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postcard: 2007, sth america v australia

5/12/2015

 
The notes of a new tourist:
SOUTH AMERICA
Stone, rock, mud, wood
Central Plaza
Dust
Mini-markets on every block
Handcrafts everywhere
Pedestrians as targets
Touts, beggars
54% poverty
mountain ranges
coast
futbol on the calle
streets that change names before being named
Leaded fuel
eco lightbulbs
Alpaca
Silver and gold
El Dorado
Indians
Siesta and late nights
Political corruption
Earthquakes and volcanoes
Football
Force 10 Catholicism
Synthesised Christmas carols

AUSTRALIA
Steel, plasterboard, glass
Parks
Bush
Disappearing milk bars
Stencil posters everywhere
Predestrians as heretics
CBD Beggars
'Working poor'
Hillocks'Beaches
Rec reserves
Sign overkill
Visual pollution
Eco guilt tripping
Wool
Opals
The Inland Sea
Aborigines
Workaholism
24 hour shopping
Malls
Footy
Political corruption
Bushfires and cyclones
Skepticism
Human Nature Christmas album

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