As I’ve said many times on this website, Brisbane doesn’t do beaches very well. But who needs them? Things are changing here in Australia, and I wrote about it for Australia New Zealand magazine some time ago. This article appeared in their September 2017 magazine, and I gave it the title of “Better than beaches”, [...]
Beer
I have never been to Munich for Oktoberfest, but Mrs Bob has. Brisbane has an Oktoberfest and I’ve been tempted to go each and every year since I arrived in Australia, but somehow never managed to get there. Until yesterday. As soon as we walked into the main tent which was packed full of revellers, [...]
Often on a Monday I like to reflect back on what I did over the weekend, especially if it’s something new and different. This weekend I did a few things that are new and different to me, which is quite an achievement considering I’ve lived here in Brisbane for nearly 9 years now. Let’s start [...]
You might remember that last Mondays post was all about A Mother’s Day Barbecue on Mount Glorious. On that occasion I did all the driving and the mothers enjoyed a few glasses of wine with their meal. I, on the other hand, nursed a couple of small bottles of beer all afternoon to keep within [...]
This year’s Brisbane Festival draws to a close on Saturday the 26th. It will, of course, end with Riverfire, the traditional firework extravaganza during which pyrotechnics launched from the river will light up the city skyline. The festival runs for three weeks each year, so I missed most of it whilst I was temporarily BobinUSA. [...]
When I spent A Week in Melbourne with a Hint of St Kilda in January of last year, I said “It doesn’t get much cooler and trendier than St Kilda“. I’m pretty sure I’ve also said somewhere else on this website that if there is a cooler suburb than St Kilda anywhere in Australia, I’ve [...]
I like beer. I like drinking beer, talking about beer, making beer and hanging around in places that sell beer. I’m clearly not the only one though, because places that sell beer around Brisbane are springing up like mushrooms. Brisbane’s nightlife has changed quite substantially in the relatively short time that I’ve been here, I [...]
It’s the weekend, let’s talk about beer. Many many years ago, a very young Paul Hogan sold an Australian lager to the UK through a series of TV adverts. These adverts always ended with the slogan “Foster’s. The Australian for lager.” Like this… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIQIp10uV2E The reality though is that if you were to walk into [...]