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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By katiegodfrey | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
One of my greatest privileges in Kenya was an invitation to the rural home of my host mother. Kabiruini is a tiny village in the Highlands and to me the similarity to the Swahili word for ‘Welcome’ – ‘Karibu[ni]’is incredibly appropriate: the hospitality ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By waterbaby | Views [118] | Scholarship Entry
“Finalllllyyyyy !!!! ”, I screamed in relief, jumping down from the bus.The pouring rain drenched us in seconds.Ecstatic we jumped about in the water.“Splash splash”, like a child discovering rain for the first ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By keith_ruffles | Views [489] | Scholarship Entry
The darkness was almost overwhelming, so utterly black that I couldn’t even see my own hand in front of my face. I pushed forwards nervously in baby steps, searching hopelessly for a way out. How had I managed to get myself lost in a church crypt? Why ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By johndunn | Views [244] | Scholarship Entry
So there I was standing next to my motorcycle. The suspension on the sidecar completely sheared off with no way to fix it. In the middle of Mongolia on the edge of a dirt road with only six days to make it to the border before the visa ran out. I looked ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By ravisha_mall | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry
My feet soaked and my breath short from the run downhill, for years to come, the sound of crickets chirping on a moonlit night would always transport me to that night on the banks of Narmada river…to the tiny village of Mardana. It was my first night ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By rafe | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry
What’s your name? What’s your occupation? What are you doing in Kish? A burly airport manager bellowed these questions as I sat in a musky office. Interrogation was the only welcome extended by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Even though the small island ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By povereyes | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry
The first thing friends said when they heard I was travelling to Nepal for 6 weeks was, why? Don’t I ever just want to go to Spain and sit next to a pool? Are you going to trek Everest? Am I staying in Kathmandu? Where would I stay? Who would I be with? ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By randomrevivals | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry
There is nothing more thrilling than an unplanned backpack trip, I discovered recently. Looking back I cannot remember how I decided on Nainital at the time. A simple Google search for Delhi to Nainital bus details and the trip was set. But my excitement ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By tikal | Views [268] | Scholarship Entry
A sudden knocking at our door jolts me out of my deep and soothing slumber. Confused for a moment I fight off the intrusion and rollover, then I remember where I am and whats about to happen. Steve (my brother) lets out a resistant groan denying the ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By vagabond | Views [255] | Scholarship Entry
One of the clauses of the 'Life List' I wrote a couple of years back was to travel from Multan to Lahore on a bike and finally, after several set-backs and postponements, I managed to fulfill it, on the fateful Sunday of 16th of January, 2011, with ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By spontaneousjourney | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry
I have not had so many thrills in my life before my journey from Semarang to Lombok, it was fascinating and enriching. A friend of mine suddenly asked me to join him in a journey to Lombok from Semarang. It was outrageous at best, since none of us ever ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By nomicallyaware | Views [288] | Scholarship Entry
In the vacant slot for destination on the
immigration pass, writing Maldives stirs up a silly churn in the belly. And
however planned we may seem, we’re determined to burst the the fun pinatas to
the max.
At least four adventures ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By shravyajain | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry
Rajasthan: a place so over-exploited as a travel destination that even the aliens from Mars might soon be planning a trip there. This is the place my friend and I decided to explore for our first adventure as ‘nearly journalists,’ being just four months ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By pdmcclenny | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
Just after my neighbor’s brother lead me to a chair, I looked upward in awe, trying to figure out how they had transformed their modest backyard into a massive dining area in less than one afternoon. The ceiling definitely wasn’t a professional tent ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By spontaneously | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry
In retrospect i just can think, now: What a day! I´m smiling, smiling with a feature going through my face mentioning briefly my state of uncertainty all day, all over. I´m sitting here, sitting in this seamy run-down internet café with this mittle-aged ... Read more >
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