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When most people think about visiting Australia they think of cities like Sydney or Melbourne, of pulsating and big-city lifestyle. Or they think of the outback with its red sand and Uluru as the majestic rock frosting the landscape. They rarely think of a sleepy small town countryside lifestyle, where everyone knows each other and where farming is an essential and daily part of life. Here life doesn’t seem to have changed much in the 200 years of farming history and probably won’t change much in the years to come. Where to go searching for an adventure You can experience living the isolated small-town life in Australia by visiting one of the many cattle or sheep farms scattered all over the country. We chose to visit Walla Walla, between Wagga Wagga and Albury in New South Wales. Walla Walla is a small country-town with one main road and a few other roads that somehow assemble into a town. Like many other Australian areas this place was once home to aboriginals, the Wiradjuris...

Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world that people have lived in continuously. This is where magic meets history and greatness. It has belonged to almost everyone though out history and everyone seems to want to own this city. It is extremely important and holy for all the major religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The city has been the center of attention for many centuries, and it still is. Once you have visited you will know why. It is spiritual and amazing in anyways. When you walk through the narrow alleys you feel the history and magnificence in the walls of the buildings and the pavement you walk on. The fighting surrounding this city is still going on. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their national capital. Most other countries acknowledge that West Jerusalem is part of Israel and that East Jerusalem is Palestinian. And while you slowly see the city appearing in front of you, you cannot help feeling spiritual and amazed. Western Wall, Jerus...

Red sand as far as the eye can see. A scorching and unmerciful sun burns everything and while driving through this sunburned landscape you begin to understand why they call it the dead heart of Australia. When first gazing upon the scenery it seems dead, like the sun has burned all the life of the surface. Dead, flat and empty. That is what the interior Australia looks like. However, when the sun sets and the heat cool down, life starts appearing everywhere on this red surface. Hundreds of kangaroos emerge followed by emus and lizards. Suddenly what first appeared to be lifeless now swarms with life. The horizon provides you with the most spectacular sunsets you have ever seen, and you discover that things are not always what they seem. Who knows, you might just, like I did, be completely fascinated with the sunburned heart of Australia. Meet my friend, the (T)horney Devil, What a beauty! Where am I? The "Dead Heart" of Australia is the surrounding 2-300 km arou...