Australia is a recently developed country that thrives on global trade. Globalization 1.0 was extremely prevalent in Australia as it connected with China and Great Britain to become involved in world trade. Australia has always had a great dependence on its ability to be involved in world trade. Richard Florida’s article on how the world appears to be spiky, is based on the amount of economic activity that is generated from city to city. The basis for measuring an economic spike is light emissions, patents, and population (2-4). Urbanization has been the main factor of determining central economic activity centers. 
At Bondi Beach I found it hard to distinguish between native Australians and the many tourists there were in Sydney. People of all ages and cultures were at Bondi Beach the same day as us. The main age range was between twenty and forty, but there were also families with children and older people too. Many different were represented such as Asian cultures, European or white people (for instances, the ones we met from Norway), and a few Middle Eastern people too. The nationalities that I saw lacked from Sydney were mainly African and Hispanic cultures. There were maybe a few of each, but of the thousands of people on the beach that day, they were not equally represented. In the chapters from Sharp’s book, The Typical Australian, the Australian culture is represented in different ways according to influencing cultures. I honestly could not pick out an Australian from an American in appearance. The only give-away for me is the accent. From the eyes of a European, Australians seem “barbaric, loud-mouthed, ignorant, and uncultured” (Sharp, 10). Some Australians do demonstrate these aspects while many others do not.
On our third day in Sydney we took a bus up to visit the Blue Mountains. We hiked down a mountain while Russ, our guide, explained much of the history and science of the mountains to us. Although the hike was long and strenuous, the mountain scenery was absolutely beautiful. The sandstone mountains and vegetation along the bluffs were astounding sights and it was very interesting to hear how they were created. 
As we walked along Russ named the birds that we could hear chirping in the background, such as the Bell Bird and the Cockatoo. He showed us amazing lookouts and waterfalls along the way. Although it was extremely hot at the top of the mountain and we dreaded what it would be like on the hike, it was surprisingly cool along our walk down the mountain as we were shaded by huge trees and the cliffs above us. 
One of the best parts of the hike was not having to walk back up the mountain, but getting to ride in the Katoomba Scenic Railway which, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the steepest in the world (Wikipedia). The tourism group can really benefit from our experience at the Blue Mountains. Because of its history, the Blue Mountains was named a World Heritage Area by UNESCO (Wikipedia). People from all over the world want to visit this area during their time in Sydney. Tourism strives to offer places of history as well as adventure in its industry. The industry as a whole thrives on a tourists interests. This place offers a unique combination of history and science, combined with outdoors adventure, making it an interesting and fun strategy for the tourism industry. 
