Day 12

Jan. 31, 2012            After we got off the plane, we all rented a hotel for the night and caught up on our much needed sleep. We managed to wake up early enough to do the final event we saw! A taxi driver told us about the Sydney/Bondi Hop-on and Hop-off tour, so we figured we would go. I figure taxi drivers must get pretty...

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Day 11

Jan. 30, 2012            Before we fly off today, we are going to visit some of an actor's birthplace and look around the town some more! We also plan to have a lot of fun eating some 'scotch eggs.' We'll all find out what those are and if they actually taste good by the end of today.     Jonathan LaPaglia        ...

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Day 10

Jan. 29, 2012          No one has ever been to a beach in Australia, so we decided it was about time to go. We have only heard of the amazing shores in the travel guides we've gotten. All of us rounded up and got into the taxi we hailed and took a quick drive down to a small suburban beach called Aldinga Beach. It's population is barely...

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Day 9

Jan. 28, 2012         The National Wine Centre of Australia is our next destination! We dressed up fancy and got into a cab to go there. Everyone was super excited to see the place. It is a public exhibition for anyone who wants to go visit and it has a lot of interesting marks. One of the many buildings is shaped like one of the barrels used...

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Day 8

Jan. 27, 2012          We left the hotel today ready to go see some more cool things. We went to a place in Adelaide called the North Terrace. The National Wine Center of Australia is in the famous North Terrace. It's also near many other landmarks, like the Cleland Conservation Park. That's where we will be going to sight-see today. A popular...

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Day 7

Jan. 26, 2012         Everyone was so excited to go hang out at the Australia Day parade that we all woke up early today. The parade is basically Australia's 4th of July. Since we had nothing else to do, we decided to go grab a breakfast at the hotel. It was great and they had a typical 'Aussie breakfast' set up for us. The meal included...

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Day 6

Jan. 25, 2012            We're leaving the beautiful Hamilton's for Adelaide! I'm not completely sure what Adelaide is like, but everyone seems to be happy for more adventure. The Hamilton Islands were fantastic and full of the entertaining things to do; it's actually kind of sad that we're leaving. I'm hoping that we will find...

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Day 5

Jan. 24, 2012          Since we had a long day in the heat while we were golfing, the whole group slept in late until about 11A.M. It was well worth it and we managed to catch a rather large lunch at a restaurant across the street from the bungalow. The whole snorkeling plan was still on track; we needed to head to the hotel office...

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Day 4

Jan. 23, 2012          Sydney was an awesome place to visit and we made sure to see a lot of the sights there, like the Australia Museum, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and we had the great opportunity of visiting the Sydney Opera House.           Today, we are going to fly off to Hamilton Islands,...

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Day 3

Jan. 22, 2012        We are starting to like our hotel a lot, especially since they have free breakfast. Everyone loaded up on the free food and we weren't hungry again until way later. All of us learned about a type of spread made from brewer's yeast and vegetables. It is seemingly popular down under and it's called Vegemite; it's very salty and...

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Day 2

Jan. 21st, 2012          After we got off the plane, we stopped in the airport and got some 'shrimp on the barbie.' All of us got into the car and took a trip down to the hotel we're staying at which is called BreakFree at George Sydney. Our room overlooks the harbor and there were 3 beds. David, Marc and Breielle got a bed, Justin had to...

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Day 1

       Jan. 19th - 20th, 2012        Traveling can be so confusing and we found that out today. Our passports and ETA were with us as we got into the airport and we were ready to go. However, none of knew where the plane's gate was; it was in one of the back corners of the building and we got a little bit lost.       ...

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