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News just in…
THAT bloody ad has done marvels for web traffic.
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Tourism Australia may appeal against a British ban on its multi-million dollar advertising campaign. (Full Story)
A senior tourism executive says he is surprised by Britain’s reaction to Australia’s latest multi-million dollar advertising campaign. (Full Story)
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Bryan Person 03.14.06 at 5:24 am
I think it’s a brilliant ad! I loved it when I first saw it a couple of weeks ago, and I love it now.
As a Yank who spent two glorious years studying, working, and getting married (only did that once!) in Australia earlier in the decade, this ad certainly resonates with me.
The beer (my favorite: Cascade), the beaches (the most memorable: those along the Sunshine Coast, where I went for my honeymoon), the pubs (too many to list here), the red earth of the Northern Territory, Uluru and the sacred Aboriginal lands, the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney, zinc-covered faces (I spent many a lazy afternoon watching and listening to Aussie cricket, at including one at the very fine Adelaide Oval) fireworks (Brisbane was a fireworks-happy town, but I still loved it!), and all of the amazing Aussie people, looking for “a fair go”—each was part of my Australian experience.
If we didn’t have such silly obstacles as immigration law :), my wife, daughter, and I would move back there in a heartbeat.
So bloody hell, keep the ad as is! Those Poms just need to loosen up a little!
Lee 03.15.06 at 4:08 am
From what I can tell, they are copping a hiding on this, but the Australian Tourism people are loving it — massive amount of hits on their website, massive interest around the world… Fastest way to have a best-seller? Get it banned.