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Mondial Kaffee Revisited

JAPAN | Sun, 28 Feb 2016 | By kakimono | Views [339]

It was once again a warm but rainy Saturday, and Mondial Kaffee was already on my mind. So I decided to head out. As before, I didn’t have any difficulties getting on a train that brought me directly to the nearest train station. And from ... Read more >

Tags: coffee, google maps, gps, lost, trains

Lost in the Belle Country

FRANCE | Thu, 28 May 2015 | By naturewarrior | Views [451]

The view outside the glass window was breathtaking. Fields with plants which names I never knew, small houses with red roofs like cherries adorning the sand-colour walls, small winding roads that scream “visit me, you’d never find something ... Read more >

Tags: france, lost, paris, pontoise

The Joys of Sleep Deprivation

NORWAY | Wed, 20 May 2015 | By touringtheblackholes | Views [195]

We’re flying over water – for all I can tell from all the light that almost blinds me. I scoot over my friend and stare out of the plane window. Yes, it’s definitely water. The plane is going to land soon, I can feel it in my ears, ... Read more >

Tags: lost

Beginning

USA | Mon, 4 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [655] | Comments [7]

Hello  I am going and I am going to quit my job, tomorrow or the day after. I have been postponing this moment. I have decided i want to see the world like a 20 year old backpacker, although I am 45(in two days) and don't have a backpack. ... Read more >

Tags: lost, qutting

A day that epitomises why I travel.

TURKEY | Tue, 17 Feb 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [797] | Comments [1]

Judging Istabul by Istiklal street is like going to the Taj Mahal and judging it by the garden out the front. I may have been a bit too premature with my praise for Istanbul, literally, but after a couple of days in Sultanahment, I don't think my approbation ... Read more >

Tags: istanbul, lost, mosque, shopping

Instant Istanbul infatuation.

TURKEY | Tue, 10 Feb 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [731] | Comments [2]

In seven trips overseas, I have not been able to venture further afield than Asia. I'll let the reader decide whether or not they think the reasons behind that were financial, or geographical in motivation. Whatever they were, it is a new world that ... Read more >

Tags: cold, flights, istanbul, lost, sweets, travel, turkey

No wonder guys never ask for directions

INDONESIA | Mon, 26 Jan 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [698]

PART 1: On the plane. Who ever gets an emergency exit row all to themselves? I've got more space on this plane than I had in my Bangkok hotel room. And this is a tiger flight, infamous for turning coach into a daisy-chain with 3 inches of padding separating ... Read more >

Tags: airports, drugs, friends, language, lost, planes, taxi

Now all of China Knows I'm Here

CHINA | Sat, 13 Sep 2014 | By adaptive | Views [490] | Comments [3]

Good morning!  I was too tired to post yesterday because I went to the Great Wall at Balading. My new friend Vera (from Russia) and I took a train to the site. The ride was beautiful but we don't understand really why everyone runs to the train.... Read more >

Tags: lost, the great wall

Not All Who Wander Are Lost...But Some Are

SPAIN | Fri, 22 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1201] | Comments [1]

You know you are lost when you can’t find your destination on a map. You know you’re REALLY lost when you can’t find your current  location on a map. The directions from the airport to the hostel were simple. Catch the train, ... Read more >

Tags: communication, gaudi, help, hope, lost, wander

Can't Get Lost if I Don't Know Where to Go

MOROCCO | Mon, 16 Jun 2014 | By kakimono | Views [358]

I'd figured that my host father had simply been one day off in terms of when he needed to pick us up. But the next day, he was waiting for Erika and I. He motioned for us to go ahead, and followed us at some distance, watching.   At times ... Read more >

Tags: food, lost, mdina, school

Thirsting for More

INDIA | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By lamalady30 | Views [436]

Your sojourns in far-away lands will bring you face-to-face with hundreds of people. These people will be fellow travellers, tourists, drivers, guides, kids, locals, photographers, newspaper vendors, caretakers of your accommodation, maids, street urchins, ... Read more >

Tags: beauty, exploring, lost, people, spirit, thirst, travel

Surreal - Part #6

THAILAND | Wed, 7 May 2014 | By naddydaud | Views [432]

Those who saw my submission for 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship would know what happened to me the day after Songkran. Yes, overslept and missed the minivan at 6am. Well, we were so damn sure that we would wake up on time. I had a few alarms set and ... Read more >

Tags: broke, coach, experience, lost, malaysia, oversleeping, singapore, thailand

'Samosa' my life saviour

INDIA | Sun, 22 Dec 2013 | By akash94 | Views [584]

How can I forget that delicious and crispy 'Samosa' (Indian snack), which really saved a life of mine  and my friends.  Let me start from beginning,  I including my friends were at Manali for hiking  . It was a winter time and whole ... Read more >

Tags: climbing, food, lost, samosa

Spontaneous vs Planned Travel

ITALY | Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By esthermanning | Views [700]

Let me just say from the outset which side of this debate I sit on.  Spontaneous travel is WAY more fun. Please don't think that I'm suggesting you don't plan at least some part of your holiday/trip in advance.  Let's start with the essentials:... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, italy, lost, venice, wander

Time to chill

MALAYSIA | Fri, 28 Dec 2012 | By lozza | Views [264]

This entry is gona be pretty boring. haha I spent ALL day in bed. ALL. DAY. I wake up properly after being woken up here and then by idiots leaving the light on.. But come 5 o'clock the boys and I are awake. The twins are keen to go to the cinima ... Read more >

Tags: cinima, locked in, lost, popcorn, sleeping

Lost In Translation

INDONESIA | Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By tracie | Views [1052]

So there are times when we think we know that the other person has understood what we have said but they haven’t, even when we are speaking the same language let alone when we are speaking in different languages.   SMSing in mixed languages ... Read more >

Tags: bali, english, in, indonesia, language, lost, sms, teaching, translation, ubud

Year of the Dragon

CHINA | Wed, 18 Jan 2012 | By samvanneilson | Views [821] | Comments [2]

So my first blog of the new year! Let me tell you about my businesses from the end of last year all the way up to this very minute! Christmas time is our first stop! On Christmas Eve I went for a few drinks with a new teacher in my school. We went to ... Read more >

Tags: christmas, dragon, drinking, holidays, lost, new year, school, teachers, teaching

The Medina and me

TUNISIA | Mon, 16 Aug 2010 | By aussiechick_007 | Views [736]

Journal entry " The medina of Tunisia is very large and is fascinating. Its narrow winding alleys and covered bazaars are crammed with craft workshops, painters, metal workers, jewellery stalls, leather goods shops,perfumers, hole in the ... Read more >

Tags: coffee, friendship, fun, hospitality, lost, maze-like, medina, sights, smells, sounds

Fist day in Indonesia

INDONESIA | Thu, 6 May 2010 | By carissa31 | Views [512]

Today was the most unique day of my life. My first official day in Bali had me feeling very out of my element. Fresh off a three month adventure on the East coast of Australia, I was begining to feel pretty good about my travel bearings... then I landed ... Read more >

Tags: bali, lost, speeding, vespa

Welcome to Tong Yeong: The America Story

SOUTH KOREA | Sat, 3 Apr 2010 | By cepctheworld | Views [712] | Comments [2]

                So I arrive in Busan at 9:30pm, both my bags showed up, I met my recruiter and I was tired, but happy.    Twenty four straight hours of travelling does not do the body well at all.    The next day was mostly an adrenal rushed blur.... Read more >

Tags: first night in south korea, lost, south korea, teaching abroad, tongyeong

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