Bethany Pagel

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Cairns, Australia

• Bethany Pagel
• June 15, 2002 to June 25, 2002
• Roberts - pd.3

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Background Info

• East coast of Australia below Asia
• Weather 85 - 50 degrees, climate temperate
• Northern entrance to the Great Barrier Reef
• Aussies, mate friend, shorten words in
  conversations

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Affordability
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Culture

• Customs Say GDay and do a handshake
• No pointing, sniffing, elbows on table, etc.
• Getting together in the evening for dinner,
  parties, card games, etc.

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Culture

• Food BBQ
• Parties tea, coffee, beer w/ cake or biscuits
  (cookies)
• Fast food
• European/ Asian Foods

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Contributions

• Aborigines blow into wood instrument called the
  didgeridoo
• Sports - cricket, netball (b-ball), Melbourne Cup
  horse race
• Arts - in all major cities - rock art, paintings,
  dances, musical stories(focus on creation legends
  of Aborigines)

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Famous People

• James Cook
• 1728 - 1779
• British captain who sighted Australia

• Named Australia New South Wales and claimed it
  for Great Britain

I claim this land in the name of Great Britain!
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Famous People

• Russell Crow
• Actor from Australia
• Won an Oscar for Best Actor

• Did a beautiful mind with Jennifer Connelly
• Played a man that was schizophrenic

And the winner goes to Russell Crow!
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Hot Air Ballooning

• Over the rainforest and Atherton Tablelands area
• In early morning
• See Pacific Ocean Mts.
• You Get Tropical breakfast, flight certificate

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Rainforest Safari

• In the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest in a
  four - wheel vehicle (crosses the Daintree river
  on cable Ferry)
• You Get A river cruise before a walk in the
  rainforest w/ guide and opportunities for views,
  swimming, and canoeing

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White Water Rafting

• Coach ride to the Tolly River (from Cairns) w/ a
  wetsuit and a rubber raft
• You Get Ride through the white water rapids of
  the Northern/Tropical area (2 - day Heli-raft
  camping excursion)

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Outer Reef Full Day Dive Tours

• Tusa vessel (90 min. to Outer Reef)
• Many hours to explore reef
• Good for beginners
• You Get 2 tank dives w/ necessary equipment,
  snorkeling, and lunch

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Australia . . .

• Australia has many great things to offer to
  tourists like myself.
• It is a great place to experience the unique
  aspects of this wonderful country like food,
  culture, people, etc.
• Most of all, it is a good place to have fun and
  relax on a great vacation trip.

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Bibliography

• Cairns, Australia. Swain Australia
  Tours.200034-39.
• Commonwealth of Australia. Culture Grams. 2002
  ed.
• Lepthien, Emilie U. Enchantment of the
  World- Australia. Childrens Press, Chicago
  Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises,Inc.,
  1982.
• Roundtrip search. www.expedia.com. 4 April
  2002.