Destination: France

Painting Paris Black

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By veyselomersabanci | Views [138] | Scholarship Entry

It was my second day in the city that is so big, you wouldn't be able to see %5 of it in seven days. Paris! That day, our spot was the enormously big, metal thing known as Eiffel Tower. Everybody was so excited, gathered together like a bunch of cute ... Read more >

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Alpine Waves and Grassy Beaches

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By sdkielbasa | Views [95] | Scholarship Entry

For about an hour and a half we hiked along a forested trail that wound its way around the belly of the mountain. When we emerged onto a plateau, we could see behind us fragments of the high, snow-drenched Alps; through a trick of distance they looked ... Read more >

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Eyeball

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By karinaseyeball | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry

Everyone has the same dream when we are kids. About flying through the sky, discovering and conquering all over the world. Being Erasmus in the center of Europe, I discovered my Greek friends looking for coffee places and relax. Others were trying to ... Read more >

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The Art of Bread

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By santiago_nocera | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry

The tour group consisted of a family from Miami and myself, and we followed our guide Ariane like ducklings through the Saint Germain streets. Ariane, spilling with the knowledge of a true local, took us to chocolatiers and bakeries throughout the neighborhood.... Read more >

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Photos: other

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By howdeep | Photo Gallery

Dalloyau

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By ilseosan | Views [154] | Scholarship Entry

I've recently went for the first time to Europe with my family. We had 6 countries and 8 cities to wonder in 14 days. One of them was the city of love, Paris. One of our missions was to walk around the city, so we truly get to know places around Paris, ... Read more >

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Colombian girl travels to Europe, alone.

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By linalalinde | Views [132] | Scholarship Entry

By everyone, see you in a year -I think with a big smile on my face- I’m out. It's 2010. I leave Medellin and arrive in Bogotá, all good. An hour later, I get on a huge plane. Everything looks really interesting, good looking French flight attendants, ... Read more >

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Paris Race

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By adihagi | Views [111] | Scholarship Entry

"So you never placed a bet" I asked her. "No" she said "So let's forget about getting on top of the Eiffel Tour and let's go to Auteuil and put our money on a horse". "Ok" and she looked at me with thoese blue eyes like they were begging for adventure.... Read more >

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Serious confession to yourself

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By gobeyond | Views [104] | Scholarship Entry

Last summer when I was working in France for "au-pair" (nanny) for a wonderful family I get a chance to discover Paris and "être Parisien" with "Bonjour", "croissant" and "merci" every day - all museums, parks, universities and French chic. Amazing? Yes! ... Read more >

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Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By shantitravels | Views [94] | Scholarship Entry

A town of two palaces Saint-Jean-de-Luz is famous for being the place where Louis XIV married Maria Theresa, the Infanta of Spain. Therefore, there are three main places of attraction: the house he stayed in; the house she stayed in; and the church where ... Read more >

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Music for a weery way

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By lilicool | Views [152] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

By this stage I had been walking for 5 weeks, and I was amazed how quickly I got used to the pilgrim's routine: arrive in a town, find out where to get my credential stamped, a quick glance around the church, so often deserted. A break with coffee and ... Read more >

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To My Paris

Sun, 24 May 2015 | By promontory | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry

I visited Paris about five years ago as a backpacker . All by myself, I contemplated the Champs Elysées with my mind wondering through all kinds of places and times for a hole day. It was inspiring! More than I imagined. As a writer we must travel, ... Read more >

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Fourvière, Lyon

Sun, 24 May 2015 | By theinternationalwhisperer | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry

During my 3 day break to Lyon, France I desperately wanted to find something special to add a streak of class and culture to my unabashed shopping trip. I scoured tourist leaflets and maps and eventually plucked up my courage to ask the staff at reception ... Read more >

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Stes. Marie de la Mer

Sun, 24 May 2015 | By mjhardesty | Views [97] | Scholarship Entry

The South of France holds a special kind of magic that only areas along the jewel that is the Mediterranean can hold. After traveling around the major cities of Provence, I decided to drive a little farther, indulging my desire for the countryside. ... Read more >

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Paris Hilton & The Danish DJ

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By brazencandour | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry

When I was 15, my mother sent me to Paris on account of I was 'too naughty to stay in Sydney.' And so I went : me, my curly red hair, pimples, private girls school eating disorder and 35 kg suitcase got on a big bloody plane to one of the most magical ... Read more >

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