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"The real trip doesn't consist in looking for new landscapes but in having new eyes" Marcel Proust
The first people who lived in the area of Sydney are the aboriginal tribes. They lived here for at least 40,000 years ago. In 1770, James Cook discovered Botany Bay (a suburb of Sydney) and, in 1788, Arthur Phillip and his First Fleet landed at Botany...
On Saturday, 5, March it's "Mardi Gras". During this day, a huge Gay Pride takes place in Sydney. This year, I was here to see it. First, I went out to look after the parade on Oxford street (the gays' street) and after I went to a pub opened still late....
Canberra is the capital of Australia. It's a recent city, founded at the beginning of the 20th century, of only 300 000 inhabitants. There was a rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne to determine which one will be the capital. That's why, Australia decided...
The British colonization of Australia began in 1788. So Australia is a modern country without really old places, buildings, art. Furthermore, the colonists came from a country with an important history, with castle, cathedrals… So, in a lot of buildings,...
For the third year, Vivid Sydney takes place in the city. Since 2009, Vivid has grown into Australia's major festival in winter. Last year, it had attracted about 300,000 people. It's designed to entice Sydneysiders and visitors to stay outdoors after...
The Opal is a gemstone that symbolizes Australia. It's a symbol of the arid centre of Australia and indigenous people know it as "the fire of the desert". Its name is from the Greek "Opallos", meaning to "see a change in colour". As a basketball player,...
When I arrived in Australia I had no doubt I will find a job easily. Indeed, Australia had the reputation to have a lot of positions available (the rate of unemployment is very low, about 5% in January). Nevertheless, that was maybe true some years ago,...
ACU's North Sydney Campus Today, Thursday, 24 February and yesterday, on Wednesday, I had got my two first class days, which are also my first class week. Here there is the sequence of my week : Wednesday: 10am-12am: Lecture of "Financial Institutions...
I'm Aussie !!! The Australia Day, also named Anniversary Day or Foundation Day is the national day of Australia. It’s celebrated every year on the 26 January which corresponds to the date of landing of First Fleet (11 British ships in charge to establish...
Every Wednesday at 2pm and 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm and sometimes on Saturday, there are some showing. This cinema is free and the films are screened in the Domain Theatre at the Art Gallery of NSW. The films are in English or in original version with English...
It's necessary to fill out some documents before to leave. As far as I'm concerned, there are four steps : 1) Registration form for the university. 2) To take the steps to obtain the international driver's licence. 3) Make an application for the scholarship...
In Chinatown there is a special market called Paddy's Market where everything is cheaper. It is open from Wednesday to Sunday, from 9am to 5pm. It's composed by an area with stands of fishes and sea food, an area with stands of fruits and vegetables and...
Australia is a country, almost as big as a continent, which is in Oceania (big like 14 time France). It's make up of a main island with a lot of smaller islands. Capital: Camberra Main other cities : Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaïde, Hobart,...
In Australia, the supermarkets have some differences with French ones. First, all the prices are also indicated with a reference index such as price per 100g, price per ea (each). Thus, we can see quickly which product have the best value for quantity...
Yesterday, on January, the 11th 2011, I arrived in Sydney's airport with the Australian airline Qantas (operating for Air France). It was about 9:30pm in Australia. First step: to get back my baggage. It wasn't very difficult, I waited in the front of...
Hi everybody, I'm writing today the first article of this blog. I'm currently studying in second year at ESDES Lyon , school of business and management. As every year, second year students leave France to study a semester in a partner university and to...
