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Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By nomads-news | Views [2651]
Here's a few newsworthy items that have made up the month of July.
WorldNomads.com Wins Innovation Award !
Well we all got decked out in the penguin suits and fancy dresses ( I
was suited by the way) and tottered off to the 2009 Insurance ... Read more >
Tags: insurance industry awards, travel photography scholarship, van-tastic adventures, video documentary scholarship, world nomads
Tue, 2 Mar 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1387] | Video
I'd forgotten what
silence sounded like. It's an empty sound, like one hand clapping.
Unfortunately, no transcendental insights accompanied such a realisation,
although I think some trees might have fallen in the forest without me being
there to ... Read more >
Tags: friends, planning, television
Fri, 17 Jul 2015 | By adventurers | Views [1045]
I finished work on Friday at 2:30pm, jumped in the ute with Dave and Dan and headed north for our 4WD adventure from Melbourne to Darwin. My adrenalin was pumping. Seven whole weeks off work. Seven! So exciting!
We drove through ... Read more >
Tags: australia, hattah, mount wycheproof, mountain, mt. wycheproof, pigeons, victoria, wycheproof
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 | By noone6 | Views [842] | Comments [2]
Day 79 – 81 We arrived in Busselton around lunchtime, set up camp and had a little look around. The park was nice and clean, kid friendly and practically empty which was just as well as the kids immediately got out their scooters and started racing ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 | By camilleandjamie | Views [739]
So our month of work has finished and we are back into holiday and camping mode!! Saying goodbye to Andy and Teresa we met up with Marcus and Hayley and their little girl Gabbie who had driven from Sydney to Adelaide to spend Christmas with family and ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By rich | Views [681]
We've been in Melbs for a couple of months now and we're ecstatic to see that the weather is (slowly) starting to heat up. By now we've learned what it means to be true Melbournians. We've explored the bars and cafes of the back streets of the ... Read more >
Mon, 11 May 2009 | By pieladina | Views [500]
The slender and neck deep waters of the Merri creek begins its journey to the ocean north of Fawkner amongst granite and volcanic soils, it winds through what was once extensive treed grassland plains in the place called Melbourne. It flows steadily ... Read more >
Tags: kingfishers, lizards, luscious, seals, volcanic
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 | By leslieb | Views [472] | Comments [1]
I am upside dowN. It is 1:30 am and I am wide awake! I am sure this will get better. Had my first tast of barramundi last night - delish. Haven't seen too much of Cairns yet, but once it is light, I intend to walk about before ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 | By noei_trekker | Views [327]
Arriving in Roma was about as exciting as watching Visual Basic code being converted into COBOL. Okay, so some may find that exciting, but then I guess I'm showing my non-propellor side. In a twist of irony, our flight brought rain to Roma. It hasn't ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sat, 6 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [295]
The drive seemed long from Townsville to near Proserpine. We travelled through land that was so much like the land we have travelled over for much of the trip - savannah woodland, but there were also flat coastal plains covered in sugar cane or bare except ... Read more >
Sat, 3 May 2014 | By | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry
It's a feeling that has no descriptive word. Relief, excitement, delight, satisfaction, liberation, or re-enforcement; it may possibly be a combination of these but is certainly not a single one standing alone. Maybe relief and satisfaction, that you ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [112] | Scholarship Entry
'Twas the night before Christmas... and we were famished. My partner and I had abandoned the bright lights of Mui Ne’s shiny resorts in search of an authentic festive feast. We’d gorged on Ho Chi Minh’s pho offerings, but this was the coast, thus seafood ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 | By ashhays | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Ingredients Ceviche 1kg white, firm fleshed fish, I used Robinson Bream Juice from about 5 limes 1 cup coconut cream 1 tsp caster sugar 1 long red chilli, finley diced Handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped Salt and Pepper Salsa 2 ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By donnakathleen | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Hi, my name is Donna. I love reading, movies; my favourites being Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones and I'm in love with Robert Downey Jnr. I also love the zoo, museums and travel. I enjoy listening to peoples' stories as I believe everyone has something ...
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Tags: rural fire service open day
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By daniellehastie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am 27 and just a beginner in photography. I only have the basic equipment, and not much experience. However I have found a love for photography and the way you can capture so much more than what you see before you. I love that you can capture the finer ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012