Destination: Australia

San Francisco; the bus.

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By kalebrock | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry

In a sea of blank Asian faces I stumble on to the rumbling bus like a zombie. I'm sure these people are Korean, or maybe they're all Japanese, Chinese? Who knows. All I know is that somehow throughout the duration of the early hours of this cold Sunday ... Read more >

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When you don't know what home is anymore

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By livew | Views [450] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place. Home is where the heart is. Home is where you feel comfortable, ... Read more >

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Red

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By rachel_purdie | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry

I thought that all there was to see had been seen. But then the sun began to drop towards the line on the horizon where the sky connects with the land and it showed me how very wrong I was. The vivid blue of the sky became streaked with ribbons of purple ... Read more >

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Falling head first

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By emma-stewart | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry

Falls Festival was an experience that will go down in the story of my life as the beginning of something special. I spent a week exploring natural playground of Belongil Fields just outside of Byron, sound tracked with nothing but scattered conversations ... Read more >

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Day 13 - 6th May 2014 Kata Tjuta

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [397] | Comments [2]

Day 13 – 6 th May 2014 Tuesday. Domestic queen was at it again. Washed the floors as they were filthy. Today we are off to the Olga’s. Correction Kata Tjuta is the right name. We went in our car today and had to turn back twice as ... Read more >

Blue-water Blood

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By somethingsimple | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry

Fish swim past my nose and a smile tickles my cheeks pink. My ears are screaming against the pressure in the cold water, but I don’t care. The reef surrounding me is bursting with life and I am reminded of a scene in Finding Nemo. I forget the weight ... Read more >

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Get out of your Box!

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By carpediem | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry

I left my family back in India about a week ago. Taking off on my own true adventure. Not really knowing what would come. Many people told me about all the things that could go wrong while traveling by myself, unsure if they were really concerned or just ... Read more >

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Black Spot

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By biancaholmes | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

We travelled to the river murray to go to a spot called Wongulla for the first time, as soon as we got there, we realized there was no reception! We later found small holes in the black spot in which we could get reception but if you sneezed, breathed ... Read more >

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Day 12 - 5th May 2014 Uluru climb

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [403]

Day 12 – 5 th May 2014 Monday.  A quick load of washing before we start the day. Off to Uluru today to climb the rock. To enter Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park you must pay $25 a head for a 3 day pass. When we arrived at Mala carpark ... Read more >

Day 11 - 4th May 2014 NT Border to Ayres Rock

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [367]

Day 11 – 4 th May 2014 Left NT Border at 7.30 am and filled up with fuel at Erldunda at the Shell for 210.0. What a rip off.   Stopped for morning cuppa at Kernot Range Rest Area which was a nice shady area for a free camp. The next ... Read more >

A Story Far From Home

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By nammielovestotravelandthings | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry

I write this 17,000km from home in Sydney, Australia, in the midst of a solo round the world adventure. Suddenly catapulting myself out of nowhere, through Thailand, where I bathed with elephants; Malaysia, where I spent a whole afternoon stood 86 floors ... Read more >

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Whatever You Do Keep Moving Forward

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By consultingnomad | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up back here in Melbourne after all these years. Everything has truly come back full circle. Ten years ago if you had asked my nine year old self where she saw herself today she'd probably have told you that she had no idea. Either that ... Read more >

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In One Week's Time....

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By tottie | Views [414]

we should be enjoying Singapore.  We have had one drama in our planning.  Because (a) there is no Chinese Visa service in Adelaide,  and (b) I knew I could easily arrange for the Chinese Visa in Brisbane, I had my sister post her Passport ... Read more >

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Bound by Bandh

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By lustingforwander | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry

I'm sitting on a low balcony at one of my favourite cafes in Lakeside, Pokhara, Northwest of Nepal. I get a good view of the street here and I’m always greeted traditionally by the staff who know enough English to have a laugh with me.It’s quiet out as ... Read more >

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Round and Round

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By michaelapetrofes | Views [114] | Scholarship Entry

My dad is an engineer so for as long as I can remember I've been packing and unpacking myself into new homes, new cities, new neighborhoods and new countries. You could say my love for travel is solely because of my father, but it certainly did not start ... Read more >

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