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The prospect of going overseas (very nearly) broke my bank account and social media algorithm. 
Shop small, shop local and shop with curiosity. Here are some of our fave northside, southside and in-between bijoux Brisbane boutiques for hand-selected vintage, gifts and trinkets. 
It started over Instagram. I was following Marguerite Berkeley as she sold vintage Breton tops through Instagram and local Brisbane markets. 
The Queensland towns of Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy are side by side (just seven kilometres apart) and their names are used interchangeably. 
Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain has the kind of vista that appears on billboards and in beer commercials. 
When one Instagram account leads to the next Instagram account and before you know it you’re ten tabs deep from where you started. 
The Carnarvon Gorge National Park is nine-and-a-half hour’s drive northwest of Brisbane and it’s totally worth it. 
A normal person would check tide times for this popular Redlands’ tidal spot. 
On a road trip from Brisbane to Longreach, we stopped by a handful of outback western Queensland towns. 
The Great Artesian Spa in Mitchell, Queensland
“It’s like Reykjavik’s Blue Lagoon but the Australian country town version.” 
I was starting a new gig in a week’s time and wanted a short getaway. 
A Place Like This
A snorkelling day trip to Tangalooma resort on Moreton Island is (in my opinion) hands down the best one-off adventure from Brisbane.