Brisbane Makes a Splash Down Under — intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com

In Brisbane’s pedestrian-friendly urban center, the cackle of a kookaburra is more common than a car horn. But don’t let the subtropical city’s laid-back impression fool you. The G20 chose the jacaranda-scented metropolis as host of the November 2014 summit, and Lonely Planet recently named it Australia’s Hippest City. > Walk this way: Explore the newly renovated 20-mile Riverwalk along the serpentine Brisbane River on foot or bike-share wheels.

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