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#CatTravels: Beaches and Chinese food in Brisbane

By Catherine Toth Fox • November 29, 2012 • #CatTravels

Yes, we came 4,000 to Australia only to eat Chinese food.

But hey, we’re in Brisbane. Asians — particularly Chinese — are the largest ethnic minority group here. So the city’s got to have good Chinese food!

But first, we needed to check out the South Bank area along the Brisbane River.

This area was created for the Brisbane’s World Expo 88 and officially opened to the public in June 1992.

It was a quick walk from our hotel — about 15 minutes — to the river, where we strolled through open green areas, a museum campus and along a river bank pathway littered with walkers, bikers and runners. Our goal: Streets Beach, a man-made beach sprawling over 2,000 square meters.

Australia is going through a major heat wave, so the walk was sweaty. But the scenery — and the Chinese food later — was well worth it.

Here’s what our jaunt looked like:

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From 6:30 to 10 a.m. the hotel puts out an incredible spread for breakfast, including these bottles of smoothies.

Follow my adventures in Brisbane on Twitter @thedailydish and on Instagram @catherinetoth.

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4 Comments

  • Reply Annoddah Dave November 29, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    CAT: Let me guess, the owner of the King of Kings is, Chinese! Say is “the beach” freshwater or saltwater?

  • Reply David Jackson November 29, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    Very cool, can’t wait to see more Brisbane.

  • Reply M November 29, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    Hello Cat!

    Nice pixs and the fuud looks ono too.

  • Reply rayboyjr November 30, 2012 at 9:11 am

    G’Day Cat: haha … they got some monster chickens in Australia, eh? … did you even try it??? …

    … thanks for the the pictures, again … love experiencing the world with you …

    … who needs to travel when we can see the world in the CatTravels, haha …

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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi, Catherine Toth Fox has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Cat Dish, for more than a decade. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for 10 years and continues to freelance—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications. She’s currently the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine.

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