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Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [3861] | Video
First, a bit of background…
All across Cinque Terre, the hills are lined with rows of short stonewalls – some are neat and orderly, others are overgrown with plants; in many places, the walls have crumbled into mere piles of rocks. Were ... Read more >
Tags: baking, building, cinque terre, honey, olive oil, ravioli, walls
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By trvlgrl24 | Views [1989] | Scholarship Entry
Hundreds of wind turbines dotted the hilltops as my taxi transported me through the Italian countryside and, it seemed, back in time. I was on a mission to fulfill a promise I made to my “grampa” many years ago to visit his place of birth. I chuckled ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By rachel_webb | Views [1987]
I remember the first time I ever saw a blood orange. Several years ago, I visited Rome with a good friend and we spent a delightful few days wandering through cobbled streets, searching out storied landmarks, losing ourselves in serpentine ... Read more >
Tags: blood oranges, italy, markets, rome
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1901]
Wrong: "Honey, I'm going for a walk!" Right: "Honey I'm going for a swim!" Wrong: "Honey, I left my keys in the car!" ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 | By libby-k8 | Views [1531]
So, it's about half a year later, but I rediscovered the notes that I had made with the intention of turning it into a blog entry, and it appears I hadn't said everything I had to say about Rome. So. In my TwinCities hostel (recommend it, by the ... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, food, hot, paletine hill, panino, ponte santangelo, roman forum, rome, tickets, vatican
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1077] | Video
Location: Il Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy Dates: 2 July and 16 August Level of Participation: 3 – lay a bet and smell the nervous sweat Description: The Italians’ factional tendencies can be ... Read more >
Tags: il palio, italy, world festivals
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 | By geekashamir | Views [685]
Hoy es mi ultimo dia antes de salir de mi casa por el viaje. La Mochila esta lista (por fin). he intentado que fuera lo meno pesado posible, sabemos de donde empiezamos pero sin planos necesitamos ser listos para todo; el ecuador andino es muy frio, conjelado ... Read more >
Tags: italia, salida
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By almost_italian | Views [523]
Woke to heavy rain that hit northern Italy overnight. Not one to waste time and sit around, and being the romantics that we are, we decided to take a short 2.5 hour drive over to Verona.
We headed to the 'old town' and first stop was for caffeine.... Read more >
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By lupetta81 | Views [486]
ok...dopo essere stata indecisa sulle date (17-18-19 febbraio) ho deciso di partire il 18, anche perchè il viaggio dura quasi 24h...e torno il 3 marzo. martedi scorso ho fatto il primo vaccino, domani faccio il secondo e poi ci sarà il richiamo tra ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 May 2014 | By | Views [196] | Scholarship Entry
Nowhere are you haunted by death more than in Venice. Nowhere is your aesthetics challenged more than in Venice. Indeed, I have always maintained that only classical places can fully reveal true essence of contemporary art. But whereas even the most traditional ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry
Rome was to be the beginning of my adventure. Legend has it that the great city was founded by two brothers: Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. They were the sons of Rhea and Mars, the god of war, and decided to build a city. In a fight about who should be ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 1 Sep 2006 | By jenko7 | Photo Gallery
Cinque Terra, Rome & Positano
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Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By melody | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Being born in the Ruhr area in Germany, I was blessed - or maybe others would say forced – to have an eye for another kind of beauty. It is the second one, the less obvious, an ambient and not an de facto beauty. That’s where I started to take and develop ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sun, 19 May 2013 | By kristinadenmark | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Kristina Lund-Jensen. I am from Denmark, but are currently living in Ilulissat, Greenland where i have a position as receptionist at a small hotel.
I have always had an interest for photografs, always on an armature basis, but i am an adventure, ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013