7 Things I Miss About Brisbane!

29 June 2015


So many of you may already be aware that at the beginning of this year I made the move down to Melbourne from Brisbane. I was born and raised in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and every place in between. So as you can imagine, packing up my entire life and moving to a whole new city that I'd only been to once before (in 2005, at that!) was a big thing.

I've now been living in Melbourne for over 5 months (seriously, how did that happen!?) and lately, the nostalgic feelings towards the place I called home for more than 18 years of my life have been slowly creeping up on me.

So, as an attempt to move through my homesickness, I've created this list of 10 things that I really miss about living in Brisbane!


1. Being So Close to the Gold Coast's Theme Parks. I'm pretty sure that I spent just about every weekend of my childhood at one of the many theme parks on the Gold Coast. Coming from the North of Brisbane, it took a good 2-3 hours each way by bus-train-bus, but it was somewhat of a ritual and totally worth it. I was obsessed with theme parks and roller coaster and all of that stuff for the longest time.

2. Summer Storms. A lot of people, my own mother included, absolutely hate Queensland's Summer storms. Me on the other hand, I can't get enough. I love the smell of the rain, the sound of the thunder and how pretty that crazy-ass lightning is when it strikes down on the city. Growing up, I loved standing outside during the storms (which almost always caused a blackout where I lived) and just watching them.

3. The CBD. I mean, it's kinda boring and the surrounding suburbs are nothing compared to the likes of St Kilda, South Yarra, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Moonee Ponds etc here in Melbourne. But it's so simple, everything's pretty much centred around the one strip along Queen Street Mall making it easy to find your way around. No confusion there!

4. Friends. I'm not the most social person so I didn't actually leave too many friends behind up in Brisbane at all. But still, the few friends I did leave behind are some of the loveliest people and I miss seeing them more often!

5. Sushi. A weird one, I know. But sushi is my absolute favourite food and in Brisbane, you could find it literally everywhere. It seems to be a whole lot less popular here in Melbourne, which I personally find utterly depressing.

6. The Laid-Back Atmosphere. Okay, truthfully I think Brisbane is a bit too laid back for my liking. But at the same time, I really hate how uptight everyone is here in Melbourne, and sometimes I feel like taking a step back and relaxing a-la-Queenslander style.

7. Living by the Beach. I grew up living no more than a couple of blocks from the beach, and even when I moved further inland I was never more than 30mins from the closest beach. It was totally affordable and the beaches were lovely, but living close to the beach in Melbourne is rather expensive and since I'm not full of money... (Plus, the quality of the beaches was pretty great!)


xx Chontelle Louise

11 comments

  1. I'm a Melbourne girl born and bred so I love it here but you certainly make Brisbane seem appealing. I have been up to Queensland but never stopped in at Brisbane, I think I will make the effort next time I'm up that way. Hope you get over your homesickness soon :)

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    1. I do love Melbourne, but yeah just missing good ol' Brissy haha! It's worth a look, it's not in the league of Melbourne/Sydney but it's still a nice city to spend some time in :)
      Thanks lovely, xx

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  2. Id love to go there and visit my friends, it is so far... but it looks really lovely xx
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    1. Aw, that's definitely my least favourite thing about Australia in general, how far it is from.. well, everywhere! Hopefully one day you can visit x

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  3. I love summer storms. Thunder and rain are the best

    xoxo,
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    1. Summer storms are so great, exactly! And not to mention the smell of the rain :3! x

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  4. I have travelled through Australia last year and I can definitely see why you miss those things. I would too! I personally don't think I could live in Melbourne though... haha.

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    1. Aw, that's awesome! Yeah, I'm definitely struggling through the winter here, nothing like a Brissy winter that's for sure! x

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  5. Hope you start enjoying Brisbane more gal!! I'm sure there are lots of really cool things and pros to living there and hey,aslong as you're happy an healthy,that's all that's important! and yesss thunderstorms are awesome ;) :3 xx

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    1. Thanks for that, I'm actually in Melbourne but just miss my old home, Brisbane! You're so right, happy & healthy! Xx

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    2. Not a problem!! ohh yeah sorry I wrote my comment the wrong way round XD sorry about that haha xx

      BUt yeah hope you're having an incredible week so far! and yupp those are the most important things xxx

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