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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By safaribumi | Views [122] | Scholarship Entry
The Orangutan’s Home Sweet Home There appeared a daydreaming orangutan at the edge of Palas Island in Rungan River, Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan. When my boat was stopped at the simple ‘dock’ to put the orangutan’s meals, he woke up from his daydreaming.... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jewels | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
Below the hazy orange sherbet shrouded sky scrapers, wide tree lined Shanghai side streets awaken with the creaking sounds of rusty post office style cycles & tricycles. Entrepreneurs cycle by precariously balancing their massive cardboard bounty s, ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [4656]
I wasn’t always a sea turtle fanatic. I didn’t grow up with a pet turtle,
snorkel with green turtles in Hawaii, or even watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles. I had a pretty boring
suburban US childhood without a lot of interaction with nature.... Read more >
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By samshead | Views [71] | Scholarship Entry
Behind the curtains of Thailand’s well-established elephant tourism trade, there are brutal secrets to be uncovered. Volunteering at Chiang Mai’s Elephant Nature Park gave me an insight into the hellish lives of many Thai working elephants. The park ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By bkksmackdown | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
I do not wish to brag, but I'm kind of a karaoke star in Bangkok. The Thais in my Bangkok neighborhood sing karaoke in a plethora of tiny restaurants; a TV, a small speaker, and a microphone is all they need to get a party going. But that’s not where ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By farseerbaby | Views [254] | Scholarship Entry
It had been three days since we started our expedition. It was the fourth day, while we were in a valley located between northern and southern China. The road kept on ascending without any sign of a downward slope. Tramping over hill and dale no longer ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By loesvangestel | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry
It shakes, it trembles, it makes noise in a way people have to shout to hear one another. I’m on the New York Subway. The train has diversity written all over it; two gangsters – Yankee outfit included - across of me; further down the carriage three Chinese ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By imperium | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
Stranda, Norway: Fjordland . Stranda is a small Nordic village that is situated on the crossroads of iconic, heavenly scenic beauty. From this tiny place of wooded cabins and warm-hearted locals, all of Norway’s Fjordland highlights are ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By viktorvojnovski | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry
I want to write about New York. And I
will. Eventually. I've come to realize that we never write about a
place, it is without exception that we write about ourselves while
being present, physically or not, at that place..
My three and a half ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By zoebarron | Views [170] | Scholarship Entry
All the parks in Sarajevo have been converted into cemeteries. The city has been built into a valley in the mountains, and from most vantage points (of which there are many) the view is one of buildings clinging to slanted surfaces and, in the patches ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By adventuress | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry
The dashboard clock blinked 9:02 as I hit the State Highway. It is eerie dark and the visibility is only limited to headlights showing occasional milestones to confirm my path. Villages usually go quiet after dark and possibilities of seeing commuters ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jemawho | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry
No stranger to this unfamiliar land. I am an innocuous being amidst the sea of gold and shrines. Standing on the left side of the Rajpath, a winds breath from Raisina Hill, the blonde sun glows, sparkling atop the country it shepherds. Suddenly silence ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By phalx | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
“Good luck in Thailand!” I was told before boarding a plane destined for other side of the world, “You’re gonna love it.” Actually, I was going to Taiwan, but most people at home didn’t seem to know the difference. “Tai-what?” they would say, their faces ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By asianadventures | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry
You’ve never been this hot before. Your t-shirt sticks to your body, the sweat pooling at the base of your back and under your arms. Peeling the material away from your skin like cling wrap and fanning the shirt gives only a brief respite from the intense ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By bethconnolly10 | Views [85] | Scholarship Entry
Responsible travel ought to mean that you are responsible for yourself, no? Go forth into the world and see everything you can in a safe, dignified, and respectful way, making sure to properly represent your home country, stay in good touch with your ... Read more >
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