More than meets the eye

Sometimes, I really don’t think that people give Brisbane enough credit.

The people that live here, I mean.

We grew up in Brisbane, we’ve lived in Brisbane, we’ve built our lives here. And sometimes, it’s really hard to see the awesome things that it has to offer us.

I constantly hear how Brisbane doesn’t have this, that, and the other. It’s not as cool as Melbourne, it’s not as progressive as Sydney.

But I think those people don’t really pay attention — real attention — to what’s going on in our city.

Listen to your friends, that guy on the street, your neighbour — even that super hipster friend that’s too hipster for you but really knows where to go.

Because only the other day, I discovered a part of my hometown that I never knew existed.

I was told about an incredible magazine store that had set up shop in The Valley. Not just anywhere though — when I finally did venture there, what I found was incredible. It was as though I had travelled to the depths of Melbourne’s famous laneway culture. I had found Brisbane’s very own version!

And boy, did that make my day.

I was warmed at the thought of our city developing its own kind of culture — I think that’s the right word? — and branching out and making the most of the city we live in.

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love travelling and envy those that get to go often. Europe is my second home that I don’t travel to often enough.

But it makes me so happy that Brisbane is finally catching up in the world, offering something different, and I get can my literary, cultural, and artsy fix in the heart of it.

Thanks BNE.

Make me proud.

Also, check out Kunstler for your next magazine fix. You won’t be disappointed.

J

xx