With just over a week to go before the Brisbane Festival gets under way, Brisvegas is gearing up. With the famous Riverfire to be held on September 3, make sure to book nice and early to get a bed. Over 3 weeks of events are planned which you can find information about at http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/ . Somewhere To Stay http://www.somewheretostay.com.au/ is for backpackers and is in West End. It's the perfect base to experience the maximum from the festival with a free shuttle bus every hour from 8am till 7pm to South Bank and the cultural centre, where you can get a citybus to anywhere in the city. West End is having it's party with free live music in the street on September 3rd too. The hostel boasts 'million dollar views' over southbank and to the city which will be perfect to see the inaugural Santos City of Lights laser light display (http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/Santos-City-of-Lights) which will be on every night for the 3 week festival.
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By far the largest city in Queensland, BRISBANE is not quite what you'd expect from a state capital with over one and a half million residents. Although there is urban sprawl, high-rise buildings, slow-moving traffic, crowded streets and the other trappings of a business and trade centre, there's little of the pushiness that usually accompanies them. To urbanites used to a more aggressive approach, the atmosphere is slow, even backward (a reputation the city would be pleased to lose), but to others the languid pace is a welcome change and reflects relaxed rather than regressive attitudes.
Brisbane is an attractive enough place, with the typical features of any Australian city of a comparable age and size – a historic precinct, museums and botanic gardens – though there are neither outstanding sights nor funky beach settlements. It's a fairly easy place to find casual, short-term employment however, and there's a healthy, unpredictable social scene, tempting many travellers to spend longer here than they had planned. As for exploring further afield, you'll find empty beaches and surf on North Stradbroke Island and dolphins around Moreton Island – both easy to reach from the city.
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