Warning: Why Australia is the Planet’s Craziest Continent (19 Proofs)
16) Did you enjoy the latest installment of Mad Max? If so, you simply must visit Silverton. It’s one of the few well-preserved 1970’s Mad Max movie locations. If you buy the locals a drink, they’ll tell you all about the good old Mel Gibson days and maybe even show you some Mad Max memorabilia.
17) Time to see the world’s biggest Geoglyph! Geoglyphs are drawings on the ground that can be seen in all their glory from a bird’s eye view. There are a few of them in Australia but the biggest and most famous one is the Marree Man. The figure of a man holding a spear is 4.2 km tall with a circumference of 15–28 km. Its creation is still shrouded in mystery.
18)And, of course, no top list about Australia would be complete without mentioning snakes (check), spiders (check), crocodiles (check) and Steve Irwin. 9 years ago we lost arguably the best person on the planet but he’s left us his wisdom and the ever-curious spirit of adventure.
This guy came face to face with all of the above-mentioned creatures except for that unidentified jellyfish and he loved them all. He was chased by a Cassowary, fed a croc while holding his baby boy and was even bitten by a snake on live TV and acted like he didn’t even feel a thing.
Stephen Robert Irwin: February 22 1962 – September 4 2006. Gone, but never forgotten.
So after all this, you can see that ‘Straya’ is a pretty unique place with wonderful places to visit and lots of critters that might somehow prevent your return from the “Land Down Under”. But maybe to take a chance and go! It’s populated with fun loving people and you will have the chance to learn another dialect of English you didn’t know existed. Don’t be a dill! Head on down, grab a Shelia for good fun and for now: ‘HooRoo Mate’.
