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2010 World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [17484] | Comments [29]

Do you want to be a published travel writer? Go on assignment to Tokyo with Rough Guides! Kick start your travel writing career by going on assignment to Tokyo, Japan. After touching base with your travel writing mentor, Simon Richmond, you ... Read more >

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Obscenely large steaks, the Tango and thoughts of home

NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By reidy | Views [4] | Comments [1]

No more photos - technology won´t allow here....  Day after day on the beautiful beaches of Rio and Florianopolis in Brazil had to take its toll. We had far too many ´pay by the kilo´ icecream buffets (yes as amazing as they sound) and tables full ... Read more >

Auschwitz and Birkenau Concentration

POLAND | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [4]

Hi All, It is difficult to express in words how confronting our visit to these death camps was so we shan´t even attempt to..... ¨The one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again¨ George Santayana david and vanessa

Aldea Yanapay

PERU | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By embtravelgirl | Views [15]

So, back in Cusco, I search for a volunteer opportunity. I find one that fits me at Yanapay. Most mornings, I spend at the police station working with the children that are there. Some are there because of their parents or because they have no where ... Read more >

Arequipa Misfortune

PERU | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By embtravelgirl | Views [19]

So, as it turns out, the one time that I didn`t take the usual precautions, something went wrong. You would think that your purse would be safe while on your chair in the back corner of a restaurant with mirrors on the walls at a table with three guys ... Read more >


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THE HIGHS & LOWS OF APOLLO BAY

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By timmyski | Views [32]

I say highs and lows, the only low was our friend Gibbo (pro-snowboarder and former x games legend!) not managing to catch any fish. The rest has been sick to the power of rad! Other friends of Sam's that came to visit us included Jesse &... Read more >

JOURNAL 100; A century of questionable merit.

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 18 Nov 2009 | By homeless_harry | Views [69] | Comments [3]

Who would have thought I would make it this far? If anyone other than me gave any thought to it, you have far too much time on your hands and should try collecting stamps or something. My abacus must have a virus because journal entry number ... Read more >


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A Fistful of Rupees: Coping with Begging on Third World Trails

INDIA | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [238] | Comments [1]

Thanks so much to Jeff Greenwald from Ethical Traveler for this guest post.  Several years ago, on a solo trek in northern India, I was joined by an eight-year-old boy wearing a tattered red vest. He startled me with a phrase in perfect ... Read more >

River Plate vs Boca Juniors

ARGENTINA | Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By doherty1957 | Views [91] | Comments [1]

I wanted to see this match which the Guardian, according to one tour video, described as the most exciting sporting spectacle on the planet. At 300 pesos (£50) for a ticket with a coach to the ground and a guide I couldn’t let the opportunity pass. ... Read more >

In love with RIO

NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 10 Nov 2009 | By reidy | Views [71] | Comments [14]

Rio de Janerio.  Love it.  Temperatures between 34 and 40 degrees ahhhh.  This is the beach we're staying at, Ipanema beach and we're one block back from it, swimming until 7pm at night, quite lovely. We're absolutely loving Brazil.  Pity about the ... Read more >

ENGLAND (you'll have to imagine the witty title - sorry)

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [77] | Comments [3]

HELLO FRIENDS AND FAMILY the time has come, the walrus said, for you to all finally know how on earth i survived a month without iona in the big (ok, small) bad country that is england. to tell you the truth, i didn't quite know how i was going ... Read more >

Tarantula-Spotting, Octopus-Eating, Mud-Swimming and Hummingbird-Poking!

COLOMBIA | Fri, 13 Nov 2009 | By ash-clarey | Views [76] | Comments [1]

Hi All! Sorry about the gap between posts - it's difficult to score a computer for long enough in a hostel to write anything of substance! Got a bit to catch up on so we'll try not to bore you with too many details, just the fun stuff. Where we left ... Read more >


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