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Mother Nature gets all moody and confused

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [1084]

The only way to make continual sunshine seem better is by throwing in the occasional rainy day. I know there is a vengeful deity with a perverse sense of humour who makes those rainy days fall on my days off. That turned out ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, friends, television

Saturday 16th August

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 | By jca | Views [916]

The next day was my friend Mike’s birthday. We’d met in Perth months ago and it was the lad from Blackpool’s 23rd. Handily he also was with his missus so the four of us headed for an Indian and night on the tiles. Having drunk our way through what little ... Read more >

Tags: drink, heath ledger, indian, jager, murder, wine

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [862] | Video

On the 28th of December we headed up to Queensland for two weeks with Simon's family for a little pre-holiday holiday! Erin, Craig and John were working as volunteer turtle researchers at Mon Repos turtle rookery near Bundaberg. We stayed at Bargara for ... Read more >

Tags: bargara, queensland, turtles

Leiden

Thu, 9 Jun 2011 | By damonlk | Views [810]

Like so many Dutch cities Leiden is built around the series of canals that link the river with the farming, mercantile and manufacturing interests of the town. Everywhere you walk there are low bridges, clear waterways, and flat bottomed boats moored ... Read more >

Planning and Booking

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 | By ally007 | Views [723]

Friday April 10, 2009. Good Friday. Well I'm now rewriting this, and have already learned a valuable lesson on this site - DO NOT NAVIGATE AWAY FROM THIS PAGE UNTIL ITS SAVED!! Just got home from work (0730hrs)and thinking back on the events of the ... Read more >

Tags: planning stages

Day 14 – 14th May 2015 - HoiAn

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By wendyandkevin | Views [433]

Walked to Cho Tan An Market and bought a mango and some laundry detergent. Kevin went along the river and across to Cam Nam Island to look at where Dong has built his house. Kevin says the work on the second floor is progressing. After breakfast, I tried ... Read more >

Day three bonus trak

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 | By knoxknoxrocks | Views [403]

After breakfast rode bike to mall to look for a rashie/ wet shirt for surfing. The friendly sales beauty helped me find a shirt and we spent a good twenty minutes talking about Aussie vs Usa culture tidbits. I ffound out that minimum wage is around$20 ... Read more >

It begins...

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 | By carolinelawrence | Views [369]

As a solo female travelling South America, this trip seems radical. I like that. I suppose that's a major part of why its happening in the first place. I've been very inspired by reading other female solo travellers journals, so here goes! ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - Little Miss Sunshine

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [340] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

No matter how hard I try to ignore the compelling urge to drink that is making my throat parched and dry, my burning thirst gets the better of my laziness. With much effort and body protesting, I try to get out from under the arms of Morpheus, just the ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Who says country towns are boring?

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By terriferreira | Views [299] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Film and travel. My two passions combined into a rich and diverse profession which I would love to take part in for the rest of my life. Being an 18 year old first year student studying Media and Arts production isn't the easiest thing, you need to be ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Gallery: Jenolan Caves

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 | By backyard_adventurer | Photo Gallery

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Photos: my photography scholarship 2013

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

It took 30 years, but finally I figured out that my instinct to take photos of EVERYTHING was not just something that I should do for myself, but something that could document history, educate people and advocate for causes. Obviously it sounds incredibly ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013