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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, 26 Aug 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [2068] | Comments [2]
This is too good to be true....I'm living on a tropical island in southern Japan, eating cheap fresh sashimi and being greeted by the cutest, friendliest Japanese children as I stroll the street. I don't think life gets much better than this. After ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 | By alanlessik | Views [1002]
It’s 3:10 am and I wake by the bell loudly clanging in the hallway. The light switch is flipped on and the room full of men becomes alive. By the time I have rubbed my eyes, stretched on my futon and manage to get up, a full minute has passed. ... Read more >
Tags: eiheiji, japan, meditation, zen
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [811] | 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, 2 Dec 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [774]
We spent Saturday at Tokyo DisneySea, the "other" Disney park in Tokyo. Whereas Disneyland focuses more on the original Disney characters and is extremely kid-friendly, DisneySea is supposed to be a bit more older-kid-oriented and focuses ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By phil | Views [702] | Comments [1]
Three weeks ago there I was expecting to feel a sudden rush to the head, a brutal awakening to the fact that the best part of five years in Japan was about to end. Three weeks on and here I am, still not getting my head round it. Having a clear mind ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 | By fujihiker | Views [457]
July 26.013 7am (PDT)
After 11 hours of flying & 6. Hours of sleep. Over the last 3 days. Our teams have arrived in Tokyo. The reason for lack of sleep is that I had no sound for movies or audio and I got moved to an. Area in the front ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 | By ecb-films | Views [430] | Video | Scholarship Entry
My name is Esperanza Benavides, and the Columbia Travel Scholarship is the optimal path to my career in as diverse Film Director. After graduating Columbia College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film & Video, I was an Independent Director and freelancer.... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 | By kwilson | Views [385]
We’re at the end of Tuesday. Took a number of subway trains to go out about 35 miles from the center of Tokyo to see what life is really like. Checked things out.....saw one Caucasian all day.......wow there are ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [346]
I just got the email confirming that my short animation 'Flip' has been invited to screen at the Melbourne International Animation Festival. It will also be part of the travelling Australian Animation Festival that tours the country from May. That's ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By shannarchy | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 9 Jan 2013 | By ohana | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Dear Travel Photography Scholarship Team,
I would like to introduce myself.My name is Pasri Haryati, female 32 years old Indonesian. Since I graduated from nursing school,I passionated to find something new outside of my living, travel is my activity....
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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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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By enplim | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Working in the field of Instrumentation and Control, I have been sent to several places across the globe to test instruments other equipment for power plants. During the construction period, where everything was still a mess, we had to crawl through ...
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship