The Write Way Around: Traveling Tales » Category » Quotes 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 My letter to you http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/my-letter-to-you/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/my-letter-to-you/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:49:49 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=833 Dear Pop, I don’t even remember replying to Laura’s message. I re-read the conversation once my mind settled an hour or so later. The word stood there in disbelief. Stop. Stop. Stop. I had been wishing ever since I hung up FaceTime with Michael just one hour earlier this morning. I pushed aside the tears, […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/im-back/feed/ 0 Words from my Dad: Keep moving On http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/notes-from-my-dad-keep-moving-on/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/notes-from-my-dad-keep-moving-on/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:14:16 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=401 In all the years I’ve been away and exploring, my dad’s stuck by my side (metaphorically speaking) through it all. It’s not been easy for him to see his only daughter get on a plane and never return. So far, I was supposed to be home by January 2012 and November 2012. Neither of those […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/notes-from-my-dad-keep-moving-on/feed/ 2 Study Abroad: All the cool kids are doing it http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/study-abroad-all-cool-kids-doing-it/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/study-abroad-all-cool-kids-doing-it/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:33:01 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/?p=295 Ok, so I have heaps (so Australian) of friends who didn’t study abroad and are pretty super cool people, but still: Take advantage of being able to live in another country by doing a study abroad program. Maybe you aren’t the type of person who wants to do a full semester or a full year, […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/study-abroad-all-cool-kids-doing-it/feed/ 0 A little bit of Sydney Lovin’ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/8/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/8/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 06:44:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2013/01/28/8/ Again, one of the most amazing things about having a visitor is that it helps you fall in love with your city all over again. You want the person to love it as much as you do. You’re bringing it to life in a way you haven’t before, and you’re re-discovering it as a brand […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/8/feed/ 0 My List Top Ten Places to Travel in 2013 http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/toptentravelfor2013/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/toptentravelfor2013/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:46:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2013/01/06/12/ A girl can always dream. I’ve come to face the heard fact that any travel plans in the near future are put on hold, as Sydney’s stomach is growling for all my dollars and pennies. That doesn’t mean, however, that I can’t compile my top ten list of countries or places to visit in 2013. If […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2013/toptentravelfor2013/feed/ 0 Tasman National Park: Dolphins, Killer Whales and Cliffs http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2012/tasman-national-park-dolphins-killer-whales-cliffs/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2012/tasman-national-park-dolphins-killer-whales-cliffs/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:22:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2012/12/12/18/ The morning was glittering with sunlight – always a promising start for a day planned out on the water. Dane and I had booked a boat cruise with Tasman Island Tours, which runs a three hour ecocruise along the Tasman National Park in Southern Tasmania, and it was a spectacularly done trip. (Those of you […]

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]]> http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2012/history-beauty-hobart-port-arthur/feed/ 0 Wishing well of travel writing dreams http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2012/wishing-well-travel-writing-dream/ http://thewritewayaround.com/blog/2012/wishing-well-travel-writing-dream/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:44:00 +0000 apetri16 http://thewritewayaround.com/2012/11/14/25/ I was sitting reading the travel section of the Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday morning when I came across an article titled, Climb of Reckoning, written by one of its journalist who set out to conquer one of the world’s largest active volcano. (He’s also the second journalist I’ve learned about who has lied on […]

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