This year AUIP staff celebrated the festive season and the end to a fantastic year with a highly enjoyable afternoon of lawn bowls followed by a delicious dinner at Kevin’s house. It was team logistics (Donna, Sara and Sheena) vs the ‘others’ (Laura, Marty and Noel) in the bowls and to begin with, it looked like team logistics were going…
Continue readingTurtle nesting season that began on Lady Elliot Island in November and goes right through to February, is already proving to be a busy one! More than 100 nests have already been found around the Island, 90% Green Turtle nests and 10% Loggerhead Turtle nests. Every year the Green and Loggerhead turtles lumber up the same beach on which they were born…
Continue readingWith the University of Montana, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M University Wintermester programs starting in under two weeks, students will be pleased to hear that a moderate to strong La Niña is well-established in the South Pacific. La Niña and the opposite El Niño, refer to extremes of the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, when major changes in the Pacific atmospheric…
Continue readingFor those who aren’t familiar with TripAdvisor, it is a website where you can browse millions of reviews and opinions of hotels, restaurants, and attractions, as well as adding your own.There is also an interactive forum where you can ask questions and get advice from other travellers. Now with the mobile application you can: Get directions using GPS for driving,…
Continue readingTaronga Zoo has been voted the best tourist attraction in the whole of New South Wales. Situated on the spectacular Sydney Harbour, it is located just 12 minutes from the city by ferry, Taronga Zoo offers free keeper talks, animal shows and feedings throughout the day. Taronga Zoo is home to over 2900 exotic and native species including rare Western…
Continue readingA polar plunge (often called a polar bear plunge) is an activity students going on the Antarctica program can chose to participate in. Polar plunges are where participants enter bodies of water despite the VERY cold temperatures. Polar plunge events are held all over the world and often for charity, but really, if you’re going to do it where better…
Continue readingSo you’ve been on one of our Australia Programs and you loved it and want more? Or are you dreaming of a way you can make Aussie life a reality for you? Well Australia is the first country with which the United States has entered into a Work and Holiday visa arrangement. The visa allows you to: • Enter Australia…
Continue readingFor those of you who are preparing for the AUIP Antarctica Program starting shortly or just those interested in the Antarctica experience, read all about our very own Eleanor’s experience. From staring into the eyes of penguins, polar plunges, high seas and an ‘interesting’ smell that seemed to follow them, the Antarctica Program as El describes was a whole new…
Continue readingWith it nearly being 3 months to the day since the 7.1 magnitude hit Canterbury clean-up efforts around the area have been miraculous. Fences and barriers are now being pulled-back from roads around the city as repairs and removals progress on earthquake-damaged buildings. The majority of shops in the centre that were affected have now been relocated or repairs have…
Continue readingWe caught sight of an article Dr. Paige Schneider, co-director of Pirates Abroad programs, posted on her Facebook wall and had to share it with everyone. The New York Times article “Banning the Bottle” states 86 percent of plastic water bottles end up as garbage in the United States. That’s quite a daunting fact, especially considering all the other ugly…
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