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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 | By fludgate | Views [296] | Scholarship Entry
Echoes of the Elephants After four weeks of game walks in South Africa's Kruger National Park, my senses had become responsive to even the slightest unusual noise that disturbed the otherwise constant soundtrack of the African bush. Now the snapping ... Read more >
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Tue, 15 Feb 2011 | By ontheroadtozadar | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry
I clamber into the back seat of the shiny Land Rover, swinging my rucksack onto the seat next to me. A young woman in a leather jacket, sunglasses and red lipstick smiles at me from the driver’s seat. She chats animatedly about her job, her mum, and ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By slioy19 | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry
I decide to travel to Kazakhstan mainly because I am nearby. Just across the border from Urumqi, China; and my Chinese visa running worryingly low on days. I have to choose between trekking all the way back across the Middle Kingdom or taking the conveniently ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By fareeda | Views [419] | Scholarship Entry
Its beyond hot, it’s burning hot, very hot. The kind of heat that makes you reconsider life from angles you never expected, the piercing heat that doesn’t draw any sweat from your body but rather picks every pore in your skin and inserts in it, pure white-... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By theredheadedtraveler | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
The rich aroma of food being cooked finally convinces me that a delicious meal awaits. Although my body is ravenous with hunger, I am also content just sitting here, enjoying the breeze wafting through the palm trees outside, listening to the quiet crashing ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By peppy | Views [347] | Scholarship Entry
Three years ago
as a recent university graduate, I did what many have done before. I took an
entry level job working in customer service for a multinational company. After
two and a half years, the confines of my desk had driven me insane.... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By writing_the_world | Views [2241] | Scholarship Entry
In Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi, there is only one rule when crossing the road: do not hesitate. Hundreds of colourful mopeds stampede down the road through a thick diesel mist, oblivious to the traffic lights. As you ask yourself “Why did the tourist ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By darwin | Views [563] | Scholarship Entry
It's June and almost three months into our journey through the outback of Australia. The heat glistens on our bronzed skin, beads of sweat roll down our cheeks like tear drops. We stare at the sea lapping at our feet, questioning whether the object in ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By icourland | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry
There's nothing like skipping from one big adventure to another and another to keep you alert and taking mental notes. After returning "home" to my Long Beach, California budget hotel at a late hour, I was ready for a little more adventure. This was ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By cici | Views [1367] | Scholarship Entry
Sunk in Coron There comes a moment, at a certain depth, when direction loses meaning. Above, below, on all sides, a vague, muted blue fills with swirling white flakes. My lifeline is a rusted cable that stretches into nothingness on both ends. My facemask ... Read more >
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Mon, 14 Feb 2011 | By ijkman | Views [264] | Scholarship Entry
My vessel had the promising name of the Antarctic Dream. A sturdy workhorse built in 1958 and, after toiling for the Chilean army, been refurbished for the tourist trade. The ship had a lot to offer, including a much heralded lecture theatre and spa, ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By kapsinjapan | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
I have never been too fond of adventure. No roller coasters or fast cars for me. I am not much of a swimmer either: just manage to keep afloat and do a few light strokes. But, white water rafting on the Kelani River has banished my fear of adventure for ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By dunia-diana | Views [304] | Scholarship Entry
actually its happen in my own country. The place named Kampung Naga, a traditional village in west java.its place in Tasikmalaya, west java, indonesia I came here for a research but i found a lot of interesting fact here. the villagers in Kampung Naga, ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By rockcampbell | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry
When most people talk about their biggest adventures in life they speak of far off exotic places. For me Mexico was once such a place but the more trips I take the more comfortable I have become. Comfort does not mean boring, for me the comfort I feel ... Read more >
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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By paramitadas | Views [365] | Scholarship Entry
A story about Traveling to Unknown . People say,'Home is where the heart is' and I say,'I can see my heart lying here ,there and everywhere and I have to find my heart again and again....and build,break and rebuild my home ....again and again....' ... Read more >
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