What has Lynda really been up to on this epic round the world trip? What is U21 and what is a U21 Scholarship? Universitas 21 (U21) is a Global Network of Distinguished Research-Oriented Universities. U21, a partnership network established in 1997, comprises 21 prestigious universities in Australia and around the world. These partner institutions are committed to advancing the internationalisation of education and all offer exemplary tertiary study across a ...

4 - 9 June 2010 Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai'i Aloha!! Our last stop before returning home via Auckland - what a beautiful place, albeit highly developed and densely populated.Looking beyond the high-rise apartments and hotels is a picturesque volcanic island that has stunning sandy beaches, sparkling and warm aquamarine sea water, swaying palm trees, delicate and colourful tropical flowers, twittering birdlife, friendly and gentle people and very comfortable weath...

29 May to 4 June 2010 UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada After a week in Vancouver we headed up to Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley on the Greyhound bus.The trip took 6 hours through the spectacular Columbia ranges - high snow capped mountains, deep ravines with rivers flowing through them, forests, farmland and finally the vineyards around the stunning Okanagan Lake. The Okanagan region is Canada's premier wine making area that extends down to the USA border. On ar...

22 - 29 May 2010 Vancouver has been a recovery spot for us after 2 months of constant travel, change, work and jet lag. We stayed in a spacious apartment in the western part of Downtown with views toward Granville island, the North Shore, the "Rainbow" neighbourhood and community gardens - great spot as it was in walking distance to all that we did. Vancouver is a stunning city - surrounded by water, rich with vegetation and birdlife - the business di...

20-21 May 2010 The Rocky Mountaineer train trip from Calgary to Vancouver Mountains, water and green forests surrounded us as we became passengers on the famous Rocky Mountaineer train to travel from Calgary to Vancouver. We booked to travel on the Gold Leaf class of this train and it proved to be a decadent experience, from checking-in at Calgary to arriving in Vancouver. We were warmly greeted at the train station at the base of Calgary's Sky Tower after bei...