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100 Things Down Under

Often when we talk about Australia we make fun of their passion for Big Things, be they koalas, bananas or slide rules. But this week's big thing is a list of 100 things to do in Australia before you die: this sounds like a good idea.

The Australian Traveller magazine compiled the list using information from travel agents, travel writers and humble travelers themselves. The top 100 includes a number of sights and activities we've come to expect from Down Under: snorkeling or diving on the Great Barrier Reef or visiting Uluru (Ayers' Rock) rate highly, of course. Eating a painted crayfish on Thursday Island, on the other hand, isn't usually on a must-do list. It is now. And if you have a craving to be famous, the Aussies have the perfect event for you:

If your life ambition is to appear on the national news in more than 100 countries, here's a grand plan : enter the world's most famous waterless regatta

Yep, those crazy Paul-Hogan-clones down under think one of the ultimate things is to carry a boat down a dry river in the Henley-On-Todd Dry River Boat Regatta. Now that's something to do before you die.

[Photo: Bushter]