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WorldNomads.com - What a month !

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

Southward Bound

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1093]

Disappointed that I still cannot equalize my ear, and about 7 days into a nasty sinus, ear and upper respiratory infection, we made the decision not to make the additional two day drive up to Coral Bay and Exmouth, which are supposed to be phenomenal ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

How we got here?!

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [975] | Comments [3]

John: 3 and a half months ago I left the UK for Perth, Western Australia. Having not had a holiday in nearly 2 years and being new to this whole backpacking thing, after a month Northbridge I’d pretty much drunk my way through all the ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, intro, story

NYD 2007

Mon, 1 Jan 2007 | By kezza30 | Views [795]

After a much needed lie in I woke up to a scorcha of a day. Strange as in England NYD is usually grey and cloudy! We had a good old aussie bbq and a few more drinks - except Vonnie who is 5 months pregnant, bless. I stayed here at Matt and Vonnies from ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Sticker Shock

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [729]

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

A great weekend in Sydney

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 | By annaot | Views [596]

So this is the first time I have submitted a journal and truthfully I don't really know what I am doing but I just wanted to note what a great time I had in Sydney, I went to visit my friend who was home for a short time from London and managed ... Read more >

Tags: casino, drinking, exploring, partying, sydney

17/06/2013 Bullara Station

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [559]

Horses are wandering around the camp kitchen and trotting free around the camp ground. Drove into Coral Bay just to see what I was missing out on as a lot of people had mentioned it. The beach was nice but the town basically a row of caravan parks across ... Read more >

Tags: bullara station, gascoyne, western australia

Home again home again....

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 | By milyika | Views [539]

Now I'm back home I might have time to copy n paste all my emails that I was meaning to put on this page.... Hope you enjoy the photos - hope I get to tell you the stories in person some time xo

Tags: Family

Getting started in Australia

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By rich | Views [531]

We get into the swing of things pretty quickly in Oz. Within 4 weeks of arriving, we've explored the city, found a flat, started working, AND learned the lingo. For the last one, there's a simple tip: add an 'o' to the end of pretty much any word. ... Read more >

Who says country towns are boring?

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By terriferreira | Views [302] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Film and travel. My two passions combined into a rich and diverse profession which I would love to take part in for the rest of my life. Being an 18 year old first year student studying Media and Arts production isn't the easiest thing, you need to be ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Explore the Exciting Nightlife of Sydney

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 | By | Views [165] | Scholarship Entry

The countdown begins at 8.30pm. “One, two, three and may the best hermit win” yells the overly enthusiastic MC. The silver bowled prison is overturned and now several crabs face the challenge of scrambling to the outer edges of the racing circle the fastest.... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

The Continuum of Becoming a Woman

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By | Views [146] | Scholarship Entry

I'm 13 years old, in a hotel bathroom in Sydney, and I've just gotten my period for the first time. On the other side of the wall, my dad is sawing logs asleep in bed. My mom is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, because it's hard for LAPD Sergeants ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship