{"id":1936,"date":"2015-10-26T21:39:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2015-10-26T21:39:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:09:03","slug":"east-coast-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2015\/10\/26\/east-coast-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"East Coast trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the last month I have completed the most exciting trip that I have ever been on.\u00a0\u00a0 I travelled around the west coast of Australia, visiting Airlie beach and the Whitsunday islands, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Melbourne.\u00a0 Starting at Airlie beach I earned my scuba diving certification while on a boat trip that (shout out to the Anaconda III) took us to the Great Barrier Reef.\u00a0 I took some great pictures and videos and saw sea-life up close that I hadn\u2019t even seen in a museum before.\u00a0 When touring the Whitsunday Islands we stopped up at the famous Whitehaven beach which, by the way, is absolutely beautiful! Whitest smoothest sand that I have ever seen.<\/p>\n

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The next stop was Brisbane, in which I saw the Riverfire festival and witnessed an amazing fireworks display over the river. It was not too long after arriving in Brisbane that I headed off to the gold coast and visited one of the theme parks.\u00a0 Even for someone who lives a short distance from the famous Disney World, \u00a0Movie World still was quite enjoyable and provided a fair share amount of thrills.<\/p>\n

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Melbourne, my final stop, is now probably one of my favorite cities.\u00a0 I am a true coffee fanatic, and as the coffee capital of Australia how could I not love it?\u00a0 Besides all of the cafes, one of the most memorable experiences was the National Gallery of Victoria.\u00a0 I myself am not a huge fan of art, however the hermitage exhibit was nothing short of magnificent.\u00a0 Practically everything from the exhibit was owned by Catherine the great; it is like unbelievable how much wealth and power monarchs had in her era.<\/p>\n

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By far the most fun I have had in years!<\/p>\n

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Nate<\/p>\n

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