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Noosa Heads, Australia- Where Surfing Lives.

I recently just got back from Noosa Heads, Australia. It was an amazing relaxing surf town with beautiful hikes, beaches, and sunsets. 


Noosa Heads is where Steve Urwin is from he is like a god all over Australia.  GOOGLE IMAGE – Noosa Heads. Anyway, I will write a fun-filled e-mail when I return to Sydney on Monday but I just wanted to make everyone in the cold envious and let everyone know I am loving life in this beautiful hostel amongst the cockroaches.  We hiked for four hours today from the one side of the coast to the other where the main beach is through some really amazing rain forest, and the views of the ocean were amazing.  There was some international surfing competition on noosa beach, which was pretty sweet too.  We also stopped through a nude beach (because you had to for the hike) called alexandria beach which was covered with hippy nude people walking around enjoying themselves. Let’s just say our pace was picked up during this section of the hike. We also went to the famous Gates of Hell in the Noosa national park which can be seen on my facebook images its a steep cliff overlooking the emerald colored ocean water. 

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Moreover, the food was very good in Noosa, yet pricy but most of the restaurants overlooked the ocean and surfing festival. I also rented a paddle boarding and loved it, it is like surfing with a kayak paddle its real sweet – YOU TUBE IT. The coolest part is when I was paddle surfing it started to rain from a sun shower it was awesome, I felt so alive and cultured. My next major trip is to Tasmania which is all about hiking and National parks which is at the beginning of April. On a side note, I am trying out for the Uni Sydney basketball team, mostly for the sweet uniforms and to rain down three balls, so we will see how that goes. 

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Location: Noosa Heads, Sunshine Coast, Australia

DownUnder

Well, after being in the air for 20+ hours I am in Sydney, Australia and It is awesome. The weather beats state college by far its currently 88 and sunny. The life style is amazing.  I have been here for about a week so this is the vibe thus far. I love scales so my posts will have scales. These are my gut instincts: 
Food: A lot of asian influences, really starting to get into Thai. Pretty much every genre for the most part. (7.5/10)  
City: Best city I have ever been in by far, its clean, great public transportation, and extremely friendly people. (9/10) 
Language: Aussie slang is farout and killa 8/10) 
University: I haven’t started classes yet so I’ll get back to this one
I have been to 2 beaches so far, before classes start. 
Manly – Great downtown shops, foods pretty good, beach is beautiful, decent for surfing. 
(8.5/10) 
Bondi – It was very cool, kinda a hike to get there but well worth the trip, huge waves, and Australian beaches have “optional” for wearing bathing suit tops for the ladies so that was a bit of “culture shock”. (9/10) 

Location: Sydney, Australia

Sydney Hype First Blog

Hey,

I am Ryan Warrender and I am writing my first geo-blog, I’m getting real pumped to check out the outback and the amazing city of Sydney, Australia in just a few months.

I am going “down under” in just over 2 months and I keep getting the same reaction to studying abroad in Australia, “everyone loves it”. I find myself goggling Sydney hot spots, nightlife, and off the beaten path excursions. Everyone says do this and you gotta do that, I am going want to completely engulf myself in this culture when I am there.

I am going to be the Penn State’s version of the travel channel’s “No Reservations” just a lot more raw and real. I am going to experience the people, the landscape,the food, the traditions, and most importantly the culture. I am going to have an in depth list of what I “will accomplish”, “should accomplish”, and “try to accomplish”.

For example, here’s a taste of my must accomplish list
1.) Going to the Sydney Opera House
2.) Snorkel in the Great Barrier Reef
3.) Eat a Kangaroo Burger
4.) Visit Kangaroo Island
5.) Surf Bondi Beach


Location: University of Sydney, Syndey, Austrailia