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I remember going to Oz in the late 90s and being fascinated by the roads, streets and houses there. I'd never been to a 'modern/new' country like Australia or the U.S and for someone used to narrow, twisty roads and cramped houses, it was great. Wide junctions with loads of room to turn and and straight, grid-system roads. I remember one Sunday going for a long walk around Perth and I walked for miles. All the pavements (sidewalks) were gleaming, smooth white concrete (not crumbly, potholed black asphalt (like most of England) and even in the suburbs there were roads so wide you could turn an artic around in one go. (I think most of the roads in the suburbs were asphalt though). Also, I think this was the first place I saw red and amber direction arrows on traffic lights. We only have green ones in England. (That's another topic though I suppose!)