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A Whitsunday adventure
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 11 May 2010
A Whitsunday Adventure (A page from my Travel Journal). I had the most amazing time sailing around the Whitsunday islands. There were several firsts for me but I’ll get back to that later. I arrived in Airlie Beach, the gateway to the Whitsunday islands after several lazy days in Sydney. Airlie Beach Airlie Beach is [...]
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Come Sail Away
Blog: maravorhees.com - 28 April 2010
Somerville, Mass - I'm not normally one to let the weather get me down. But when the snow and sleet are accompanied by a Republican upset in the special US Senate election, that's downright depressing.Fortunately, I've got something to lift everybody's spirits - and whisk us away to warmer climes, at least for a minute or two.
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Sailing to Whitehaven Beach
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 3 March 2010
August 2008 - From Hamilton Island, we boarded the Banjo Patterson, a 60 foot sailboat, and headed to Whitehaven Beach. Marky got the chance to "raise the spinnaker", which i presume meant raising the sail. Whatever. Anyway, it was pretty cool. But I also realized sailing isn't as glamorous as it sounds. It takes a lot of hard work and muscle power.
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Hamilton Island
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 1 March 2010
August, 2008 - We went to Hamilton Island in August, which is the last month of winter in Australia. Of course, winter here is terribly mild compared to most, especially in northern Queensland. We spent 5 days and 6 nights in Hamilton Island, and only wish we could've stayed longer. There were just so much stuff to do and so many new things to try. Finally got the chance to see a koala (soo cute) and a kangaroo (who jumped at us from the bushes). I get to swim with turtles and watch humpback whales who came all the way from Antarctica to Queensland to enjoy the warmer waters.
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Clubbing in the Pacifique
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 16 August 2009
There's something about islands, and the tiny airports that serve them.
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velvet escape’s Culinary Journey: Whitsunday islands
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 8 June 2009
What: Green tree ant Where: Whitsunday islands (Queensland, Australia) Note: I got the unique opportunity to taste a green tree ant during a bushwalk on one of the Whitsunday islands. Our guide took us on a walk around the island to get acquainted with the vegetation and to show us how the Aboriginals utilised the different types of [...]
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