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Hiking Up Mount Bogong, the Highest Peak in Victoria

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There’s something great about hiking up mountains. You struggle up with sweat dripping down your forehead, your cheeks red, your lungs bursting, wondering why you ever thought this was a good idea… but then you reach the top to look out over the land around you and suddenly, it all seems worth it. You’re filled with a sense of peace, lifted away from everything down below and allowed to look at the world from a different perspective. You’re on top of everything. Continue reading →

Playing With Marsupials

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If there’s one thing I love about Australia it’s the wildlife. The animals are just so weird, random, and interesting, like nothing I’ve ever seen before! There’s colourful parrots, mobs of kangaroos, koalas in the trees and emus everywhere. And when I saw these animals in the wild for the first time the feeling of excitement I got made me feel like a big kid.

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Whale and Dolphin Safari

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While living in Auckland I went out on a dolphin and whale safari into the Hauraki Gulf.  Out of the various tourist traps I’ve got myself into this one is definitely one of the better ones.  Saying that I did get to go for free, one of the perks of working in a restaurant in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour.