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2010 World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [16858] | Comments [28]

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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Letzter Tag in den Staaten

USA | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By tumal | Views [2]

Ich sitze gerade vor unserem Hostel hier in Hollywood und nehme zum letzten mal die Wireless Verbindung in Anspruch. Wir mussten um 10h auschecken. Da wir aber erst am Abend nach Fiji weiterfliegen, geniessen wir die kalifornische Sonne zum letzten mal.... Read more >

Return to Tanzania

TANZANIA | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By linzbroscott | Views [3]

My first week back in Africa Morogoro is hot.   The streets are busy with activity of local life-people are always going somewhere, always selling something, always hanging out.   Here I live by the rules of the streets, at the mercy of the local ... Read more >

Krakow, Poland

POLAND | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [3]

Hi All, A quick walk to the river for a look at the John Lennon peace wall but unfortunately vandals had sprayed over the original works. We had time to drop in to the local pub we had found previous and have goulash and salty pork with dumplings ... Read more >

Day trips from Prague

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [3]

Hi all, Day trip to Karlštejn Castle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl%C5%A1tejn This is a great castle and we did the boring tour which unfortunately didn´t cover the Chapel of the holy rood  which was ... Read more >


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THE HIGHS & LOWS OF APOLLO BAY

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 15 Nov 2009 | By timmyski | Views [29]

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 [63] | 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 [214] | 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 [84] | 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 [66] | 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 [71] | 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 [74] | 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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