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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By oneforthejourney | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry
The spider was the size of Richard's head, and only a few inches from it. Richard crouched on his platform bed, shoe in hand, while I looked on. We were staying on Majuli Island in Assam in Northeast India, and to be honest, it wasn't quite as we'd hoped.... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By switters86 | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry
Any adventure undertaken can be big, exciting and elemental in shaping a person and their views on life. I have found that any moment seized upon is a moment full of adventure. That idea led me to spending a year abroad in Florence, Italy, capitalizing ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jparr | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry
Our propeller plane pulled up to avoid landing on the elephant sauntering down the dirt runway. This was my first indication that humans may not be in control in Kruger National Park. “Welcome to South Africa,” I thought. For two days, I watched leopards ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By er1cbaker | Views [56] | Scholarship Entry
I sat puffing away on a hookah in my private, pillow-lined nook in Dahab, Egypt, watching the Red Sea sunset; one of those serene travel moments. My thoughts began to wander to ideas of exotic romance while writing a novel about my experiences; certainly ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By ironsteednomad | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry
Around 2005, I and my good friend were in our favorite place in the world- the Sinai Peninsula, relaxing in a bamboo hut by the beach. We decided we were too close to not go visit Egypt, home of the Nile and the Ancient pyramids. Not speaking any Arabic ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By longitude | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
Waiting for the sunrise in Bromo Mountains is one of the list from my “20 things to do before my age is 30”. This unforgettable moment happen in March 2010. Lucky me, this year Mount Bromo is close for the tourist because of an eruption. It took three ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By nomadsoul | Views [100] | Scholarship Entry
Exit strategy. Uptight vacationing dads and nefarious criminals always plan the quickest way to get out of a bad situation. When the kid vomits in the middle of Star Tours at Disney World, dad already knows the most hassle free way out of that ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By cuba2001 | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry
We climbed the wooden stairs to what seemed like a once very impressive colonial house. It was packed to the crumbling rafters with people pulsating, dancing and loving. The room smelt of sweat, cigarettes and neat alcohol that formed an oppressive haze ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By martim | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry
Travelling to Ágios Óros it’s a fantastic adventure. It’s a unique natural and cultural experience taking you back to the byzantine Middle Ages. There are twenty monastic communities. My suggestion, based in my own experience, is as follows. After you ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By saimaalvi | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry
I was walking on my left foot,since last four hours. I was unable to put my right foot on the ground. The pain was getting increasing with every step of mine.My ankle was bruised and getting swollen continuously. I don’t remember the moment when ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By dmarrlivesfree | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry
Since I have been on this lonesome venture throughout South America, I have had a few fleeting moments in which I wondered if I had truly gone mad. This was one of them. I am sitting in the backseat of a tiny little white van alongside two friendly ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By ekaterina | Views [398] | Scholarship Entry
The constant peering during the flight from Kathmandu to Bhutan is futile; there is no sign of Everest, just clouds everywhere. As we descend, the plane verges around the surrounding mountains at such proximity that I fear its wings will scratch the ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By rinjani | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry
I took an expensive bus from Denpasar, Bali to go to Mataram. Don’t think I’m rich, the ticket scalpers, they beat me. It took six hours from Denpasar to Mataram and spend the last three hours talking with marine. I got trauma when see a bus station, ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By havewingswillfly | Views [317] | Scholarship Entry
There are two choices for you, I was told. One is to take the chopper ride from Guwahati, Assam and cover the 560 kilometers in an hour. The other is just about a night halt and 30 hours long. This one’s for the road, I decided. For Tawang, Arunachal ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By runningkites | Views [474] | Scholarship Entry
STILL The Sierra Nevada night is angry with rain. Drenched to the bone we reach the entrance to a fortress of adobe huts, home to the indigenous Kogi people. We've stirred the sentries. In droves they rush to meet our presence, sceptically surveying ... Read more >
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