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Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By nomads-news | Views [4645]
Alicia Smith is the Programs Marketing Manager at World Nomads and recently returned from adventures on the road. Where did you go? I went to Japan. We had 10 days to explore so decided to just pick two cities and spend some time getting to know ... Read more >
Tags: food, japan, kyoto, nomads on the road, tokyo, travel
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1647] | Comments [1]
We had a momentary break from the seemingly-ever-present rain of late, so we decided to make the most of it and take a drive out to Cape Zampa in search of the Giant Shisa. This adds yet another shisa photo to Brandon's ever-growing collection. :... Read more >
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [945]
We went to the festival on Sunset Beach in our town yesterday. It was so fun to have Brandon try some of the popular festival foods! And I was excited to have my yakisoba again - brought back happy memories of festivals and friends in Tokyo and Yokohama.... Read more >
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [923]
The great earthquake of 1995 measured a 7.2 on the Richter Scale and occurred early in the morning of January 17, 1995. The origin was about 14 km below the surface and displaced the land in parts of Awaji Island 2 meters laterally and up to 1.2 meters ... Read more >
Tags: japan, sightseeing
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [535]
I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >
Tags: japan, railpass
Wed, 7 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [381]
Walking to the airport, just like The Castle
how's the serenity. Last taste of Japan
In Zurch we went on a Monorail in the Airport which had sounds of cows on it, a bit weird. Everyone on the train cracked up laughing. Ken ... Read more >
Thu, 8 May 2014 | By vincci-lwc | Views [380]
Just three days after public exam, we, four of us, packed our bags and went to Osaka for a short vacation. To save trouble, we joined a tour organized by our local travel agency in advance, which I think was a stupid idea. Whatever, it turned out that ... Read more >
Tags: japan, local life, short vacation
Sun, 11 May 2014 | By | Views [302] | Scholarship Entry
Although trying local cuisine is one of my favorite aspects of traveling, while visiting Japan I was skeptical about the amount of raw fish consumed by the natives. Even so, my companion insisted on dinner at a type of restaurant that she claimed was ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 31 May 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 | By c4d | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
People say that I have an eye for things that are not easy to be seen. I consider this world a beautiful mystery and life is given to unfold the mysteries of nature. I want to share what I can see with the world as they should also know the currents of ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By elisemesa | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I remember when I was a kid and used look through the pages of National Geographic, eyes full of wonder at the meticulously shot photos, every single hair follicle in flawless focus. I loved how the glossy pages told me how different people lived around ...
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Fri, 4 Oct 2013 | By gotrice0419 | Photo Gallery
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