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Mon, 22 Dec 2014 | By margaretsw | Views [4480]
From Hello Kitty to Mary the cat who loves boxes, Japanese have shown the world that their fascination with the four-legged creatures knows no boundaries. So, it was only a matter of time for marketeers to take advantage ... Read more >
Tags: cats, japan, tokyo, tourism
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [893] | Comments [4]
Ladies and gents, so far so good. Plane trip was uneventfull...better then what we expected with jetstar. Osaka airport`s runway goes into the sea. It was nighttime and the black hole of the water reflected all lights on shore. As told later this ... Read more >
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [807] | 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 >
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By adamjbianchi | Views [741] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
This is Adam and Josh, we met while studying abroad. With both of us in film school it was only natural that we would start filming our experiences. We quickly realized that traditional travel shows don’t show experiences a typical traveler would encounter.... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 | By joblogs | Views [687] | Comments [1]
Why not? OK, there's more to it than that. Firstly, last year I didn't go to any new countries. This hasn't happened since 1995. How shocking! I intend to make up for it this year. Secondly, the Philippines is somewhere I have wanted to visit for ... Read more >
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By larrydressler | Views [396]
The flight with Singapore Airlines was twelve hours of customer service bliss. This is clearly a company that has decided genuine smiling matters and grumpiness has no place in a service business. I have never felt more taken care of ... Read more >
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
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [245] | Scholarship Entry
“This is your room. The water is hot from 8 to 11:30 pm,” she said. I was standing on a bamboo carpet, past a small paper-and-wooden door. I could see six almost cosy tatamis on the floor, a thin navy-brown wooden table for tea in the right corner and ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 | By gotrice0419 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | By chas | Photo Gallery
Hangin' with Maisie & Junji
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Tags: japan, osaka
Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By thomasgordon | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Photography is a very big interest of mine. "A picture tells a thousand words", doesn't quite cover the depth of expressionism that a single photograph can have on a person.
I have always taken a fond interest of photography as it seems quite natural ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By japanthroughlocaleyes | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am a passionate about taking good photographs that capture people’s imagination about the people and landscapes in my photographs. I especially enjoy the discussions and the sense of wonder that good photography can inspire. I think one of the reasons ...
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Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By irinaearnshaw | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Outside the bathroom in my family home are shelves of National Geographics, bowing under the weight of nearly 100 years of issues. I don’t think that my parents could have predicted the hunger for travel and photography that they would give me – there’s ...
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