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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By medha | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
“Are you by yourself?” is a question often asked when I travel. While I reply in the affirmative, a silent answer responds internally that I am not alone, but thousands of fellow travelers are with me. So are the beautiful nature and the enormous architectural ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By scrabbyknees | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry
Mount Merapi is an iconic landmark of Indonesia, claimed by many to be one of the most scenic spots within Southeast Asia. In 2010, Mount Merapi erupted, destroying complete villages and leaving many homeless. Armed with nothing but a small backpack ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By melanie_jane_vanzyl | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
Scents of the 1900’s, tinged with marvel, mingle with the faint trace of urine in one of the 245 stations littered across Paris before a dark pit of stairs explodes in a flurry of foreheads, coats and boots. Parisian society and ardent tourists alike ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By inkribbon | Views [361] | Scholarship Entry
Squatting women embroider under makeshift shelters, a tribe of Buddy Holly impersonators, huge glasses pinch their noses, each is linked to their work by a needle and umbilical cord of thread. A gaggle forms, a jangling phalanx of China-red headdresses, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By storybee | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
“Use your enemy to catch the snake”. Painted onto a wall near jaws corner, the peeling words could have been there for as many hundreds of years as the city itself. The words are on a wall in Stone Town, Zanzibar. A protected UNNESCO World Heritage ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By veragoesgallivanting | Views [330] | Scholarship Entry
The midmorning heat greets me as I step off the van and into the pier. We join other travelers, faces and shoulders tanned and red from too much sun exposure. A stocky man in a sleeveless shirt ran to meet our group and hastily distributed round green ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By scribblings | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry
I revaluated my decision of hailing a rickshaw on a Sunday morning in search of a “spontaneous”, “romantic” breakfast, and landing in this unfamiliar yet spectacular location. I approached the counter cautiously. A short and stocky man stood behind ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By sreesha | Views [427] | Scholarship Entry
As I bite into a crumbly Pastai Cennin (Leek Pastry), my senses try to make instant judgements of the Welsh life. The pungent aroma of fresh sage intertwines with a moistened eggy pastry to only give way to the crunch, of crispy smoked bacon that ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By travellingjim | Views [145] | Scholarship Entry
As the catamaran approached the tiny island of Kuata a small ramshackle wooden boat came alongside and those with destination Kuata had to clamber aboard. Diesel fumes, squeaking benches and a pool of brown oily water on the bottom of the boat welcomed ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By madevi | Views [4717] | Scholarship Entry
There it is again. A rustle in the dark. My eyes spring open onto blackness. It isn’t the sound of rats - the scurrying of little feet on the aged floorboards - nor the careful steps of the gecko moving along the roof beams. This is a heavy sound, something ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By yim | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry
Thai hill tribes delivered me a unique perspective on how conscious western people are. Thai hill tribes practice a unique communication and awareness with many levels of consciousness. Constantly seeing the adventure, gratitude and unique potential of ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By springroll | Views [146] | Scholarship Entry
When I was in Philippines, one detail seemed to me quite strange. All available surfaces were covered with stickers: no helmet - no travel, no ticket - no entry and even no customer - no TV in the karaoke bar. Of course, the rules themselves are rather ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By findmorgana | Views [282] | Scholarship Entry
From the boat, I can barely see Boca Manu in the mist. Slate coloured and slung low, the cloud stretches like a blanket, tucking the village into the jungle. We slip downstream, a mess of mammoth leaves streaking the banks, occasionally pierced by the ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By lindsaysimo09 | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
As the sunlight gleamed across the water of the rice terraces and a cool breeze hit my neck, tears slid down my face as I sat dangling my feet off of the bungalow porch. I stared at the luminous mountains in front of me. The buffalo that was hard at work ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By becfrolics | Views [570] | Scholarship Entry
There's much to be said for a culture that considers congealed blood a breakfast food. I pushed my cornflakes to the side with poorly cloaked reluctance, pulling a white plate of smeared grease and suety black patties toward me. It was the first of many ... Read more >
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