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George Dunn

Swagman #26 - The End of the Line - Queenstown, New Zealand

George Dunn contemplates his time away from home.

Swagman #17 - Magnetic Island: The Battle for Cabin 27 - Magnetic Island, Australia

Magnetic Island is like visiting a small community that lies within a zoo, as George found when he came up against some territorial possums.

Swagman #15 - The Sugar Drive to Cairns - Cairns, Queensland, Australia

George found that there is really very little to do in Cairns but rest, drink, and risk your life on any of the latest adventure crazes sweeping through.

Swagman #2 - Expect Nothing, Accept Everything - Nadi, Fiji

George Dunn lost a day of his life on the way to Fiji, but the price was worth paying after just a few days in Nadi.

Swagman #1 - Leaving Home - New York City, New York

George Dunn's smooth departure was in direct contrast to his younger brother's.

Swagman #4 - RSA and Me

As George quickly discovered, serving beer in NSW is not just a case of turning up at the pub and asking for a job.

Swagman #3 - American Alien - Sydney, Australia

George's first days in Sydney are no holiday. He gets lost, almost killed crossing the street, and he has to share a bed with his brother.

Swagman #6 - Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting - Sydney, Australia

For anyone thinking of travelling to Australia and working in a pub, George Dunn gives a blow by blow (literally) account of a night's work.

Swagman #5 - The Apartment, The Job - Sydney, Australia

The apartment has become a revolving door of tenants, and George found a job in one of the roughest pubs in Sydney.

Swagman #9 - Short Days, Long Nights and the United Nations of Quarryman's - Sydney, Australia

It's a bit ironic to travel around the world to a country and not encounter anyone from that country, but that's exactly the situation George finds himself in at the end of his second month.

Swagman #8 - A Month Down - A Cheap Guide To Sydney - Sydney, Australia

George has been in Sydney for over a month now and has somehow, inexplicably and unintentionally, managed to avoid just about every tourist attraction that requires a fee.

Swagman #7 - Students and the Drifter - Sydney, Australia

George walked into a pub for a couple of beers and walked out with a new job. He also felt a little too close to home at a college party.

Swagman #12 - On The Move - New South Wales, Australia

Travelling up the east cost of Australia, George stops in Byron Bay and then Nimbin, where he is offered more pot in one afternoon than in his entire life.

Swagman #11 - Winding Down - Sydney, Australia

With his brother about to leave town, and his own time in Sydney coming to an end, George makes an effort to experience Sydney - a bridge climb, a trip to the Blue Mountains, a booze cruise, and a 7 h

Swagman #10 - To Venture Out of Sydney - New South Wales, Australia

George Dunn had spent about two months in Sydney and had never ventured beyond its borders. A connection with a local enabled him to get off the well-worn backpacker trail.

Swagman #14 - Noosa and the Development of a Backpacker Town - Queensland, Australia

It seems to George that all a location needs is a beautiful beach, and the backpackers will find it, tell others about it and then money pours in.

Swagman #13 - Gold and Sunshine Coast Sandwich, BrisVegas Filling - Brisbane, Australia

Before leaving New York, George had promised his brother that they would go skydiving, and the time had come to deliver on that promise.

Swagman #20 - Back to Sydney, Down to Melbourne - Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

The run down the east coast has seen George's bank account dry up. Fortunately, there's plenty of free things to do in Melbourne.

Swagman #18 - Whitsunday 'Sailing' - Whitsunday Islands, Australia

Backpackers convene like moths to a flame to the many Whitsunday sailing deals offered in Airlie Beach, and very often get burned.

Swagman #19- Fraser Island - Fraser Island, Australia

George came to the conclusion that visiting Fraser Island on a self-drive tour is like living out the first episode of the show Survivor.

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