Down Under: Australia, New Zealand Offer Tourists Plenty of Things to Do, See

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SYDNEY, Australia -- Yes, the ride is long, real long.

That's the short answer to the first question they ask when you say you've been to Australia. It's about 14 hours from Los Angeles to Brisbane. For me, a few steps up and down the aisle, a few catnaps, a couple of movies. Stretched my legs under the seat now and then, trying not to bother the guy in front.

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Down Under: Australia, New Zealand Offer Tourists Plenty of Things to Do, See

Is it worth the little discomforts? Yes!

When we landed, a new day had just begun -- G'day -- and the wonders of the land down under lay before us: Watching a stingray glide before my eyes as I snorkeled in the Great Barrier Reef. Seeing little blue penguins muster at nightfall at the Southern Ocean's edge for their ritual march to their nests. Black swans. A wallaby sp...

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