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Budgeting Your Trip to Whitsunday Islands | Student Blog from the Gold Coast
If Uluru is one of the driest places in Australia, the Whitsunday Islands may be one of the wettest. A trip to the Whitsunday Islands requires a little bit of financial caution. In Whitsunday Islands, you are without a doubt walking a very thin line between an affordable, tropical holiday and a full-blown luxurious vacation. […]
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Budgeting Your Trip to Uluru | Student Blog from the Gold Coast
Located in the northern territory in Central Australia and highlighted by the two rock formations Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Uluru is in the middle of the ever-expansive Australian outback. As much as Uluru draws attention to its enormity, It is also one of the most sacred grounds for aboriginal people. Uluru showcases the spectrum of […]
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Budgeting Weekend Trips to Brisbane | Student Blog from the Gold Coast
Here’s my advice for how to budget weekend trips to Brisbane: Expenses (in Australian Dollar) Transportation An hour train ride north using your student-discounted GoCard will land you in the heart of the city for only $5.00 AUD (if you’re travelling from the Gold Coast as I was). All buses, trains, and water taxis in […]
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Budgeting Weekend Trips to Melbourne | Student Blog from the Gold Coast
Melbourne has great food, great people, and great adventures. Take a look below at the costs that I incurred on my weekend trip there to give you a general idea of how to budget for your trip to Melbourne. Here are my experience and advice of budgeting weekend trips to Melbourne. Expenses (in Australian Dollar) […]
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Budgeting Weekend Trips to Sydney | Student Blog from the Gold Coast
Sydney houses some of Australia’s most iconic sites. Great food, great people, and great adventures are just around the corner. Take a look below at the costs that I incurred on my trip to Sydney to give you a general idea of the amount of money needed to visit. Here are my experience and advice […]
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Budgeting on the Gold Coast | Student blog from Australia
For those of you pondering the Semester on the Gold Coast program: welcome! To those of you who have been accepted into the program: CONGRATS! Wherever you sit on this timeline, it doesn’t hurt to take a look at the semester ahead, especially when you are considering in-program expenses. In other words,  the extra money […]
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5 Tips for Studying Abroad in Thailand | Student blog from Thailand
Here are my 5 tips for studying abroad in Thailand: 1. Download apps to make life easier Here in Thailand, I recommend the Grab app the most! It is just like Uber and will make your life so simple. The language barrier can be difficult, but this allows you to put your destination in to […]
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8 Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants You Should Apply For
What? 8 study abroad scholarships and grants?! You heard right. Here at CIS Abroad, we believe that study and intern abroad experiences are for ALL students. After all, it’s not about where you’ve come from – it’s where you’re going! (And you’re going places, believe us.) In fact, many of our leaders are first-generation college […]
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