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Festival - Orlando Festival of Bacon

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By dinahpalmisanobacon | Views [1186] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have dreamed of being a travel videographer and tv personality all my life. I have been working my way to my dream forever with backpacking, survival skills, school, and acting classes. This was the first glimpse I had to really chase my dream. I ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

In the Shadow of Dr. Jane

Thu, 1 May 2008 | By ugandaretrospective | Views [982]

When does a trip actually begin? When you board the plane? When you purchase your tickets? Or when you first start dreaming of the destination? I couldn’t have known it at the time but this trip began more than 35 years ago. I had returned ... Read more >

Ready for the Weekend

Tue, 30 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [648]

On Friday night, we took advantage of our new key priviliges to go into the guy's dorm without waiting outside for someone to let us in. Since I'd been the one to ask Dr. Aktar, he'd e-mailed me (and no one else) to tell us that it should work now, so ... Read more >

Tags: dresses, math, movies, walk

All great things come together

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By elise_wilson | Views [428]

Got the 5pm flight. Pretty much any flight out after that would have severely messed with Mikes plans to smuggle me into Canada for the night to get incredibly rowdy and jig till the sun came up to John Digweed. So my day after my laptop died consisted ... Read more >

My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - My Big Adventure

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By cnengel | Views [418] | Scholarship Entry

I haven’t been many places in this world although I hope one day to go everywhere. However, last summer I was given the chance to be a volunteer photographer for Project Hawaii, a non-profit organization headed by one woman who provides food and hope ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

And 2 weeks later

Sun, 8 Jan 2012 | By nicholas_harrel | Views [409]

Ok, I promise I will start doing this more often, again. I had a great time around New Plymouth. I helped around the house, farm and some around the shop. I tried to earn my keep and I think I did a good job. The whole Taranaki area is a unique place.... Read more >

Tags: ohakune

Physically Preparing to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 | By my_year_of_yes | Views [392]

Ok, so when I finally committed to this crazy, wonderful adventure in October, I also had to commit to a training routine to prepare myself for climbing a 19,400 ft. mountain!! Kind of difficult to do when you live a ZERO altitude! I started out ... Read more >

Couchsurfing is the Awesome

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 | By larasumera | Views [322] | Comments [1]

Hello World! So I technically couchsurfed with my friend Melissa's family in Istanbul, then with my friend Ray in Bozeman, but tonight is the first time with a complete stranger, and her and her husband are awesome!!! I sent out a few requests ... Read more >

Day 1

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By akramer | Views [241]

After months of preparing and missing track to attend pre-departure sessions with the wonderful ISL people, I have finally arrived at the realization that I will be spending three months in Southern Uganda. My heat rate jumped once the actuall boarding ... Read more >