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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By philosophy | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Hello respected commission, Creation of non-profit organization non-formal learning club “WE” was very good stimule for me to start to do in my life what I want. My wishes to escape for two weeks for holidays in Armenia was so unexpected but... That‘s ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By photopirate | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am Ashkhen from Armenia. I love to travel and dream about adventurous journey and researches in the new spheres of humanity. In one word I dream to become National Geographic's photojournalist. Why do I have to be chosen? I am extremely curious, I ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: My Scholarship entry - Echmiadzin

Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By chrisnova | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The way things are, came about entirely by accident. That very year, I became a volunteer in the Red Cross, where I should help to make photos. It was the first time I picked up a camera.Throwing the future of the artist and hiding all the brushes and ... Read more >
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Albany

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 | By noone6 | Views [618]

Days 87 – 88 Today we went with FFR2 to see Whale World. This is a museum situated on the site of the old Cheyne Whale Station. This area now is pristine. Beautiful clear blue waters, sandy white beaches and all based in a picturesque bay ... Read more >

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By lilypants | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

The highly disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has been responsible for blood shed, federal budgets spent, and years of difficulty for the rest of the Armenian nation. On my trip to Karabakh my challenge was to understand what was in this piece of ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, armenia, karabakh, shoushi, travel photography scholarship 2010

Teghut Forest, Soon To Be Teghut Crater

Sat, 17 May 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [2025]

Remember, if you will (or read if you’ve recently joined us) back to October 2007; a memorable month for all the wrong reasons. The loss of two bank cards and the disintegration of Andy’s rear wheel led to our bicycle voyage being becalmed in Istanbul ... Read more >

Tags: armenia, deforestation, environment

Armenia and Global Issues

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [1220]

Tom Last night I revisited the venue in Yerevan where Andy and I gave a presentation back in February. Common Ground is the project of a local NGO to provide an open forum for interested people from all backgrounds to discuss today’s issues and ... Read more >

All Change

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [899]

Tom It’s spring again (in Armenia, at least - still snowing in England, I’ve heard)! The last of the ice melted away a couple of weeks ago, and all over the country grass and leaves are emerging from flower-beds and trees. Winter is finally behind ... Read more >

Marshrutka Experience

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [1310]

The driver’s wearing a leather jacket, thick material. I think “that’s too hot inside this cramped vehicle - it must be for the look”. The driver looks like a gangster out of a Guy Ritchie film. Somehow I convinced myself to put my trust in this gold-... Read more >

Tags: andy, ride-earth

Leaving Yerevan. And Then Returning

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [767]

Tom Believe it or not, I finally left Yerevan on my bicycle on Sunday 2nd March 2008. I pedalled south for 70km, through the Ararat region, and camped in a field after dark opposite the factory of a company called 'Abit Ltd', which amused me slightly.... Read more >

My Little Letter to my M.P.

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [999]

Tom I might be a little way round the globe, but I’ve taken a little time to write to my local Member of Parliament in England. I’m writing from an area of the world where the wishes (and votes) of the citizens are routinely undermined by powerful, ... Read more >

Tags: environment

Why did we get so wet?

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [712]

Last summer when we set off from England on our bicycles we had dreams of long wonderful summer days and leaving our waterproofs at home, replaced by an extra pannier of suncream. However, in practice we were reaching for the ponchos more than expected ... Read more >

Tags: andy, ride-earth

Three Weeks In Yerevan

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [1310]

Tom I’ve been in Yerevan for about three weeks and the hold-ups continue. My friends here like to joke that by the time I finally get this deep-winter sleeping bag and pedal south towards Iran, it’ll be spring and I won’t need it any more! That may ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Stillness and Realisation

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [904]

I arrived in Yerevan last Wednesday. I have been staying with some wonderful new friends who work at the French Embassy here. From the first village after crossing the border into Armenia from Georgia, Tom and I decided to cycle alone to Yerevan. ... Read more >

Tags: andy, ride-earth

White Peaks and Red Tape

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 | By ride-earth | Views [979]

Tom We knew that as we headed out of Europe and into the Middle East and Central Asia, we’d be cutting through as much red tape as we would snow and ice. So maybe it was a good idea that we’d expected it, as international bureaucracy is becoming a ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

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