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Day 25 - A few passing moments in London

Tue, 25 May 2010 | By escape | Views [985]

I must admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of London. It’s one of those places that people either love or don’t. Overpriced dirty hotels mixed with densely packed and polluted sidewalks are not my thing ( ironic since I was just in Antananarivo!) ... Read more >

Tags: london

My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By ailsa | Views [638] | Scholarship Entry

As I chased childhood memories of a white sandy cove on Scotland's west coast, a girl of around seven danced in the waves beside me on the beach. Flapping her arms with a pure wide smile, she looked as swell as a gull in the March sun. As I continued ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

A few days of normality at last

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [571]

Made it to England from Croatia a few days ago. From the airport I had to take a train to Farrington station, then the tube from Farrington to Liverpool Street station, where I got on another train to Colchester Station, where I got a bus into the main ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

The Shroud of Turin

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By chloebruce | Views [566]

We were only in Milan for the day before we had to catch our train to Turin late in the afternoon. We were meeting our other friend in a few days but rather than stay in Milan, which I was warned was underwhelming and had to agree at least a little, ... Read more >

Tags: catholicism, italy, relics, shroud of turin, turin

A day of food

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 | By travelcrazed | Views [478]

"So where are we going tonight?" asked Michael, the army man with a charming Scottish accent. "Guess" "Maggies," was his quick reply. Magnesia Bank pub is where my hosts Jana and Michael met. Jana caught Michael's eye ... Read more >

Tags: geordie, magnesia bank, newcastle

The Journey: Never a Dull Moment

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 | By alisonbraidwood | Views [439]

I would have much preferred an event-less journey, but if you know me you probably aware that weird things happen to me a lot. My 30 odd hours in transit were far from event-less. So I arrived in Melbourne and boarded my flight for London. That was all ... Read more >

The Countdown is ticking

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By mogsie08-09 | Views [410]

Well folks, the countdown is well and truly ticking: after all these months (and years) speaking about it I'm soon to be on my way! I've finally got moved out of the flat - thanks mum and dad for all your cleaning and endless trips to the tip - I told ... Read more >

Byron Bay

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By kath_and_kim | Views [407]

Arrived in Byron Bay after a 14 hour bus journey (the smell of bad breath!) and made it to our hostel. Shared an 8-bed tiny room with lots of girls, heat and a large dusty fan in the centre of the room. Luckily we were only booked for 3 nights so spent ... Read more >

26 days to go....

Mon, 5 Jan 2015 | By han_c89 | Views [247]

26 days to go... I think I have sorted everything: Flights Insurance Yellow fever cirtificate CV Copy of highest qualification Sleeping bag I do need a rucksack.. will go to Go-Outdoors tomorrow and buy one.. then it's just a waiting game! So much to ... Read more >

Who I am and why I love photography.

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By lewistolputt | Views [169]

Photography is very special to me. My dad was a Photographer in the 1960s but developed dermatitis from the processing chemicals and so had change careers. He was kind, hard working and always put himself last. His love of photography passed onto me ... Read more >

Photos: My Scholarship entry - isle of skye

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 | By kasiasia | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am 23 and I love traveling - I do it often with no money or with only a little. I love exploring the world and tasting it, meeting new people and learning about their culture. I don't have any proffesional camera, I take pictures only by a mobile phone.... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship