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Who Will Be Named G’Day USA – Australian Innovator of the Year?

By Renee Blodgett on January 19, 2010 in Australia, California, Events, North America, Pacific, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Australia has an Innovation Shoot-Out this Wednesday in Mountain View. Australia's most forward thinking technology innovators take the stage in Silicon Valley for the fourth annual Innovation Shoot Out. They each have five minutes to convince...

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Who Needs Refrigeration, Electricity or Soap Anyways?

By Christine Nevins on January 18, 2010 in Australia, California, North America, Pacific, Photos, Tasmania, USA

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Living the life of a Tasmanian hippie truly is a trip, almost to the point of being indescribable–all in a good way. Prior to my arrival, I was informed, via telephone, that my time here would...

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The Hobart International Games: Australian Open Pre-Games

By Christine Nevins on January 16, 2010 in Australia, Events, Pacific, Photos, Tasmania

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Lissa was volunteering to work as a bar staff volunteer for the Hobart Open, which is a smaller scale of the Australian Open. I think the winners from these matches went on to try to...

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Colors of Paris on a Brutally Cold December Week

By Renee Blodgett on January 15, 2010 in Europe, France, Paris, Photos

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As always, I took a smattering of photos during my recent trip to Paris; it was much harder this time of year given how brutally cold it was. Blue fingers and all, below are a...

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The Indian CouchSurfing Scam

By Kim and Clark Kays on January 14, 2010 in Asia, India, Photos

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India is synonymous with scam. Wherever you go, you are squeezed for every rupee. Luckily, even if you pay triple the normal price for a bus ticket, it’s still only $5. I know this sounds...

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The Pros and Cons of Working Abroad

By Marianne McPhee on January 13, 2010 in Asia, Australia, Lodging, Pacific, Photos, Sydney, Thailand

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I’ve worked abroad a few times. Just like most people who do it, I seek labour to help me fund the rest of my traveling – hostels, food, drink, transport, and everything else in between....

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Mt. Wellington

By Christine Nevins on January 12, 2010 in Australia, Pacific, Photos, Tasmania

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Off to see Mt. Wellington. Tasmania is a small island and Hobart is an even smaller city, so the bush, mountains, CBD, the wharf, etc. are all within a 20 minute drive to each other....

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U2 Coming To Cape Town

By Jade Scully on January 10, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

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2010 has seen a mishmash of international musicians play on our local stages, and it looks like 2011 is set to be even bigger! Bands like Crowded House, 30 Seconds to Mars and for the...

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