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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By its_me_swatii | Views [403] | Scholarship Entry
I took notice of him in one of those scorching days, when heat from the sun had parched the earth. With coconuts hung on his bicycle crossbar; he peddled through the lane, bartering them to thirsty guts. I watched him intently as he stopped to rest under ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By planejanetravels | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry
Train Travelling in India sure has its ups and downs, the down part I got a big mouthful of in Allahabad but considering it was during the epic Kumbh Mela: A mass Hindu pilgrimage and the largest human gathering in the world with up to 70 million in ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By marwanee | Views [360] | Scholarship Entry
It was just a short moment of those days that experienced me most and long-lasting. A small bamboo hut on the top of the hill was where I spent and experienced the hill tribe ways of life. For more than 2 weeks on the hill with tribal folk and wild ... Read more >
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By wanderlustkiera | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 | By thechancepassenger | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry
As we decided on our weekend plans, an Indonesian colleague invited us over to his house to lend out his bicycles. I have been in Perth for a week on an on-site project; he has been here for a year or so on an expatriate assignment. We jumped into a ... Read more >
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Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By itsallhappening | Views [283] | Scholarship Entry
The crisp, cold air whistles through the crack of a window in Geza’s mini van as he turns down a hill in Szerencs, Hungary. Geza, despite not knowing English and me not knowing Hungarian, insists on driving me around his town and to the house where my ... Read more >
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 | By handfedsultanas | Views [300] | Scholarship Entry
It wasn’t until we got to the sultanas that I started to feel uneasy. The same way you feel uneasy when your token odd uncle hugs you for just a little too long. I watched him pick up the singular withered grape between his stumpy fingers, knowing all ... Read more >
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Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By oae | Views [377] | Scholarship Entry
Nearly immobilized by four layers of clothes topped with an apple-red "expedition weight" parka, I sat strapped into the nylon-webbing seat, knees jammed against those of the 6-foot guy opposite me, trying to pop my ears on the descent. For lack of windows, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 | By nomads-news | Views [3465] | Comments [12]
India, Iceland, Namibia...Oh my! The World Nomads Crew are currently away from their desks and have dusted off their fisherman pants for an adventure of a life time!
What are they doing on the road you ask?
Well, that parts a secret. ... Read more >
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By kahlan | Views [331] | Scholarship Entry
Refuge from the Mountain The motorcycle dance in the road built in the mountainside. Ragged and bent like a snake on it’s fleet, the motorcycle cannot go faster than a turtle’s run. A three minute peace and we ... Read more >
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Sat, 23 Mar 2013 | By darrahjoy | Views [1302] | Scholarship Entry
I first visited the Naschmarkt in Vienna, Austria when I was a little girl. My father's hand in mine, I made wide eyes at long octopus tentacles draped on beds of ice and the colorful vendors who gestured and called at the passersby, eager to make a sale ... Read more >
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 | By simonadventure | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry
Catching a moment Feet on the grass. Head on the ground. Eyes looking at the sky. My hand in his hand and lips sealed, with no words coming out, just thoughts humming in my head. The backyard of a monastery. The church was crowded, but, once we had made ... Read more >
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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 | By dishanoyonika | Views [404] | Scholarship Entry
Set 14,140 ft. above sea level, the winter frost loomed over a feeble sun above Nathula pass. It was a winter that held a promise to warm my heart despite the bitter cold. At 4°C, I felt the cold pierce through the layers of my warm fleeces as they ... Read more >
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Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By joziadventurer | Views [295] | Scholarship Entry
We arrived timeously at the prison gates. My two American friends were bubbling with excitement as the world of Leeuwkop Correctional Facility became real. Seasoned travelers have a knack of finding hidden corners to explore, places where even locals ... Read more >
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Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By chrissy | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry
I am sitting in my local airport which has a total of three gates, and none of that multiple terminal business. I got here 2 hours early for a security check that takes 10 minutes; not for lack of thoroughness but for lack of people. I am considering ... Read more >
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