These resources are intended to help you prepare for our travel down under. Leave a comment below if you know of any other informative or inspiring resources.
Travel Info
- Online application for Australian Tourist Visa
- Tips for Traveling Abroad from U.S. State Dept.
- WikiTravel travel website
- Trip Advisor - Great trip planning sight. Reviews & reservations for Hotels, Restaurants, Flights
- Aboriginal Australia Tours
- Packing Tips from World Traveler Rick Steves
You-Tube Travel Videos
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Dances of Life (Maori Excerpt)
- Fly Fishing in New Zealand
- New Zealand Video Diaries - Ben Fogle, Day 5 (See other episodes also)
Movies
- Australia - Historical fiction about Australia around time of WWII, 2008
- Walkabout - Two children stranded in Australian outback are forced to cope on their own. 1971
- Whale Rider - Critically acclaimed drama set in New Zealand, 2002
- The Rabbit Proof Fence - A film about the "stolen generation" of Australian Aboriginies, 2002
- Discovery Atlas: Australia Revealed - Sweeping documentary look at Australia and it's people. Narrated by Russel Crowe.
Books
- In a Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson, 2001 - Entertaining book of travels of an American in Australia.
- The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding - Robert Hughes - 1986 - Seminal work on History of Australia.
- Illywhacker - Peter Carey, 1985 - Fiction
- Cloudstreet: A Novel - Tim Winton - 2002 - Fiction set in Perth, Western Australia.
- A Commonwealth of Thieves - Thomas Keneally - 2007 - balanced history of the founding of Australia. Written in fictional style.
Blogging
- Google Blogs - www.blogger.com
- Google Blogs Help Center - support.google.com/blogger/?hl=en
Research
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