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The Fact Files: Test out a Tim Tam recipe

October 5, 2011

If you have been on one of AUIP’s New Zealand or Australia programs then you will have undoubtedly come across Tim Tams. For those of you that have not had the pleasure, Tim Tam’s are a brand of chocolate cookie currently manufactured by Arnott’s in Australia. A Tim Tam is made up of two layers of chocolate malted cookie, traditionally separated by a light chocolate…

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The Fact Files: Post vacation/summer blues?

September 26, 2011

Does this picture make you sigh? Remembering your trip this summer and then you’re back to reality, school is back and you’re settling into everyday life again. Feeling a little bit down and bored? You’re not alone. Research by one of AUIP’s favorite sites, Trip Advisor, polled 1,400 Americans who had been on some sort of trip or vacation over…

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News Brief: AUIP staff not the only visitors to Akaroa this month!

September 23, 2011

AUIP’s destination for this year’s staff retreat has had some Antarctic visitors this week. Several large southern right whales have taken a liking to Akaroa Harbour, sticking around rather than heading north as part of their annual migration. The whales moved into the harbour on Monday and have been sited regularly by the lucky passengers on the Black Cat Cruises…

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The Fact Files: Try Sara’s Aunty Margaret’s pavlova recipe

September 1, 2011

As promised in last week’s blog, we have managed to persuade Sara to share her special pavlova recipe from her Aunty Margaret so you can make one at home and recreate those yummy memories of New Zealand and Australia: Ingredients  – 6 eggs (separated) – 2 cups sugar – 2 teaspoons malt vinegar – 3 tablespoons water – 2 teaspoons…

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The Fact Files: Pavlova, is it Kiwi or Aussie?

August 26, 2011

If you have been on either the New Zealand or one of the Australian programs you may very well have encountered the famous pavlova. For those of you who haven’t eaten this treat, the pavlova is a meringue with a crisp crust and soft, light inside and is traditionally decorated with a topping of whipped cream and fresh, soft fruit, such as kiwifruit, passionfruit…

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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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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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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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