Forget shrimps on the barbie and promote 'nothingness'

[DiscoMick]

Its a new slant on tourism promotion, aimed at overpopulated countries. The Pilbara is to promote its 'nothingness'. Soon there could be a Chinese tour bus around the next corner. This could be interesting:

Pilbara promotes 'nothing' to overseas tourists - Business - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-07/pilbara-promotes-empty-experience-to-international-tourists/4414660'section=business)

[Sparksdisco]

The cruise ships have already started comming to port hedland
Apparently its one of a few ports that can refuel the ships.
I would hate to be on a cruise and end up in port hedland for the day.

[Ferret]

Earth at Night

Nothingness in the Pilbara? NASA's "Earth at Night" shows quite a lot of activity there. QLD, however, seems to be shut down. :p

[vnx205]

It is interesting what it is about Australia that appeals to some overseas people.

A couple of years ago, I drove from Darwin, through Qld to NSW. We were following in the wake of a late cyclone. We came across a few tourist, mainly in hired campervans who were quite disappointed that everything was so green. They had come to see the dry, red, dusty outback, but it was uncharacteristically green.

[Landy Smurf]

I always like to hear what others think of Australia and what they like or want too see. Australia and Australians are very well liked by other counties especially those who have another language, they think we are tough and funny

[rick130]

I always like to hear what others think of Australia and what they like or want too see. Australia and Australians are very well liked by other counties especially those who have another language, they think we are tough and funny

A friend of mine who travels a lot reckons she's embarrassed to admit she's an Aussie o/s, as in her opinion a lot of Aussies abroad are loud, obnoxious and just plain rude.
Maybe they're just the package tour tourists, but she was pretty adamant about it.

[Disco44]

A friend of mine who travels a lot reckons she's embarrassed to admit she's an Aussie o/s, as in her opinion a lot of Aussies abroad are loud, obnoxious and just plain rude.
Maybe they're just the package tour tourists, but she was pretty adamant about it.

That stupid movie " The Adventures of Barry MacKenzie " made us look that way. Also there was that recently retired so-called comedian whose three ultra egos made us look like gooses overseas.IMHO of course.

[DiscoMick]

When we lived in Thailand we often avoided going where the tourists went, particularly Pattaya, because those places were overrun with drunken, loud, obnoxious Yanks and Aussies, who just annoyed the locals with their crude behaviour.
We preferred to go where the Thais went, and to speak Thai with them, which got a totally different reception.

[Tank]

Going by the lights in Australia there must be a lot of tourists already up there. Seems according to that video of the earth that the majority of people in Australia live in mid/north west Australia, Regards Frank.

[Tombie]

Most of the lights in those images are fires...

[loanrangie]

A friend of mine who travels a lot reckons she's embarrassed to admit she's an Aussie o/s, as in her opinion a lot of Aussies abroad are loud, obnoxious and just plain rude.
Maybe they're just the package tour tourists, but she was pretty adamant about it.

I think you'll find its the yanks that won that medal, sure if you go to Bali and other young yobbo aussie hangs outs you will find the bogan feral crowd.

[rick130]

I think you'll find its the yanks that won that medal, sure if you go to Bali and other young yobbo aussie hangs outs you will find the bogan feral crowd.

She reckons we're right on their heels.

[460cixy]

She reckons we're right on their heels.


Your right I have been o/s a bit and I'm a bit of a yob but there's plenty of Aussies I have come across make me cringe

[Ralph1Malph]

Most of the lights in those images are fires...

Earth At Night - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mucXZOX0yB4)

Cheers
Ralph

[vbrab]

I think the Pilbara Indigenous have long held "nothing" to be an integral part of the lanscape. I recall at a remote community in discussions with residents about where they would want their new houses erected.
I was looking at sites perhaps near trees or such.
One Elder said she wanted her house placed in a spot that looked out over a vast expanse of spinifex and little else.
Our immediate response was that there "was nothing there"
(Like, why would you want to look at that?)
Her response was an enthusiat "yes, plenty of nothing".
There are perhaps few places where you can view a vast spread of horizon, uninterrupted by lots of "nothing"....so maybe we can sell that experience in the "nothingness" promotion.

[DiscoMick]

One of the reasons I like the desert is the 'nothingness', it's such a change from having too much on the coast.