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Halloween Cookies

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [863] | Comments [3]

As part of my on-going "Dessert Diplomacy" efforts, I made these cute Halloween spider cookies.  They are frosted and decorated Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies.  Brandon says they taste good.  (I don't like chocolate cookies, so I've only sampled ... Read more >

The Flower and Willow World Part 2 (Kyoto and back to Tokyo)

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [800] | Comments [1]

Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >

The Plan

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 | By smelt_and_gizzard | Views [670]

Exactly one week left until we fly out of Tokyo and into the life we've been waiting to live for oh so long. Finished my last day of work today and things are underway... it's beginning to feel like we are actually leaving. We have officially sent all ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Lee Decodes a Japanese Sign

Sat, 13 May 2006 | By leelefever | Views [616]

Today we went on a little hike to the ruins of Tsuwano castle. On the way, Lee saw this sign and interpreted as follows:    1. Scrape the bottom of your shoe 2. Place scraped matter in your hand 3. And smoke it?       He only glanced at it, but ... Read more >

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Monkey see, monkey do...

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 | By reilly | Views [545]

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Viva Shinjuku!

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [504] | Scholarship Entry

Shinjuku is one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo with a population of over 300 000 and the busiest train station in the world. Hotels, offices, and businesses jostle for space in the densely populated second 'centre' of the city, alongside Japan's ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Footprints on Snow

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [280] | Scholarship Entry

The wind was cool and breezy. There’s a very cold air mass in place over the city. I remember I specially took care in wearing my warmest socks under my leather boots, which now feels as though I’m back in Hakodateyama, numbed on a February night. According ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Photos: My Scholarship entry - Magical Human-Animal Connections

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By enplim | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Working in the field of Instrumentation and Control, I have been sent to several places across the globe to test instruments other equipment for power plants. During the construction period, where everything was still a mess, we had to crawl through ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship

Photos: Tokyo

Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Japan

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By shannarchy | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Pray For Japan

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By jakasantri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I'm 22 years old man, a young, wild and free energetic person, who lived his life as fun as he can. I want to get more experience as a photographer, and absolutely, travel around the world and taking pictures while travelling it's my dream. And ... Read more >
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Gallery: Nara

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 | By wick | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Graduation 2009

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Torii Beach

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery


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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By davewell | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

During my travels to Japan last year I was struck by an under current of loneliness that I found evident in many of the larger cities. As a visitor to these megatropolises, I often felt lost and isolated amongst the daily ritual of working and living.... Read more >
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