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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4916] | Comments [4]
Anna Zhu, winner of our Photography Scholarship is getting ready for Antarctica. She has received her Antarctica weather gear from Columbia which she had fun trying on in Sydney's mini heat wave. She has also chosen some new equipment from ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Sat, 23 Jun 2012 | By hanna | Views [3204] | Comments [1]
I don’t usually let fish nibble at my feet, but a visit to a local beauty parlour or hairdresser is always on my travel itinerary. While on assignment for Rough Guide at the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, I had time to kill between the Zoo closing ... Read more >
INDIA | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [2545]
Tuesday 24th August - Today we move on from Kochi to Coimbatore. This will be an overnight stopover for the early morning train up to Ooty. More on that later. We managed to ship our purchases to date off to the Philippines. That is an exercise ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By jd_trekker | Views [2302]
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 Up at 7:30 a.m. Packed gear. While others packed, wondered down to hostel café for an early caffeine kick. Left gear at hostel. Headed out for breakfast and morning trip to Arenal Volcano Observatory. Took a good 30 ... Read more >
Tags: arenal volcano, esterillos, interbus, jaco, playa, xandari resort
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By duende | Views [2289] | Comments [1]
When I hit the road for Brazil to unearth the various musical styles of this music-rich land I was already acquainted with a few musical styles such as Samba, Bossa Nova, Lambada, Capoeira and Xote. However, I knew the music of Brazil is as diverse and ... Read more >
Tags: brazilian music, forró, gonzaga
GUATEMALA | Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By coggos | Views [2281]
Semana Santa - Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras revisited.
It was a culture shock to return to Cancun after 3.5 weeks in Cuba but lovely to see Tamara before she returned to Australia. Finally went to the beach which is really an amazing ... Read more >
Tags: antigua, cenotes, chichen itza, guatemala, honduras, merida, mexico, semana santa, vallodolid
THAILAND | Fri, 19 Mar 2010 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [2016]
It’s a phenomena. There are people making their way across the corners of the earth wearing the most ridiculous, ugly, outlandish pants ever. Things they’re never be caught dead wearing at home. Yet, a good 70 percent of travelers (or more, in certain ... Read more >
Tags: fashion, travel pants
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 15 Jun 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [1929] | Video
Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, backpacking, budget travel, destination, inspiration, intrepid adventures, off the beaten track, shoestring travel, travel
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1882]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1655]
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 >
CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1550]
Santiago Sloths
The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 2 Mar 2015 | By jgreghenry | Views [1318]
Northern California’s Anderson Valley is a wine lover’s paradise. It’s more remote and less traveled than Napa and Sonoma, but still just 2 hours from San Francisco. The best introduction to the area is a slow-paced drive from one end ... Read more >
Tags: wine
UGANDA | Sun, 22 Jun 2014 | By steve_and_emma | Views [826]
With my birthday landing on the last teaching day of the academic year it seemed only fitting that we should go away for a treat weekend. Luckily on the last day of term school finishes at noon so I dashed home as soon as the children had been ... Read more >
THAILAND | Tue, 12 May 2009 | By rebecca_fardoe | Views [798]
Sunday 10th May 2009 So I remembered to set an alarm to get up at about 8am. This gave me time to have some breakfast at the hostel and wait for my pick up at about 9.30am. They pick everyone up from the different hostels and hotels and we meet at the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 28 Apr 2009 | By kjones | Views [791]
under a week to go now . it's hard to believe that this time next week i will be in Mumbai, trying to adjust to life in india and the heat. As much as I cant wait to get going, i also kind of dont want to leave edinburgh now and would like to stay.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 28 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [725]
Yesterday I wasn't in the mood for museums. I needed a break from endless selfies (mine included), audio programs, buckets begging for donations,etc Plus here in bath they aren't that original anyway(with the exception of the Roman Bath Museum, which ... Read more >
Tags: bath, fields
MOROCCO | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By anakuka | Views [724]
My husband decided to take me on a romantic weekend to Marrakech. I had been dreaming about it for years. As expected, as soon as we arrived to the riad, in a warm November morning, all the imagery that I had in my imagination about life in this part ... Read more >
Tags: exotic, noisy, people, souk, warm
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By pecosbiff | Views [693]
Wake as we stop and go for a cigarette in the corridor. A woman tells me it is 'Meenus 15' and I believe her as there is heaped snow or frost in the corner by the door. The sun is coming up on the snow and birch trees and it is a very long way from ... Read more >
Tags: snow! trains!
USA | Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [689]
This was to be a mini road tour compared with our USA road tour the previous year, with our final destination being New Orleans. After Graceland we headed through Tennessee and into the State of Mississippi, briefly entered Alabama and then re-entered ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Sun, 11 Oct 2015 | By pjandc | Views [612] | Comments [1]
Cold, wet and drizzly with overcast skies and low cloud cover. Sounds good? The weather finally caught up with us. Today was the day we were going to do the Grossglockner high alpine road but with -3 and snowing we decided against it. We headed out ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 14 Sep 2016 | By kirmily | Views [466]
There is always a beginning…
and there is always an end to every story. Luckily, we are at the very beginning of our story. We have had a crazy week, culminating in a Bon Voyage Berfday Bonanza on Saturday. We are so ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 14 Jul 2016 | By europe2013 | Views [377]
Had a lazy morning - I went for an early swim on the beach and was the only one in water as far as I could see, and very few on the beach. Left for Orlando and the trip took longer than expected - it appears the GPS is not the only dodgy directional ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By gwendolynalley | Views [318]
It starts with fish, fresh ahi tuna to be precise. And it starts with a whisper:
“Did you hear the tuna boat is in town this weekend?”
This tuna comes from the ocean that I see each day when I walk along the beach—the Pacific ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By jwick | Views [230]
Yes, I'm pretty nervous about this trip to Greece. I'm sitting on the couch in the kitchen with my coffee, about 6:30AM, doing a little research on travel to Europe. We are leaving in less than 2 weeks! We just got back from staying at the cabin ... Read more >
Tags: still home
USA | Sun, 24 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [215]
Dim, crumbling pavement
Frogs unseen, car horns
The mundane, now fun