Destination: Australia

Cape Peron in Rockingham

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By eryn_with_a_y | Views [1560]

I’ve started heading out on my lunch breaks, which wasn’t a great idea with it being the middle of winter, but we’re in Perth. There’s bound to be at least two sunny days in a week. My first trip was to Cape Peron (locally ... Read more >

Tags: beach, cape, fishing, lookout, peron, perth, point, rockingham, sun, western australia

The Great Barrier Reef

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By bridgingthegap | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

I am a terrible swimmer. I always am scrambling in the water for something to hold on to - always moving. Even when I'm researching a new travel destination, I always feel a rush of seeing everything and scrambling around. I did a road trip of the East ... Read more >

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Day 20 – 20th May 2015 Wednesday – Day trip to DaNang

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [288]

Up and out walking at 6am to the market. Kevin again stayed in bed and didn't venture out. After breakfast Huynh took us to the local tailor to get firstly, Kevin's short sleeve shirt made and then to a second tailor to get my sun dresses made. Only ... Read more >

The Whitsundays

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By sharp | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry

“Christmas in Australia on a scorching summers day.” Colin Buchanans parody to the Christmas carol Jingle Bells, still takes me back to an unforgettable Christmas summer holiday. The Whitsundays is a group of small islands in the Coral Sea that make a ... Read more >

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Photos: Personal Photos

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By dovehoward21 | Photo Gallery

Cradle Mountain

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By dovehoward21 | Views [136] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

Crisp clean air that makes you feel like you are drinking the cleanest of cold water, the smell of slightly damp piney rainforest, the gentle sound of lapping water, and an amazing double peaked mountain on the other side of the lake. For years Cradle ... Read more >

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the East Coast

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By nomadicgypsy | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry

I stuck my thumb out on the side of a dusty highway just north of Sydney, a piece of cardboard from a dumpster with 'We have chocolate!' scrawled in permanent marker hanging from my other hand. I left my mundane, unchallenging day job and camped on the ... Read more >

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Day 19 – 19th May 2015 – Tuesday – HoiAn

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [326]

Because we are attending Mr Dungs ancestor day at 11.30 we didn't go walking but had breakfast at 7am so that we could be at the beach by 8am. As we were leaving, the Homestay was very busy cooking and rearranging furniture for the lunch. I went over ... Read more >

Port Arthur: A Traumascape

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By danielxerri | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry

As the sole passenger on a bus juddering through mist-laced forests I inched my way to Port Arthur, which operated as a penal station for repeat offenders between 1830 and 1877. The site is comprised of more than 30 buildings, ruins, grounds and gardens.... Read more >

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Photos: Lisbon

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By hethoandstokesyseuropeanadventure | Photo Gallery

O2 add water + sunshine = Townsville

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By ejfraser | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry

Less than twenty minutes after arriving in the city that plays gate-keeper to the Great Barrier Reef, you will feel like slipping into a pair of comfy shoes and soaking up enough salted fresh air to survive Armageddon. DO NOT be lured into relaxation ... Read more >

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Santa Teresa

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By geemc | Views [331] | Scholarship Entry

There isn’t much at Santa Teresa. On first glance, it is exactly like any other place in the Australian outback – just another patch of red sand in the vast expanse of nothingness, smack bang in the middle of the continent. But Santa Teresa, or Ltyentye ... Read more >

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Day 18 – 18th May 2015 Monday – HoiAn

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [237]

Headed off for a walk at 5.45am and was walking down by the River when I remembered I was to ring mum again at 6am. I quickly turned around and it was 6.15 when I called her. Chatted for 20 min and then went out again to the local market. On the way ... Read more >

Kakadu, Me and all the things I saw

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By aubreyreynolds | Views [108] | Scholarship Entry

I believe that travelling is about moments. The unique moments to you and who you shared them with. Even the most remote places have been travelled; documented; seen. But not by you. I recently backpacked across Australia for the best part of a year and ... Read more >

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Day 17 - 17th May 2015 Sunday - HoiAn

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [322]

I went walking into town along the River and went across to Cam Nam Island to have a look at Dong’s house and then I wondered the back streets of HoiAn looking for the Banh Xi Queen. Breakfast menu had a few more items this morning and Kevin ordered ... Read more >