Wish you were here ... a postcard that truly offers a measured assessment of the realms of Australia. Does it surprise you? To think that I could visit so many countries, if I didn't have to get out of Australia first!
Wow, this makes one think. I think I once saw a similar picture with the USA nestled inside the confines of Australia quite nicely, not sure though. Surely there must be a postcard of that too.
These postcards alway make me chuckle as I sent one to some Dutch friends after they emailed me when the Sydney olympics were about to happen and they asked if they could stay with me (in Melbourne) and commute every day to Sydney for the games. They were embarrassed afterwards :-)
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Love this! Really puts a little perspective on how big our country really is!
ReplyDeleteJenni
No wonder it is easier to learn a second (and third) language in Europe than it is here ...
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing when you stop to think about it, Carole.. and now I am green with envy.
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LOL! That's really cool! You don't realize how big it is until you see a comparison like this.
ReplyDeletethis is GREAT! and i loved your commentary, too! perfect.
ReplyDeleteWow, this makes one think. I think I once saw a similar picture with the USA nestled inside the confines of Australia quite nicely, not sure though. Surely there must be a postcard of that too.
ReplyDeleteNow Australia is big is something we get taught at school but I don't think I've ever seen it displayed as well as this postcard.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a size of your country!
ReplyDeleteLove to see this!
Have a great weekend.
Mette
Thats just crazy, i wonder what percentage of total land mass is Aussie outback or scrub?
ReplyDeleteSo funny! Yep, you live in a BIG country! :-) And so very different from all these European countries!
ReplyDeleteI got carried away and forgot to thank you for coming by my little corner of the world and commenting! I appreciated it!
ReplyDeleteStop it, this is schocking and a nightmare for my dream to visiti Australia once. The distances to cover are so big.
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Filip
Fantastic to see.. Carole my son had a trip up your east coast and loved it.. one day me?
ReplyDeletethanks everyone for your comments; I LOVE comments! It' good to know you're out there, checking in ...
ReplyDeleteShaun: Great thought of yours wondering what percentage of total land mass is Outback.
Check out this website, it says Outback Australia makes up about 70% of Australia's landmass, inhabited by less tan 3% of our population"
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WOW! I did not reaslize how very big Australia is!!!! Hope I get to visit someday!
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Jan
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These postcards alway make me chuckle as I sent one to some Dutch friends after they emailed me when the Sydney olympics were about to happen and they asked if they could stay with me (in Melbourne) and commute every day to Sydney for the games.
ReplyDeleteThey were embarrassed afterwards :-)
Wow! Yes, this did surprise me! Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Cindy
No wonder it's so easy for Europeans to visit other countries in Europe!
ReplyDelete.....and to think Australia is really just a big island!
this is quite a fascinating postcard and really shows how huge Australia is. Pretty amazing really!
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