{"id":3099,"date":"2017-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wotif-blog-staging-lb-1978096533.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com\/vc\/blog\/uncategorized\/why-nsw-is-better-than-qld\/"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:33:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:33:51","slug":"why-nsw-is-better-than-qld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/sport\/laughs\/why-nsw-is-better-than-qld\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons NSW is better than QLD"},"content":{"rendered":"

I still have a problem. Game One of the 2017 State of Origin might be done and dusted, but there are two more to go and I still haven\u2019t decided which team to cheer for. I\u2019ve lived half my life in QLD and half in NSW, and last game I let my Maroon side argue the 10 reasons why QLD is better than NSW<\/a>. But my Blue side thinks that\u2019s a bit one-sided. In fact, Blue Cassie has 10 very good reasons why NSW is the superior state.<\/p>\n

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  1. 2017 belongs to the Blues.<\/strong>
    \nQLD may have won more series, but that\u2019s living in the past. With Jonathan Thurston only just back from injury and NSW\u2019s best line-up in years (not to mention that brutal NSW victory a couple of weeks ago. QLD, were you even awake?), 2017 is looking decidedly blue. Sorry, QLD, but Blue Cassie might just follow the odds.<\/li>\n
  2. City beaches.<\/strong>
    \n    Bondi<\/a>, Manly<\/a>, Cronulla<\/a>, Coogee<\/a>, Clovelly<\/a>, Maroubra<\/a>, Dee Why<\/a>,\u00a0freaking SUMMER BAY (aka: Palm Beach<\/a>). Sydney<\/a> has more beautiful beaches than you can throw a sandy stick at. In fact, there are 37 of them within 30 minutes of the CBD. But nice try with Streets Beach, Brisbane. I\u2019ll give you a B for effort.\"\"<\/li>\n
  3. That Harbour.<\/strong>
    \nThe Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, the green and gold ferries… Forget Australia –\u00a0    Circular Quay<\/a> is one of the world\u2019s<\/strong> most iconic harbours. QLD, on the other hand, has… the Brisbane River? Yeahhh, no.<\/li>\n
  4. Big-city excitement.<\/strong>
    \nHey, it\u2019s nothing personal, QLD. It\u2019s just that when it comes to big concerts, shows, and events, sometimes you guys just miss out. But not Sydney. Everything and everyone comes here \u2013 we get every tour, every new shop, and every exhibition. Sorry, not sorry.<\/li>\n
  5. Superior public transport.<\/strong>
    \nQLD, I\u2019m not even going to make fun of you for this one. As a non-driver, I genuinely sympathise with your public transport plight. You have the third most expensive public transport in the world (ouch!), and it doesn\u2019t even cover everywhere you need to go. If you\u2019re even a smidge out of the CBD, or staying longer than a week, you really need a car.<\/li>\n
  6. Mount\u00a0Kosciuszko.<\/strong>
    \nSo I think QLD\u2019s got some hills or something.Which is cool, I guess. But NSW has     Mount Kosciuszko<\/a>, Australia\u2019s highest peak. It’s in the Snowy Mountains<\/a>, where you\u2019ll also find some of Oz\u2019s best scenery.\"\"<\/li>\n
  7. Snow.<\/strong>
    \nLike QLD, NSW has some gorgeous beaches. But you know what else it has? Snow! Snow for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and snowman-ing. And you\u2019ve really got to experience it, even if just once. Check out our     2017 Ski and Snow Guide<\/a> if you\u2019re not sure where to go.<\/li>\n
  8. Little penguins and fur seals.<\/strong>
    \nYes, QLD has dugongs. And I think I made it clear just how much I love them (a lot). But NSW has little penguins and fur seals, and \u2013 oh my god! \u2013 you can swim with them. Head to Montague Island, just 9km off the coast of     Narooma<\/a>. And forget about dugongs, \u2018cause seals are your favourite animal now.<\/li>\n
  9. The Hunter Valley.
    \n<\/strong>The     Hunter Valley<\/a> is one of Australia\u2019s premier wine regions, and its delicious scenery and foodie experiences should be enough to get you there. But the fact that it\u2019s also less than an hour\u2019s drive from Newcastle\u2019s<\/a> fab beaches? Stop it, NSW. You\u2019re just showing off.\"\"<\/li>\n
  10. No cane toads!<\/strong>
    \nWell, fewer cane toads. But if you haven\u2019t lived in QLD, then you don\u2019t know how gross and creepy these things are. I\u2019ve seen entire backyards carpeted in them. The horror…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Think Blue Cassie got it wrong? Check out the top 10 reasons why QLD is better than NSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    I still have a problem. Game One of the 2017 State of Origin might be done and dusted, but there are two more to go and I still haven\u2019t decided which team to cheer for. I\u2019ve lived half my life in QLD and half in NSW, and last game I let my Maroon side argue …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[756,780],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3099\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}