Destination: Australia

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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By ajinoz | Photo Gallery

Day 25 – 25th May 2015 Monday – HoiAn

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [345]

Walked out toward Red Bridge and took the first sign to Cua Dai Beach and walked back via the market on the way to the beach. It was only a 45min walk but saw some good countryside. I  passed the Kem / Ice cream shop that Kevin has been looking ... Read more >

Uralla Wildlife Sanctuary

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By katpow | Views [498] | Scholarship Entry

"I would love to travel Australia..." I told my friend, a fellow University of Queensland exchange student "but it's expensive." "Have you tried HelpX?" Thus began my journey to Uralla Wildlife Sanctuary; a pocket of paradise, outback adventure and ... Read more >

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Mon, 25 May 2015 | By tallsam | Photo Gallery

Nudists

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By tallsam | Views [161] | Scholarship Entry

An elderly man stands proudly on the golden sand below with hands on hips, his enormous boner visible from our elevated position at the lookout fifty meters away. Unencumbered by clothes he soaks up the harbor’s radiance on yet another glorious Sydney ... Read more >

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The Vale - Mediterranean of the South

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By see_feel_eat | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry

Rimmed by the hills of the Mt Lofty Ranges, McLaren Vale slides over geometric patterned vineyards into the Gulf of St Vincent. This truly is the land of sea and vines, but also abundance of produce, world class restaurants, hills, rivers and of course, ... Read more >

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Photos: Adelaide

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By ozedot | Photo Gallery

MY ZEN MOMENT AMIDST CHAOS

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By mvdb | Views [114] | Scholarship Entry

One single sentence described this place in my guidebook, so I’d skimmed over it. I wasn’t meant to be here, but here I was. I reflected on how this came to be, as I gazed upon the Lotus Pond, sitting in the shade of a Chinese Peony tree, sipping a surprisingly ... Read more >

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Lake Mountain

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By kyled | Views [103] | Scholarship Entry

It was my first and only time ever visiting the snow and it was the worst experience of my life. We had travelled 3 hours plus to this location and by this time the main mountain were closed and there was only one open. Heaps of kids and family were on ... Read more >

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A Forest

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By nomad_ann | Views [374] | Scholarship Entry

There is no place like Australia. It is not a traditional beauty. You won't find any lush forests or snow-capped mountains. Mostly the bush looks a bit post-apocalyptic. Its’ beauty is in its strength, and how it endures, through bush fires and droughts ... Read more >

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Photos: Tim

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By timbowrey | Photo Gallery

Barbie breakdown

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By georgia92 | Views [106] | Scholarship Entry

I'm not sure people will believe me when I say I found my guardian angel on an island off the coast of Townsville, Australia. He was a middle aged taxi driver, with a huge beard; so not necessarily what you'd expect. But he was definitely our saviour ... Read more >

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Day 24 – 24th May 2015 Sunday – HoiAn

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [310]

I walked past the market and the Japanese Bridge down to the second bridge across to An Hoi Island and then back across the first bridge and back along the river. After breakfast Kevin headed off to the beach (time 16 min 35 sec) while I went to the ... Read more >

A Sense of Freedom

Sun, 24 May 2015 | By veronikanocky | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry

It is 5 AM. Dawn. I look past the beach towards the horizon, but the sun is not yet visible as I make my way from the hostel to the bus station. The beach is empty, the ocean is still, and the streets are quiet. The people in Avalon, a beachside suburb ... Read more >

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The Fairy Doors

Sun, 24 May 2015 | By ameliamysko | Views [325] | Scholarship Entry

I remember the relief. The overwhelming, tear-jerking sense of relief. It was bliss. I was sitting in a back alley burger joint at the time. The place was neither packed nor empty, just sitting somewhere comfortably in the middle. Average. Yet another ... Read more >

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