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Tue, 10 May 2011 | By alpiner84 | Views [2452] | Comments [2]
While Charlie and I were in Durango, a fellow ADVrider looked us up. Stephen has lived in the city for four years with his wife and two children, while working for a silver and gold mining corporation. On the weekends, he gets out and rides, and he passed ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [705]
It isn’t too difficult to see America as if through the eyes of a foreign tourist. In a way, I am a stranger here myself. And I can’t imagine why any sane tourist would drive across Texas. Even at 85 mph (140 km/hr) it took ... Read more >
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 | By jamag | Views [690]
Stayed indoors today - kept in by the cold and the snow . It's a little difficult to see the snowflakes but you can pick them up on the top right of the photo, shooting down, to end their brief descent on the ground. It wasn't much, just ... Read more >
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By denise_b | Views [687] | Comments [3]
Hi All, We are 2 days into our final week. Sunday worship service was fun. It was good to see familiar faces. Pastor Sokah spoke (phew! the team was off the hook this year). We were asked to come up front and introduce ourselves. After which, we say ... Read more >
Thu, 29 Jun 2017 | By 1911sven | Views [655]
Thursday, June 15:
We woke up at the KOA and headed for the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. We then headed to the Badlands which were beautiful!! Amazing area, we loved it. We did two hikes- one to the Narrows and one to Deer Haven. Deer Haven ... Read more >
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 | By cozycheri | Views [635]
In the event that anyone would like to read the full piece written for the scholarship, I have included it below. My official submission was scaled down to one part of this piece, due to the character amount requirements.
Catching a Moment
The ... Read more >
Tags: alaska, japan, utah
Tue, 25 Dec 2007 | By bpenning | Views [527]
“Everything,” the weathered man said gesturing out across the expanse of red and purple rock, “used to be ours.” Leaning against the whitewashed stone fence high above the city, I followed his gesture into the valley of sandstone. The sun hung over ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By snowjunkie | Views [479]
So,here we go. The road trip across the US starts in Los angeles on 4th February 2009. Me,Marcin Orlowski and my mates Claire Brownlee and Daniel Fergusso have just bought a GMC van for a collective 1,800 $ and we called her Angie.We are leaving LA ... Read more >
Tags: roadtripping, snow
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By thesadieflower | Views [200]
The colour splashed across the street ahead looks like the result of someone dropping hundreds of cans of paint from a very great height. Shrill shouts and loud costumes demand my attention; the smoky smell of celebration mingles with restaurant aromas, ... Read more >
Tags: chinatown san francisco
Wed, 13 May 2015 | By | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
“This is the last run. We’re going out for a steak dinner tonight.” My host declares, completely upending my knowledge about local dinner options. I’ve seen cows but no steakhouses. Fine dining has been limited to whatever I’ve been able to salvage from ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [168] | Scholarship Entry
The city of Shaoyang, just an hour east of Mao Zedong's hometown and on the border of the Hunan countryside, was no provincial metropolis. The air smelled of burning trash and fermented eggs, children squatted bare-assed on the sidewalks to defecate, ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Fri, 15 May 2015 | By | Views [161] | Scholarship Entry
A rich cultural summer on a low budget. Travel awareness for teachers. Cultural awareness to students.
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By annaskates | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By andrewnw25 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
While traveling to New Mexico, I visited White Sands National Park. The seemingly endless sand awed most tourists, yet I was disturbed by the amount of human destruction beset upon such a beautiful, sacred place. It was evident as I looked around: from ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010