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There’s something about Hong Kong which captivates me every time I visit. I’m a bit of a nut for this city, this diverse city which can take you up into mountains seemingly untouched by people, through the busiest street into a tiny cafe which is actually the worlds cheapest michelin starred restaurant, or sailing on a boat [...]

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A traditional Maiko, trainee Geiko or Geisha, in Kyoto, Japan

Travel Bug Tuesday – Maiko in Kyoto

by Nicole on April 17, 2012

The press bus was filled with anticipation – we were going to see Geisha‘s tonight! “No, no, no. In Kyoto we do not call them Geisha. They are Geiko.” We all looked at each other slightly confused as to why until our guide Mei continued her story, “Geisha in Kyoto call themselves ‘Geiko’ to distinguish that they are a [...]

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Travel Bug Tuesday – Mid-Manhattan Library

by Nicole on February 21, 2012

During the balmy summer days New York‘s Mid-Manhattan Library is packed with people making the most of the warm weather. People will mill around on the grass eating ice creams or sit on the stairs reading books; Tourists will swarm to take photos sitting on top of the two lions – ‘Patience’ and ‘Fortitude’ – [...]

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Travel Bug Tuesday – Montmartre Love Lock

February 14, 2012
Love lock in Montmartre which overlooks Paris, France

Whilst bus loads of tourists come to climb the steps of the Sacré Coeur, there is another way up the hill to Montmartre. Winding through the cobbled streets thronged with people doing their Saturday shop you can envision the old Parisian lifestyle which other arrondissements left in favour of modernity. Climbing up the steps, the back [...]

Travel Bug Tuesday – A Patriotic Sunset

January 3, 2012
Onboard the US aircraft carrier the Intrepid gazing out over New Jersey from New York at Sunset

Patriotic isn’t something I’d call myself. Sure I love my home country of Australia but my feelings of patriotism are more subdued than the patriotism you experience when travelling through America. Throughout New York City the star spangled banner hangs. From the biggest flags covering walls of buildings, hanging crisp and straight an ever present [...]

Travel Bug Tuesday – Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

December 21, 2011
Myer Melbourne's Christmas window display of Santa Claus is coming to town in Bourke Street

When walking down Bourke Street, Melbourne’s shopping strip, it’s hard to miss the Myer Christmas window display. Each year visitors and locals head to the city to visit what has become a Christmas tradition.  A queue of people will be snapping photos or gazing into the windows at the moving display and a soundtrack of [...]

Travel Bug Tuesday – Stairway to a Surfers Heaven

December 6, 2011
Stairs to Beach at Bells Beach, Torquay Victoria Australia

The reason I wanted to stay in Torquay for a week was half logistical, half dream. Firstly was the draw of cheap accommodation, second was the dream to become a world class surfer in 7-days at Bells Beach. Oh, and I wanted to drive the Great Ocean Road. If the weather was better I still believe [...]

Travel Bug Tuesday – Inside Kiin Kiin

October 18, 2011
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Standing on a street corner in the trendy suburb of Nørrebro, the cold Danish autumn air was beginning to creep up on the group, desperate to get inside the building we were standing in front of. Our guide for the evening, Henrik from Wonderful Copenhagen appeared in the doorway ushering us all in excitedly. It [...]

Travel Bug Tuesday – Sunset on the Big Apple

October 5, 2011
Sunset in New York City Times Square

At the street crossing just off Times Square I stopped at the traffic lights, watching the traffic I quickly turned my gaze to the orange orb slowly setting between the skyscrapers. It was the end of summer, the end of my four month trip to the US to work as a Camp Counsellor and it was [...]