Into Australia

38 hours after leaving my front door, via a train, tube, 3 flights and 2 more trains I arrived at Surfers Paradise, just south of Brisbane in Queensland. It's sort of L.A. crossed with Newquay kind of city, with wide pedestrian-friendly boulevards surrounded by tacky neon signs and shops selling surfwear and souvenir tat.

The beachfront is beautiful, with the early winter sunset creating a brooding and bruised sky over the surf. I spent some time enjoying the view and scouting for dinner, but being so tired from the travel I was starving but completely indifferent to what I ate...so ended up with a subway!Lue lisää