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Tue, 1 Mar 2011 | By travel-tips | Views [3458]
At the beginning of 2007 I fled corporate life and embarked on a round-the-world backpacking trip, determined to see as many places on my travel wish list as possible. Six months and 15 countries later I returned to the States, but not to my previous ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By archaeoholic | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry
I scanned the sun-bleached desert archaeological site. Stale air hung low over the valley between the Andes. The desert floor had given up on sealing its wounds long ago, and now only the most egregious scruff of vegetation cluttered the landscape. Balancing ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By tish | Views [93] | Scholarship Entry
Don’t Panic. I definitely consider this as the most helpful quote of all time from any sort of travel book, even with a name like ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy’. Through personal experiences with my family in planes, trains and automobiles, ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By ryanmo | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry
The Restless Beast The demonic deer cared little of my preoccupation with the toilet. “Kookoo!” It shrieked, as it swung a technicolour sword. From the temple, the slow, steady thump of drums coaxed the village to life. Stumbling from the filthy ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Feb 2011 | By tranquila | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry
It never ceases to amaze me being here, sitting on this balcony night after night watching the world go by. Nicaragua is a country of sheer kinetic energy, as if the oppressive heat and the torrential rain are whipping together a stew in a smoldering ... Read more >
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Sun, 27 Feb 2011 | By saltcitygirl | Views [542] | Scholarship Entry
The taxi brakes slammed to a stop outside a row of dilapidated buildings. I jerked forward, my breath catching in my throat. Making sure I was watching him, the taxi driver pointed out the window. “Yogi,” he barked indicating a storefront that ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, journey in an unknown culture, samgypsol, soju, south korea, travel writing scholarship 2011
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 | By arno | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
Defining one's identity in a globalised world is getting harder and harder these days, and neither the financial crisis or the latest events in Africa and the Middle East can really help finding out what this is all about. If personality is defined primarily ... Read more >
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Fri, 25 Feb 2011 | By delikatie | Views [321] | Scholarship Entry
I had my Walkman volume turned up high, but I could still hear my friend crying next to me on the bus. I was listening to U2’s new album, Achtung Baby, which would become one of my all-time favorites, and one I will always associate with that night.... Read more >
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Fri, 25 Feb 2011 | By c_rheinberg | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 24 Feb 2011 | By virginiacojocaru | Views [132] | Scholarship Entry
Artur, or how we tried to be responsible travelers and a wise boy didn’t allow us. We, a group of campers, stopped to overnight in Shushi town in the unrecognised Nagorno Carabah region, between Armenia and Ajerbaidjan. It’s late evening. We are ... Read more >
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Tue, 22 Feb 2011 | By shaunbek | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry
The use of two languages presented several opportunities for misunderstanding. One of those situations occurred on a cold winter morning in the middle of nowhere. One icy February weekend, I decided to visit a fellow volunteer. His site was the last ... Read more >
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Mon, 21 Feb 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [1826]
1.) Who are you?
Hi, I'm Trish Sare. I started BikeHike 17 years ago because of my passion for travel,
active adventures and other cultures around the world. I left home on a 5 year
journey at 20, working my way around the world. I had ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | By dominic | Views [315] | Scholarship Entry
There is something about sailing the Caribbean for 5 days on a small, weather-beaten yacht out in the open ocean with a crazy German captain, a lack of life jackets and a bucket for a toilet that tends to bring people together, don't you think? It was ... Read more >
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Sat, 19 Feb 2011 | By jaysonbiadog | Views [432] | Scholarship Entry
I had a Remarkable RED RACING Big Adventure experience last 2007 Sept for 4 days. I am Ready for Free Red Racing in Speedzone Race Track. Qualifying all the way to Italy F1 track Red Racing last Nov 2007 and in every next 3 years. Almost half a million ... Read more >
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