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Iconic Aussie Food: As Australian as Meat Pie
I’ve had meat pies on the brain lately since my boyfriend recently busted out his pie machine again. Yep, he makes us both homemade, gourmet-style meat pies in true Aussie fashion: filled with curry or with a stew with added gravy. They are amazing, an
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Sydney Pubs: The Local Taphouse & Their 20 Tap Beers
I haven’t decided yet if the Good Pub Food Guide 2011 for Sydney and its surrounds was the best or worst holiday present my boyfriend could have received. While it led us to eating and drinking the other night at The Local Taphouse in Darlinghurst,
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Favorite Australian Slang: Phrases Starting With “Fair”
I love Australian slang. It sometimes makes you wonder how it started, and how people even understand what it means. I guess that goes with living in the language for your entire life; tourists on the other hand don’t have that kind time, so, to y
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Job Opportunities in Australia for Working Holiday Makers
It’s many people’s dreams to travel to Australia, but not for a short while, for an extended working holiday. The Working Holiday is the perfect excuse to take a year out of your life and take up employment in Australia – or not. While you ca
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Iconic Aussie Food: Milo
Okay, so Milo is more of a beverage, but you can technically use it in place of breakfast if you’re running late, which is why I’m counting Milo as an iconic Aussie food.
Milo is a malted barley and chocolate powder that you can mix with milk, eithe
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Things You Should Know About Cairns
Getting to Cairns is often the final destination for many travelers that fly to Australia. Cairns would be considered the tropical beach destination with great access to some of the best parts of the Great Barrier Reef just off the coast. You can catch a cheap
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Favorite Australian Slang: Mate vs. Partner
It’s a strange world we live in, and Aussie slang just takes it one step further. There’s this interesting mix-up as I like to call it between the words “mate” and “partner” and how they are used.
Everyone in the world
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Paradise Jet Boating in the Gold Coast: A Little Scary & Really Fun
Thanks to the good people at Gold Coast Tourism, I was given a chance to partake in a few new and exciting adventures in the Gold Coast. We got to go to Dreamworld for the roller coasters, to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for the Green Challenge, and thanks to a
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Reasons Queensland Should be in Your Australia Itinerary Now More Than Ever
The tragedy that has struck large parts of Queensland is nothing less than heartbreaking. I’m sure you’ve heard about it, and I’m sure you’ve been concerned about your upcoming Australia travels because of it. For this reason, I’d like to take
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The Bondi to Bronte Walk: A Tour in Photos
Bondi beach is just one spectacular beach over in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, and if you were wanting to do a little beach-hopping, there is actually a beautiful coastal walk to take advantage of. The walk I did yesterday was called the Bondi to Bronte coas
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Favorite Australian Slang: Phrases to Call People Unintelligent
Every culture has them – idioms that refer to people lacking a sort of mental awareness or intelligence in a funny kind of way. Think for example: “He’s a couple of fries short of a Happy Meal.” Another good one is, “He’s not the brightest
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Oprah Took the Vegemite Challenge
Way to go, Oprah. Or should I say, “Good on ya, mate!”
I awoke to an email in my inbox from my mom back in the USA with an excited tone saying something along the lines of, “See, even Oprah thought it wasn’t bad!”
Many Americ
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Looking Good After a Flight to Australia
A flight to Australia is about as long-haul as you can get from the UK and may seem daunting if it’s your first 24 hour flight. To help make the flight more comfortable on your Australia holidays, here are some top tips for surviving the flight and looking
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Valentine’s Day in Sydney: 9 Romantic Ideas
Valentine’s Day in Sydney: 9 Romantic Ideas
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4. Escape to the Hunter Valley
If Sydney proper is just too crowded, why not sneak away (and hide away) up in the Hunter Valley. Hunter Valley, known for its wine and atmosphere north of Sydney, makes for the perfect geta
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Cheap Hostels in Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation is a beach oasis that is located to the north and east of the Daintree Rainforest in far north Queensland. It’s a real beauty that almost feels secluded from the rest of Australia. It does take quite the trek just to get
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Favorite Australian Slang: Bugger
“Oh, bugger.”
Bugger is a word that is quite often thrown around in the Aussie language, and can be used in various contexts to cover a wide range of expression needs. The main “oh, bugger” phrase is often used to show a bit of disappoi
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Coober Pedy, What’s All the Fuss? Visit White Cliffs, NSW
Countless times have been presented where I was in a conversation with people talking about their trips to the central parts of Australia. It doesn’t matter who it is, Coober Pedy has been one of the most talked about locations in that part of the country
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6 Special Places to Visit in Outback, NSW
I like to think that the outback of Australia is a special place. When you visit the outback, you can really get a feel for what life in Australia overall was like when it first became colonized. No big fancy cities here. No, just big open land of deser
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Iconic Aussie Food: Violet Crumbles & Crunchies
Why these aren’t marketed back home in America, I do not know. Violet Crumbles and Crunchies have become one of my favorite types of Aussie chocolate bars, and here’s why:
These are both made of crispy, honeycomb-like centers that are coated in cho
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Cheap Hostels in Broken Hill
Broken Hill is known as the “accessible outback” in New South Wales, and you can get there by taking either a very long train ride or road trip from Sydney. A car trip to Broken Hill, for example, will take around 18 hours of driving
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