Australia comprises a land area of about 7.692 million square kilometres. Although this is just five per cent of the world's land mass (149.45 million square kilometres), Australia is the planet's sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is also the only one of the largest six nations that is completely surrounded by water.
billeeeeeee said
04:33 AM Sep 12, 2012
And Aussie is the Greatest Play Ground, on Planet Beautiful...........Oh Yea......
And I would like to travel every sq kilometre of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cruising Granny said
05:06 AM Sep 12, 2012
I'm doing my best. A couple days home and celebrating eldest daughter's 40th birthday, then wind down at "special friend's" house. Home tomorrow to catch up with the real world. But I'm doing my best to do it all with the time I have.
jules47 said
03:46 PM Sep 12, 2012
Have a good break CG - and don't let the "real world" catch you!
Cruising Granny said
12:27 AM Sep 13, 2012
The party went well, I spent the last 2 days nodding off, but I'm home now to do stuff.
johnnz said
02:51 PM Sep 16, 2012
I spend six months in the US and six in Australia each year, as to which is the best, the simple answer is both are great countries to travel in.
The US has it over Aus for being much cheaper, the roads are far superior the natural resources. Aussie has it for just the sheer remoteness, getting away from it all the best beaches.
My advice is to experience both countries
Johnnz
jules47 said
03:53 PM Sep 16, 2012
Not putting the US down - but sometimes people do not realise how big this country is - for instance there is a water catchment area near Winton that is THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF ENGLAND!!!!! shows as a very small part of Qld on the map.
There is also a postcard available showing an outline of Australia superimposed over Europe - most of WA doesn't even come into the equation.
johnnz said
04:17 PM Sep 16, 2012
The lack of knowledge of anything outside of the US can be frustrating when talking to Americans. Their health system sucks but try telling an American that. The olympics coverage in the US was totally US centred
Canadians are far more worldly wise, they can also pick up on a down under accent.
Johnnz
tcp99 said
12:10 AM Sep 17, 2012
Apparently the only reason they go to war with other countries is so population can learn a bit of geography.
jules47 said
02:57 AM Sep 17, 2012
tcp99 wrote:
Apparently the only reason they go to war with other countries is so population can learn a bit of geography.
How about this for "bragging rights"!!!
Australia comprises a land area of about 7.692 million square kilometres. Although this is just five per cent of the world's land mass (149.45 million square kilometres), Australia is the planet's sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It is also the only one of the largest six nations that is completely surrounded by water.
And Aussie is the Greatest Play Ground, on Planet Beautiful...........Oh Yea......
You're not wrong there Billeeeeeee.
Cheers,
Sheba.
A couple days home and celebrating eldest daughter's 40th birthday, then wind down at "special friend's" house.
Home tomorrow to catch up with the real world.
But I'm doing my best to do it all with the time I have.
Have a good break CG - and don't let the "real world" catch you!
I spend six months in the US and six in Australia each year, as to which is the best, the simple answer is both are great countries to travel in.
The US has it over Aus for being much cheaper, the roads are far superior the natural resources. Aussie has it for just the sheer remoteness, getting away from it all the best beaches.
My advice is to experience both countries
Johnnz
There is also a postcard available showing an outline of Australia superimposed over Europe - most of WA doesn't even come into the equation.
The lack of knowledge of anything outside of the US can be frustrating when talking to Americans. Their health system sucks but try telling an American that. The olympics coverage in the US was totally US centred
Canadians are far more worldly wise, they can also pick up on a down under accent.
Johnnz
Apparently the only reason they go to war with other countries is so population can learn a bit of geography.
Love that tcp99
