Bris Vegas

After spending a good amount of time up North Queensland to avoid an Australian winter, our next stop was South Queensland or more specifically Brisbane.

Because this was more of a reunion for me with my long time friend Alana, my stay would not be one typical of a backpacker but more of a local. I quickly got used to the luxuries I didn't have as a backpacker that I was longing to have. For example, we finally had our own washing machine/dryer (come to think of it, I never had this ever since I've left home) as opposed to the bathroom sink (actually I'm just exagerating). How about a clean kitchen for once rather than trying to find a pot or pan that wasn't rusted through. Oh, and the best thing was that we had a real bed rather than the army bunks that were usually in hostels. Much appreciated Alana and Jules!

First impressions of this city was definately a cross between Edmonton and Calgary. There was a river that ran through the city and the downtown skyline was overlooking the water. The city itself had more of a small town feel to it.

To sum it up, there was no Vegas strip, no bright lights, no casino, no redlight district (not that I was looking). In fact, I really don't know why they refer to themselves as "Brisvegas". It was a city that had personality and my time spent here will be mostly remembered through the people I was able to meet and hang out with.

New Trends I learned about included:

- shot of tequila with a slice or orange and some cinnamon (vs salt and lime)
- shot of tequila followed with a shot of tomato juice (also known as the "Trubador shot")
- "hotdogs for tea"
- "hump day" is for curry and beer

- the lone asian