Destination: Thailand

How Did I end up here - Extended

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By maireadtheexplorer | Views [451]

I suppose when reflecting on my trip to Thailand I must start from the very beginning. It wasn’t the first step on the Koh Saan road that marked the beginning of my adventure, but the first sight of that 777 airplane that made me realise this was ... Read more >

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First Stop Bangkok

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By maireadtheexplorer | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry

I suppose when reflecting on my trip to Thailand I must start from the very beginning. It was my first step on the Koh Saan road that made me realise I was embarking on something I wouldn’t forget easily. Our first stop was Bangkok. There aren’t enough ... Read more >

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The Thrills of Being Lost

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By sandandsandals | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry

I was not sure how fast my heart beat was racing and how much adrenaline my body was producing at that moment. Logic did not come to my mind any more but I knew that my feet were moving without knowing which way to go. It felt like I was in a maze; my ... Read more >

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Don't Miss Anything

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By lookingaround | Views [148] | Scholarship Entry

After driving the bike down the winding jungle road into the rainforest, my girlfriend and I stood at the base of a staircase leading up into the mountains, wondering whether our lunch had been big enough give us the energy to make it to the top. After ... Read more >

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Roti in the Morning

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By jordanwriting | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry

I haven’t tasted roti like that first time. I kept staring at the one shoe, a baby’s shoe, lying half-submerged on the beach. Beside me, fried oil escaped in clouds from underneath the roof, an aluminum sheet balanced across two uneven beams. The packed ... Read more >

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Saved

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By amygriffin | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry

At home there are five children in my family. We all come from the same marriage and for the most part are very close. “Big family”, “Your mum has her hands full”, “Well you’d never get bored”, are all remarks made by people upon discovering the sheer ... Read more >

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When Travel Takes You Home

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By keepheadingwest | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

That being lonely is not always a function of being alone is a truism so widely held as to be cliched, and yet that cliché was painfully apposite to my state of mind as I meandered, aimless and torpid, through the Saturday-evening street market of Thong ... Read more >

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At Grandma Peng's Farm

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By nicolasluna | Views [127] | Scholarship Entry

At Grandma's house, the frogs chirp in harmony and the rooster scratches vigorously on the hay so that his mate can come in and forage more comfortably. The bright red cherry tomatoes hang from the happy plants like apples in the Garden of Eden. When ... Read more >

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The Quality of Light: An offering

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By michelle10kaday | Views [119] | Scholarship Entry

Rays of sun, mellifluous and magical, percolate down through the limestone cliffs, spilling into Phraya Nakon Cave, filling every surface and space with shining gold. The small temple set inside this cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park in Thailand ... Read more >

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Appreciate the Little Things

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By jasonbusse | Views [393] | Scholarship Entry

The water was warm yet turbulent with the incoming tide. I had washed ashore, gasping for air, my body half in the water, my face resting on warm grey sand. It was soft, exceedingly friendly sand. Not thirty minutes earlier I’d seriously questioned whether ... Read more >

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Photos: Phuket!

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By nomaddict | Photo Gallery

Elysian Opulence

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By nomaddict | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

A person’s first trip abroad is akin to falling in love for the first time- the exhilaration, the intense expectations, the sleepless nights of excitement and a whole new world to discover- and I was no exception to this paradigm! The first time I laid ... Read more >

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Conquering Novelty Wounds

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By zhangatang | Views [257] | Scholarship Entry

As preface for this story, it’s necessary for me to make myself very vulnerable to your judgment by confessing my paralyzing phobia of heights. When I say paralyzing phobia, I mean a panic attack inducing, hyperventilating, tunnel vision, and wide-eyed ... Read more >

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Poverty Is Real, Appreciate Your Lives

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By seekwanderlust | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry

Hey guys, I want to cover a special topic today. This particular subject has brought enlightenment to the way I perceive life. I’m going to discuss poverty, unfold the various different layers, and portray how Thailand aided me to uncover the truth. During ... Read more >

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Bangkok - Through the eyes of a hungover student.

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By bangkok | Views [804] | Scholarship Entry

Ah, Thailand. My first time travelling solo. And by solo, I don't mean enduring a ten hour megabus from Glasgow to London alone, but three weeks backpacking in a county I knew very little about. My main concern arriving in Bangkok wasn't that I'd came ... Read more >

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