Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
One thing is certain: Australia is the home of beautiful beaches! And it should be — with nearly 22,300 miles of coastline. This coastline encompasses not only mainland Australia, but the nearly 8,222 islands surrounding the world’s smallest continent.
Australia …
Tags: Apostels, Australia, Green Island, Rottnest Island, Tasmania, Whitsundays
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Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Perth is the capital of Western Australia (WA) and Australia’s 4th largest city with about 2 million people. Although it’s the most isolated capital city in the world, it’s also considered one of the Top 10 most livable cities in …
Tags: Australia, Kings Park, Margaret River, Perth, quokkas
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Thursday, January 16th, 2014
I adore Aboriginal artwork – the intricate designs, modern aesthetic, and sheer beauty mesmerize me. While in Australia I’ve been regularly wandering into art galleries just to gawk. Since I’m enamored I decided to find out a bit more and …
Tags: Aboriginal art, Australia, The Dreaming
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Thursday, January 9th, 2014
The Coral Sea is the body of water off the northeast coast of Australia. This basin was formed about 50 million years ago and it’s the only place where two World Heritage Sites touch: the Great Barrier Reef & the …
Tags: Australia, Cassowary, Coral Sea, Daintree National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Tourist Tom – Antarctica
Can’t see the video? Click on this link: Camping in Antarctica
Can’t see the video? Click on this link: Noisy Penguins Nesting
Can’t see the video? Click on this link: Trio of Penguins
Zorro – Romania-Bulgaria …
Tags: Antarctica, Australia, Bulgaria, Darwin Community Arts, Komodo dragons, Romania
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Sunday, March 10th, 2013
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Tags: Australia, Ghan, Outback, sky
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011

When we think of Australia, we’re really thinking about The Outback – it’s 95% of Australia’s land mass and home to only 20% of its people. Truly the great unknown. I couldn’t wait to get there and it was definitely …
Tags: Australia, Outback, Uluru
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Saturday, February 19th, 2011

I’m heading into the Outback later this morning, so I thought I’d give us all a second Aussie IQ test! If you were a whacka last time, this is your chance to redeem yourself!
Once again, I’ve shamelessly pilfering from …
Tags: Australia, IQ Test, whacka
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Friday, February 11th, 2011

So I’ve been in Oz for about 3 weeks now which means, of course, I’m an expert on all things Australian. Most of what I’ve picked up is from random conversations and shamelessly pilfering from Bill Bryson’s
Down Under, …
Tags: Australia, IQ, Quiz
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Friday, February 11th, 2011

I was so excited to come to Australia to dive the Great Barrier Reef. In fact, it was one of the main reasons I came. Chrystal blue waters. Abundant fish. Neon-colored coral. Woot Woot!
The World’s Largest Reef
The Great …
Tags: Australia, coral, diving, Graet Barrier Reef
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