IN A LAND DOWN UNDER! On Mon 14 Dec at 6.30am we arrived at Brisbane International Airport, Australia! I do not think we had prepared for, or even expected for that matter, the culture shock which was about to hit us square in the face; Signs in the English language, easy to follow and navigate baggage handling and customs, a train link to city within a sensible walking distance, complete with comprehensive route map / timetable and everybody talking English around us! It was too easy, too simple, too ... different! We stood there like a couple of fish out of water, mouths agape, eyes wide and staring. Never in a million years did I expect arriving in Australia would be such a culture shock! I guess after three months of the Far East and
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