In a Sunburned Country follows his travels through the vast country of Australia. This extract describes Bryson's journey from Los Angeles to Sydney, a journey that took him across the International Date Line, the imaginary line in the Pacific Ocean where the date changes by one day and seemingly led to his ceasing to exist for twenty-four hours. He comments that though this loss of time may be somewhat alarming, it is comforting to know that the experience does not hurt at all, and that you are reimbursed a day afterwards, when it is somehow possible to arrive in Los Angeles before you left Sydney.
Best known for his humorous travel writing, Bill Bryson has written a number of highly successful books about his journeys around different parts of the world, as well as books on the English language and popular science, and a memoir. In a Sunburned Country follows his travels through the vast country of __________. This extract describes Bryson's journey from Los Angeles to _______, a journey that took him across___________________ the imaginary in the Pacific Ocean where the date changes by one day and seemingly led to his ceasing to exist for twenty-four hours. He comments that though this loss of__________ may be somewhat alarming, it is comforting to know that the experience does not hurt at all, and that you are reimbursed a day___________________, when it is somehow possible to arrive in Los Angeles before you left Sydney.
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