo,
Aboriginal Name for Hobart is nipaluna (n is lower case) (Pronounced) as nipah-loonah,
Finally, the Aboriginal Name for Canberra was actually a derived from the word Ngambri. "When Canberra was first settled by Joshua John Moore in 1821, Joshua Moore named his property Kamberri after the local people, because he couldn't get his tongue around the Ng sound, as many people can't, of course.
There are a lot of videos about Moreton island on TH-cam, you should check some of them out.
Moreton island is so beautiful and you need a 4x4, ATV or to be on foot to explore it as there are only dirt roads.
I spent a week over there exploring the island in 2021. It is truly gorgeous with a lot of history. The locals make you feel so welcome and everyone visiting is up for a good chat.
I met a couple from the UK who were walking around the whole island and camping, it took them about two weeks.
Whenever we drove past them, we always gave them a cold beer and stopped for a chat. Great memories made there.
Yep, the Brissy river is brown. It’s called the Brown Snake. Brisbane is huge geographically and now includes a corridor to the Gold Coast in the south and the Sunshine Coast in the north. You were right! It was 37 degrees Celsius today and I thought I was melting with no aircon but that’s only 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit 🥵. I work in one of those buildings you saw in the city and live 10 minutes from the Storey Bridge, the one they were climbing. We’re not the most beautiful city but we’re very friendly.
I emailed you the pictures of kangaroos lazing about in my yard from my kitchen window while I was making my morning coffee 😊
I did have a video to send but my email provider said it was too big 🙄
Hungry jack's is australian burger king. It's called that because the name 'burger king' was already trademarked in australia by a different company
😂😂 Hahaha and it's a long drawn out story but worth watching the origin
The "Sister City" to Brisbane used to be Los Angeles. Because they both spread out over a similarly sized area (but population density is and was way less than L.A.)
One of the best thing being deployed in Brisbane during Australia days, cairns and twonsville is the raaf will fly through the city, loved it because I was army seeing the gunship brings pride to me
Edit: these blokes saved me more than once
No the palm trees and coconut trees are native. Also the building mentioned as the museum is actually city hall.
The Cocos palm , is a noxious weed.
@@indigocheetah4172 As are most plants in Australia...
We call the Brisbane River the brown snake. It winds its way through the city. I hope you and your family make it here one day.
I’m a Brisbanite and live on the river in the CBD. This was definitely filmed a long while ago because there is a massive bar and brewery precinct under the bridge now that is not on this vid and some of the things in that mall were torn down years ago.
Brissy is what the locals call it, I have here it called brisvegas, and brisburbia too. The "Beach" looking place is a crated beach/lagoon. In a parkland area called Southbank. The city centre in not very big. But the suburbs are very spread out. Lovely place to live, as many southerners have moved here recently for the lifestyle and weather.
You can actually climb the more iconic (and bigger) Sydney Harbour Bridge. And in NSW's Blue Mountains (not far from Sydney), they've just opened up a new attraction where you can ride on the roof of their cable car! Maybe we really are a crazy people. 🤣
No thanks .
Yeah Nah I'll stay in Brisbane, thanks.
Why is Brisbane copying that idea. It's like QLD want to be like NSW.
@@jamesfrench7299 people have been climbing the Story Bridge for 20 years or more.
@@jamesfrench7299 be careful what you post mate the precious rednecks will get upset 😭
That beach is man made. Built for world expo 88. Beach in the Middle of the city. Very cool ^_^
It is, and when you think about it so sensible.
Would not work in Melbourne. It'd be full of syringes and poop within a week.
The beach was NOT built for World Expo 88. It was built as part of the redevelopment of the site AFTER the exposition finished. South Bank Parklands (and the lagoon) did not open until 4 years later.
@@Josh_Stuchbery 💯
yeah, I'd say that Queensland is the Playground of Australia, it's got the most theme parks up there, it's all-in-one up there, Vast country land, mining operations, surfers paradise, gold and sunshine coast, the best and largest coral reef in the world. Tropical paradise that sits under the Sun (equatorially)
Burger King in Australia is known as Hungry Jacks - because someone had the name registered in Australia before the US chain came, and I presume they wouldn't sell it.
Rewind after talking you always miss narrators answering your questions you usually ask just before or after they have said the answer😂
He always does that doesn't he? LOL, drives me crazy.
Exactly what I also said to him Aaron.
If he would just be quiet he might hear and learn something
Canberra isn't in any state. It is similar to Washington DC in being in its owm territory. Why wouldn't Aussie states each have a capital? The 50 US states do. The Canuk provinces do. The nations of the UK, the states of Germany and Mexico each do. Btw, in my view Brisbane is the Aussie capital with the most fantastic hinterland, with the Sunshine Coast to its north and the Gold Coast to the south.
The River is nickname The Brown snake its been choked up upstream with farming land movements and mud thats come loose and this all travels down to the mouth of the river at Port of Brisbane. Now regards to Brisbane size its the largest City council in area in Australia but its size in infrastructure tall buildings etc. is 3rd. After Sydney NSW and Melbourne Victoria.
Brisbane is Australia's best city to live in. It is modern, beautiful, safe, and full of surprises from West End to New Farm. The river is brown but looks stunning from the boardwalks and cycle tracks along its banks that you'll see locals enjoying from VERY early in the morning (4:30am!) to the evening when the city lights up and the restaurants, lagoons and parks fill with good-natured crowds. I'm surprised that the video didn't highlight some of the new river bank renovations of historical sites into charming gathering spots or the catamarans that glide commuters to work and tourists from the most gorgeous sandstone university campus in Australia, past the city and out to the restaurants and parks of Newstead. But for tourists, the action really is all around Brisbane. Locals are spoiled by Moreton Island, Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and Byron Bay. If you're a visitor to the mid-East coast of Australia (and you can't come to Australia without visiting this part of the world, you might spend a day or two in Brisbane, but you really need to be spending most of your time in Byron Bay (a uniquely Bohemian hippy surfer town where the ocean meets the World Heritage rainforest and casts a magical spell that draws celebrities from around Australia and the world). If you want a more typical Miami, Honolulu high-rise, touristy experience you've got the Gold Coast, and if you want natural beach beauty but with a "hey, we're like Byron Bay but for over 55s" vibe then Sunshine Coast is a nice escape. I love your reactions to my hometown. I've lived all over the world and was raised in Sydney. Brisbane was an amazing place to raise my kids, but I never recommend it as a tourist destination.