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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By thephoenix | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry
We landed on Spanish soil and I was home. The generous splashes of color on every building façade, balcony and alcove; the garlands of artificial flowers, decorating every nook and cranny; the cobble-stoned pathways; it was like a rainbow had exploded ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By maggiecooke | Views [103] | Scholarship Entry
A double espresso at five a.m and I’m ready for my adventure. There are goats to be milked by sunrise. I've pitched my tent at Los Portalles a farm situated in the foothills of the Sierra Morena, some fifty Km north of Sevilla. The land of Rockrose ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By msbrister | Views [258] | Scholarship Entry
I remember the clear anticipation of Logrono. I looked forward to it like a 7 year-old on Christmas Eve; trying to be patient for the big day but failing oh so miserably. My excitement was for two reasons: 1) the regional wine festival which was being ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By lilia | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
It happened during my second day in Granada, Andalusia. The day before, my eyes were amazed by the beauty of the Alhambra and of all its palaces and I was convinced that nothing in that city could surprise me anymore. How wrong was I! I woke up that morning, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By paperairplane | Views [94] | Scholarship Entry
The sun is shining, the birds are singing as well as my soul is filling up with joy when I hit the road. Do you want some energy or rhythm? It’s a piece of cake! Then you should go to Spain with me. It was my first trip to Europe, one of the trips you ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sonjastreicher | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry
I was ill-prepared for the questions that confronted me as the tower collapsed. I asked myself: Did I cause this? Am I an agent of chaos? In the shadows of the Sagrada Familia, I fortuitously tripped over a colourful human carpet, each person a fibre ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By rebeccapearson | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry
Spain is my Number One destination for fun. The sun, the sangria, the choice of sausage...I always return ten tonnes heavier and truly intending to take up Flamenco lessons. My recent trip to Seville, however, hit me on a deeper level. The architecture ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By katytravels | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry
“Katy, get your bags packed” would become the most irritating of my parents’ commands over the next eight years, as I always ceased to organise myself. One thing was for certain – my ebullience would be sure to keep the whole row on the plane awake for ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By space7 | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry
..... I could not resist anymore and I asked to him directly: “Piotr, where are you going exactly, and is the mystery of this house to be seen on the mirror? ” Piotr asked me: “Have you ever been in a house?…” He was speaking slowly while swallowing, ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By charlieprice | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry
In June 2014 my girlfriend took me on a surprise holiday to Barcelona as a gift for my 21st birthday and, besides the anxiety induced by me having to find a similarly extravagant gift for her 21st later that year, Barcelona made a lasting impression on ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By wanderlustig | Views [118] | Scholarship Entry
In 2013, for the first time in my life I traveled all by myself to a tiny village in France close to the boarder to Spain, named Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. My goal for the following 4 weeks: to walk 800 kilometer to a city in the west of Spain called Santiago ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By josh_hersh | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
The tale of the gap year is certainly not one that I can claim to have written myself. For generations Australians have stepped from 747's with blinking eyes and well worn Duke of Edinburgh packs, seeking to replicate the experiences of a brother, an ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By beaucc | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
The beach was just outside of Tarifa, but I could see these colourful kites flying around. I was sure it was the kite surfers I’d been told about back in Marbella. It was too far away to walk to, so I figured the only way to get to the beach was to sign ... Read more >
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