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Gold Coast -- Here comes the Sun!
A Travel Blog entry by tumbleweeds from Main Beach, Australia
... like a great place to spend a hot summer's night, that's for sure! Also on this street, was a new franchise called 'The Strike Bowling Bar'. This is such a brilliant combination: A bar, a bowling alley, a big screen TV playing video clips, ...
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Kalgoorlie in gold country - Blog 6
A Travel Blog entry by mikeandlinda from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
... (and smug about its booming economy). Kal’s main drag, Hannan Street, (named after the lucky Irishman who made the gold strike in 1893) has a wild-west saloon bar feel, mainly consisting of old Victorian hotels which are now pubs for the thirsty ...
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Barkerville and The Cariboo Gold Rush
A Travel Blog entry by momadunc from Barkerville, British Columbia, Canada
... River shares in the Gold Rush history of the area as it was a jumping off point for the trek across the mountains to the gold strike. We decided to make a quick visit tonight in order to see the river near the crest of the flood. According to ...
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Gold Dredges and Pythian Castles!
A Travel Blog entry by jilnmike from Weiser, Idaho, United States
... . We opt to stop somewhere in between. Down the road from John Day is the town of Sumpter. It is the sight of a gold strike back in the 1860's. It is historically significant and is protected by the state of Oregon as a state park. The advertised ...
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Day 16
A Travel Blog entry by bethfisher from Surfers Paradise, Australia
... ; but it was definatley worth the wait, it was fantastic! After we had all finished our lunch, we headed off to go Strike Bowling. Celeste wans't feeling well so mum took her back to the hotel. Strike Bowling is awesome! They have flourescent lights which ...
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Hardly a Paradise..... Pommes head to Oz
A Travel Blog entry by shelleyandsimmo from Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
... in the sprawling urban mass of Kuta, something would arise out of the maze of the streets that would stop you in your tracks and strike you with its beauty. Seen as we had 10 hours of hanging around we got some much needed internet time and bought an ...
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It doesn't rain in oz! Does it?
A Travel Blog entry by 218days from Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
... than that it was pretty exciting! We had intended to follow on to Noosa, a picturesque settlement further down the coast, however a bus strike meant we had no option but to take a one hour taxi from the train station. No thank you! So our next ...
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Church Office and Koalas
A Travel Blog entry by joelmeeker from Gold Coast, Australia
... to mind. A few of them stretched their necks like cats when they were scratched under their chins. Some of the poses they strike when scratching their backs or stretched out resting on the ground look rather human and are quite amusing. We saw a huge ...
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Brisbane & Surfers Paradise
A Travel Blog entry by stevenmoody from Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
... was a bowling alley which we all had to our selves and for once in my life i actually played pretty well either getting a strike or getting spares so i was pretty happy with myself! After here we headed to another few clubs ending up at the last club ...
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A homesick little boy today.
A Travel Blog entry by noah_and_bree from southport, Queensland, Australia
... some drinks and then head to Broadbeach – or Broadie as Woody calls it. Woody is dying to go to the park so we strike up a deal that we go there before the beach. Woody has a fantastic run around and is a super happy boy. We then hit ...
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Chilling in "Paradise"
A Travel Blog entry by helenoreilly from Surfer's Paradise, Australia
... into goon fans!) so we didn't feel so embarrassed when asked to lean back on the bar / put our legs up on the piano and strike a sultry pose!! Have 4 photos bought between us, so if you're lucky (or if we've had some more goon) we might show you them ...
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Über Australien und die Faszination Down Under
A Travel Blog entry by mau_in_oz from Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
... gleich die erste gute Nachricht. Man hat unser Zimmer mit blick auf den Golfplatz umsonst upgegradet auf Zimmer mit Meerblick. Strike! Auf den ersten Blick sieht alles total geil aus, große Poolanlage, besagter Golfplatz, Palmen, Sonne und Kristallklares ...
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Dawson City and the Klondike Gold Rush
A Travel Blog entry by lobo from Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
... find spread slowly, but when a ship arrived in Seattle almost a year later with a ton of gold, the Klondike Gold Rush was on. The news of the strike spread quickly far and wide and the lure of riches was difficult to resist by many. It was a gold rush of ...
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The Trail of Gold
A Travel Blog entry by nztravelguide from Balclutha, New Zealand
... a beat with excitement as I conjured up the magic of tramping the rivers and streams of New Zealand and discovering a strike of gold. Saying thanks to the man's back I slowly meandered down along the Arrow River and to Arrowtown. After ...
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Day 6 - Coloma and the Gold Discovery Site
A Travel Blog entry by gamiclea from Coloma, California, United States
... of others who had found their fortune in gold kept driving them on. A streak of bad luck could always be followed by a rich strike. By the 1850s miners were coming from places all over the world—Britain, Europe, China, Australia, North and South ...
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Site seeing in the Sacred Valley and the strike
A Travel Blog entry by lisatsen from Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru
... what we need from our duffles and walk 2 hours to get there OR stay at a hotel here in town but there is a possibility that the strike will last another day and delay us. It was pretty much unanimous.... It was going to be the 2 hour walk! It was a good ...
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Riverboat Discovery Cruise & Gold Dredge #8
A Travel Blog entry by katstravel from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
... No. 8 National Historic District serves as a monument to the hard working miners who built Fairbanks. While visiting Gold Dredge No. 8, you can keep busy all day. Begin with a guided tour through the dredge, then strike it rich yourself panning for ...
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Ballarat - Gold and the Eureka Rebellion
A Travel Blog entry by laurieandjilly from Ballarat, Australia
... today and produce very tasty results that are sold across the region. We has a go at candlemaking and panning for gold. Despite trying hard, we didn't strike it rich this time, so we will be coming home as planned! It was really good to watch the ...
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Wandering through Wanaka and the gold country
A Travel Blog entry by andersontravel from Wanaka, New Zealand
... It was a local brewery that produces three different types of beers. Turns out the brewmaster is from California! We tried to strike up a conversation with him but he was not interested in making any California connections. Oh well! We toured the site ...
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Striking Gold
A Travel Blog entry by alankarmisra from Amritsar, Punjab, India
... , bodies and souls out of the parking area, I feel an unfamiliar sense of peace come over me. And just like that, we strike gold… Facebook update: Golden temple, Amritsar :-) 02 June at 14:55 via Text message Saurabh Bhatia likes this. Veeral Joshi ...
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