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Day at the races, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Day at the races

A travel blog entry by mitz24

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... a proper races day this was a perfect opportunity to even tick that off the list. It was free entry (which always helps) at the Randwick Races and it was nice to be there in the atmosphere of the races with everyone putting bets on and shouting for their ...

Beginn eines der besten Wochenenden ever, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Beginn eines der besten Wochenenden ever

A travel blog entry by annikamal

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Hallo zusammen, mein Wochenende begann so in etwa am Donnerstag, nachdem ich wirklich vier Tage nacheinander zur Firma geheizt bin und so allein in der Woche schon 12 Stunden (1.5 Stunden pro Weg) allein nur gereist bin. Eigentlich darf man nicht ...

Easter in Sydney, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Easter in Sydney

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

Right now I'm sitting in my apartment watching Paradise Hotel (maybe the most pointless reality tv show ever created), and I'm not quite sure why. I keep finding myself watching terrible American tv shows that I would never watch at home. I even got ...

Just call me the token American, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Just call me the token American

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... couldn't come up with a witty comeback... I think I just turned red instead. I'll leave you with one last thought... In Australia, voting is compulsory. If you don't vote in the upcoming town elections, you get fined. Imagine if that were true in ...

Work and play, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Work and play

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... the class early because of our "brilliance"! I love my Structure of English professor - he's living proof positive of Australia's laid-back reputation! My Adult Language Learning and Teaching class is the complete opposite though. The prof (the ...

So long, farewell..., Randwick, Australia travel blog

So long, farewell...

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... trying scary foods with my Asian friends (such as the chicken feet I ate at Yum Cha the other day with my Taiwanese friend Archer, and the raw beef I had with my Japanese friend Marie). Like I said though, I'll be back. I think I'm addicted to ...

Saving the bush and celebrating St. Pat, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Saving the bush and celebrating St. Pat

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... the University of Delaware (like Karen!), and is using a Master's in Art Administration as an excuse to hang out in Australia for a while (sounds familiar!). That night, Kristin and I went to see Funkstar again, this time at the Elephant and ...

First week of classes, Randwick, Australia travel blog

First week of classes

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... . But he has a good feeling about the class this year, so looks like I'll be drinking with my professor! Only in Australia! On Wednesday evenings I have Adult Language Learning and Teaching, which is going to be more work than I thought. Lots o' ...

Becoming a wine connoisseur, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Becoming a wine connoisseur

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... out the taste of food. And we even had a good sparking shiraz - I didn't think there was such a thing! I like wineries in Australia because they seem less pretentious than the ones I've been to in the US. Well, except for one of the ones we visited ...

Aussie English, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Aussie English

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

VIRGINIA'S DICTIONARY OF AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH AUSTRALIAN - AMERICAN arvo - afternoon biscuits/bikkies - cookies bloke - typical guy bond - security deposit bottle shop - liquor store brekky - breakfast buck's night - bachelor party bushwalking - ...

Catching up on the past month of my life, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Catching up on the past month of my life

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... , cool professor. I had no idea what I was in for! It started out innocent enough, with dinner at a Thai restaurant in Randwick. Not all that many people showed up, but I enjoyed talking with the people that were there. Everyone was sharing the wine ...

Off to the Races, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Off to the Races

A travel blog entry by mbyard

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Day 68                Today I attended Study Australia's 'Sydney Outing’ and went to the horse races! I got all dressed up and grabbed a bus to the Royal Randwick Raceway for the ...

Made It !, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Made It !

A travel blog entry by jmatczak

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... cold! I needed a quick nap after my walk, as I was pretty spent. My plan was to go out for a decent/nice dinner here in Randwick, but I opted to grab some fruit at the store and a slice of pizza from a Lebanese joint on the street.  Oh, and you know ...

clever title goes here, Randwick, Australia travel blog

clever title goes here

A travel blog entry by grumby

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The Text message i knew was coming....., Randwick, Australia travel blog

The Text message i knew was coming.....

A travel blog entry by mickeyj07

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... to london whenever because there is no rush really, its not like i have a job to start straight away!!! A vist to the Student Flights Randwick office at open o'clock, first thing, first customer, all the help i can get. So 90 minutes later, i find out Im ...

A Day at the Races, Randwick, Australia travel blog

A Day at the Races

A travel blog entry by cwpickering

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... Derby.  The race was the beginning of the Spring racing season, the weather was perfect and there were about 4-5 tracks throughout Australia with races that day, so there was a race to bet on every 5 minutes.  I'm pretty sure our Aussie hosts ...

Uni!, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Uni!

A travel blog entry by kathrynpowers

... hard. One is of them is going to kick my butt. It is James Joyce's Ulysses. So, next time someone says all I did in Australia was drink on the beach, I will agree, but I will also remind them that I was doing really really hard school work while I did ...

Adios Sydney, Hola Auckland!, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Adios Sydney, Hola Auckland!

A travel blog entry by jmatczak

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... of apples?  Really?!? I saw a homeless women on Market Street as I was heading back to the hotel, (which is rare, as Australia has an amazing welfare system) who didn't really look homeless. And, the sign said she would be really "great-ful for any ...

Likes and Dislikes, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Likes and Dislikes

A travel blog entry by jmatczak

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... why it's such a hot (figuratively and literally) tourist destination. After checking out of the High Cross Park Lodge (nicer than Randwick Lodge), I will head to Kangaroo Valley by train and do my first home stay.  I'm looking forward to this and ...

Sydney Sights, Randwick, Australia travel blog

Sydney Sights

A travel blog entry by jmatczak

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... blueberries!  Not sure what it is about the bakery here, but it's all been very good!  Today I have to check out of the Randwick Lodge and go to another one down the street. I decided to stay in Sydney an extra night, and when I did, the RL was ...

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