Destination: France

Photos: Marseille

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By carwynjones | Photo Gallery

The Whistler of Marseille

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By carwynjones | Views [322] | Scholarship Entry

Ça bouge! is the cry of Marseille. It translates as ‘It moves!’ - perfect for this city of real contrasts that does just that. But no one’s told the colony of cats lazing in the soft evening sun on an anonymous church wall in Le Panier, the oldest part ... Read more >

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Snowy mountains adventure

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By tinaherceg | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

If you ask people, what is your favourite time of the year, most of them will say Christmas time! And it is true! Everything is so peacefull and the atmosphere is gorgeous! But when Christmas time ends, people are come back to their regular responsibilites ... Read more >

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Wandering Through Paris

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By nicoyarose | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry

I had a love affair in Paris. During my 10 day visit to the city, I visited all the sites that the guidebook says to visit. The best day from that trip is the one that started out as the worst. I'd just spent 2 days in bed at the hotel due to a harsh ... Read more >

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Looking through a magnifying glass

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By ndroamer | Views [77] | Scholarship Entry

The bus drowsily came to a halt. As I alighted, a gentle breeze gusted at me, carrying with it hints of salt and a promise of more bracing slaps in the face during the day. It was the first relatively warm Bienvenue after my wearing journey through the ... Read more >

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Mont St Michel

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By hexbomb | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry

My brother, marathon runner, raced to the top of Mont St Michel. I barely made it up the first steep winding alleyway before I had to stop and lean on an old stone wall, completely out of breath. We had found Mont St Michel very much by accident. My family ... Read more >

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Easter Vigil at the Sacré Coeur

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By spartandaph | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

It had been ten months since I had moved to Paris and I was beginning to feel worn down by the city's crowds, pollution and general noise. Back home in Michigan, my very Catholic parents and brothers were spending Easter weekend as they always did: Saturday ... Read more >

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Subway Shortcomings

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By planlikeamother | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry

I live in a city where the public transportation is underutilized and a car is the way to go. When I travel I usually try my best to look like a local. I look at the maps of the city, restaurants, safe areas (low crime rate) in the city to make sure that ... Read more >

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Mystery of Progress

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By ytolun | Views [155] | Scholarship Entry

“You can’t see everything in Louvre” Those were the words that echoed in my mind as I tirelessly walked in the biggest museum I have ever visited. Kathy, my Canadian friend that I’ve met at the hostel, said those exact words to me days ago, yet I didn’t ... Read more >

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YOPO (You only Poitiers Once)

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By misshamburglar | Views [135] | Scholarship Entry

My study abroad experience in Poitiers, France taught me a lot of valuable lessons. The first lesson I learned was that I hated small towns. I'm from Los Angeles, the land of traffic, smog, and dogs that fit in purses. Small towns are the equivalent of ... Read more >

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The local way

Wed, 20 May 2015 | By natbrunoli | Views [196] | Scholarship Entry

'Allo mademoiselle.' I was in humid, sunny Nice for one reason only. 'Un billet pour… um, the boat…to St Tropez? S’il vous plaît.' St Tropez! the diamond of the French Riviera! where I’d drink champagne I couldn’t afford! lay beachside on my own ... Read more >

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A Man and His Boat

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By dbroc | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry

As my partner and I were on a quest to find the best international graduate school for him, in effect a decision that would shape the next two years of our lives, we thought what better way to discover Europe than by hitting the open road. This all too ... Read more >

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D-Day Beaches Tour

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By takoye | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

I like France, but the wild one, not touristic Paris, though the city is really interesting and amazing. French villages and little cozy towns, its citizens and their life seem to me more attractive. I wanted to tell you about one episode of my last summer ... Read more >

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Beat Your Fears by Travels!

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By serhats | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry

I was selected to take a study period as exchange student at a Parisian University which was the INALCO. That was a chance for me to explore deep France. I was going to perfect my French by native French speakers as I was dreaming. But When I arrived ... Read more >

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A Castle on a Hill

Mon, 18 May 2015 | By misscaileyanne | Views [85] | Scholarship Entry

I came huffing up the hill, hearing nothing but the clattering of plates of nearby restaurants and the distant murmur of American retiree tourists searching for a funicular. As I smelled the salt of the port city and imbibed the sun, I remembered what ... Read more >

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