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15 Dec 05:40am

Filed under: Australia, Holidays, Outback, Travel, Work

Over the next few months, countless Australians will be forced to listen to their friends and co-workers ponder holiday destinations.

Many Australians don't have much exposure to the outback…

Many factors will be considered during this process - from the number of recognisable landmarks that can be used to create obnoxious Facebook profile pictures, to whether the guy will believe them when they say the scooter was already dented when they got it.

Chief among these considerations, however, will be whether or not their chosen destination will be overrun with other human beings, who intend to use the same chunk of land for similar recreational purposes. It is this exact concern that drives so many over-confident Australians, particularly Queenslanders, to embark on ill-fated outback adventures every holiday season.

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Alexandra Wright says:

12:55pm | 11/05/12

I think social networking sites have taken much of the fun out of holidays. People used to choose their destinations based on where they feel like heading towards, but now most people get their bearings from where their friends have been to, and end up on a holiday that they… Read more »
Mark says:

06:22pm | 18/12/11

As we have become overpopulated your biggest risk is getting run over. Had to do some work at Peopples cnr on the border posts in the simpson desert about 18 months ago and just about needed traffic lights. There is a bit of isolated country left in Western Australian, but… Read more »

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