Thursday, April 12, 2012

Liz Rehnke: To take on Asia and Australia

Having been to Africa on mission trips with her family, Liz Rehnke wishes to turn her attention to the world’s largest and smallest continents. This blog will discuss what would-be explorers like her would expect in the diverse landscapes and cultures of the region.


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Asia is the most expansive of the traditional seven continents of Earth, playing host to the world’s highest peaks, terrains that vary from conifers to steppe and from desert to jungle, and many different cultures and the wonders they have built. The cultures of Asia are so diverse that it would be fallacious to think of its denizens as a single people. Whether one views the monuments of India or China, visit the region’s dynamic cities, or trek across the continent’s untamed wilderness, Asia offers much to the world traveler.



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In addition, shopaholics like Liz Rehnke can peruse the variety of deals in the many marketplaces in the continent’s major cities.

Australia, the world’s smallest continent, has just as much variety in its terrain and culture as the others. The landmass itself is a single country—the only continent to be so—which has a culture made up of the many aboriginal tribes, the descendants of British colonizers, and recent immigrants, with stark contrasts in the Western major cities and the rugged wilderness.


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