The Young and the Restless in Brisbane

Brisbane was home to Britain’s “worst” offenders. Free settlers came in 1842; it became the capitol of Queensland in 1859 which joined the commonwealth in 1901. Brisbane is home to 1.6 mil people and Queensland is known as Australia’s "Sunshine State." Attractions include tropical rain forest, mountain ranges, dusty outback, fertile fields and the Great Barrier Reef. A modern clean city and that strives to play a good host to its visitors. Avg age is 33 years and 21% of pop is under 15 years.

Another examples in the bizarro overlapping with the U.S., Queensland is Australia's own "Sunshine State."

Since we are on a cruise, so many of the cities that we visit are beautiful ports.