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Sat, 6 Sep 2014 | By schmodude | Views [626]
After some breakfast I went to the metro station to catch my train to the airport. In front of me at the ticket machine was a really confused American businessman struggling with the machine. He was also headed to the airport, so I helped him figure ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By marjoleinsnellink | Views [320] | Scholarship Entry
There I was, in the back of a white van that had a scary resemblance to a van out one of those kidnapping movies. There was not much space, considering there were three bald Polish guys in the front and eight students in the back. Loud Polish pop music ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By lora_dee_and_her_compass | Views [267] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I seen the Northern Lights, I was 14, staring mesmerised from the study window of my home in Belfast, a rarity so far South… from that moment I was hooked. Ten years later, when deciding where to go for the Easter break with my then boyfriend, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By ems33 | Views [263] | Scholarship Entry
In my opinion, Sweden is one of Europe’s hidden gems. One day last summer, I made my first visit to Stockholm; my sister and I were eighteen, and we were visiting my best friend there. Following excursions to exciting cultural sites such as the ABBA ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By extra_ordinaryadventures | Views [366] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget when I met Sammy Davis in a blues bar in Stockholm. Arriving in the Swedish capitol, I managed to find my hostel after a few wrong turns and checked into my room. Due to an exhausting ten hour bus ride, I was too tired to manage the ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By elora | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
The plane was in the air for eight hours but landed 14 hours after take off. From when I left home to the time I arrived, I traveled more than 5100 miles on the first airplane rides of my life. Through a combination of last-minute late-night packing ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By forward | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry
One intelligent man once said: “If you never try, you will never know”. Oh dear, he was more than right! Talking about me, I am impulsive. And I am crazy enough to get into rough situations. It happens all the time but just a matter of fact I should ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kmasters | Views [268] | Scholarship Entry
Jonas tells me to get there early. Go straight after the boat race. Apparently there is no time to yell ‘SKÅL’ with ten thousand students from all over Sweden, sculling down øl and wine, while sitting in the sun crowded by thousands. He should know. ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By e-l | Views [466] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that made me feel like a profound sad looser. I was in snowy and frosty Sweden experiencing my worst trip abroad. A few days earlier, elated to take a break from my job, I woke up in the morning with a large smile on my face ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By soulsearchinstarchild | Views [372] | Scholarship Entry
The general consensus among the locals seemed to be that Kyle was crazy. This is already his second attempt, and I frankly just don't think it can be done in this climate. He is obsessed with this idea, he has no job but a wife and kids. Completely ... Read more >
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Tue, 13 May 2014 | By theonejordan | Views [278] | Scholarship Entry
Utterly exhausting. There is no complete way to describe the eyelash-curling cold found in the far north of Sweden. Necessity demanded that I ignore my toes, however this was an easy choice because they had stopped communicating with me hours ago. ... Read more >
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Mon, 12 May 2014 | By apinchofearth | Views [306] | Scholarship Entry
So why indeed do travellers brave the Arctic winters? What if someone told you that in a far away land, away from these city lights, chaos, skyscrapers, malls, movies and pollution; in a land deep hidden in the frozen world of the North Pole, during the ... Read more >
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Sun, 11 May 2014 | By rdon13 | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget the day when, unfortunately, the chain on my bike broke, rendering the bike completely useless. This was quite a dilemma for me, as the apartment I am living in is about a 30-45 min. walk from class. Thankfully it was the weekend, so ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 May 2014 | By triperia | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
Nor Paris, neither London. The first city in Europe I have met was Stockholm. Peculiar, right? Last year my boyfriend moved from Brazil to Sweden to study. I was a little tired of my job and looking forward for a great adventure, so I came with him. I ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 May 2014 | By scienceonskis | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry
If you ask a Swede about the island of Gotland, you’ll get one of two responses: that it’s the best place ever, or that it’s horribly boring and there’s nothing to do. When I learned two months ago that I would be required to move to Gotland for work, ... Read more >
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