Destination: Japan
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Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By wandering-bear-nomad-mike | Views [1167] | Comments [2]
Konichiwa! Hello! Here we are in Japan! After delightful flight with good old Virgin Atlantic, in the rather comfortable Premium Economy Seats! When arriving in a completely alien country, jet lagged, you have a million and one scary thoughts ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [1091] | Comments [2]
Hey Friends! We're still in Tokyo and having a wicked time! We've done a ton of sightseeing and are wizards of the Tokyo subway system. The jetlag is starting to sort itself out (last night we stayed up until 10:30pm! haha). We've seen a ton of temples/shrines ... Read more >
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [1011]
So, after our little break back in Europe, here we are in Japan, hurrah, I love it!! We stayed for the first few days with Emma and Ken in Tokyo, they have ben acclimitising us, taking us out and showing us how things are done. But right now, we are ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 | By kitschey | Views [948] | Comments [2]
Okay, so the honest to God truth is that I hate writing in this thing. It's not that I don't like to update all you nice folk; I do like to let everyone know what's up. It's just that I already write in my journal old-school style... pen and paper, kids.... Read more >
Tags: busan, pilgrimage, south korea, tokyo
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [825]
These past two weeks have seen the start of the Sakura season, which is perhaps one of the most important seasons in Japan. Japanese people are fiercely proud of Sakura, or the blooming of the cherry blossoms. The trees stand bare for 48 or so weeks ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [703]
My first glimpse of Osaka is a mass of brownish buildings on a vast piece of flat land... curiously tucked amidst mountainous region and weaving rivers. My 6 hour 25 minute flight to Kansai International Airport was the quietest I ever sat on. There ... Read more >
Tags: japan, kansai, kyoto, nara, osaka
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [690]
a place of contradictions - you must not smoke whilst walking, but feel free to cycle on the footpath without a helmet!
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By foxba2s2on | Views [647]
Another day goes by. When we tour like this time goes by so incredibly fast! We toured to the Osaka-jo (Jo-means castle) and then made the long haul to Hiroshima where we would spend one night. The Castle was incredible. I would be a Shogun in Japan ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By anuradhasarup | Views [455] | Scholarship Entry
Our stay in Tokyo was wonderful. Bright, modern, sparkling Tokyo. However we were in search of the older, traditional Japan. As my sister put it ‘the Japanese Japan’. So we decided to visit Kyoto. Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan for over a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 | By ecb-films | Views [419] | 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
Wed, 3 Apr 2019 | By trinity773 | Views [326]
I'm here!😄
I can't believe it.
First thing when i got here at the airport "I got lost". Leave it to me.😉 but after 3 hours getting everything done and getting to the hotel room i was exhausted. Now I'm waiting for my tour guide to pick ... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2014 | By | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry
I had left sleepy Kate at our ryookan to embark on a casual night stroll around Golden Gai on the other side of the city, but its famed cosy bars felt like somewhere I needed to be with a friend. I recalled a line from a guidebook that insisted I go to ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By michiko | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My inherent appreciation and respect for International communities, traditions, customs and travel is core to my desire to pursue this amazing project. In my style and in my art I'm drawn to unusual patterns in organic, earth settings. I search out ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By davewell | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
During my travels to Japan last year I was struck by an under current of loneliness that I found evident in many of the larger cities. As a visitor to these megatropolises, I often felt lost and isolated amongst the daily ritual of working and living....
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010