08.
June
2011
Wednesday
Sydney-Last Night Down Under
The last night in Sydney was extremely bittersweet. I was happy that I had no more lectures, no more module reading, no more module ...
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07.
June
2011
Tuesday
Uluru or Ayers Rock?-Preserving a Culture
Before dawn on the last full day, we had to pack our bags hop in the coach and head to Uluru. It was really misty, so ...
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05.
June
2011
Sunday
In the Desert- Alice Springs
After leaving Katherine, our bus driver had to drive us to the heart of Australia. The trip took 14 hours because we stopped at different places ...
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28.
May
2011
Saturday
Continuing through the Outback- Katherine and a Uranium Mine
One of the days we were in Kakadu, we went to a uranium mine. It was the site of a ...
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23.
May
2011
Monday
Leaving Civilization-Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is owned by the Australian government, but Aborigines are allowed to live on the lands of their ...
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19.
May
2011
Thursday
Darwin- The Capital of the Northern Territory
Darwin was an interesting city. Located right on the equator, the city was extremely warm. My group got ...
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15.
May
2011
Sunday
09:00 [UTC+10]
Lady Elliot Island-The Most Pristine Place on Earth
Lady Elliot Island is an ecoresort located off the coast of Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef. It is a ...
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15.
May
2011
Sunday
06:00 [UTC+10]
Hervey Bay- A Byway to Lady Elliot Island
We loaded on a coach and headed to Hervey Bay after that crazy night at the Victory. The next morning, we ...
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14.
May
2011
Saturday
Club Victory-Last Night in Brisbane
My first two nights in Brisbane I fell asleep at 6 pm after a long day of lectures and studying my first module. ...
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13.
May
2011
Friday
Getting to Know Brisbane (in between lectures)
The next three days, the Norther Territory crew stayed in Brisbane. We had all day lectures in a conference ...
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12.
May
2011
Thursday
09:00 [UTC+10]
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is the biggest sanctuary for koalas in Australia (or anywhere). Everywhere you turn, koalas were in the trees ...
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12.
May
2011
Thursday
06:18 [UTC+10]
Landing in Australia..The Journey Begins
The flight from Los Angeles to Australia was almost 14 hours. To this day, I can't believe I survived that long on a plane. ...
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