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Blue Mountains

Sat, 7 Jul 2012 | By mattandnetty | Views [1162]

Saturday 23rd June The Blue Mountains (or the Great Dividing Range) is a series of hills, shaped by dramatic gorges and sandstone plateaus. The slate coloured haze is from the fine mist of oil exuded by the eucalyptus trees, hence the name 'the ... Read more >

Crikey!! A CROC!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 | By egjohnson | Views [853] | Comments [2]

Hello all... We have now been in Oz for 24 days. So I'll start this blog talking about the koala sanctuary in Brisbane since I forgot to in the other one. After taking a short bus ride just outside the city, we came to the "Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary"... Read more >

ONE FLU OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1)

Tue, 4 Aug 2020 | By countryboy | Views [839] | Comments [3]

I feel like an Airfix model that somebody started in 1972, forgot about, and rediscovered in the attic when they had to sell the house they’d inherited because they’d decided to downsize and move to Mudgee. All the parts are actually there ... Read more >

Tags: blog, corona, covid, joural, lockdown, sydney

Back in Brisbane

Wed, 5 Feb 2014 | By joannawong | Views [761]

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot How apt is this quote from the great TS Eliot? It's my first day back in Brisbane. It might be ... Read more >

Tags: australia, reflections

Sticker Shock

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [727]

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

Lots of Australia!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By kimbo46 | Views [697]

Oh my goodness I have so much to write and not so much time! I will just put the main bits because alot has happened this last week. I went to the Whitsunday Islands and stayed at the beautiful Long Island resort, and we got to see our first Aussie ... Read more >

i must be on a roll...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 | By merryt32 | Views [399]

I got another phone number on my sign up sheet today! haha. tomorrow is meeting day ... all day. long day... going to bed soon. I'm hoping to get 100 aps in... no one in the group has gotten 100 yet. I keep beating my own sign up records, every week ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - Eleven Thousand Miles

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 | By | Views [358] | Scholarship Entry

Two days, three airports and some eleven thousand miles separated me from my first Australian adventure. I was nervous, very nervous actually, because I had never travelled so far before, and that was a little daunting for this Island Girl. Two days ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By nicolea | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photography is my calling, but my profession is a Communications Lead at a large Supermarket Retailer. Photography keeps me sane and smiling in my free time. You'll always see me with a camera in my hand capturing memories for a lifetime, grasping the ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Gallery: The Whitsunday Islands

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By swhateley | Photo Gallery

The Whitsunday Islands
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Photos: Mission Beach

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Chill out!
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Photos: My Scholarship entry - Tie-dye beach

Sat, 1 Nov 2014 | By | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My name is Shanna. I am from Dallas, Texas. Ever since I can remember, I knew my mission in life is to save animals. I found a love for traveling, and exploring what the world has to offer. I would love to get picked, so I can see all the amazing animals ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship

Global adventure begins...

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By photojoe | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I have been an eager traveller for as long as I can remember, however my passion for photography truly blossomed when I was employed by Camp Carolina in the USA as their photographer for the whole summer season. I had the duty of capturing natural photos ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship