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Posted by: rodney2518

21st Nov 2008 11:47pm

I have had many friends travel overseas, and still I ask them, have you explored your own country first! I love life and would go anywhere, whether it be in Australia or any country in the world, but wouldn't you wan't to know your own country!


kerrym
  • 26th Feb 2011 04:49pm

I decided when I was young that I wanted to explore my own country first, unless there was a specific purpose for travelling oversea. I surprised my Mum with a trip to NZ, the land of her birth, as soon as I became employed and could save, then visited friends in PNG around the same age, but over several decades I've managed to visit all states in Australia and lived on the extreme boundaries of east, north and west for periods.

My first passport was acquired at age 57, when I finally headed for Ireland via Thailand and U.K. What an astonishing feeling to stand in London for the first time, an Aussie alone on the far side of the globe ! I fully appreciated the experience later in life and was able to share the wonders of my own country with the many people I met who are keen to come here from the perspective of one who has explored for myself.

I certainly find that many folk everywhere have never discovered their own homeland, which I think is sad. I believe that wherever I now travel, or here at home, I am a great ambassador for this wonderful Land Downunda !


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