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Teaching Down Under: A Canadian’s Year in Australian Classrooms
As my working year has come to an end, I decided to make a blog post discussing the year I have had teaching in Australia. I thought it could be interesting to share my experiences for people who have wanted more details on what I have been up to, or perhaps others in a similar…
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Central Queensland Road Trip Part 2: Explorations in Cape Hillsborough
After disembarking from the ferry from K’gari, our next destination on our Central Queensland road trip was Cape Hillsborough. This leg of the journey demanded an exhausting 8-hour drive. To preserve our sanity and avoid spending an entire day in the car, we devised a plan to split the drive over two days, with the…
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Central Queensland Road Trip Part 1: True Off-Roading on K’gari
This post has been a long time coming. We have been going non-stop since our road trip, and we began work in our new home on the Gold Coast right away, so I am just beginning to catch up now. Better late than never! We recently finished a 9-day road trip through Central Queensland, where…
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Weekend Adventures Around Brisbane
We’ve been in Australia for 2 months now, and amid setting up our life and earning money for future travels, we’ve also tried to make the most of our time off with weekend trips and evening events to fully enjoy our time in the city. Considering the cost of accommodation in Australia and the fantastic…
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What does the Salkantay Trek, fake crying to get into a Wonder of the World, sleeping bags, a zip line showdown, and an 11 passenger van have in common? Read if you dare…..
Let me start by saying that travelling is amazing, money comes and goes, and safety is the most important thing above all. While fortune was not on our side during the Salkantay Trek, we had SO many guardian angels looking our for us that I am forever indebted to. With that being said, August 15-19…
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Cusco and Maras!
After our last night in Arequipa, we hopped on a night bus to Cusco. Thankfully we booked far enough in advance that we got some seats on the nice bus line (Cruz del Sur) which was all tourists! It was pretty funny because it felt like everyone we met in Peru was at the bus…
Where the Paved Road Ends 