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  • Australasia,  Australia,  University of New South Wales

    One week in tropical North Queensland

    January 24, 2025 /

    By Logan Tilley, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia As the Australian summer holiday begins, my journey of exploring more of the Australian East Coast continues. I decided that I wanted to visit the gateway to tropical North Queensland, Cairns. For a very long time this part of the country has been what I dreamed of seeing in Australia and I am now finally getting over to it from Sydney.

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    LoganTilley

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    August 13, 2018

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    June 3, 2025

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    January 14, 2024
  • Australia,  University of Melbourne

    An Australian Summer – Festivals, Internships and Road Trips

    February 22, 2020 /

    By Lauren Howie, The University of Melbourne 4 months is a daunting amount of time. When I first heard that our summer holiday would stretch the whole of November to March I was slightly concerned – how would I fill all those weeks?  Well not to stress, there is more than enough things to do in summer, whether it is going to festivals, finding an internship or travelling – you name it the list is endless! 

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    February 22, 2020

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    September 22, 2023
  • Australasia,  Australia,  University of Melbourne

    The Highs and Lows of 2nd Semester

    February 22, 2020 /

    By Lauren Howie, the University of Manchester After an incredible 4 months off uni, the stress of essay deadlines, 9ams and rushed breakfasts has become a strange and distant memory. Before coming out to Australia I was anxious about my second semester. Would I have friends staying the whole year? Would I need to find a new house? Would I be ready to go home? 

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    September 25, 2018

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    October 4, 2019

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    September 6, 2023
  • New Zealand,  University of Auckland

    A southern hemisphere summer

    March 11, 2017 /

    Simon Hird  / /  Geography  / /  University of Auckland  / /  NZ This summer has been pretty special. It’s been almost four months since the end of last semester but the time has absolutely flown by. It’s been a pretty full on summer and now that I am back in Auckland for the start of my next term, I thought it was time to write something down about it. I’ll try to keep it brief…

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    May 30, 2023

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    March 14, 2025

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    July 29, 2018
  • Canada,  McGill University,  North America

    Montréal summer loving

    June 17, 2016 /

    Harry at McGill in Montréal   In just over a week I will be catching a flight from Pierre-Trudeau airport exactly three hundred and eleven days after arriving there to begin my year of exchange. To say a lot of has happened since then, true as it is, would be a little underwhelming and doesn’t seem to do justice to quite how busy Montréal and McGill are. I previously mentioned I was set to start a summer research position in the McGill chemistry department, which was how I could afford to stay in Montréal another two months, and it has transpired to be a very rewarding experience. The department made…

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    March 7, 2025

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    September 7, 2022

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    October 14, 2021
  • Canada,  McGill University,  North America

    End of winter semester wrap up

    May 15, 2016 /

    Harry at McGill in Montréal Hello from the second-to-last compulsory blog entry I have to write for Manchester on the road. On the other side of the last hurdle of the year that is finals I write this with a breezy light-spirited attitude and as so all my reflections will be horrifically bias and rose-tinted since the stress of exams an work will have been purged from my mind.

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    January 22, 2018

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    June 7, 2020

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Here are photos from my end of year trip from Yosemite, Zion and Joshua Tree National Parks from our Global Ambassador Lucy 🧡 #uomgoabroad #globalambassador Some pics from our summer school students who are currently my in Bordeaux, France (yes, the summer school has its very own dog) ☀🇫🇷🥐 #uomgoabroad These are from my journey on the California Zephyr Amtrak train, from Chicago to San Francisco. The journey was 56 hours but the views of the Rockies and Sierra Nevada were incredible! It is a great trip to do to see more of the USA and also be more sustainable as your carbon emissions are much lower travelling by train compared to flying. - GA Lucy 🚉 #uom_goabroad #globalambassador The last year of my life without a doubt has been the most incredible. I met wonderful people, tasted things I couldn't have imagined and saw the most beautiful sights. Not only did I get to learn a language, but I got to learn about our amazing world and more importantly, Mexico. In my last few weeks, I had the privilege of continuing my travels within Mexico and getting to see how my friends from UDLAP grew up and the culture that raised them. With so many colours even in the streets, its no surprise my friends are so joyful. México, te extraño mucho <3 🇲🇽🧡 Sunny afternoon in Amsterdam - GA Lily ☀️🇳🇱 Go Abroad is hiring! 📣 Photos from our GA Kara's semester in New Zealand - featuring the Routeburn track! 🇳🇿 #uom_goabroad #globalambassador My friends and future Manchester housemates came to visit me from London. I showed them around New York City! Despite it being chilly we had a lot of fun!! GA Hannah 🗽 #uom_goabroad #globalambassador Pics from our GA Hannah - "I got to visit Chicago as a stop before heading back to London. I now know why they call it the windy city - even in May!" 🇺🇸 #uom_goabroad #globalambassador

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