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Bolivia - La Paz to Uyuni

BOLIVIA | Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [5761]

As we were in the taxi to the bus terminal in La Paz I noticed something funny about the "hippy" bag I had bought. It had a quite large hole in the side, and not the type of hole you get from overuse. It was a very precise cut designed to allow ... Read more >

Tags: attempted robbery, bolivian army, dogs, marching band, train

Arthurian Tales

UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 26 Mar 2006 | By stowaway | Views [4359] | Comments [2]

So here I am, driving a tiny little gold-coloured hired Fiat Punto down south down the west coast of England... The Cornish coastline is really nice, so I took all the small back roads to follow the coastline down south towards Lands end. The roads ... Read more >

Tags: cornwall, dodgy brothers, england, king arthur, merlin, on the road, round table, tintagel, tree tunnel

Biking in and around Chachapoyas Peru

PERU | Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By kim-bloomfield | Views [4276]

Chachapoyas is a small village in the northern highlands of Peru.  Chachapoyas means "people of the clouds" in the ancient language.  Some of the people still dress in the traditional form.  Colorful layered skirts and blouses for the women ... Read more >

Tags: biking

3 Days in Paradise

ECUADOR | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By lani | Views [3832] | Comments [4]

Isla Isabela is a place here in Galápagos that was recommended to me by many travellers as a nice place to visit, so I booked a 3 day trip to see what it was like. I had high expectations, which were exceeded completely! This has been my favourite place ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Bad Windsheim

GERMANY | Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3337]

Another day on my adventures in Europe has passed. I woke up at about 7:30 and washed up. Breakfast wouldn't be ready until 8:00 and Ashley wasn't up yet, so I waited around. I had a yogurt, a bowl of cereal, and a cup of tea. Ashley and her classmates ... Read more >

Some impressions about Australia

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [2857]

For a long time, Tiffany has been insisting me to write what are the things that, under my foreigner point of view, have called my attention in our Australian experience so far.   I have been delaying the writing of this post for ... Read more >

Tribulations of a swiss guy

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 3 Aug 2007 | By ambassador | Views [2316]

"What should simply have been backpacking across Asia, became cycling through Tibet and the Himalayas. I was aiming for Japan, and I'm now heading Down Under to drive a crazy van from Darwin to Perth. But as I read somewhere, you're not doing ... Read more >

Tags: ambassador van, friends, road trip

Chiang Mai...Back to Bangkok...Live long and prosper!

THAILAND | Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By jeffbrad | Views [1931] | Comments [3]

Don't worry the title will all become clear near the end....Read on Mon 27th Jul - Continuing on from my last posting from here....Need to get on with some activities or the days ... Read more >

The Iguazu falls

ARGENTINA | Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [1706] | Comments [4]

Hi everyone, We have spent the past three days travelling to, and exploring the Iguazu falls - the spectacular waterfalls that form the triple border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay (see map below). We reconvened with Louise and Vanessa in Foz ... Read more >

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1657]

After two days sitting comfortably in Newcastle the weather was looking a lot better.  I made a decision to give up rough weather unless i get caught out there unexpectedly. with my new philosophy on cruising being that i dont have plans, i dont ... Read more >

Turkey, Part 1: Istanbul.

TURKEY | Sun, 3 May 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [1634]

Arriving in Istanbul at 2am, after a long stop in a boring Frankfurt airport and a full day of travelling, all I wanted was to get to my hostel and fall into bed. I knew this was going to be a flying visit of Turkey, so I wanted to make the ... Read more >

I'm a Mzungu!

KENYA | Mon, 26 Sep 2011 | By klnjaa | Views [1435]

There is so much to catch up on I hardly know where to begin. Last friday we spent in Nairobi, we toured the Nairobi National Museum first. It was neat. It had rooms of artwork, photographs and one of the largest evolution exhibits around! We ... Read more >

Climbing Fuji-san : The Way Up

JAPAN | Wed, 21 Jul 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1306]

Our bus arrived at Fuji-san at 5 o'clock in the morning.  We piled off the bus, stowed our additional gear in lockers, bought our ultra-cool walking sticks and started our climb. Here's a view from the parking lot.  The sunrise was gorgeous, ... Read more >

Lé volcan là Péte!!!!!

REUNION | Thu, 5 Apr 2007 | By evagore | Views [1285]

El Piton de la Fournaise esta de guerra otra vez. Des de que vine este curso es la tercera erupción. Esta vez es la más violenta. Las explosiones de lava llegan a más de tres metros de altura. La atmosfera está muy rara. Por lo que se ve las concentraciones ... Read more >

Tags: Sorpresas te da la vida

Two Rainy Days in Martinborough

NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 6 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [992]

Martinborough is a little Kiwi town   an hour east of Wellington over a winding mountain road surrounded by vineyards,   olive groves, sheep pastures, and a wild Pacific coastline. The town was laid out by an Irish settler named Martin in the 1800’s ... Read more >

The hidden oasis of the Deccan

INDIA | Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By travelling_noodles | Views [909]

I wouldn't call myself a traveler but I do love travelling. Its a about seeing new places and having a feeling of done that. Having this eirie sense of being part of something bigger, something that was discovered or made by someone so much more talented ... Read more >

Tags: dam, ethipotala falls, hyderabad, india, nagarjuna sagar, table formations, water fall

Italy - The North

ITALY | Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [831]

September 30th Today was our planned day off to catch up on things, have a more relaxing day and plan our coming weeks of our trip. We woke to a beautiful morning to find ourselves surrounded by massive mountains and the orange sun rise kissing the ... Read more >

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [776]

I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period).  And after ... Read more >

day 6 - ice skating

FRANCE | Sun, 2 Dec 2007 | By anabobana | Views [676]

its sunday morning now and im writing my blog from yesterday a little bit late because we ended up mucking around and having a few drinks last night so didn't have time to write blog ... woke up early yest morning because breakfast is from 730 - 9  ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Happy in Hue

VIETNAM | Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [643]

So...the sleeping bus was an experience. Filled all the seats up then the aisles were chocka block with local peeps sleeping on bamboo mats too! both of us managed a few hours sleep though. Carried our packs along Le Loi until we found our accomodation.... Read more >

Alms for the monks

LAOS | Fri, 1 Jan 2016 | By sweetcheeks03 | Views [640]

5 am comes very early when you are determined to stay up till 12. Still on California time I stayed up even later, adrenaline and lack of sleepiness keeping me wide awake, but I was not about to miss the next day's events. We awoke before the morning ... Read more >

Tags: alms, laos, mekong river, monks, morning market, silk worms, sunrise

Australia part 1: Sydney - Melbourne

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [536]

Well, been here almost 2 weeks and already done so much!  After being ill at home for 2 weeks, developing sinusitis and worrying if I'd be able to fly, I arrived bang on time in Sydney on NYE, went to stay in Normanhurst, a suburb of Sydney, courtesy ... Read more >

Adventure Week!

NORWAY | Mon, 19 Oct 2015 | By brandonborn | Views [483]

October 17, 2015   Adventure week,     Exploring Norway with friends and a camera make for some insane memories. This week I saw some of the most famous fjords in this section of Norway, as well as seeing the popular Trollstigen ... Read more >

The royal farewell dinner

USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [388]

Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine.  We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake.  After finding our comfiest ... Read more >

Cosmic Flow

USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [328] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

 

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