Territory 4WD

Brisbane’s Top Attractions and Things To Do

territor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:03:58 +0000

Brisbane’s Story Bridge

The Story Bridge is an icon in Brisbane that goes over the winding Brisbane River. The bridge was built in the Great Despression to boost morale and employment and it remains to be the largest steel bridge in Australia. It was designed and built mostly by Australians from Australian materials.

Sydney Harbour Bridge has an adventure climb and so does the Story Bridge. The climb takes and 2 and half hours, along the way you will learn about the bridges and Brisbane’s history. At the highest point of the bridge you will enjoy stunning views of the city, the winding Brisbane River and the mountainous landscape beyond Brisbane.
www.storybridgeadventureclimb.com.au/

Brisbane Botanical Gardens at Mount Coot-tha

The Brisbane Botanical Gardens are at the foothills of Mount Coot-tha which is about a 8 kilometre drive from the Brisbane city centre. The gardens where started in the mid 1970s and it has over 20,000 specimens of plants. Which include many native Australian plants, exotic herbs, shrubs and trees. the garden has many interesting features to see like a Japanese garden, a Tropical display dome, a lagoon and bamboo grove, a fern house, a National Freedom Wall which celebrates 50 years of peace.

There is also a Planetarium, you will see stunning views of Brisbane, the river, More and Stradbroke Islands, the Glasshouse Mountains, there are also walking trails and picnic areas for a great day out. www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Treasury Casino & Hotel

The Treasury Casino and hotel is in the heart of the city, both the casino and hotel are in beautiful heritage buildings. The Treasury Casino occupies the historic Treasury Building and the hotel is located in the Lands Administration Building.

Both buildings are just a short walk away from the inner city botanical gardens, historic walks and bikeways, department stores, specialty shops and cinemas. Also the airport is only 25 minutes away.

The Casino is open all day and night with more than 100 gaming tables and more than 1,000 gaming machines, with several restaurants and bars to keep all visitors entertained.
www.treasurybrisbane.com.au/
Not everyone can get to a casino easily as they are usually only in the cities so a fun alternative is to try online casinos from home.
www.onlinecasino.com.au and if you want to play on a Mac
www.onlinecasino.com.au/mac
The Heritage Treasury Hotel is luxury accommodation at its best, the casino is a few steps away and so is the Queen Street Shopping Mall. The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Performing Arts Complex, CityCat ferry terminal, South Bank Parklands, the City Botanic Gardens, the Performing Arts Complex are all very close to the Treasury Hotel. http://www.treasurybrisbane.com.au

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary was started in 1927 is one of Brisbanes most visited tourist attraction. It doesn’t just have koalas, it has many Australian native animals like Kangaroos, possums, dingoes, emus, Australian birds and reptiles. The park has over 100 koalas and you can get your photo taken with a koala for a small fee.
http://www.koala.net/

4WD hire: Where to Start and the Steps to Accomplish Your Task

territor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:22:36 +0000

In trying to find 4WD hire, you might be caught up in a bumpy ride at the initial process but as you can see, you just have to find a place where you can hire a 4WD. Simply taking yourself to a comparison website, you’re in for a good deal because you’ll be able to look at the selections of what’s available to you across the board. Cars from Hertz, Redspot, Europcar, Budget, Avis and Thrifty are all provided to you on a silver platter. There’s no need to go from one car rental site to another because you have them all here.

After getting to the landing page where you can 4WD hire, it’s actually an easy task up ahead to accomplish. On the upper left hand corner, there are some boxes that you need to fill out. It starts off by keying in your travel information such as where you need to pick the car up and when would that be. Click on the navy blue button on the lower part of the form to go to the next step. From the first step itself, you won’t really have a hard time figuring it out how to go about the process.

On the second part of the search, you’ll be able to choose your car. Sure, you might have 30 something cars from all the different car rental companies to choose from but then you can always refine your search using the filters provided. Again, they’re on the top left hand corner. Use the filters to narrow down your choices and when you find a car that you like to use for your trip, click on the green button under it to select. You’ll move on to the third step where you enter your personal details to book the car. Through this page, you’ll be able to 4WD hire rates and choose the one that perfectly matches your needs and your budget.

New Releases Camping And Travel In Australia Books

territor — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:08:29 +0000

All these Camping and Travel In Australia Books have been released in 2011. Just what you need to help you plan your next exciting camping, road trip holiday.

Budget Camps and Stops Australia

Camping Around Tasmania

Cool Camping Australia: East Coast

Camping Around Northern Territory

1000 Great Places Travel with Kids in Australia

Back Roads Australia (DK Eyewitness Travel Back Roads)

Travel Australia

Explore Australia by Caravan and Motorhome

West Coast Australia Footprint Handbook (Footprint Handbooks)

Pet Accommodation on Australia’s East Coast

Explore Australia 2012

To the Top End: Our Trip Across Australia