It appears this one has been doing the rounds. The question originally posed was, “What is something that’s normal in your country, but weird for the rest of the world?” It’s a little hard to answer, because how do you know what isn’t normal elsewhere? So I thought I’d put together a few things and…
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Holiday here
With international travel locked down for Australia (in and out) for at least this year, possibly longer, we will all be holidaying Down Under. To encourage us to explore our wonderful country, Tourism Australia has a “holiday here this year” campaign underway. I am loving this campaign, particularly the ad below, narrated by a favourite…
Top of Australia
The Hub and a few mates have mountain biked and hiked to the top of Australia today. Mt Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest peak at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level. I climbed to the top when I was about 16 years old but think I might have to do it again. Have you been…
Douglas Adams + Australia
I can’t find the original source, but this is reportedly how Douglas Adams, the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, viewed Australia and Australians: “Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what…
A rose by any other name…
Recently a village in Austria succeeded in changing its name. As of Jan 1st, the town of F***ing will be called Fugging. It was pronounced Fooking, but of course, foreigners took great delight in using the alternative pronunciation and swiping the town signs. I thought it might be fun to list some of the places…