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Sat, 2 Jul 2016 | By gemma_laing | Views [1005]

I had spent many days pondering what it might be like. Crazy, funky, cool?
Weird...that's probably the best word I can use to describe Japan.
An eclectic contrast between modern concepts and traditional customs. People say you have to ... Read more >
Tags: cherry blossom, japan, on the road
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [993]
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 >
Thu, 13 Nov 2014 | By fillytheexplorer | Views [805]
[Excuse spelling mistakes]
12/11/14 - London
Weather: Overcast Temperature: 12 Distance: 9012.2 km [to Haneda]
Moshi Moshi! This year I set myself a task - every year, aim to go to a location I have never been and today is my new adventure ... Read more >
Tags: asia, blog, japan, journal, on the road, travel, travel story, traveling, travelling, trekking
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 | By damonlk | Views [754]
Tokyo felt hardly strange. This makes no sense. The population of the city alone exceeds that of Australia. It is crowded, densely packed, perpetually on the go. Shop signs and hoardings are written in mix of three impenetrable alphabets. This, after ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [664]

It's a little before 8AM, I have a flight from Palm Springs at 10:12, have to breakfast and go. Yesterday I got up at 4:45 AM to go for a drive to an inland lake called the Salton Sea with some people I met here. It was way too early, I had about 4 ... Read more >
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By rachel | Views [613]
Hi everyone. I have just returned from South Korea. It was only a 3 day trip but we did a lot. We stayed at my friends lisa's friends house. He is Canadian and teaches English in Korea. The food in Korea is amazing. As you can see from the pictures ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | By david_sciasci | Views [593]
The Beginning Right now im pretty drunk so before i begin to detail my expirences of traveling, i must explain to you.. i do not hold myself accountable to anything i may do or say while im overseas... Being drunk is a relfection of true honesty, but ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [503] | 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
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [372]

It has been snowing all day, lots of snow falling gently but not resting on the asphalt or cement. It's building up on grass and on dirt and leaf litter though. Plus there's a bit sticking to cars. I'm going to Isesaki tonight for dinner, I was going ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 | By roxyfish | Photo Gallery
Hiroshima and Miyajima
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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By zoeaarcher |
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
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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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By inaka | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
When I was growing up I used to spend every summer visiting my grandparents in their beautiful redwood house in California. One of the things I most looked forward too was looking through all the National Geographic magazines that my grandfather had ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Fri, 15 Jan 2016 | By kakimono | Photo Gallery
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