Destination: Thailand

Photos: Thailand

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By christinedrage | Photo Gallery

Khao Sok

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By christinedrage | Views [314] | Scholarship Entry

I will never be able to forget the day I we went on a company trip to this National Park called Khao Sok in Thailand. I lived in Phuket for four months and I have experienced a lot of beautiful Places, still nothing can compare to this one. Khao Sok ... Read more >

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Khop Khun Kha

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

The first time I travelled out of my own country I was standing on Thai soil. I knew once the travel bug had latched itself onto me, with no intention of letting go, as a warm sensation passed through my body. Pure excitement. I was in awe of how beautiful ... Read more >

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Thailand : Inside of Me

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By stepsontheroad | Views [124] | Scholarship Entry

"Thailand will always be in my heart",my Prof once told us. Started with her class,I was so curious about Siam. To discover Thailand directly & experience what I learnt,I decided to go there. Luckily,I met new Thai friends;Earth,Ice,Gob (frog),Eoi (end),Baitoey ... Read more >

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Rookie Ramblings - A Series of Unfortunate Events

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By melinanutshell | Views [169] | Scholarship Entry

By the grace of good-fairies, glitches in the matrix and other such things, I've finally made it to Bangkok in one horribly harrowed piece. This trip has made me quite certain that I must have committed countless demon-tricks and crimes against humanity ... Read more >

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Gyre Forged

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By abernatzky | Views [213] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

The first sensation was one of being in a blacksmith’s forge as a newly forged blade is plunged into cold water to temper. The sudden increase in temperature and humidity was stupefying. The heaviness to the air was as palpable as a physical embrace.... Read more >

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Happy Songkran

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By rhibee11 | Views [119] | Scholarship Entry

It was a warm day in mid-April, the air was humid and flies were buzzing around as we headed up the mountain towards the elephant sanctuary. The sound of motorcycles, Tuk Tuks and the occasional car washed over me as I watched the streets of Thailand ... Read more >

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One Crazy Week in Bangkok

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By tianacoraleigh | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry

Balaclavas, guns, machetes and chanting. These people were fighting. Fighting for something they believed in, something that made them angry. Confused, scared, and excited; we were in the middle of a protest. We waited patiently for our driver to come ... Read more >

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Pancakes, Platforms and Paradise

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By megan_evans10 | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

Landing at Koh Samui Airport felt like being transported back in time. In place of impervious security lines and high-tech scanners stood what was quite simply, a Tiki hut. Walking out into the tropical air, I truly felt like I’d touched down in paradise.... Read more >

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Under The Sea

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By one-step-at-a-time | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry

Hysteria rose up in tiny luminescent bubbles, bursting on the surface as it caught the sunlight. A persistent roaring in my ears drowned out all sound. Bad choice of words I thought as my breath caught. The mammoth beast blocked all light as I struggled ... Read more >

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The Manta's Belly

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By theforeignsingaporean | Views [109] | Scholarship Entry

We waste no time. Manta rays are a must-see on every amateur diver’s checklist, and dive tour operators have been babbling about them on the radio all day. It takes us exactly 3 minutes to strap on some compressed air and race to the best vantage point ... Read more >

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The journey of a lifetime

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jacobjourneys | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry

I remember the day that I first decided I wanted to spend this past winter in Thailand - it was June of last year (2013) and it was the beginning of my third year working as a seasonal bartender in the summer resort town of Provincetown, Massachusetts.... Read more >

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Stop messing around Johnny

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By evergrace | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry

What is Johnny doing? I had no idea what Johnny was doing. Johnny was introduced to me as Htoo Wah, a slight, middle-aged man hailing from the Karen Ethnic minority group in Thailand. A small and precocious man without question, but a small man with ... Read more >

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I want to be a freedom traveler or someone else.

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By the-little-puppy-travel-around-the-world | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry

I thought I grew up now. I decided to find my self. I have a freedom because I am a human. So you have too. I try to do other, that difference a job. I want to change my self. I need to write or draw something with happiness and spirit. And I don't knew ... Read more >

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A Journey Within Journey

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By septikay | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry

It was late afternoon when my team arrives in Bang Nong Puan Tek School in Kaeng Krachan, Petchaburi and welcomed by a very generous smile and super delicious homemade Thai food. You will never being able to ignore your saliva to drop whenever you see ... Read more >

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