Australia - A tourist wonderland

Great story about the visiting English Cricket Team and an Australian Hotel

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/02/13/cricket.robbed/index.html

It seems that while at their hotel in Australia, the Physiotherapist attached to the English cricket team was robbed at knife point by four men.

That makes total sense. Go to Belgium for Chocolate, go to Australia for petty crime.

On a related note, this is one of the best stories I have ever heard.

Early 1980's, June, a guy gradutates high school, as soon as the ceremony is over he heads to the airport for a graduation trip to Australia. He saved for four years and is going to bum around alone for the summer.

Sounds great.

He boards his flights and after hours and hours finally arrives in Australia. He gets off the plane and heads to customs. The customs agent asks the usual questions and finally (at least finally for this guy) says:

"do you have a criminal record?"

Well this brash young man with some loose but biting knowledge of history says what anyone of us should say in a similar situation. So in response to

"do you have a criminal record?"

he says

"I didn't realize you still needed one to get into this country."

BAM, IN YOUR FUCKING FACE AUSTRALIA

The border gaurd refused him entry and he had to go home. NO FUCKING JOKE.

Was it worth it? If it was me, yes it was totally worth it. This story comes from the Administrative assistant I work with who was good friends with the guy all through high school and remembers him coming home very early with that as an explanation. So while I have never met the guy, I want to believe it is true. Plus, this story was unsolcited and off the cuff so it wasn't like I was asking for insulting Australia stories.

Even if it isn't true, it is still awesome.