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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By fotochic | Views [285] | Scholarship Entry
After filling my belly with a delicious frijole, tortilla & plantain abundant dinner in the Petén of Guatemala, I met a young girl called Sonia. There was a connection made between her and I that no age or language barrier could break. I spoke very ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By giuliatravelsat19 | Views [406] | Scholarship Entry
“Grapes, mango…”a man shouts over the rustling crowd going up and down the narrow alleys of Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem. I manage to find myself a small broken bench in a now empty vendor’s lot next to the goat cheese and olives man. I look around ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By brittapichler | Views [282] | Scholarship Entry
A lot of people think of travel as “holiday.” They want to be pampered. I like that too. However, relaxing is the small part; the big chunk is getting a new perspective. I never understood that until I left Los Angeles for ten months to live ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By estherminater | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry
“Nggak boleh pakai payung di sini.” You are not allowed to use an umbrella here. That was what the little girl said to me the moment she set her eyes on me. I was too dumbfounded to respond. I stared at her but she no longer had interest in me. I had ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By xane | Views [371] | Scholarship Entry
Due to high cost of travelling the world I thought the most logical way to do it is to sail around. The wind is free and can take you all around the world for free. It is also kinder to our environment as you are not burning fossil fuels. The price ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By trekker80 | Views [257] | Scholarship Entry
In 2008 I made my first trip out of home to the 'land of smiles' - Thailand. I was looking for a change in my life back in India and working from the age of 18 had tired me out. I needed a fresh career and I paused to think, what I had always dreamed ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By sarah153 | Views [382] | Scholarship Entry
Sticky sweet syrup drips down my chin and drops to the dirty street as I bite into a jalapi. The traditional Bangladeshi sweet is little more than deep fried sugar – essentially everything bad for you in one delicious snack. I ordered it from the bemused ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By jennahild | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
When I think of Halong Bay, I cannot help but smile. It is my happy place. Situated in Northern Vietnam, four hours from Hanoi, it is a place of surreal beauty; It was recently named one of the new Seven Wonders of Nature. I did not think I would have ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By docb | Views [418] | Scholarship Entry
Brown, brown, brown - everything is brown. Dust swirls through the air, driven by a fierce wind, like snow in a blizzard. The buildings are built of brown bricks. The canvas of the tents is so impregnated with dust that they blend into the brown landscape.... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By reitutwala | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
I was lucky enough to have my uncle introduce me to Nonhlanhla Khambule-Makgati who took me under her wing and gave me a holiday job with the Western Sun which her and her husband started out together (amazing couple by the way!). While I was staying ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By dreaming | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
I want go to other countries.. because this is my dream...
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By homushka | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry
So I was on that flight from Shanghai to Mumbai via the cozy Hong Kong airport. Cups of coffee and yet unmarked pages of a travel book - that sweet anticipation. Everything was wiped out by upcoming fever. I could feel it in my bones, muscles, eyes.... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By tracie | Views [515] | Scholarship Entry
So you could say I came to Bali for the food. Nasi Goreng, served with an egg on top and a couple of sate chicken kebabs on the side is perfect for when you find yourself or 'on the nasi' or low on money. I do love a good Beef Rendang; spicy, coconut ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By struantodd1 | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
I’m an eater.I’m an eater who loves to travel.I’ve been to 21 countries and savored delicacies like garlic-smothered L’Escargot á Paris,pursued the tastiest of spicy Pho Bo’s that Vietnam has to offer,and dined upon the finest Green-Lipped Mussels in ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By santini | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
Currently traveling in The Sahara and the bordering villages to Algeria, I have been driving through the poor south of Morocco. In my shallowness, I often find that I need to put myself in the midst of the misery to understand the pain others go through ... Read more >
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