Post #612890 by cathuna on Sun, Nov 6, 2011 4:17 AM

Now in Brisbane, been here 2 and a half days and it's awesome! Palm trees everywhere, tropical birdsong all day at our temporary residence - beautiful. And I love how the local sodas include a passionfruit flavour, Pasito! Tastes amazing with some Brugal Extra Viejo, I may have to try this with fresh lemon juice for a hurricane effect!

We have been so busy there's been no time to bemoan the lack of tiki bars. Anyway, so what? with a bunch of our stuff (mugs & decor when they arrive), and the right ingredients we have all the atmosphere needed for home tiki! Anyway, on the first afternoon with all the crazy birdsong it was like being right in the Enchanted Tiki Room - only with real birds!

This city is beautiful, and my new discovery is the gorgeous jacaranda tree. I'd never seen one before, but they are everywhere here. I saw a house rental listing with a photo of a view of a bunch of jacarandas from the backyard - it's expensive but we're tempted to blow the budget!

So yeah, Brisbane rocks! Oh, and 151 rum is sold everywhere, unlike the UK where I had to make a huge journey to buy a very expensive bottle. Do I miss the UK? Not a bit!