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Product Line: Students prefer Overland Equipment satchel bag

August 2, 2011

We noticed on this year’s programs that many students had one of these Overland Equipment satchels. With an external trifold organizer, the bag provides dedicated storage for your keys, electronics, passport and sunglasses. Students raved about the side pockets which can hold a water bottle and a compact umbrella, two essential items on our programs. The adjustable shoulder strap was…

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The Fact Files: Trip Advisor promotes South Pacific’s top 25 destinations

July 29, 2011

Last week we told you about Trip Advisor’s top picks for Australian beaches and where you could see them on our programs. This week we have been checking out their top 25 destinations in the South Pacific and counting the number of destinations that we visit on our programs. We counted the following (and their ratings): Sydney, Australia (1); Queenstown,…

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What Next: Embassy of Australia offers fall internship

July 28, 2011

Did you have a phenomenal experience in Australia and want to promote the country? The Embassy of Australia is looking for students that have prior study experience in Australia for a fall internship position in Washington, D.C. The fall internship will run from September to December with flexible start and end dates. Interns are hired for a period of two…

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Library: A Grand Day Out…

July 22, 2011

AUIP Programs that visit Sydney will often head to the Blue Mountains with Discovery Walks Talks and Tours for a day filled with magnificent views and knowledgeable guides. This year with 30 guests, young and old, Blue Mountains Discovery Walks Talks and Tours celebrated Australian Heritage Week 2011 with a guided walk along the remarkable Grand Canyon Walking Track at Blackheath. Since 1907, the Grand…

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The Fact Files: Australia programs visit world’s best beaches

July 19, 2011

It’s no secret that Australia is known for its world-class beaches. But did you know that Australia’s beaches took eight of the ten awards for Trip Advisor’s 2011 Best Beaches? Back in January we told you how to use Trip Advisor for hotel picks, so you may already know that our programs visit almost all the Trip Advisor top beaches…

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Library: National Geographic publishes extreme photos

July 15, 2011

Each week, National Geographic Adventure posts their favorite photos of athletes doing extreme sports around the world. This week we were proud to see a bodyboarding photo from Shark Island, Australia, which is outside Sydney, featured as the key image. We certainly know our students love the adventurous side of our programs regardless of it’s snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef,…

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What Next: AUIP seeks marketing interns at partner universities

July 12, 2011

What garners you strong internship experience, independent study credit, networking opportunities, a stipend, freebies and a preference for South Pacific in-country positions? That would be the AUIP Marketing Internship, of course! In order to be considered, candidates must (1) have completed an AUIP program, (2) currently be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral program at an AUIP partner university,…

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The Fact Files: How do you find out why a sea turtle has epileptic fits?

July 7, 2011

For those of you who have participated on one of our South Queensland or North Queensland, Australia programs, it’s a pretty safe bet that you’ve grown rather attached to one of the ocean’s most majestic creatures, the sea turtle. Why is this a safe bet? Well, six of the world’s seven species of sea turtle can be found swimming off…

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News Brief: Australia ranks as world’s happiest place

July 5, 2011

Visitors to Australia always seem to comment on how happy the residents of the country tend to be. Well, it’s not just a perception any more. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that Australians are truly the happiest people in the world. The OECD’s latest Better Life Initiative index ranked Australia the happiest based on a…

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