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Finding America's Past In Australia's Present

James Moore | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Australia, Outback, Sydney, Motorcycles, America, Perth, Kimberley, International Destinations, Australia Travel, Travel Blogs@noad_mid_article, Travel News
James Moore

Australia presents itself to outsiders like a gigantic national park with gleaming cities along its perimeter.

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Fashion Week Flashback: MBFWA Spring Summer 2012/2013

Napoleon Perdis | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Australia, Sydney, Fernando Frisoni, Carl Kapp, Ginger and Smart, Toni Maticeveski, Marie Claire Magazine, Backstage Beauty, Spring Trends, Camilla, Makeup, Summer Trends, Australian Fashion Week, Ellery, Mbfwa, Style News
Napoleon Perdis

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PHOTOS: Man Wears Storm Trooper Outfit, Walks 3,000 Miles Across Australia For Charity!

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Star Wars, Jacob French, Jacob-French-Storm-Trooper, Vader's Fist, Sydney, Australia, Charity, Storm Troopers, Perth, Sydney Children's Hospital, Slidepollajax, Impact News

"Walk a long way you did." This was the hand-painted banner greeting Jacob French at Sydney Children's Hospital Wednesday when he finished his walk...

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Sydney's Gourmet Food Safaris

BBC Travel | Brooke Schoenman | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Sydney Food Tour, Foodie Travel, Austrailia, Sydney, Australia Travel, Travel News

Popular Australian television host Maeve O'Meara, of Food Safari fame, grew the idea of a gourmet culinary tour in Sydney after sharing some of her fa...

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Shark Attack Survival Tale: Australian Shows Off Massive Scar (GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Australia, Australian Shark Attack Surfer, Newcastle-Australia, Newcastle, Australia Glen Folkard, Glen Folkard, Glen Folkard Shark Attack Surfer, Glen Folkard Australian Shark Attack Surfer, Video, Glen Folkard Shark Attack, Glen Folkard Shark Attack Victim, Sydney, Shark Attack Surfer, Slidepollajax, Good News News

An Australian surfer has lived to tell the tale of a shark attack so terrifying, that it would put Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' to shame. Forty-four-y...

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PHOTOS: Happy 80th Birthday, Sydney Harbour Bridge!

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Video, Sydney Harbour Bridge 80, Australia, Sydney, Pacific Travel, Sydney Harbour Bridge Anniversary, Australia Travel, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Travel News

Happy birthday to the Sydney Harbour Bridge! The structure known as The Coathanger turns the big 8-0 March 19. Construction began on the span in 1...

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Enjoying Sydney's Delights

Kristofer Eisenla | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Australia, Lgbt, Kylie Minogue, Australian Labor Party, Darling Harbour, Julia Gillard, Oxford Street, Kevin Rudd, Sydney Aquarium, Circular Quay, Sydney, Gay Pride, Travel News
Kristofer Eisenla

Whether heading to Manly or the Zoo or Watson Bay, which offers a view of where the ocean meets the bay, it's a nice way to get out of the city without getting out of the city.

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Getting Tattoos Around The World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Australia, Tattoo Artists, Art, Toronto, Peru, The Netherlands, Backpacker, Design, Sydney, Lima, Canada, Travel, Tokyo, Tattoo, Amsterdam, Japan, Tattoos, Ink, Travel News
Off Track Planet

A hell of a lot more permanent than a hostel hookup, travel tattoos are a great reminder of your life-changing adventures abroad. OTP's pinned down wh...

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PHOTOS: 10 Coolest Music Venues Around the World

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Sweden, Concerts, Berlin, Sydney, Colorado, Travel, Music, Concert, Otp, Off Track Planet, Frankfurt, London, Live Music Venues, Ireland, Budapest, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Slidewide, Travel News
Off Track Planet

If you like your tunes live and loud, these spots turn the decibels way up.

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VIDEO: Man Moons Queen, Butt Fined For Being Cheeky

AP | Posted 04.15.2012

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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney man has been fined 750 Australian dollars ($800) for mooning Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, ...

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The Best Puppet Show You'll Ever See

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Public Performance, Video, Art, Dave Jones, Australia, Puppeteering, Sydney, Sydney-Australia, Puppetry, Highly Strung, Dave Jones Filmmaker, Nati Frinj Festival, Filmmaker, Australia Art, Projection, Animation, Arts News

With so many other forms of entertainment the puppet shows of today may seem like an already dead medium. However, you'd be wrong in thinking this, si...

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Australia's Most Glamorous Camping Destinations

JustLuxe | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Travel Destinations, Slidepollajax, Sydney, Australia, Luxury Travel, Glamping, Adventure Travel, Travel News
JustLuxe

Australia holds some of the world's wildest landscapes, from the rainforest and reefs of Queensland to the Red Center of the Northern Territory.

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Parking Lot Gets An Artsy Update

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Illustration, Australian Art, Installation Art, Craig and Karl, Video, Sydney, Sydney-Australia, Murals, Design, Contemporary Art, Mural Art, Modern Design, Arts News

The parking lot is an often-overlooked part of our daily routine, seen as a jumping off point for the day or a transitory space. Despite its bland rep...

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PHOTOS: Where To Break Your New Year's Resolutions

Black Tomato | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Bespoke Travel, Black Tomato, New Years Resolutions, Sydney, Shanghai, Las Vegas, Travel News
Black Tomato

It is a lovely time of year if you are naive enough to believe you'll follow through on all your promises, a month spent looking forward to a thinner, healthier, richer, French-speaking you.

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PHOTOS: 10 Worthy New Year's Destinations

BootsnAll | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Sydney, Travel, Thailand, New Year's Eve, Brazil, Las Vegas, New York, New Year, Edinburgh, Slidepollajax, 2012, Travel News
BootsnAll

This list gives any traveler or adventure seeker a starting point for celebrating New Year's Eve in a unique and different way.

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Traveling The Outback With Santa And An Australian Idol

Shannon Melnyk | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Rail Travel, Idol, Sydney, Australia, Jessica Mauboy, Australia Travel, Outback, Perth, Travel Blogs, Railroad, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Shannon Melnyk

The songstress joined Kris Kringle in boarding the train from New South Wales into the Outback to perform free concerts in rarely visited communities.

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Kevin Spacey Scolds Audience As Richard III

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Old Vic, Cell Phones, Australia, William Shakespeare, Mobile Phones, Richard III, American Beauty, UK Arts, Kevin Spacey, Australian Theatre, Sydney, Cell Phone Interruption, Kevin Spacey Richard III, Theatre, Director Sam Mendes, Shakespeare, Sam Mendes, Video, Arts News

Kevin Spacey is receiving critical acclaim for more than just his scripted performance in the Sam Mendes production of Shakespeare's Richard III. The ...

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Amid Heavy Police Presence, Occupy Sydney Protesters Take To The Streets

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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SYDNEY -- Hundreds of Occupy Sydney protesters have taken to the streets of Australia's largest city amid a heavy police presence. The activists, who...

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Gun In A Prosthetic Leg: Operation!

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Australia Crime, St-Vincents-Hospital, New South Wales, Video, Prosthetic Leg, Sydney, Australia, Weird Australia, Gun in a Prosthetic Leg, Weird News News

Some people are so well armed, they're armed in their legs. Medical professionals at St. Vincents Hospital in Sydney's St. Vincent's Hospital were ...

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Art for Life's Sake

John M. Eger | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: American for the Arts, Sydney, The Foundation for Art and Health, Art and Longevity, Healing at Dartmouth, Art Therapy, Dr. James Aw, Arts for the Aging, Amy Gorman, Arts News
John M. Eger

As we learn more about longevity and the important role the arts play in our lives, we are increasingly finding the arts make us live longer.

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Is This The Best Sandwich In The World?

Tori Haschka | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Sandwiches, Meatballs, Australia, Sydney, Meatball Sandwich, Sonoma Bakery, Food News
Tori Haschka

There's every chance that the world's best sandwich is in Sydney. You'll find it at Sonoma Bakery. Here are the vital details. It holds meatbal...

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A Surprise Visit To Sydney

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 12.04.2011

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Chris Guillebeau

After a visa snafu kept me off a flight to the South Pacific island nation of Nauru, I made a quick detour to magical Sydney.

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WATCH: Australian Celebrates 30 By Giving Gifts To 30 Strangers

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Generosity, Video, Turning 30, Charitable Gifts, Australia, Random Act of Kindness, Sydney, Lucas Jatoba, Birthdays, Birthday Gifts, Giving, Impact News

When it comes to milestone birthdays, the celebrant typically sits back and waits for the cake, party and presents to come his way. But, when Lucas Ja...

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War And Cherry Blossoms

Wendi L. Adamek | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Buddhist Impermanence, Japanese Culture and Cherry Blossoms, Climate Change, Irène Némirovsky, War, Suite Française, Buddhism, Sydney, Australia, Cherry Blossoms, Spring, Religion News
Wendi L. Adamek

With a rustle of this terribly frailty, the cherry tree on Glebe Pt. Road reopened once again my awareness that there is no demarcation line in this war in which we find ourselves. Everywhere is occupied, everywhere is the front line.

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WATCH: Sydney As Seen In Vivid Time Lapse

Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Travel Video, Sydney-Australia, Sydney, Australia, Gotta See This, Travel News

Vivid Sydney is a light show but also has expanded in recent years to include public talks, live music and nighttime markets. James Zhao, who in pr...

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