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Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [1020]
Well so many exciting things have happened since I last wrote on this page. It is hard to know where to start! Well lets start in May... My Mum came over and visited me for 12 days. It was lovely to see her and catch up. We did a lot of going to ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 | By picslyrics | Views [870] | Scholarship Entry
“Konnichiwa”. I greet the staff at the eatery that is hidden in a small alley, behind white paper lanterns and blue cloths mentioning signs I don’t understand. The soft wind spreads the smoke from the kitchen through the air. Great advertisement that ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [814] | 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 >
Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [740]
Got another festival email today, 'Flip' is going to Italy "10th CIRCUITO OFF VENICE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, San Servolo Island, Venice, 2nd - 5th, September 2009"
Jetlag is awful. I hoped to avoid the worst of it, but no luck.... Read more >
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | By miso | Views [664]
Well I got into my first hotel 11pm last night, now I'm here in Ueno.. or what I can make of it. Perhaps I was spoiled. My last hotel in Narita (right across from Narita Station) = the Comfort Hotel, was like a 17000 Yen hotel in Higashi Shinjuku. ... Read more >
Tags: appliances, crappy hotels, electricity, grumpy, sake
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 | By chloebruce | Views [661]
It has rained all day today. Being the UK that shouldn’t be even worthy of mention, but it is the relieving cleanse of heavy rain after an uneasy prolonged heatwave, so with relief I say, it has rained all day today. Whenever it rains now, I mean ... Read more >
Tags: arashiyama, female empowerment, japan, kyoto, onsen
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [355] | Scholarship Entry
It was the second time I had been to Kiyomizudera. This was one of the places my office spouse and I had decided that no one should miss in Kyoto, and so we took my adopted sister here. Coming here in summer was quite a different deal to visiting Kiyomizu ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 | By europeanfoodie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Bones Pork meat Noodles Egg Scallion Toasted Nori sheet Sesame oil Soy sauce(it is a Shoyu Ramen) How to prepare this recipe Ramen tastes at best with gyoza dumplings: Fist you need to prepare Tonkotsu (pork bone broth), cook ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By madisonjs | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients CHAHAN: 2 cups (250 grams) of white rice 1 carrot, cooked and sliced 2 spring onions, sliced 2 eggs 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons yakitori sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce pinch of pepper pinch of cayenne pepper (optional) + ...
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Sun, 2 Apr 2017 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery
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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....
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By shannarchy | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By deeannisa | Photo Gallery
If you have one day chance to visit Kyoto, just take your passport, backpack, and camera to get this 'heart' of Kyoto
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