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Canberra: Jerrabomberra Wetlands

March 28, 2018

Jerrabomberra Wetlands are one of the most important wetlands in the ACT. The wetlands have both national and international importance, mostly because of the migrating birds from the northern hemisphere and inland Australia that roost here for part of the year. The amazing thing about the wetlands is they are only 4km (2.5 miles) from…

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Canberra: National Dinosaur Museum

March 21, 2018

Funnily enough, my favourite thing at the National Dinosaur Museum are the wood fossils scattered around the grounds of the museum, although the Barbarians love the dinosaurs. I read somewhere the museum is “the largest permanent display of dinosaur and other prehistoric fossil material in Australia”. I’m not sure if that is correct, but with…

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Canberra: Spectacular

March 15, 2018

Every year for a week in March, Canberra hosts a Balloon Spectacular. Upwards of 30 hot air balloons launch from the grounds of Old Parliament House. AS well as the fun, colourful balloons in the traditional waterdrop balloon shape, there are always some fancy shaped balloons. This year it includes a hummingbird, frog and heart.…

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Canberra: Embassies

March 7, 2018

Being the nation’s capital, a lot of countries from around the world have embassies (or high commissions) here. The embassies are clustered in a number of inner suburbs, such as Yarralumla and Deakin. I find it a lot of fun driving around and looking at their different architecture as many of them have been constructed…

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Canberra: Arboretum

February 28, 2018

The National Arboretum (a botanical garden devoted to trees) is one of my favourite places in Canberra. The are had been mostly covered in pine plantations, but was redeveloped following the devastating 2003 bushfires (which cleared the area). The Arboretum is now home to 94 forests of rare, endangered and symbolic trees from around Australia…

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