As a Gold Coast student, having just completed a summer placement located in Brisbane, and undertaking an intensive week-long workshop up at Nathan campus over the past week, I have become quite familiar with Queensland’s public transport system – namely the train and bus services – that I was compelled to utilise. And while the system is arguably quite efficient and easy to use, it can be, if you let it be, incredibly boring and time consuming.
Now if you’re travelling with friends then sure, you will probably have enough entertainment to survive the trip, however if, like me, you are shy or introvertish, or just happen to not have many friends in the same courses as you, then the predicament is clear: travelling solo on public transport will be boring. That said I have compiled a list of the top ways to fight boredom and make the most of your time while training or bussing.