G'day! So... we arrived at Brisbane airport feeling tired and then made our way to our backpackers hostel. In that short space of time we realised very quickly just how insanely expensive it is in Australia! Even when we went to the supermarket to buy the food to cook in our cramped hostel kitchen, basic food items are more expensive than in the UK! We spent a couple more days in Brisbane which we passed by walking around the well-designed capital of Queensland, that includes the lovely parks and open spaces of the South Bank Parklands (great place for a picnic). Our last day we spent at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary which was a great day out. We managed to get right up close to Australia's native wildlife including: wallabies, kangaroos, emus, cassowarries, wombats, deadly
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