QLD Odyssey – Part One: Brisbane, 7-11 June

Queensland’s coolest couple; on the road again: back in the travel saddle; pre-Plague pics;  Are You Sleeping, Big Brother?; Like a Virgin; sightseeing synopsis; next-level street food – Luke Nguyen at Treasury Casino; trivia and pulled lamb at the Powerhouse; George’s ginormous soles

Maxine and Trevor are two of our Singapore expat friends.  Culture vultures, foodies, and probably the coolest couple we know, they’ve also lived in Saudi, in Dubai, and in China for many years.

Max and Trevor – two decades on, they still like a G&T or two, but now they’re based in QLD, it could just as well be rum

We met them nearly 20 years ago, not long after we arrived to live in the city state. The circumstances were unforgettable: on the initial night of our first Star Cruise,  we bonded with Max, Trevor and their friend Susan Beard over copious G&Ts in a private karaoke room. I seem to remember the staff evicting us at 3am.