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Fri, 20 May 2011 | By connectlocally | Views [8404]
A few weeks after I arrive in Indonesia,
one of my host’s friends, Jamal, invites me and a few other volunteers to his
village. We travel 20 minutes out of Cianjur until the rice paddies and tea
plantations dissolve the highway into a bumpy mud ... Read more >
Tags: asia, connect locally, eating, fishing, indonesia, java, locals, rice paddies, southeast asia, travel
Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2641]
I was really looking forward to scuba diving in Bali. Not long after I arrived, I signed up for a dive with a local company, who promised to take me out to a dive location in a new speed boat. They had just renovated the boat but had not yet installed ... Read more >
Tags: bali, claim, diving, hospitals & health, indonesia, medical, scuba, true claim stories, world nomads
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [1115] | Comments [1]
It seems like all we ever do is pack up our bags and move to somewhere else, its tough this travelling life! From Gili Meno we moved to Gili Trawangan (a journey that took 30mins on a boat). Gili Trawangan is known by the locals as the party island, ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Wed, 21 Oct 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [887]
A year ago today I was in Bali for the first time. Bali conjures up many images: majestic sunsets on a blissful beach. The "Island of the Gods" it's often called, though one reason I like Bali is for what people don't realize it also is: earthy, gritty, ... Read more >
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 | By davidpearlman | Views [826]
Yesterday I started the day doing a few different things. I took an excellent tour from the hostel, called 7 secrets of Kuala Lumpur, which was just that. The tour, done through the hostel, was actually great. The tour guide knew his stuff and answered ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By the_local_encounter | Views [657] | Scholarship Entry
I am lucky to grow up in environments that are very close to the moral values which innumerable. My living environment is the peninsula of "South Sulawesi" which is one of the largest provinces in Indonesia. My childhood was spent in a ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
Thu, 6 May 2010 | By carissa31 | Views [596]
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
Sat, 11 Jul 2015 | By travel-publish | Views [556]
Travel lessons from a Hollywood producer you never want to use
I was working fast to get my parachute open and my camera in place after I exited the helicopter over the headhunter village high up in the mountains in a remote region ... Read more >
Tags: hollywood movie, jakarta, maria camille, new guinea, skydiving expedition
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry
How did I get here? Must have been the fall off of my bike a few minutes ago. I sit on the porch of a Javanese longhouse, and try to gather my thoughts, take it all in. When my mind finally helps itself out of relative vagueness and my eyes come to, ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry
I am a girl, who growing with small family members. I was born in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. I never go wherever except two cities, Meulaboh and Lhoksemawe. That’s my parent hometown. Usually, my parents go to their hometown to celebrate ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 1 Nov 2014 | By jimrock | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Jimmy, from Jakarta, Indonesia. Photography is one thing I've known since I was a kid. My father is a photography lover too. It was him who made me fell in love with photography. Right now I'm travelling around Indonesia. I enjoy various kinds ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 | By porridge | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 22 May 2013 | By sarimusdar | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Some people in my country now me as travel writer. I love to tell story from the voyage and now fall in love in travel photography. I do not have enough workshop in landscape & human interest photography, and I dream that I will win this scholarship. ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By francoo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I come from a multicultural background and I love adventure, nature and photography. I have thoroughly enjoyed traveling to almost 40 countries, though I worry that many cultures and natural ecosystems are under threat. Now that I am free from an office ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By fielding | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
So I’ve always been interested in photography, picked up my first DSLR, a Nikon D5000, in May this year and been shooting ever since. I love travelling and making an adventure of when ever and where ever I go. It is an ambition of mine to see each and ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011