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Fiji, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Kula Eco Park yields Fijian crested iguana breeding success

April 14, 2011

Kula Eco Park is the breeding center of endangered Fijian wildlife and a free hands-on environmental education facility for Fiji’s schoolchildren. AUIP students on the Fiji program spend time here to learn about Kula’s initiatives. Kula Eco Park shares with us some of their recent breeding successes: Fiji is home to three species of rare iguana; Brachylophus vitiensis, Brachylophus fasciatus…

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Australia: South Queensland, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Brisbane developing as key traveler stop

April 11, 2011

Brisbane City YHA is a supplier that provides accommodation for AUIP students spending time in Brisbane during our South Queensland program. Brisbane City YHA shares with us some information about Queensland, Brisbane and their facilities: Brisbane is fast becoming the ultimate first stop destination in Australia for students and backpackers. The commencement of direct flights between Brisbane and Dallas by…

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New Zealand, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Nomads Queenstown houses New Zealand groups

April 5, 2011

Nomads Queenstown is a supplier that provides accommodation for AUIP students spending time in Queenstown during our New Zealand program. Nomads Queenstown shares with us some information about their facilities: Nomads Queenstown is a luxury budget accommodation located right in the heart of Queenstown city centre with amazing views of the lakes and mountains. This purpose-built property is perfect for…

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Australia: South Queensland, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Queensland’s Flinders Reef possesses diverse marine life

March 21, 2011

Calling all scuba divers! For students on the South Queensland program or just avid divers, be sure to consider diving at Flinders Reef outside of Brisbane near Moreton Island for impressive coral, fish and turtle diversity. Flinders Reef is an isolated reef north of Cape Moreton, which makes is the closest true coral reef to Queensland’s capital city. With the…

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Australia: Sydney, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Sydney Olympic Park develops sustainably

February 10, 2011

What use does an Olympic Park have after the Olympics are over? Does it just become overgrown with weeds and seldom used again? Well, in the case of Sydney Olympic Park, the Sydney 2000 Olympics was just a catalyst for the “largest land remediation project in the Southern Hemisphere,” according to the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. Our Sydney program students…

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Australia: Sydney, The Fact Files

The Fact Files: Australian Museum provides worthwhile Sydney attraction

September 17, 2010

Three floors of interactive displays, special exhibitions and life-sized creatures fill the Australian Museum. Located opposite Hyde Park, the museum’s $8 student entrance fee makes this a good bang-for-the-buck for Sydney program participants. Exhibitions change throughout the year, so be sure to visit their website for exhibition dates before visiting if you’re especially interested in seeing one. Our staff particularly…

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