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Lisette gaat volgende week als vrijwilliger voor twee jaren naar India

Geprikt aan alle kanten!

Altijd geweten dat er heel wat geregeld moest worden voor je naar het buitenland kon vertrekken. Maar iedere dag komt er weer iets nieuws bij.. zou het ooit ophouden? Zo […]

Posted by: Lisette

Country: The Netherlands

Date: March 10, 2006

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My Favourite Times in Australia

I’ve been asked quite a few times about my favourite places and tours in Australia, so I figured ending my blogging about Australia should be about my fav places. To me, these places hold something special because of a triangle of personal interests: nature, history and the people.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: Australia

Date: April 27, 2005

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Heading to Melbourne: Great Ocean Road

In hindsight, I believe I saw and did too much in a very short time because I couldn’t really appreciate the beauty of nature and tried to be invisible during the tour. So here is a slightly negative (and unfair?) blog post about the Great Ocean Road.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: Australia

Date:

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Perth to Adelaide

And so I was off, back to Adelaide, again. Loved Fitzgerald River National Park and Cape Le Grand National Park had gorgeous, paradise-like, beaches!

Posted by: Lisette

Country: Australia

Date: April 25, 2005

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Oz’ Red Centre

Whoo hoo, I spent ten amazing days in the bush and desert! I had such a great time with newly made friends, learned a lot about Aboriginal culture, saw Uluru, smelled and tasted the desert and walked a fair bit. I decided to use Heading Bush for my tour and that was well chosen in hindsight.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: Australia

Date: April 15, 2005

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Top three locations in New Zealand

What I loved and treasured most since were my hikes and my flirtation with helicopters.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: New Zealand

Date: March 31, 2005

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Last few days in New Zealand

The last few days I spent wandering through a few places: Napier, Mt. Manganui, Thames, Whitianga.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: New Zealand

Date: March 30, 2005

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Tiny Church of the Good Shepherd

Wonderful Tekapu showcases a blue glacial lake, a lazy atmosphere and a mountainous backdrop with only one building alongside the edge, a small church.

Posted by: Lisette

Country: New Zealand

Date: March 16, 2005