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Mon, 22 Dec 2014 | By margaretsw | Views [4486]
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
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By wick | Views [1697] | Comments [1]
The trains in Japan and reasonably easy to understand and
relatively cheap so we took a day trip to nearby Nara. It bucketed down all day
and we were soaked to the core by the time we got home. It was worth it though
to visit Kohfukuji Temple ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By | Views [933] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
While waiting for Bus No. 5 from Kamihate-cho to Kawaramachi, I thought of the old woman who'd accosted me on the plane to Osaka. "Where are you going? Kyoto? Oh, why don't you stay at my house?” I'd looked at her, bewildered, and mumbled that my accommodation ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [813] | 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 >
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [785]
i can see it now ... cruising in the carribean, cocktails by the poolside, tennis on the starboard deck, big-screen cinema, dinner cabaret entertainment, black jack, gleaming teak interiors. no wait, that`s an ad for the "fair princess" cruise ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [547]
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
Thu, 1 May 2014 | By | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
Our first stop in Japan was Kyoto and my husband and I didn't know what to expect. Arriving at the station was incredible: A massive mall built atop the train station loomed over us, like the Tower Of Babylon. My friend, Dave was the host for the stay.... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Photo Gallery
48 Hours in the old Capital
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Wed, 14 Nov 2007 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 1 Nov 2010 | By abcarlson | 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, 29 Jun 2013 | By homeland | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
i'm 22 and i just graduated from a Environmental Engineering career. I entered to photograph world 2 years ago, and since then i can't stop taking pictures all around the places i visit. I believe that photography is such a unique art because through ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
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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Mon, 22 Apr 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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