Greetings from rainy Glenlyon!! We have made it back home safe and sound - it was fantastic to go on our journey, but it is wonderful to be home!! We have been warmly greeted by our cats and dog (although, Shan was torn at leaving Ron and Terry in Warragul). The unpacking is underway, loads of washing to do, memories to enjoy and preparing for return to work on Monday.....how does one settle back into work routine after such adventures???!!! Oh well, better get...

10 June 2010 Our last day in Honolulu was a delightful one with time spent at the beach watching children and adults learning to surf, puppies being trained to balance on surfboards, and catamarans and other boats sailing around the bay.We even ventured into the warm turquoise water despite the fear of jellyfish - it was near impossible to be at Waikiki and not have a swim………….we managed to enjoy a swim without any bodily injury!It was amazing watching a...

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...