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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By waterbaby | Views [117] | 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 [486] | 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 [242] | 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 [203] | 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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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By disorientednomad | Views [396] | Scholarship Entry
The start was rather auspicious, or so it seemed. We hadn't even managed to leave the bus depot before our bus collided with another vehicle...another bus. We sat on the hot, pavement in the odorous, loud bus depot, listening to the drivers yell in ... Read more >
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