Southbank Brisbane; From the bouganvillea avenue to the man made lagoon. Outstanding attraction. 4 Stars
Enormous Ferris Wheel: Kids insisted. I pretended I wasn't keen although I secretly was. Went around one way, then the other. Then back the first way. You can see quite a bit from up there. Staff were friendly. 3.5 Stars
Brisbane Art Gallery: If you love Brutalist architecture, which I do, you'll love the whole museum/gallery precinct. Beautiful building. Eames/modenist exhibition had some typical examples of the era but was pretty limited given the asking price. Still worth a look. 3 Stars
New Years' Eve Fireworks: Walked there from our hotel, found a clear view near the maritime museum, enjoyed the show, kid's went ape, walked back to the hotel without getting robbed. All courtesy of the good people of Queensland. Couldn't have asked for more. 5 Stars
Electric Skateboards: Saw a few around Southbank. I want one. 3 Stars
Brisbane Taxi Service: Surprisingly efficient. 3 Stars
Houses on Stilts: Quaint. 3 Stars
All the Free Mangoes You Can Eat: Fatty B said that the streets were lined with mango trees. No they weren't. 0 Stars
Paid Mangoes: Plenty of those. Real good too. 4 Stars
Tennis Event Schedulers: Can't tell you the draw until late the night before. Buy tickets to day and night sessions for day one and two in hope that you should have all eventualities covered only to discover the game you want to see isn't happening until day farking three! Arseholes. 0 Stars
Roger Federer; Only saw him play doubles with N Mahut. (See above for reason why) Still, he was awesome. 5 Stars
Maria Sharapova: Found myself daydreaming about the possibilities. Hope no one noticed. 4 Stars
Serena Williams: Has to be seen to be believed. Those of you who know me know I'd go there. Nothing has changed. Repeat, nothing. 5 Stars
Tennis Ball Guy + unidentified Ninja Turtle; Outstanding effort. It was 38c with +80% humidity. Compo claims pending. 3 Stars
Sam (former) Wiggle; Was nice enough to pose for a photo with Jnr diggers' 1 & 2. 4.5 Stars
Bamboo Basket Southbank: Non-stop yum cha. Very nice indeed and they make you feel very welcome. 4.5 Stars
Hertz Car Rentals: So that's why they call them Hertz... 2 Stars
Brisbane Humidity: The f*ck is this? 1 Star
Mount Coot-tha: Ripping view. 3.5 Stars
Diana Plaza Hotel: Over-promised and under-delivered. Sure, display industry award certificates in prominant locations but make sure they're at least from this century. Should have visited back in '98. 2 Stars
More to come...