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November 16, 2004

Conservation, preservation and slackerisation Part 2

Back with the second half of the story. Click on the left of the page if you haven't read the first part yet. The evenings over the two week period weren't exactly stimulating. I have watched so little TV over...

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November 13, 2004

Conservation, preservation and slackerisation Part 1

After leaving Sydney we took a flight to Melbourne to start our 2 week placement for Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA). We felt that when planning our trip it would be good to 'give a bit back' during what is essentially...

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November 04, 2004

Sydneysider

Hi there everyone sorry for the delay in this update I have been leaving Australia for NZ and I have been a bit ill as well...sympathy gratefully accepted. After Byron Bay we goot off the bus in the city of...

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October 25, 2004

Alternative Lifestyling

I hope you liked the photos that I've started putting on. I've added one to the didgeridoo entry and there will be more accompanying following entries hopefully. Leaving Queensland the only event of any note was the bus breaking down....

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October 17, 2004

The Biggest Sandcastle in the World

Fraser Island, off Southern Queensland Back to the coast again my destination being Fraser Island for a few nights. which is the largest sand island in the world. The island is made completely from sand and is around 80 miles...

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October 09, 2004

Digeridooing it

Now from the last couple of entries I wouldn't want you all to start thinking life was all fun and laughs for me out here. Just a couple of days ago I went on a thoroughly miserable night canoeing trip...

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September 29, 2004

Beach Life

Hi guys, I have been surfing today which makes me totally cool. Dude. Mission Beach, North Queensland Leaving Cairns we decided to stop in a really small place to take advantage of it's great beach (hence the name). Well yeah...

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September 21, 2004

Behind the Times

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia We flew into Brisbane. Perhaps the most revealing thing I can say about it is that across the three days we were there I didn't take a single picture of it. The only real contender was an...

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