Destination: Thailand

Sunan

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By brigittatee | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry

The longboat stopped. Sunan lifted the thick black propeller in the air, spitting profusely in protest, its roar melting into the waves. The clank of an anchor hitting the deck and a sudden splash followed, as a heavy linked chain swam to the bottom. ... Read more >

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Lost in Yangon

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By patchame | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry

I never forget the day that I first visited Myanmar. It was in the end of 2009 that I and my friends decided to visit this uncanny neighborhood. We were extremely excited about this trip since we really want to explore, see and experience Myanmar. Our ... Read more >

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Photos: Trekking 101 @ Chiang Mai

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By showmethewonder | Photo Gallery

The Stormy Night

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By showmethewonder | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

The storm has just hit our campsite. The wind is howling in wildest rage, turning the world upside down with its merciless blows. The lightning hits close, its groundbreaking noise wakes me to reality. First thing I notice is the cold; it pierces through ... Read more >

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To change my mind, to change my world

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By imagination | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry

“Miss? Is it your dog?” I’m turning my head trying to find the owner of a soft voice with explicit Mexican accent and see the 25-years woman. Definitely Mexican. She is sitting on sand in a couple of meters from me, moving the view from me to the sea ... Read more >

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Behind Barbed Wire in Umpiem Mai

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By rickw | Views [163] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw a child emerge from a bin after looking for food, I was torn. Should I take the shot? After all, that’s why I was on the Thai-Burma border, to document the refugee situation for a small local charity. But I couldn’t bring myself to ... Read more >

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Peace Within

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thrumybrowneyes | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

The most common way to this piece of paradise is by boat. I arrived alone, stepping on land that had never been touched by my feet. Upon disembarking, I began to visually inspect a place I had never seen. A place described as 'magical' by my dear friend ... Read more >

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Bangkok through my eyes

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By happygoesthailand | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry

I was born in the big city named Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. Bangkok as I remember has been the beauty of heritage and tradition. Now , as the world run fast, the city become bigger, we have to run faster. The new technology we bring to ... Read more >

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The first time I...experienced a Thai Wedding

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By asongveera | Views [273] | Scholarship Entry

As the spawn of Thai immigrant parents living in Los Angeles, my brother and I have spent many an awkward summer not quite fitting in with an endless sea of cousins. That is, until this past February, when my mother and I flew to the motherland alone ... Read more >

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Close encounter of the wet kind

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By biancapanozzo | Views [784] | Scholarship Entry

I stood hesitant on the border of the boat anchored in Chumpon Pinaccle. A skinny Burman kid with premature cracked skin handed me my rusty goggles, smiled and invitingly showed me the way into the ocean with one hand, as he encouragingly patted my shoulder ... Read more >

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The Nocturnal City

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By ben-i | Views [269] | Scholarship Entry

It’s one in the morning, around thirty-degrees Celsius, and I’m speed walking down a street packed full of loud Western men, Thai women of questionable gender, and older Western men seeking out these women. Oh, also there’s a street vendor screaming, ... Read more >

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My Little Spot of Wonder

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By dee93 | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry

Our second trip to Thailand in 2012 was my first holiday after I'd moved to Australia.I’ve travelled to many places in my 21 years, thanks to my travel-bug bitten parents. It is the greatest gift they could’ve given me, I believe, the love for travel.... Read more >

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What is the purpose of a nomadic spirit?

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By baileylalonde | Views [329] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day that both of my legs were on opposite sides of a giant elephant head. Steering her through the bamboo jungle by her ears with my feet, in this moment, I confirmed that my threshold for adventure had just been reset. Before this ... Read more >

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Dreams Do Come True

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By egyptian-princess | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

Kissed by a Greek God a perfectly sculptured man who loves himself enough to eat colorfully and train hard every day so basically everybody just looks ugly next to him. I trained with a Swedish monster who taught me priceless life lessons. I was terrified ... Read more >

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Rule of Thumb

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By souprubin | Views [179] | Scholarship Entry

You can improve almost anything by putting ‘Thai’ in front of it. You like iced tea? Try Thai iced tea. Think kickboxing’s cool? Thai kickboxing’s cooler. Point is, after a 12-hour potholed ride to Pai, I at least knew I could find the one thing better ... Read more >

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