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Daintree Rainforest
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia Daintree rainforest being the oldest rainforest in the world, was a different setting from the city Cairns which resembled a beach resort with its renowned night life. Us girls carpooled 2 hours north of Cairns, where we drove against the coast which where no person dared to go due to Cairns being the crocodile capital of Queensland.
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Whitsundays
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia In this day and age with the polarisation of social media, a photograph can catfish what something is really like. However, in the case of Whitsundays no photographs did this destination justice. The crystal waters were varied in shades depending on the different tides. Whitehaven is the second most posted place in the whole of Australia, after the Sydney Opera house, and I can fully understand why.
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Green Island and Fitzroy island
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia On our term break myself and friends ventured to Cairns. Cairns itself, if speaking openly and honestly, has not got much to do in the heart of the city for an entire week. However, people go there for what’s round it. This includes Fitzroy and Green Island for snorkelling, where my heart almost stopped as we swam amongst turtles and sharks.
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Fraser Island and Carlos Sand Blow
by Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Australia Before we ferried across to Fraser Island at Airlie beach, we visited Carlos Sand blow. This was a depressed sand landscape, where either side was elevated vegetation, where the sandblow acted as a wind tunnel causing this depression. I do apologise that right there is my inner Geographer coming out! Here, we watched the sunset with some ‘tinnies’ sitting on the sunset for my friend’s end of her birthday.
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Manly- A New Beach Spot!
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Australia Moving to the other side of the world, it is easy to become a sheep; following the tourist hot spots which Bondi and Coogee have to offer. Since I have been here, by meeting new people and becoming more integrated with the local community this has opened me up to other less typical treasures Sydney has to offer.
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Things I WISH I knew and SORTED before I arrived in Sydney
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Australia Studying abroad on the other side of the world is already daunting, so it is important to feel at home swiftly. Admittedly this does take time, but the list I will commence is a faster next step in the right direction.
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The Blue Mountains
by Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Australia Less than a two hour train journey from Sydney Central you digress from the cosmopolitan city life to the Blue Mountains. Here lies vast tropical forests and extensive scenic views of the mountain peaks. I asked myself what gives this national park this name, when surely the leaf green and vibrant coloured birds (which on this day decided to be particularly vocal by the way) I would consider as a better fit. The Blue Mountains are renowned for its eucalyptus trees which emit a blue haze. Standing at Echo point lookout (three sisters) my presumptions concerning the name were well and…
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The Real Sydney? : My First Module
By Mia Campbell, University of New South Wales, Australia ‘The First Invasion’ Painting at The Museum of Sydney I arrived in Sydney last week, studying at the University of New South Wales and to my pleasant surprise (not initially) I have to study an extra module as an international student. Although, before I mistakenly identified myself as a sloppy student willing to do the bare minimum: it goes without saying this module has really opened my eyes to the Real Sydney and what it has to offer. ‘Sydney History and Crime’ has allowed me to develop my previous ideas of this city: gorgeous, vibrant, with a wide array of beaches…
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