35 Reasons to Avoid Australia

The British sent all their convicts there

No, really; back in 1868 the good old Brits thought it would be a great idea to round up all their thieves and vagabonds, put them on boats and send them “down under” (see, we told you it doesn’t sound good). OK, so they’ve turned themselves around since then, but still…

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