Destination: Netherlands

One Solo Journey

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By theamazingrace | Views [308] | Scholarship Entry

29th July, 2012 (16.15 CEST) Rotterdam – Amsterdam Centraal Station So here I am, sitting on the train surrounded by many Surinamese who just visited the Rotterdam Summer Festival. Now I’m going back to Amsterdam to meet my friends, Cecil & Thomas. We ... Read more >

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Invisible Tears

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By mirna | Views [304] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw… I had seen children cry before, but not like this. Wailing loudly, he looks empty, as if he weren't crying at all. Full of soot the tears clear a few streaks down his face exposing his bronzed skin. The cries are almost lost ... Read more >

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A stranger came along.. with Hope

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By div | Views [370] | Scholarship Entry

I woke up to the bus driver’s voice announcing that we had arrived in Den Haag. I checked my watch. 5:45 AM. I cursed myself once again for taking a ferry across the English Channel. I had to succumb to the truth- I would never develop sea legs in this ... Read more >

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A road trip in search of lost time

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By macondo | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

I’ll never forget the day that me and my friends bought our Volkswagen minibus. We had a dream: to regain our time, discover new way of travel, far away from velocity, stress and throwaway feelings. A minibus dated 1978, cobalt blue, a little bit rusty, ... Read more >

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Photos: Travels

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By catemisczuk | Photo Gallery

Sometimes, You Need to Get Lost

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By catemisczuk | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry

I hail from New Amsterdam; a city of intricate grid lines, and organized chaos. Landing in the motherland I was smugly confident in my navigation skills, and blissfully ignorant that although these two cities once bared the same name, they were now complete ... Read more >

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A monumental man

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By megan304 | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

Leaving Centraal station, the familiar roar of city life comes first. Moving with the current of the crowd, I stop as a set of lights turn green. They signal not a stream of cars, but to a horde of brazen cyclists that quickly gains momentum: these athletic ... Read more >

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In Sync with Amsterdam

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By mollyfitzpatrick | Views [227] | Scholarship Entry

It was late morning on a bright spring day; I could hear the encouraging silvery peal of the church bells, one of my favourite city sounds in Amsterdam. I took a deep breath and hopped on to my bike for the first time. Coming from Cape Town, where street ... Read more >

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So close but the guard said 'no'.

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By finding-roots-in-foreign-lands | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that I spent 8hrs in Amsterdam, at the airport. It was April 20th, held in layover after a flight from New Delhi, India, my partner in travel, Andy and I passed 8 hrs dreaming of exiting the airport into a city full of cultural ... Read more >

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Getting around Amsterdam

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By j_m_terry | Views [266] | Scholarship Entry

“That’s it. I’m an official American,” said Petunia after a near miss from bicyclist, who had yelled “Get out of the way, idiot.” Welcome to Amsterdam, home of high speed lunatic bike riders. They ignore traffic lights and will run onto the narrow sidewalks ... Read more >

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Visit to the canal city of Amsterdam

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By mshobh | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day I visited the beautiful city of Amsterdam. I spent the night before planning what to visit and what to explore and believe me Amsterdam can be called as the city of museums- The Van Gogh Museum, The Rijk Museum, The Anne Franke ... Read more >

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starbucks jasmine orange

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By bombomval | Views [212]

Its an absolute No go. So much for wanting to try something fancy... but then again, starbucks has never been on my priority list. Less for its very unstable wifi, which still makes it undesirable.   But thanks SB, thanks for allowing me to ... Read more >

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i lost my photos

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By bombomval | Views [220]

Yup. The SD card on my phone got corrupted and along with it went over 3600 photos. So what better way to remember it all than to start a journal AND upload the memories at the same time, right *winkwink* (bleah)   But yeah, thats how i ... Read more >

Home: Forever's First Day

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By orangesfromabroad | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry

The train pulls up at the station, and passengers scramble to dislodge their luggages from the racks. A huge red luggage stands in the way of the entrance; people waiting to disembark start to cluck their tongues in impatience, looking for the owner of ... Read more >

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Adventures in Amsterdam

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By travellingforbeginners | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry

This was my first time abroad- march 2013, The Netherlands. The whole life i was dreaming of London or Paris and suddenly i have bought tickets to Amsterdam.But i can not say that it was a mistake. Everything in this trip was amazing starting from my ... Read more >

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