Travel and Culture
It is often said that travel broadens the mind. Whether you are an armchair traveller or are planning a trip our courses will unveil the secrets of some of the world's top destinations. So travel into WEA in the city or travel to your favourite chair at home and let the adventures begin.
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From Alexandria to Canton - Sailing the Monsoon Route
<p>From early in the first millennium BCE the Incense Route wound its way from the vast groves of frankincense and myrrh in “Arabia Felix” to the shores of the Mediterranean. Following the ‘discovery’
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Japanese for Travellers
<p>This short intensive course will enable you to understand and be understood on your tourist or business trip away. You will be able to greet people, make simple transactions, order food, ask for
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The Twisted Rocks
<p>The Rocks is the oldest neighbourhood in Australia, filled with buildings from 1815 on, all bearing witness to a varied, quirky, story-rich past. Join us exploring these winding paths, discovering
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Islands at the End of the Earth - Faroes, Shetland and Orkney
<p>The Faroe, Shetland and Orkney islands should be on everyone’s travel list. Mind-blowing scenery and fascinating culture and history. There’s no need to jump on overcrowded cruise ships, or join
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Fishing Nets to Olympic Rings - The Many Chapters of Sydney Olympic Park
<p>Storyteller Jo Henwood will share tales of the Blaxlands and the Wentworths, and the colonising farmers before them who, from 1788, claimed the tidal wetlands of the Wangal. We will be looking at a
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Italian for Travellers
<p>This short intensive course will enable you to understand and be understood on your tourist or business trip away. You will be able to greet people, make simple transactions, order food, ask for
...Italian for Travellers
<p>This short intensive course will enable you to understand and be understood on your tourist or business trip away. You will be able to greet people, make simple transactions, order food, ask for
...Available Classes
Visiting the Balkans
<p>When it comes to tourism, the Balkans are a relatively undiscovered region of Europe. This course will introduce you to the wonders of Albania, Bosnia, Romania, Bulgaria and Europe’s newest country
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Liverpool - A Colonial Legacy
<p>What do Lachlan Macquarie, Eber Bunker, Francis Greenway, Maria Lock, and Surgeon John White have in common? They have all contributed to making Liverpool an important colonial heritage precinct
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Walking in the Footsteps of Governor Phillip
<p>Phillip was a far-sighted governor who soon saw that New South Wales would need a civil administration and a system for emancipating the convicts. We follow his progress from arrival and walk in
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Travel & Coffee - Quebec & Canada's Maritime Provinces
<p>We embrace the colourful history of the Canadian Maritime provinces on this journey to New France and Quebec City, to sample the French-Canadian lifestyle. We visit the Citadelle in Quebec City and
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