The Write Way Around: Traveling Tales » Category » Australia http://thewritewayaround.com Traveling, Writing and Living Around the World Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:23:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Fascinators, Moet and the Melbourne Cup http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/fascinators-moet-and-melbourne-cup/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/fascinators-moet-and-melbourne-cup/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:03:24 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=850 It’s referred to as the race that stops the nation – and though it lasts only just a few short minutes (it’s a 3.2 kilometre race), the revelry, parties and fashion lasts all day and all night long. It makes Tuesday feel like a Friday and makes waking up for Wednesday morning feel like a […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydneylove/feed/ 0 Light, Music, Action: Vivid Sydney 2013 http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/lights-music-action-vivid-sydney-201/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/lights-music-action-vivid-sydney-201/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 00:03:03 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=719 When I first arrived in Australia last year I was just in time for the Vivid Sydney show, an incredible light display and festival of music and live performances that runs for two weeks through Sydney’s Circuluar Quay. Vivid is the city’s largest winter festival. (Yes, I know it’s the start of June, but it’s […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/lights-music-action-vivid-sydney-201/feed/ 0 Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb Day or Night http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydney-harbour-bridge-climb-it-day-or-nigh/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydney-harbour-bridge-climb-it-day-or-nigh/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 11:43:58 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=673 You can stare up at the Sydney Harbour Bridge from below, you can walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge or you can climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. If you’re ever in Sydney, you should do all three. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of only a few bridges in the world you can legally climb […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydney-harbour-bridge-climb-it-day-or-nigh/feed/ 0 Alex’s Sunday Snapshot: Sydney Half marathon http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/alexs-sunday-snapshot-sydney/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/alexs-sunday-snapshot-sydney/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 06:08:29 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=503 Naturally I wanted to celebrate my Sunday Snapshot piece with a post of my smiling face after happily finishing the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon.   It wasn’t easy, and unfortunately I didn’t make my goal of sub-100 minutes, but that’s ok. I have six months until the next race comes around, so loads of […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydney-morning-herald-half-marathon/feed/ 2 I live in Oz, Sydney http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/iliveinozsydney/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/iliveinozsydney/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:48:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2013/02/23/6/ I’ve been on a month-long hiatus that pummelled me with a storm of distractions: new opportunities, Sydney summer revelry and my best friends coming for a visit. That’s right – Sydney’s gotten its fair share of Brooklyn lovin’ lately as I’ve been spoiled beyond belief with visitors the past couple of months, from Jamie to […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/jamies-visit/feed/ 0 Sydney’s sights for tourists http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydneys-sights-for-tourist/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/sydneys-sights-for-tourist/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:13:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2013/01/13/11/ I’ve lived in four countries, but it wasn’t until I moved to Sydney that people back home started getting serious with their “I’m coming to visit” you comments that make my stomach flip-flop with emotions. And when living in Australia, you know the essentials visitors must do and see: They must see a kangaroo, and […]

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