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Cradle Mountain: Tasmania, Australia

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Jen Curley | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Travels with Curley When I was a kid, the two most exotic sounding places to me were Timbuktu and Tasmania. In fact, it was a long time before I knew that these mythical sounding destinations were real; that they were actual places one could visit. We haven’t had the opportunity to go to Timbuktu yet, but we did…

Get Lost in the Graffiti Laneways of Melbourne, Australia

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Kirsten Muolic | 2 Comments

Featured Writer: Kirsten Muolic Bucket List Item #3: Get Lost in the Graffiti Laneways of Melbourne, Australia Graffiti has such a negative connotation – unless, that is, you live in Melbourne where it is a widely accepted form of expression and one of the most popular and creative forms of art. I spent almost a year living in Melbourne and one…

Visiting the koalas at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Befriend a Koala

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Kirsten Muolic | 0 Comments

Featured Writer: Kirsten Muolic Bucket List Item #1: Befriend a koala (and possibly kidnap one as well) It has been a lifelong dream of mine to have a pet koala. Yes, a real koala – and YES as an actual pet. Obviously this isn’t allowed in America, so where might I find this cuddly little bear, you might ask? Australia of…

Tears as the Sun Rises Over Gallipoli

Posted on May 13, 2013 by BlondeAmbition82 | 1 Comments

Featured writer: Brooke Falvey Huddled in the dark some whispered quietly while others, like myself, listened as water lapped the nearby shore, taking in the atmosphere of such an emotionally charged event. As more tourists joined the waiting crowd, the cold settled over their shoulders. There was no loud voices, none of the embarrassing chants so often associated with Australians on tour. I stood…

Today I Saved Three Lives

Posted on May 10, 2013 by BlondeAmbition82 | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Brooke Falvey Today, in less than 10 minutes, I saved three lives. I can almost hear you gasp and wonder who was crazy enough to let me—the girl who barely passed high school biology—loose near patients (I work in the marketing department of a not-for-profit hospital). Fear not! I am not about to hit the headlines as the latest untrained quack to try…

My Date with Goliath the 170kg Tortoise

Posted on May 9, 2013 by BlondeAmbition82 | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Brooke Falvey I recently left behind the bright lights of Brisbane, Australia, and headed for the khaki wonderland that is Australia Zoo. It was an adventure that had been months in the making; a plan between my friend Reshni and I that we would do a road trip to Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast to visit the home of The Crocodile Hunter, the late…

CA Resident Competes for the Dream Job Down Under

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ChanelHason | 0 Comments

Hason On The Short List For The Wildlife Caretaker Position In Australia’s Best Job In The World Contest Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime and Pasadena, CA resident Chanel Hason needs your help to turn her dream into a reality. Out of nearly 600,000 entries from around the world for six different dream jobs, Hason has…

Playing in the Jungle – Cape Tribulation Australia

Posted on February 24, 2013 by laurened | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Lauren Edwards You’ve fought your way through the chaos of the East Coast. You’ve battled your way through the backpacker central of Cairns. You keep driving and driving, desperate to escape the swarms of German backpackers, the party bus pub crawls and jelly wrestling competitions. You begin to panic as you reach a crocodile infested river. Driving onto…

Desperately Seeking Sunshine – The Quality Resort Inlander, Mildura, Australia

Posted on January 21, 2013 by worldtravellerjunior | 0 Comments

Featured writer: Monika Lancucki Breakfast is over and for the second day in a row my four year old son is out on the tennis court having a hit with an obliging and good natured boy of about eight. The previous day we go onto the court together – with Xavier and I taking it in turns tossing balls over…

Reflection of 2012 – Kayakcameraman

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Kayakcameraman | 3 Comments

Featured writer/photographer: Kayakcameraman 2012 in review from a kayak cameraman You may have seen a few shots already, but I’m pretty sure that there will be a few here that you haven’t seen. I have experienced some amazing fog paddles through Canberra’s winter. Experienced a few night time paddles after taking in another sunset. At times it even feels like…