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Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By kars | Views [394] | Scholarship Entry
Fang-Od lives up high in the Cordillera Mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines, a beautiful 90 year old woman whose job description is ‘The Last Female Tattoo Artist of Kalinga’. Fang-Od is the only living tattoo artist in Kalinga and with her, this ... Read more >
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Tue, 13 Mar 2012 | By jomarsadie | Views [875] | Scholarship Entry
A sea spirit, which can metamorphose into a giant,
fire-breathing turtle that dug great holes into mountains - this is how the
indigenous people of Zambales, Philippines would describe animatedly the majestic
Mount Pinatubo.
When it ... Read more >
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Tue, 13 Mar 2012 | By thehannamhustle | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry
I’ve jammed myself within the throbbing crowd. It’s pushing forward-the destination is beyond my line of sight. Cotton-candy colours, third world deformity, high street couture, pocket pinchers; a cattle crush of all humanity. This is why I travel. Partaking ... Read more >
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Mon, 12 Mar 2012 | By oystereyes | Views [249] | Scholarship Entry
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Sun, 11 Mar 2012 | By justinedejonge | Views [836] | Scholarship Entry
Mrs Fong's Hutong House A rickshaw sits beside a curb whispering for me; more words uttered than my driver. His eyes lead the way before he hunches over his handlebars to pedal through tight streets. The Hutongs demand and are ruled by these simpler ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By alinche | Views [429] | Scholarship Entry
There I was, in a very small Thai village... I was having a quarrel with myself : yes, I did consider an 'out-of-the beaten path' experience, but what exactly should I expect ?! I got only 1 day left - did I make the right choice ?! At some point, I realised ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By switters86 | Views [452] | Scholarship Entry
There is always something better about mom’s cooking. If I made the exact same thing and used the exact same recipe, she made it better. Brisket, matzo ball soup, knishes, there was something she added that I never did. It wasn’t until I moved to ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By jacktrot | Views [327] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
Mataji - The holy woman who I have chai with most mornings on the way to school. She blesses me, gives me a Tilaka - the mark on my forehead, and this morning gave me a Rakh - a red wristband made of threads of cotton. It is a symbol from Shiva that ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By kooju | Views [544] | Scholarship Entry
We had been stuck in the car for an hour trying to get into the little town of Totnes for late night Christmas shopping. The most frustrating part was the huge bus in front, completely obscuring the view ahead so that we had resort to moaning about ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By tuckers_trave1s | Views [423] | Scholarship Entry
In the Northern foothills of Laos, Luang Prabang is a quintessential Indochinese town. Sprawling with 19th century French architecture and Buddhist icons, it is the jewel of the Mekong. For 5 days in 2009, Deak Kum Pa on the outskirts of the town was ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By bec_bruce | Views [444] | Scholarship Entry
Dozens of tiny, grubby fingers snatch at the air like the tentacles of an anemone striking at passing prey. Shrill squeals of excitement escape through smiles that reveal decaying baby teeth. A small girl is hoisted onto the back of the truck, bewildered ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By thewanderer | Views [231] | Scholarship Entry
Nothing opens one's eyes like travelling. When you live in your own country, the world happens to be too small. It is difficult to even think about how other people's live and what they do, for instance, on a thursday night. Because you are used to your ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By fotochic | Views [303] | Scholarship Entry
After filling my belly with a delicious frijole, tortilla & plantain abundant dinner in the Petén of Guatemala, I met a young girl called Sonia. There was a connection made between her and I that no age or language barrier could break. I spoke very ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By brittapichler | Views [305] | Scholarship Entry
A lot of people think of travel as “holiday.” They want to be pampered. I like that too. However, relaxing is the small part; the big chunk is getting a new perspective. I never understood that until I left Los Angeles for ten months to live ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By trekker80 | Views [272] | Scholarship Entry
In 2008 I made my first trip out of home to the 'land of smiles' - Thailand. I was looking for a change in my life back in India and working from the age of 18 had tired me out. I needed a fresh career and I paused to think, what I had always dreamed ... Read more >
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