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"Did ya getcha win?"

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 13 Aug 2015 | By stephmonahan | Views [692]

So yesterday was the public holiday for Ekka. Ekka (an Aussie abbreviation for exhibition) is the "Royal Queensland Show" which is sorta like a really big state fair. Anyway we had the Wednesday off so that people could go to the horse races for Mekka ... Read more >

Tags: australia, brisbane, doomben, ekka, horse races, mekka wednesday, queensland

Part I. Playing in God's pleasure park.

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1296]

This sunny afternoon I find myself writing from a bedroom that seems to have held some sort of sporting event; that possibly ended with some sort of riot. The demolished bed and soft tingles of the afterglow makes me blissfully aware that the bed may ... Read more >

Tags: horse races, partying

KANGAROO ISLAND: A DAY AT THE RACES

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 27 Feb 2010 | By vantastic_sa | Views [1758]

After a week on Kangaroo Island, we finally have an internet connection again! We took the Sealink ferry from Cape Jervis to Penishaw on Kangaroo Island for a weekend of partying last weekend in Kingscote. It just so happened that the Coopers Kangaroo ... Read more >

Tags: australia, backpackers, drinking, horse races, island, itinerary, kangaroo island, nature, racing, road trip