There’s a path, in Brisbane, that takes you through Spring Hill, along the Queen Street tangle and down to the riverfront.

Sadly, Brisbane hasn’t been able to escape the curse of metropolitan river fronts around Australia — the monuments to unclean windows and overpriced menus known as riverside precincts.

But if you look carefully, there’s a footpath next to one of the 1980s-styled palazzos that leads you to a set of stairs. Follow these and you find yourself on the City Reach Boardwalk.