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Photos: My Scholarship Entry- A Place I Have Visited

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By seoul | Photo Gallery

Infinite love in Seoul.
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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By derekwinchester | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Well, first off I am older than most of your applicants. I am 40 years old and have been taking photos for the last 10. I was an English teacher in South Korea. While I was there I took up photography as way to capture what I was seeing around me. Over ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: Moments that you just can't put a price tag on

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 | By never-endingtravels | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I live in a small rural town in Kentucky, USA, plastered in bigotry, discrimination and ignorance yet one would not know this if they have had interaction with me. I don't let what others perceive to be obstacles to stand in the way of which I aspire.... Read more >
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Photos: Busan

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | By richardsontattoos | Photo Gallery

weekend trip down south to Busan
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My first week

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 | By richardsontattoos | Views [487]

Good Morning! Its 9:00 am Wednesday November 7th, which means ive officially been travelling for a week! The first week has been a whirlwind and has flown by, and my Spartan training is well under way. My days usually start with what the Koreans refer ... Read more >

First impressions

Sat, 3 Nov 2012 | By richardsontattoos | Views [631]

So I made it! Seoul, South Korea! The flight, though long, was very smooth with a healthy balance of sleep and movie watching. I arrived in Seoul at around 4pm November 1st, having left Toronto at 8:30am October 31st, needless to say I was a bit jet ... Read more >

One (more) night in Bangkok

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 | By lizscar | Views [750] | Comments [1]

I'm writing this now, in retrospect, sitting at my computer on a balmy Seattle night. I'm going to try my best to complete the journal to the best of my ability. I used a little yellow notebook to jot down notes during my travels, so now I'll try to ... Read more >

My Three Week Whirlwind

Sun, 9 Sep 2012 | By miss_traveller | Views [1285]

I can't believe it! Three weeks have already flown by. So much has happened in the last three weeks since I arrived back in Korea. I decided to return to Korea for the fourth time. After realizing that I was going nowhere in Canada and with no full-... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By divvea | Views [1195] | Scholarship Entry

Homestay in Hanok The maze of alleys and white washed walls transported me back in time as I wandered across the labyrinth of streets in GyeongGu. I stopped at the one Hanok I was looking for. Standing, door ajar, she beamed at me, smiling through ... Read more >

Tags: culture, food, hanbok, hanok, kimchi, love, music, south korea, travel writing scholarship 2012

Photos: A Guest at the Naked Party

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By sarahlynnpablo | Photo Gallery

Me, my companions and our travels
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Tags: haechi, n seoul tower, seoul, skin glowing inside out

My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By sarahlynnpablo | Views [2760] | Comments [22] | Scholarship Entry

A Seoul guidebook reported that Spa Lei catered to lady clients, spoke English and operated 24/7. On arrival, we discovered one major inaccuracy. Unflinching, we called a free translator hotline. Taking turns on the phone with the staff, we negotiated ... Read more >

Tags: korea, skin, spa, travel writing scholarship 2012

April 16...or 17, T+1

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [503] | Comments [2]

In flight. About 4 hours into an 11 hour flight. Ground speed 572mph, distance to destination: 3748 miles, altitude: 34003 ft , time to destination (being Seoul, Korea) 7:08 hours. All this courtesy of a very nice computer screen on the headrest of the ... Read more >

Understanding a culture through food

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Views [594]

"The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it." Rudyard Kipling.  Thailand smelt like fried bananas, crispy batter encasing sweet warm softness that melts into your brain and makes you contemplate visa fraud. Thailand ... Read more >

Photos: Hey, Seoul Sister

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 | By tangledupindaydreams | Photo Gallery

South Korea, 27 Nov- 03 Dec 2012
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Korean flashbacks

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By tjietjie | Views [521]

I have this image in my head where I'm an old granny in a nursing home, and when people come to visit me and see me dribbling nonsense and getting the shakes those who know me will say, "It's all right, she's just having her Korean flashbacks.... Read more >

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