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Stay Awake

There is a very high rate of driving fatalities in Australia. Government or auto-makers or whoever seem to think that people crash because they are sleep deprived and not due to the fact that Aussie drivers are unbelievable risk-takers. I have seen three occassions (during my ~14 hours in the car) in which motorcycles doing well over 175km/hr will routinely split cars driving parallel to each other on the highway....often while popping a wheelie....Anyway, newer cars are equipped with this "coffee mug" feature that warns drivers that they have been driving for 2 hours continuously and need to get some rest. Ha!
Penguin Parade

January 23rd 2007
Hello, I hope this entry finds you all well. I am off to the Great Barrier Reef tomorrow (1/24) in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, but wanted to leave an update on my past travels before my flight. I will be taking plenty of pictures to upload, and in addition, I hope that I will be able to figure out how to post videos of my travels online too. I caravanned with a group of students to Ph ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Philip Island

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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