I’m getting sick of explaining the size difference of Australia vs. Europe to the Europeans. Actually, I’m not getting sick of it at all, but I do think they might not get it even when I explain it.
I found this comparison whilst looking for a map of Europe for root planning:
Original image found here.
Here is the normal map of Europe I was looking for.
I always thought the UK was smaller than that. Heh, and I don’t think I have ever seen a scale map of Australia with Uluru and Alice drawn in — didn’t know they were separated so far.
First thing I have learnt today! W00t!
Hehehehe you said root planning not route planning you dodgy fucker! Thought you were gonna call me. You boys are all the same.
Tim, I’m so glad I could be not only your idol but your educator as well 😛 😛 😛 LMAO! (Did I mention I’m feeling real fscking funny tonight?)
Tam, I "slipped that one in" for your benefit. Just seeing if you were paying attention. 😀
Call you! C-fscking-all you! Who was the one playing "dodge the hippy" all weekend?!?! Why you little!!! 😛
Stay tuned, Tam-you-is..
I was dodging the hippy because the hippy is dodgy and I was worried he would "slip one in" 😛 hahaha.
Tam-I-am.
From 15,000 kilometres away?
I’m good but I ain’t THAT good.. 😛
Travel note: Europeans don’t know what I mean when I say "100 kays" so I’ve taken to saying "100 kilometres" instead. Obviously "Aussie" is just too efficient for people on this side of the planet 😀
Awesome! Online relationship woe’s for all the world to see. If only I was able to blog my relationship woes from earlier this year:
Wok:
Email 1: "I’m getting cobwebs. What’s going on? Are we still on when you get back?"
Email 2: "Cobwebs are getting worse. Whinge/whine/etc. What’s going on? Are we still on when you get back?"
Anthony:
Email 3: "Move on. Blow your cobwebs out. Enjoy your life instead of waiting for me. The future would only hold more waiting for you. 3 months may seem like a long time, but it’s only going to happen again."
Omitted from Email 3: "Sorry I haven’t written earlier, but I haven’t had access to email for a month. I was trying to call you a couple times a week, but seeing as you haven’t given me your home number like asked, and your mobile has been disconnected, I haven’t been able to reach you. I was even preparred to spend $40 on a 5 minute call like I did to my Mum and Dad.
While distance makes the heart grow fond, it also makes the mind wander. I’m having all sorts of issues staying faithful, but I am. I have been staying in an amazing place, full of amazing women, and travelling with some amazing women. I have had quite a number of opportunities to be unfaithful, and very nice opportunities they were. But alas! I have remained faithful.
Now I am about to spend the next month travelling by myself. I will shit my pants in the street, get malaria, robbed, pickpocketed etc. I will not meet any nice single backpackers whatsoever. Opportunites are exactly that. I have wasted all of mine because I was being faithful to you, when you were just worried about your cobwebs. If that is not the case, then maybe YOU should communicate better. Grrrrr…."
I decided to keep it short and sweet instead.
Woah dude! You got some issues there hahahah Isn’t it great how travel fucks everything up like that! hahaha (I’m bashing my head against the desk while I laugh about it, don’t worry..)
Yeah… I just started typing… it was only going to be a couple lines… then it all came out!
Dude, maybe you should get her a pest exterminator or something, to clean out those spiders…
Look out for the spiders hippy! Hey, in other news, Lotte is scared of worms! Hahahaha!
Hey… I just noticed something, and it explains why Australian women can be promiscuous when in Europe:
The map of Tassie is wet…
He hee…. he ….he he….
Hey, I’m not doing Ant’s ex! Why do I need to look out for spiders?
Actually, there are spiders here, but they are pissweak compared to ours and not genital-related. They have bigger bees here.
Germans girls are nice too. I don’t think the %’s are as good as the Netherlands, but they’re pretty damn good still. 🙂
One thing additional thing I’ve noticed:
Most of Europe is not covered by the map of Tazzie. Can you please forward me the results of any studies related to this comment Stuart?
Most European’s I’ve met have said that Europe is pretty devoid of bush, and that they can’t believe how much bush there is in Australia.
The evidence is stacking up…
German girls!? Mate, get to Denmark and Sweden… the rumours are ALL TRUE!!!
And yes, the bees suck almost as much as german keyboards – and they sting too (especially armpits).
I met some Swedish girls.. no Denmarkians (Danes?) yet, afaik.
I just show the bees no mercy! I see one – I arm myself. They get the hint. I’m deluding myself that European bees don’t sting so I show no fear 🙂
They missed out Wales tut! How offensive!