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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By overland | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry
One thing about food that I have learned in my african travels is that it is impolite, to say the least, to eat in front of other people without first inviting everybody around to share your meal. Unless I am sitting in a crowded restaurant I will always ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By 2012travelwritingscholarship | Views [106] | Scholarship Entry
With the flick of a switch somewhere in downtown Managua the nightly power cut begins and I suddenly became a slave to my heightened sense of smell. In the faltering city lights I could still make out the afterglow of the bakery with its 70’s style façade, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By sandtea | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry
When I arrived at the airport of Bamako, the policeman at the control gate was a bit surprised: what was that strange sort of white pinnacle I had in my bag? I assured him that it wasn't any drug, and that he could taste it if he wanted to. The “white ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By kascafokus | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
When began adventure, we must conviction for discovering news thing should have been since early. Although it is very tiring the course of that, but it will give a lesson and memories . That 's what 's happening to me when i travel to dieng , wonosobo, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By minelimcaoco | Views [97] | Scholarship Entry
It's early in the morning and the sun is shining bright and happy while the cool air lightly brushes through my body. With closed eyes, I tilt my head and soak into the gracious source of light. I smile and breathe. "It's a good life", I think to myself.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ceris | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry
Gourmand: lover of food. As a child I sat nose pressed to the screen gazing at Beauty and the Beast. Napkins pirouetted, dishes danced, and through salt confetti, the message came: ‘We can sing! We can dance! After all miss, this is France! And a dinner ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By saturnia | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry
My train leaves at half past five in the afternoon. I pack my bags and plan the next visit to another remote part of the country. Trains have always been my passion. I arrive at the small train station in Tirgu Mures just in time to buy the ticket and ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stevend15 | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry
My friends and I quite literally ‘gave back on the road’ last year, whilst we were travelling around the famous loop in central Laos. At the end of day one, which had involved numerous breakdowns and accidents, we were exhausted. We had spent the morning ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By crosivack | Views [130] | Scholarship Entry
Before traveling to St. Petersburg, I had heard many Cold War- and pop culture-generated rumors about Russian culture: the weather is cold, the people are cold, and the vodka flows freely, to name a few. Bottles lining the shelves of every corner market ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By rosierussell | Views [101] | Scholarship Entry
Crossing a street in rural China is never easy, especially with half a million people living in the area. You wait for the cars, but act like the motorbikes aren’t there. Keep walking at the same pace, and they’ll just swerve around you. It takes confidence.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By tahiraf | Views [305] | Scholarship Entry
I was 15 and travelling with my father for the first time in his native country, Pakistan, when I discovered food as a key to culture. In any country where the culture is distinct from your own it is easy to feel that all eyes are on you, yet I'm certain ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By edkocsis | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
A call arrived, which informed me of a chance to participate in a Youth exchange program with around 30 participants from all different countries in Oxford, England. That is how me and 4 of my friends got on the plane, and off we went to the great unknown, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By laurawoodward | Views [129] | Scholarship Entry
It's not often that a local in Myanmar beckons you over and asks if you speak English. Chit works in a guesthouse in Yangon and was reading a poor online review based on a supposedly sub-par cocktail and confusion over money exchange. She wanted my help ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By mocktravels | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry
During a trip to Iran, I decided to see a 1000 year-old fortress. I was excited to learn about the rich Persian history, but realized that I had not signed up for a historical tour but a party. I arrived at the bus stop at 5 am ready to sleep for the ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By smth_that | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry
That evening in July the air was full of buzz of mosquitoes and glowing with reddish sunset. The infinite hills of the Buryat steppe, burned by the sun, spanned in all directions up to the horizon. I took a deep breath of astringent air and decided to ... Read more >
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