Guess what? I’m an open water diver now! Before my birthday last year, I made a promise to myself to be more active. One of the promises on the list was to “learn how to dive.” I have a personality of both a brave woman and a chicken. When I thought about diving, the chicken […]
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“Bridge the gap between country and city.” This has been Robyn’s motto for working in tourism. She has always tried to show visitors the difference between traveling and experiencing. Now she’s continuing the tradition through Charlotte Plains, previously owned by her parents. In a piece of land that is the size of half of Singapore,
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To all my Muslim friends, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2014! Next week, 28-29 July is a Muslim holiday Hari Raya Aidilfitri, The Festival of the Breaking of the Fast. Hari Raya literally means ‘celebration day’, and Hari Raya Aidilfitri is the day that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of dawn-to-sunset
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Finding Nemo changed the entire world’s view of marine life completely. No matter where you are, someone yells “Nemo!” when they see a clownfish, and no one questions why. The movie has aspects both grownups and kids could relate to. It is probably the most significant movie based on marine life after Little Mermaid. Finding
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Rugged terrain with thick green moss-covered rolling hills always attracted me. Iceland and New Zealand were the very definition of the mystical scenery I imagined. I loved how their landscapes showed the age of the Earth. But they weren’t the only places that attracted mystical scenery lovers like me. During my Scottish Highlands expedition last
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Lady Elliot Island: a magical drop in the ocean There’s this small island named Lady Elliot Island that is entirely made of corals. Yes, it’s a part of the Great Barrier Reef, where you can see one of the most exquisite collections of marine life. Lady Elliot Island is about a two-hour (private) flight away from
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Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: “Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?” The Woolabra Station tour was my very first connection to the Outback. It’s about a half-hour drive out of Charleville (and
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15 June, 2014, my photography exhibition officially opened to the public. In collaboration with CAD Centre for Arts & Design, we are presenting inspiring stories from around the world through 43 photographs theme “Respect”. We invited local friends and media to see the art work, and listen the behind the scene stories about each
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“This water never stopped since 1892,” Robyn at the Charlotte Plains proudly said. There was a double-headed water pipe in the middle of the farm in Charlotte Plains. A couple bathtubs were on the side of the small lake that looked naturally formed. The water was pumping from the pipe so hard, like someone had
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“Oh he’s the Cunnamulla fella. Yes he’s the Cunnamulla fella.” Cunnamulla, a town that I could never say the name right, remains deep in my heart. It’s a small town lies on the Warrego River, two hours drive from Charleville, and seven hours drive west from Brisbane. I continued the outback expedition by driving to
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