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Australia: A Love Letter

Posted on 27. Nov, 2011 by Guest Poster.

Okay so I didn’t love Australia- but some people really do! Here Christine Amorose shares what makes Australia such a special place. It’s no secret that after eight months of living and working in Melbourne, I’ve fallen in love with Australia. I’ll forgive the lack of Wifi, the inclination to shorten every word, the lack [...]

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Deep Blue Sydney

Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Steph.

The best thing about Australian cities is that you don’t have to go too far to escape the urban rush and reconnect with nature. I think the Australian people just prioritize this more- being connected with the environment is a cultural necessity. All of the major cities have sweeping public parks, green spaces and waterways [...]

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Camper Vanning Australia and Travellers Auto Barn: a Review

Posted on 02. Jan, 2011 by Steph.

So, we survived! Forty days, one and a half months in camper van cruising down the coast of Australia. It wasn’t always easy- particularly when we hit that solid month of rain in Queensland, but from the Great Barrier Reef to the Blue Mountains and down south of Sydney it was an interesting and varied [...]

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New Discoveries on the Road to Melbourne

Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

When people talk about Oz you will often hear about the big cities, the Great Ocean Road, the Great Barrier Reef etc. Nobody ever mentions the area between Sydney and Melbourne as an interesting place to visit. It’s more of a road you need to travel to get from A to B. But, as it [...]

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Everything in Australia Can Kill You

Posted on 27. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

Before I arrived in Australia I felt slightly anxious- it seemed like such a DANGEROUS place! Crocodiles, sharks, spiders an snakes- did you know that even platypi have poisonous stingers? Basically I’m amazed that anyone in Australia lives to adulthood. However, I fly out on Sunday so it appears I have successfully survived my two months in Australia (knock [...]

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The Dos and Don’ts of Keeping it Classy in the Gold Coast

Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by Guest Poster.

The response you might receive when asking about the Gold Coast would generally involve anything except for being classy. Surfers Paradise, schoolies and parties galore have turned the area’s reputation into something a bit more sinful, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing (sinful can be fun), but when it turns trashy – that can be [...]

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All Wrapped up in Blue

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

The Blue Mountains, just and hour or two outside of Sydney, are on everyones must-do in Australia list. For some reason, maybe because I’m too cynical, I assumed I would find them underwhelming- that they benefited mostly from their proximity to Sydney. Boy was I wrong: The Blue Moutains were stunning. They are one of [...]

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Little Britain, Australia

Posted on 14. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

It always amazes me how pioneers discover new lands then promptly name everything after the place they just came from. In the United States we have New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire etc etc, all named by homesick settlers to the new world. Since they were colonized by the same bunch of unimaginative blokes, it [...]

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Where Have All the Hippies Gone

Posted on 12. Dec, 2010 by Steph.

So after I left Brisbane the rain reverted back to it’s constant, depressing onslaught as were rushed our way down the Gold Coast towards Byron Bay*. But we’ll forget the rain for the moment because I was looking for something else down the coast: culture. More specificially Hippie Culture. Byron Bay started as a surfer’s [...]

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