Destination: Australia
There are [6816] stories and [89629] photos from Australia
Most Recent | Most Viewed | Most Commented | Most Interesting | Random
Latest stories from Australia
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sebastianjf | Views [111] | Scholarship Entry
Sydney is a beautiful city with many attributes, but it was Byron Bay that sunk the travel hook in my soul, deep and permanent. I lived like a miser for eighteen months, working all the overtime that I could at a cast iron tub and sink factory near Sheboygan ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By leahlouking | Views [116] | Scholarship Entry
As I stood atop of the valley, I could not help but think about how lucky I was to be standing there, staring in awe of views before me, 17,000 kilometres away from my home.
Most tourists see Sydney as a vibrant city, home to the Opera House, the ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 writing scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By carocrocker | Views [1999] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
72 hours in a town that caters purely to every known vice of mankind can test even the most seasoned reveler. Three days in Vegas was plenty and had us raising the white flag, seeking refuge away from the vaudeville. Hopping in a cab, we arrived within ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By kobeb | Views [104] | Scholarship Entry
I found myself driving along the spectacularly spiral Hinterland roads en route to the largest folk festival in Australia and my first festival ever. Just me and my three lil’ siblings who were all under 18. Oh yes, I was the chaperone. The unqualified ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lizgladin | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry
A morning-after fog delays our departure until the coffee and calories mitigate the effects of our ‘Kalgoorlie Crawl’, a Friday night out in the outback mining town. Floating in the midday heat a quiet 130kms drive away, Menzies (pop.235) emerges from ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sophiaj | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry
He stared benignly at me unblinking and unmoved, despite my being just centimetres away from his body. The words of that old Peter Pan song played over in my mind: “Never smile at a crocodile.” As his belly hovered above my head, the close up view I got ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By peekingduck | Views [154] | Scholarship Entry
“Let’s carry on a bit further to the next one.” This has become the motto of our Australian road trip. Five weeks of setting off at first light, driving through the red dust for hours and pushing ourselves to go that bit further before we camp for the ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By captainmondo | Views [469] | Scholarship Entry
The day starts out normally enough. Sun shinning. Birds chirping. All the makings of a beautiful day. Then we look down. This is not a normal day. Beneath us a rivulet of fetid water pools against walls of red brick, graffiti and grime. Pouring into a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By livonne | Photo Gallery
Just me
See all 1 photos >>
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lirique | Views [110] | Scholarship Entry
“Thud thud thud” went my luggage along the incessant cobblestone path from the train station to the hotel as I ruthlessly chanted in my mind “this better be worth it, this better be worth it”. It didn’t help either that ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 writing scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By uschripi | Views [697] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Sleeping in the Australian outback may sound romantic, exciting and adventurous to most people. For me it was as attractive as spending the night on a plank full of needles. I have never been a enthusiastic camper, I always prefered to have four walls ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By aneffisenough | Views [110] | Scholarship Entry
Choosing a hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies is like a lucky dip for the nature enthusiast. With layers of mountain peaks and glacier fed lakes, a hike in any direction will suffice the senses. I recently spent a summer living in Banff national park, ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By juliimare | Views [109] | Scholarship Entry
“Off the beaten track” seems to hold a mystical allure to most travellers these days. We crave the unique and yearn for authenticity over the loathed “tourist traps.” But you shouldn’t automatically dismiss the activities that receive the Top Tourist ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By jess0932 | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry
Stepping out on to the platform, a rush of brisk air hit me like a ton of bricks. I was actually going to do this. I was going to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Earlier in the day, whilst on the train, a sudden fear of heights hit me. As the carriage ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By anniecordelia | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry
It had been 15 days since the last shower. 60 days of camping, of dragging the camper trailer from the soggy, monochrome Melbourne and up through the burning red centre to the Kimberleys. 60 mornings of racing to beat yesterday’s sleeping bag stuffing ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
More stories from Australia
< Previous 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Next >