Bill Bryson from In a sunburned Country: [Australia] has more things that will kill you than anywhere else. Of the worlds ten most poisonous snakes, all are Australian. Five of its creatures - the funnel web spider, box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopus, paralysis tick, and stonefish - are the most lethal of their type in the world. This is a country where even the fluffiest of caterpillars can lay you out with a toxic nip, where seashells will not just sting you but actually sometimes go for you. ... If you are not stung or pronged to death in some unexpected manner, you may be fatally chomped by sharks or crocodiles, or carried helplessly out to sea by irresistible currents, or left to stagger to an unhappy death in the baking outback. Its a tough place.” And I still call it home - my home... Even after 24 years of being in enemy land!
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:57:49 +0000
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