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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [843] | Comments [1]
Its the time you have all been lookng forward to- a note from Hannah. We arrived safe and sound in Kobe to spend some time with Emmas family. Heading out for some day trips in Kyoto, Hiroshime and Nara which should be awesome as there are sooo many ... Read more >
Tags: fashion, japan
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [710]
My first glimpse of Osaka is a mass of brownish buildings on a vast piece of flat land... curiously tucked amidst mountainous region and weaving rivers. My 6 hour 25 minute flight to Kansai International Airport was the quietest I ever sat on. There ... Read more >
Tags: japan, kansai, kyoto, nara, osaka
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, 8 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [553]
I was starting to run low on tea, so on Saturday I decided to return to Mariage Frères. Only not the Mariage Frères that I'd already been to, because that would have been too easy. Recall that the website put Osaka as ... Read more >
Tags: books, pastries, survival japanese, tea
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [509] | 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
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [486]
I have traveled as far as hundreds of miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun only to encounter images of déjà vu from a distant past. My knowledge of Japan is similar to the preserved stories in the pages of history books ... Read more >
Tags: bombing, hiroshima, history, japan, peace, student in japan
Mon, 12 May 2014 | By | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry
I signaled frantically to my boyfriend from inside the automatic doors as the train slid away from the station, hoping he would decipher my hand movements as “Stay here”. His red hair, a beacon above the business-suited Japanese people around him, disappeared ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 22 Oct 2011 | By images_in_air | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
What do I know about Photography ? Technically, almost nothing. But I know the feeling. Having your eyes catch the essence and the uniqueness of the common surrounding. Holding your breath during those seconds where nature is revealing its intelligent ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By zoeaarcher | 
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I’ve always believed that the best way of learning is by doing.
And yet, I somehow find myself stuck in lectures most days a week. This is not to say I’m not appreciative of the opportunities university offers, but I cannot deny that 99% of the time ...
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Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By shannarchy | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 25 Jun 2013 | By isis375 | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
The chill of cloudless Australian mornings is a warm kiss to Greenlanders but I’d brave worse for the chance to get there. I want to dazzle you but my mind returns to a resonating quote from an article on the regrets of the dying: “I wish I'd had the ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By dakota | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Calrose Rice Nori Sheets Wasabi Banana ...
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Tags: Passport & Plate: ITALY 2014