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Mon, 25 Sep 2006 | By language-guides | Views [88442] | Comments [9]
The World Nomads japanese language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the iTunes app store.
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you ... Read more >
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
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [4012]
Gion Marsuri. Photo by [MShades], Flickr.com Location: Shijo-dori, Kyoto, Japan Date: 17 July Level of Participation: 2 – be thankful your not chigo Description: Japanese culture often confuses the outsider and Kyoto’s multifaceted float ... Read more >
Tags: gion matsuri, japan, world festivals
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [2096]
Does the thought of being naked in front of dozens of
people make you uneasy? How about having your body buried in hot sand or
watching fish feed off your skin? Maybe you’d prefer to walk barefoot over
hundreds of rocks or perhaps take a bath outside ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [1073] | Comments [3]
Today we went to the Sapporro Beer Factory/Museum/Biergarten and I feel like it's a great segue into the topic of drinking in Japan. For those of you with the misconception that Japan is full of conservative tee-totalers, you are highly mistaken. ... Read more >
Tags: beer, drinking, japan, lamb, saporro
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [456]
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, 3 Aug 2015 | By vietnamesefood | Views [374] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I have an undying love for sun, sea, snow & sand; daring enough to try exciting new flavours and odd, even weird, food. I believe that beauty is expressed in one's face and i am able to take a selfie no matter the situation. I have mastered Instagram ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Tue, 28 Jul 2015 | By xinenchua | Views [296] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hello there! It has taken 25 years but I've finally gotten up the courage and slight insanity to quit my cushy corporate life and take the plunge into travelling full time for a year. Combined with a intense love for writing, and a considerate obsession ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry
My best experience with public nudity was in Tokyo. Visiting for the first time and craving a true cultural encounter, I decided that a trip to a sento, a public bath house, would be perfect. My “spa” fantasy faltered at the presence of a vending machine ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By terence1991 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I’m a full time pharmacy undergraduate currently studying abroad in England. Looking back when dad brought home our first camera 7 years ago back in Malaysia, what started as a curiously in me turned out to be more than a hobby and slowly developed into ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery
The first two days
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Tags: coffee, temple
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 | By escape | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By phoebeltran | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am Romina Beltran, but please call me Phoebe. I am an art advocate, as educator, and researcher. I also dabble in painting and participate in a few art exhibits. While I was on training in Japan, I had the urge to document my experiences, and rediscovered ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013
Tue, 6 May 2014 | By zheniar | Photo Gallery
Endless discoveries of self and others in the country of the rising Sun
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