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@Dammit
No, I'd disagree. I'm always impressed by the generally high level of quality of the food when in Australia, which does serve to highlight when it's both bad and expensive - stand up, Hudson's Coffee in Cairns airport.
One thing that is kind of charming is that Australians are really proud of their coffee and it's, well, just coffee - as we've come to know it in London.
The riding was good in and around Cairns but Australians are (in general, there were notable exceptions) just plain dangerous when driving around cyclists - hard to tell whether they deliberately choose to close pass or whether they feel that 45cm is adequate separation between a motor vehicle and a vulnerable road user.
That they behave like entitled 5 year olds when called out for it does suggest that they sincerely believe that cyclists should be on the pavement, not on the road. Maybe self-driving cars would make Australia a more equitable place for all road users, that or massive education and enforcement.