Brisbane is capital of the "Sunshine State" of Queensland, which is twice the size of Texas. Brizzie's one million inhabitants enjoy the greenness of a sub-tropical climate. We sampled living in the outback by drinking billie tea and damper (bread) cooked over an open campfire and petted more kangaroos, Australia's beloved symbol. The photos feature one of the sturdy sheep on whose back the economy rests and a cockatoo who fancies silver bangles as much as a certain Flat World traveler.

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