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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By skitobe | Views [2649]
Descending slowly, you see them cruising below you. They are grey nurse sharks and there are lots of them! Sleek and smooth, like docile underwater greyhounds, they just cruise past: above, below and beside you. Swimming with the strong cold currents, ... Read more >
Tags: diving, sharks, worldnomads
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By esther | Views [809] | Comments [3]
Getting to Perth was a bit of an adventure. We got the late bus to
Townsville (so good they named it twice) only to discover the airport
was closed and we would have to
wait for four hours to get in. We had no accommodation and it was after
midnight.... Read more >
Tags: Airports
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By siblysgotroppo | Views [808] | Comments [1]
Are we crazy doing this??!! Pulling the kids out of school, chucking in perfectly OK jobs, spending all this money (the bank’s money), renting out our newly finished home after six long years of renovating! Kerry had just finished our ensuite.... Read more >
Sun, 22 Oct 2017 | By simonehawkins | Views [804]
It’s been a big week....
Like REALLY big....
The 15 secondees and myself have spent the week being welcomed by the traditional owners and by our Jawun people.
I’m in country now..... Miriwong country.
We’ve met the most ... Read more >
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By partners-in-crime | Views [774]
And 1 st April, almost as casually as Autumn is arriving in Sydney so Terry touches down. Effortlessly dressed in jeans, shirt and sporting the Ray Bans –although the clincher was really the loafers minus socks! I LJ managed to catch a quick hello ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [746]
Exactly one year from departing Australia, I returned to Adelaide on an overnight flight from Singapore. It was a beautiful March day - as most March days in Adelaide are - and I was excited to bring my trip full circle, as it were. Despite my lack ... Read more >
Tags: australia, culture shock
Thu, 16 Jul 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [623]
Happy Birthday to Kevin's son Sam Lewis. We hope he has a great day. Kevin was off on his ride again this morning by 5.20 and when he came back he was complaining bitterly of his sore arse. There is nothing I can do about that, he just needs to ... Read more >
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 | By the_life_of_lady_laura | Views [600]
The Humble Airline Ticket
I'm old school. I'll admit it. I love letters in the mail, postcards and paper airplane tickets. There was just something impressive and important about air travel when you had to hand over that precious ... Read more >
Tags: flight, plane, ticket
Sat, 6 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Views [583]
You'd think with 9 months of planning, preparing, psyching up that I'd be chafing at the bit right now. This is one of those bucket-list trips which I'm still unable to accept is actually happening. Counting down 11 hours until I leave Perth for Lima, ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 | By jaynem | Views [440]
This morning we learn bus/tour protocol. You get a wake up call, have 45mins to shower, dress and pack and have your bags outside your room and 45mins to eat breakfast and be on the bus. It was a bit of a shock to the system. We were bussed and escorted ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By jacquelineheldoorn | Views [362]
For this project, because of a lack of transportation in the last week I've only been able to stay within my local commmunity, including my own house and backyard, I walked to the neighbouring suburb, which includes my grandmother's house and I've been ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [340] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
No matter how hard I try to ignore the compelling urge to drink that is making my throat parched and dry, my burning thirst gets the better of my laziness. With much effort and body protesting, I try to get out from under the arms of Morpheus, just the ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Wed, 16 Dec 2015 | By lawson | Photo Gallery
Preparing for this trip has been huge!!! here are some photos.
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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 | By kathnkel | Photo Gallery
Kath & Kel
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Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By jeje-nadia | Photo Gallery
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