So here goes, I’ve highlighted all the one’s I’ve completed and added some extra comments in brackets here and there (you might want to remove these if you copy & paste the list for your blog). Can you beat my tiny score of 31/102, I'm pretty sure non-Australians could, give it a go UK, US or anybody else :)
How many of these things have you done?
- Heard a kookaburra in person.
- Slept under the stars.
- Seen a koala.
- Visited Melbourne. (I've more than visited it, I live there)
- Watched a summer thunderstorm.
- Worn a pair of thongs.
- Been to Uluru (Ayer’s Rock)
- Visited Cape York.
- Held a snake.
- Sang along with Khe San.
- Drank VB.
- Visited Sydney.
- Have seen a shark.
- Have used Aussie (and NZ) slang naturally in a conversation.
- Had an actual conversation with an indigenous Australian (Aboriginal).
- Eaten hot chips from the bag at the beach.
- Walked/climbed over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
- Used an outside dunny, and checked under the seat before sitting down.
- Seen Chloe in Young & Jackson’s.
- Slept on an overnight train or bus.
- Been to Sydney’s Mardi Gras
- Have gone bush-bashing.
- Taken a sickie.
- Been to see a game of Aussie Rules football.
- Have seen wild camels. (There weren't so much "wild" as they were "annoyed" at all the people gawking at them.)
- Gone skinny dipping.
- Done a Tim Tam Slam. (If this is what I think it is, then YUM!)
- Ridden in a tram in Melbourne. (Frequently)
- Been at an ANZAC day Dawn Service.
- Watched a sunrise or sunset.
- Held a wombat.
- Been on a roadtrip of 800km or more. (I'm guessing Melbourne to Mildura fits the requirements)
- Seen the Great Australian Bight in person.
- Had a really bad sunburn. (Oh yes, many times.)
- Visited an Aboriginal community.
- Seen a redback spider.
- Have watched Paul Hogan. (I saw the sequel to Crocodile Dundee unwillingly on a school trip.)
- Seen Blue Poles in person.
- Eaten Vegemite. (Yup, but shock-horrow, I don't like it.)
- Thrown a boomerang. (I threw mine inside a building at the Royal Melb Show)
- Seen the Kimberleys.
- Given a hitch-hiker a lift.
- Been to Perth.
- Have tried Lemon, Lime and Bitters.
- Tried playing a didgeridoo.
- Seen dinosaur footprints.
- Eaten Tim Tams. (They do live up to the hype)
- Been to Darwin.
- Touched a kangaroo. (I have a photo of myself patting a kangaroo with a sign right behind me saying "Don't Touch The Kangaroo's", I swear I didn't see the sign until later.)
- Visted the Great Barrier Reef.
- Listened to Kevin Bloody Wilson.
- Killed a Cane Toad.
- Gone to a drive-in theatre. (Yup, they are awesomesauce, should go more often.)
- Have read and own books by Australian authors. (Yup, Jaclyn Moriarty and Melina Marchetta come to mind.)
- Visited Adelaide.
- Know the story behind “Eternity”.
- Been camping.
- Visited Brisbane.
- Been in an outback pub.
- Know what the term “Waltzing Matilda” actually means.
- Gone whale watching.
- Listened to Slim Dusty.
- Own five or more Australian movies or TV series.
- Sang along to Down Under.
- Have stopped specifically to look at an historic marker by the side of the road.
- Eaten a Four N Twenty pie. (Yup, many times.)
- Surfed at Bondi.
- Watched the cricket on Boxing Day.
- Visited Hobart.
- Eaten kangaroo.
- Seen a quokka.
- Visited Canberra.
- Visited rainforests. (I have a memory of visiting a rainforest in primary school, but I have no idea which one it is.)
- Used a Victa lawnmower.
- Travelled on a tram in Adelaide.
- Used a Hills hoist.
- Visited Kata Tjuta
- Used native Australian plants in cooking.
- Visited the snow. (I didn't particularly love skiing.)
- Chosen a side in Holden VS Ford.
- Visited the desert.
- Been water skiing
- Read The Phantom.
- Visited Parliament House.
- Gone spotlighting or pig-shooting.
- Crossed the Nullarbor.
- Avoided swimming in areas because of crocodiles. (I avoided swimming because I thought their might be crocodiles but didn't turn out to be any.)
- Listened to AC/DC. (Not by choice)
- Called someone a dag. (My favourite insult.)
- Voted in a Federal Election.
- Have been swimming and stayed between the flags. (Do I get more points for swimming outside the flags?)
- Had a possum in your roof. (Every year.)
- Visited the outback.
- Travelled over corrugated roads.
- Hit a kangaroo while driving.
- Been well outside any mobile phone coverage.
- Seen an emu. (This question should be changed to "been attacked or abused by an emu".)
- Have woken to the smell of bushfires.
- Subscribed to RRR.
- Patted a pure-bred dingo.
- Seen the Oils live.
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