The first thing I have noticed is the abject poverty everywhere you look. The desolation - I'm sure it hasn't rained here for years - and dust, dust, dust. The hulk of a rusting car in the middle of a field becomes a playground for local children. I pass them some coloured crayons from the window of the train and their faces light up as if I'd given them the latest laser shooting wifi enabled Buzz Lightyear doll (or whatever is the latest must have toy for kids). But there is happiness here. Free from the trappings and 'gotta keep up' pressures of our world, the populace seem genuinely contented with their meager (by our standards) existence. Ignorance perhaps truly is bliss...
Just passed through Nhill, western Victoria...
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hahahahahahaha!!
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