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The Making of a Nation, Part 1: A Remarkable Convict

More than 200 years later this neighbourship resulted in a fascinating guided tour offered to the guests of the city. Strictly speaking, there are two separate tours, and the more traditional one covers the story of the immigrants.

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Bridge-Builders

It also happened to be not the first time that immigration would shape an identity and/or determine priorities of a New World country…

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The Flying Aussie

The history of Sydney Opera House has every making of a fairytale

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An Iconic Harbor

That unique geography could hardly fail to change the status of water for the whole country: from mere necessity of life to a cultural – and even spiritual – icon of that “island continent”.

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Above and Below

The main attraction in question is the Great Barrier Reef. Once there, the actual experience is beyond not only description but most pictures, too.

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A Waterworld

Essentially, a perfect day in a country-club - but for the fact that the “country-club” in question is scattered all over Atherton Tablelands, "a highland region of northern Australia, near Cairns"

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The Anatomy of Wonders

A right intangible thrown into a usual mix, can spice it up enough to turn a common object or experience into a distinct wonder

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An Irish Medley

Sights and sounds of the Emerald Island

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The Irish Emigration Museum, Part II: Just EPIC!

Millions of Irish emigrants have in fact never left Ireland...