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Amanda Woods

@theamandawoods.bsky.social
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Travel writer, copywriter and content creator based in Australia. Loves sharing tales about eco travels and people doing good things. www.amandawoods.me

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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Cats from my travels #7. Stavanger Kitty. Who was clearly impressed with all the things I can say about cats in Norwegian thanks to Duolingo. #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #stavanger
A cat sitting next to poppies in a street in Stavanger Norway
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Lunch in the super fresh fjord air with a view. Loving being back in Norway and on my first Viking cruise. #myvikingstory #onassignment #hosted #vikingcruise
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Salt lake views on our first flight from Australia to Norway. #australia #planeviews
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Cats from my travels #6 … Phnom Penh kitty. #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #cambodia
Small black-and-white cat meowing at the camera on Phnom Penh street
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The countdown is on to Vivid Sydney with a huge lineup of events and oh so many things to see. Here are some of the best hotels to stay in including some where you can watch the lights change from your bed or your bathtub. #sydney #australiatravel #nsw adventuresallaround.com/best-hotels-...
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9 Best Hotels for Vivid Sydney 2025 Including Top Rooms With a View
The best hotels for Vivid Sydney, including some where you can watch the lights change from your hotel bed or bathtub.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
It’s #silhouette in motion for #blueskyartshow with this sunset cow on a stroll as seen from a river boat in the Tweed Valley country in NSW. #nsw #australia #sunset
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Cats from my travels #5 … Ephesus kitty. #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #ephesus #turkey
Cat in ancient ruins of Ephesus in Turkey
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
#BlueSkyArtShow #Arch The Onigajo rocks on Japan’s Kii Peninsula are a UNESCO World Heritage Site where it’s easy to believe the legends of demons and pirates. #japan #travel #rocklovers
A natural arch in a cliff face rock with stairs leading up under it
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My full range
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The things you learn! Just when I was remembering how wrinkly my fingers were after all of my snorkelling in Fiji I wondered why. And the answer is very cool… www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Why Do Our Fingers and Toes Wrinkle During a Bath?
The spontaneous reflex might have evolved to improve our handling of wet objects
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Restaurant with a view! The old MCA cafe in Sydney is now Canvas where just like the artworks change in the galleries, the chefs will change every six months too. My first Canvas lunch was with Josh Raine, former Tetsuya’s Executive Chef and oh yes, it was a good one. #sydney #restaurants #travel
View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House from the Canvas restaurant
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Yes I came back from India with a LOT of photos of windows and doors. Including this one from the City Palace in Udaipur which is giving #WeekMforMulticoloured vibes for the #AlphabetChallenge #travel #india #Udaipur
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
New story time, and I’m sharing the latest greatest ways to stay in Sydney with some very special additions to the hotel scene. adventuresallaround.com/new-sydney-… #sydney #hotels #travel #travelwriter #luxurytravel
Photo of The EVE Sydney hotel pool with the words “New Sydney Hotels: 2025's
 Latest Ways to Stay” above.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Just when I thought I had bought my last souvenir in Japan this Hello Kitty in a JAL uniform was on my Oita to Tokyo flight. How could I resist? (I could not) She now sits in my office as I write stories about Japan and other travels and is an excellent writing buddy. #hellokitty #japan #airlines
Amanda Woods holding hello Kitty JAL uniform doll on a flight
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
For this week’s Green theme for #Traveladdicts #TopTravelPics I’m going two ways at Hobbiton in New Zealand… the colour around the village and inside the Green Dragon Inn. @thethoroughtripper.bsky.social @sisbehaving.bsky.social @foodshoptravel.bsky.social #hobbiton #hobbit #newzealand
Green door to hobbit hole at Hobbiton Gate to Hobbiton with sunlight peeking through corner Hobbit hole at Hobbiton with grass on top and around it. Two seats in front of a fireplace inside the Green Dragon Inn at Hobbiton
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Cats from my travels #4 … Cappadocia kitty. #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #cappadocia
A cat sitting outside a cave hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I can still remember the sound of our icebreaker crunching through this sea ice in Antarctica. My first expedition ship experience was definitely a memorable one.  #blueskyartshow #sunlight #antarctica
Sun setting behind a mass of sea ice in Antarctica
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Flashback to a travel dream coming true in Tasmania at Saffire Freycinet. Here the activities include beekeeping and Tasmanian devils experiences, and a Connection to Country walk. As for waking up to that view from your suite? A definite am I still dreaming moment. #tasmania #luxurytravel
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Lots of pretty rocks and crystals and a friendly dinosaur had me smiling at Glen Innes’ Minerama festival today. Some events have had to be cancelled due to weather but the Showground was still a great place to be. #crystallovers #gemshow
Rainbow fluorite crystals Dinosaur puppet Black banded agate Assorted Crystals and minerals on a display table
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Cate Faehrmann MP @greencate.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
3 years on from the devastating 2022 floods I'm sending all my love and strength to friends, family and everyone in the Northern Rivers and SE Qld preparing for Cyclone Alfred. Stay safe and please leave if told to do so 💚
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Happy Mardi Gras Sydney! There’s nothing like the Mardi Gras parade which I first marched in back in 1998 and then again a few times after I returned from my London years. This time I’ll be watching and cheering before heading to the party. See you under a disco ball. #sydneymardigras #mardigras
Carrying a pink flag in the Mardi Gras Sydney parade
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Unexpected Sydney fun and flashbacks to jumping on the back of routemaster buses in my ‘90s London years as we travelled from The Langham to Notting Hill movie night at Mov'in Bed. Thank you Visit Britain for a night that put the biggest smile on my face. #lovegreatbritain #londonbus #travelwriter
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Boop! Cats from my travels #3 is this sweet thing who loves to hang out at the Sheraton Fiji spa. And who can blame it. #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Last night we were invited to be the first to try cocktails at Cellar & Barrel, Sheraton Fiji’s new speakeasy style bar that opens next week. And I can happily report they are oh so good, and every one has a great backstory too. #fijibar #fijihotel #fijitravel #cocktails
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
“The more you smile the better the weather” has been the motto on our Blue Lagoon cruise in Fiji, and you bet we’ve been smiling. With extra big ones for Nau who won the Gold in Employee Excellence in Service at the recent ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards. Go Nau! #fiji #bluelagooncruise
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Bula from Lo’s Tea House, where it’s all about the Fijian donuts, tea made with plants in the backyard and service with the biggest smile. #bluelagooncruises #fiji #bula
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Sawa-I-Lau Caves moments in Fiji where we swam in blue waters carved out of the only limestone island in a chain of volcanic ones. #fiji #fijitravel #bluelagooncruises
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
My old Surry Hills Shopping Centre has changed. BIG time. I loved the chance to stay at The EVE Hotel Sydney last weekend as you may be able to tell in my review for Travel + Leisure Asia… #sydney #sydneyhotels #luxurytravel #travelwriter www.travelandleisureasia.com/global/hotel...
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All About EVE, the Boutique Star in Sydney’s Lifestyle Hotspot
We’re loving the new precinct of Wunderlich Lane, and its latest addition, The EVE Hotel, has surpassed our lofty expectations.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Good morning from Nanya Levu, aka the main location for the original Blue Lagoon movie. What a place to jump off the back of the ship and swim ashore as I’ll be doing soon with Blue Lagoon Cruises. #fiji #fijicruise #fijitravel #onassignment
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
It’s so good to be back in Fiji where I’ve started this trip soaking up the beachfront playground vibes at the Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa. #fijitravel #nadi #fijihotels
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Bula! I was up at 2.30am to go to the airport where a happy upgrade at the gate with Fiji Airways is starting my trip in style. #fiji #fijiairways #travelwriter #airlines
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
It’s all about (the) Eve in Sydney where I have spent the last two nights in this boutique luxe hotel that I adore. Can’t wait to share the story with Travel+Leisure Asia readers very soon. #theeve #sydney #hotels #australiatravel #luxurytravel #TLAsia #travelwriter
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Madz @madz123.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Great overview of Gen AI from the Travmedia Summit by @glovelace.bsky.social where I’m glad he highlighted something that has bothered me for a while now… the resources AI chews through including power and water (the latter for cooling).
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
It’s that special time of year for the travel media industry in Australia where we come together for The TravMedia Summit and the International Media Marketplace, aka IMM. #immaus #travelmedia #travelwriter
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
With Armidale airport closed I’ve changed to the almost 10 hour train trip to Sydney, only to find … no wine on the train! Gasp! They just did announcement to explain no alcohol on NSW trains for next five days as part of industrial action. And oh yes there were grumbles. #traintravel #nswtravel
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Screw Google for capitulating to this childish nonsense.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Cats from my travels #2 - Skopelos, Greece. I fell in love with this cat in a jewelry store on the island around ten years ago and still have a beautiful piece that I bought that day.  #cats #travelcats #blueskycats #catsofbluesky
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Just what you don’t want to see when you have a flight to Sydney tomorrow. Problems with runway at Armidale airport has cancelled all flights and even though Qantas have done right thing moving us onto flights out of Tamworth this gal will now need to get the train instead.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Considering how often I pack my bags I really should be a lot faster at it by now. But happy to zip this baby up and pop on a new sticker from a stunning drive around Japan’s Kii Peninsula. Yes, I’m embracing vintage suitcase sticker vibes from my travels. #packing #japan #japantravels
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Matsumoto moments. When I saw the #TopTravelPics theme is #Reflections my mind went straight back to this castle in a city I loved in Japan. #TravelAddicts #matsumoto #japan #japantravel @thethoroughtripper.bsky.social @sisbehaving.bsky.social @foodshoptravel.bsky.social
Matsumoto castle at night reflected in the water of the moat
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Must say my Bluesky feed is a much bluer sky kinda place after I realised you can mute certain words. Or in my case, names. If you’d like to take a break from seeing stories about particular people and keep their faces out of your feed just head to the moderation section of your settings
The add muted words and tags section of bluesky settings
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
If you know snow, you might know that it has a particular crisp, clean smell. Dr. Johan Lundström, snow aficionado and professor of psychology, joins us to talk about the science behind that snowy smell.
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Why Snow Has That Crisp, Clean Smell
A combination of environmental factors and the way our bodies function play a role in how we perceive the smell of snow.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The feels when a new leaf unfurls are real. I rescued this plant when I saw someone was about to throw it away and it has become quite the green buddy in my home office.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Flashback to climbing into Air New Zealand’s new economy class bunk beds in the sky…. #airlines #airnewzealand #planes www.escape.com.au/travel-advic...
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
So much to do before I hit the road again next week including writing some new features for this one… yes my first book with Vincent Rommelaere is getting a 2025 update. #sydney #rockpools #writing
Cover of the Rock Pools of Sydney book.
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
In the latest MiNDFOOD I’m sharing stories about Walk Japan’s Community Project, and something I’ve never written about before - Vedic astrology and how it has changed the way I look at my life. #travelwriter #walkjapan #japantravel #vedicastrology #mindfood
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I’m a bit slow to the whole adding a banner photo to my profile but finally catching up there. And for those wondering, no photoshop was involved in this one. I still don’t understand quite what happened with this beautiful sky on the Mekong but it was magic. #mekong #rivercruise #sunrise
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Taking a moment to say just because I’m not sharing anything about the abuses of power that are taking place right now doesn’t mean I don’t have a LOT of thoughts and feelings. But I’ve decided to make my Bluesky a safe space where those evil men are not welcome. Instead, here are two baby pandas.
Two baby pandas hugging as they sleep
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Amanda Woods @theamandawoods.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
And for those thinking, wait, wha? about the baseball rooms, here’s what it’s like to stay inside the Roger’s Centre at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel (with pros and cons of staying there during a concert) #hotels #toronto #canadatravel #bluejays adventuresallaround.com/toronto-marr...
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Baseball rooms! The Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel review
The baseball view rooms at the Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel look right into the Blue Jays home. Here's what they're like to stay in.
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