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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By pablovander | Views [341] | Scholarship Entry
I saw Brussels for the second time not long after I left my house in Valencia, where I had lived with these two Belgians that reminded me how lucky I had always been. But that is another story. Second opportunities are not usual when travelling. It was ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kopasetic | Views [341] | Scholarship Entry
Errant Arrogance “Do they even have Black people in North Korea?” “I dunno.” I thought about it. “My father and uncle were here during the war, but that was fifty years ago. I can’t imagine it’s high up on the tourist trail considering how difficult ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By cassidyduran | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry
The front desk is the beginning of the end, where the receptionist is all too enthusiastic about signing me up for certain death. AJ Hackett runs the bungy scene down here in Queenstown; the sport’s pioneers are both the home and heart of the art of bungy.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By bopeep | Views [242] | Scholarship Entry
“Sawat-dee-kah…” (Hello) says the lady at a gritty marketplace in Thailand. She was making Sam Tan, a local Thai salad made of fresh green papayas, coriander, red chilli, spring onions and lemon juice for dressing. She puts them all in one big mortar ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By louwissa | Views [424] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
We were squeezed against each other, my hands gripping the backrest of grimy bus seats – one in front of me and another across the aisle. I never thought I had the talent of a contortionist but there I was. ‘Packed like a can of sardines’ – whoever invented ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By ash-ley | Views [353] | Scholarship Entry
The men warily shuffle over making room for my backpacking butt to sit and enjoy the show. Why we are seated here, I’m not really sure, but looking out into the mass crowd of curious brown faces, I realize this is really the only spot left. As everyone ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By newzealandadventures | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
“In a few minutes we should be at the top”, Leonie shouts. She is 20 meters ahead of me. For over three hours we are on our way at the Tongariro Crossing on the North Island, New Zealand. The weather is perfect. Sunny 25 degrees, soft breeze. The first ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By donnapcrilly | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
My dad pulled up to an ATM. Behind it was a pile of rubble where a bank used to be. He hopped out of his Ford F150 and took out a couple hundred dollars for gas. After Hurricane Katrina, it was better to have cash than to rely on credit. “Money’s tight,” ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By piusen | Views [189] | Scholarship Entry
What binds together holy men, Harley Davidsons, thermal plants and Blackberry-toting farmers? Look no further than the golden alphonso. “Have you come about the mangoes?” asks Mohammad Iqbal. It’s uncanny how everyone here seems to sense that my presence ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By dekdestroy | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry
Pedal in motion. Commotion. As I drove by the valley, the beasts of Kathmandu is steering, wheeling in all directions. I became an underdog in a massive battalion of roaring machines. Traffic lights became optional. As I gauged myself to turn right ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By naijatreks | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry
It was 6:30pm and I heard the Sun knock on my bamboo door. She was on her way back home and wanted to say goodnight to her dear friend, who was visiting Soku Island for the first time. “Just a minute,” I muttered while loosening the latch on my rickety ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By petualangankornelius | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry
Real Story Kiluan Gulf - Gulf of kiluan located in Pekon, Kelumbayan District, Regency of Tanggamus, South Lampung, Sumatra Indonesia. Many people would say just KILUAN. Lampung Kiluan bay is famous for dolphin migration type bottle mouth. Almost every ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By relaxafterhour | Views [143] | Scholarship Entry
It is 7 in the morning while I appear from the house,finding terracotta bowl in the terrace.It is full of rain drop from the heavy rain last night.Washing off face is the best way to celebrate a cold morning,a typical tropical country. It is an escape ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By its_me_swatii | Views [375] | 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 jackie_travels | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry
I didn't have a note to leave in the Wall, but I touched it anyway. Almost immediately a stranger's elbow was in the back of my neck. A sandal rubbed against the blister on my heel. I tried to focus on the solemnity of the moment, the fact that I was ... Read more >
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