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Sun, 16 Nov 2008 | By leah | Views [4209]
This week's Sunday outing took us to the Perth Zoo - a smallish but very nice animal park with lots of palm trees and animals from mostly the southern hemisphere...South America, Africa and Australia. My favorites: the Little penguins, of course; the ... Read more >
Tags: animals, perth, western australia, zoo
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 | By affyharris1 | Views [1166] | Comments [2]
Hi all Before I left the sunny climes of Brisbane I got to go Dolphin spotting, it was the best day! We left from Redcliffe over to Moreton bay, the 3rd largest Sand island in the world. on the way we saw 4 dolphins. They turned the boat around to ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Jan 2011 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1132]
You realise just how enormous Australia is when an internal flight from the West to the East coast takes as long as the flight from KL to Perth. Even though it sounded like a short hop we landed exhausted since we’d been up all day and flying all ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By leah | Views [765]
Last week, some wonderful, adventurous members of my family made the long, long journey to this remote corner of the planet to pay me a visit. Mother Nature was kind enough to give us sunny, blue skies and not too much wind. We had a fantastic time ... Read more >
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [757]
Capital cities tend to get poor reviews from travellers, and Canberra is no exception. It seems like one of those places you either love or hate. I'll likely be hitchhiking the Sydney-Melbourne corridor again and again so I thought I'd stop off at Canberra ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Jan 2017 | By johnsteel | Views [696]
April, 2016 This trip had 3 goals to have a meal at the highly rated Dunkeld Royal Hotel restaurant; visit old gold mining towns and Ballarat where Susan’s Steel family began; return to Daylesford and have a spa. 1. Dunkeld is a small village at ... Read more >
Tags: ballarat, daylesford, dunkeld, grampians
Thu, 30 May 2013 | By p-j | Views [623]
Easter 2013 a much anticipated trip to the Red Centre. Early rise Friday morning for our flight to Alice Springs. Arrived just in time to stock up on some snacks for the tour and chill by the pool with a few beers.
“A dingo ate ... Read more >
Tags: alice springs, ayres rock, kings canyon, sunrises, sunsets
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 | By elsie_moon | Views [616]
Crimes against youth hostelling: 2, not using the invisible red washing line and flooding the shower room Risks of death from holiday activities: 4; poison, snakes, spiders, sunstroke Additional fatal hazards: Ross River Fever, suffocation by dolly ... Read more >
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [575]
This morning we started off at the park in Launceston to see the collection of Japanese Macaques and then we headed out to the Pyengana cheese farm for tastings of five of their cheddars and a milkshake. The cows are very happy as they get their back ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, on the road
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By jeffro | Views [518]
After a tops flight on Virgin (plenty of in flight movies, TV and music)I landed in london at 430 in the morning. I didn't mind so much but Zigga's room-mate wasn't quite as cirpy as I was when I rocked up on his doorstep and he didn't know who I was.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [439]
It was a long journey to the Tip of Australia, so it was gonna be a long journey down. This is one of those very special journeys where I've had to just roll with the punches. Regardless if I've had to sleep in a tent or give up after several hours with ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 | By azariah | Views [355]
So excited to be reunited with Oliver! After 26 days in New Zealand.
Melbourne is also wet and cold but its a fun city. Its full of artwork and cafes. A hipsters paradise. We met up with an old friend from cairns called Craig and ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By travelblog11 | Views [290]
If you want to have a memorable time, you should take into consideration going on a cruise. There are all sorts of cruises organized every year in Sydney and you will definitely find one that will suit your needs. For example, when it comes to ... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry
As I stood atop of the valley, I could not help but think about how lucky I was to be standing there, staring in awe of views before me, 17,000 kilometres away from my home.
Most tourists see Sydney as a vibrant city, home to the Opera House, the ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 writing scholarship
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 | By jo_and_matt | Photo Gallery
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