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At around 10 am on the Green Island jetty, the world is bathed in a surreal, emerald glow. The waters around you shimmer with a distinctive green hue, initially prompting a double take on your camera settings. However, you soon realize that it's the magic of Green Island itself. The coral reef beneath the translucent waves adds to the enchantment, revealing a mosaic of colors beneath the surface. The vibrant blues of the sky mirror the ocean, creating a seamless transition between sea and sky. As the sun ascends, casting its warm rays, you sense that this day on Green Island is destined to be nothing short of extraordinary – a canvas painted with nature's finest hues, promising adventure and beauty at every turn.
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There are no kangaroos in Austria. We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in! Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party. This rumor ignores 40,000 years of pre-European human history, especially the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an interesting explanation of physical and spiritual reality. The two biggest cities in Australia are Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is more for business, Melbourne for arts. But that's painting in very broad strokes. Take a whirl around the panoramas to see for yourself! Text by Steve Smith.
