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COSTA RICA | Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [25451] | Comments [3]
Costa Rica is one of the prettiest countries you can visit, full of exceptional wildlife, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. However, always remember that to be a responsible tourist there are some Do’s and Don’ts you should follow. Do: Do ... Read more >
Tags: costa rica, culture, responsible travel, travel tips
PERU | Wed, 4 Jan 2012 | By sally-annephillips | Views [6524] | Comments [1] | Video
New Year’s Eve In Lima New Year’s Eve in Lima is all about yellow. Yellow leis, hats, 2012 glasses, undies, t-shirts, are all available in shops and street stalls, all yellow, ready for New Year’s Eve. There is also a tradition of burning effigies ... Read more >
Tags: beach, customs, festival, lima, peru, south america, travel
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 3 Apr 2014 | By steve10988 | Views [1528]
Pet industry's graph has seen a vertical rise in the past few years; 2010, alone, saw over $47 billion spent on pet related products and services. It is no surprise that these hotels have seen a ballistic bloom in past few years with more and more people ... Read more >
Tags: hotels with pets, pet accomodation, pet friendly hotels, pets in hotels, travel with pets
PERU | Fri, 21 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1164]
It rained
hard all night long but Moises thought we should still be able to see some
birds this morning. We towed two
small fiberglass canoes upstream to a beautiful lake and he was right. It was cool and cloudy and the birds
were very ... Read more >
PERU | Tue, 8 Jan 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1112]
Today
was the most exciting day of my time in Peru. I visited Machu Picchu! I woke up
at 4:00 AM, packed up, and went down to the restaurant for breakfast. I had
pancakes, but there was no syrup. It reminds me of cereal with no milk ... Read more >
Tags: monuments
CHINA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [1093]
I have just been travelling with two lovely Dutch girls –
Judith and Marjolein (I had to call her May) they were great fun to be around
and not just for their keen sense of humour but also it was a chance to observe
how two gorgeous 20 something girls ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Mon, 27 Jul 2009 | By princesscheryljw | Views [941] | Video
Initially we should be witnessing the miracle sunrise moment on top of Mt.Batur, but due to last minute decision and not enough rest (too much Bintang beer the night before...) we gave up the plan. Actually we didn't bring the appropriate shoes as well, ... Read more >
Tags: attraction, bali, kintamani, sunrise, trekking
COSTA RICA | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [895] | Comments [2]
¿Cómo se logra conciliar el sueño en una noche como esta? Aún si no tuviera una infalible estrategia para evitar el jet lag, es inevitable desconfiar del despertador, del celular, del reloj biológico, y uno termina rodando sudoroso entre las cobijas, ... Read more >
Tags: despedida fiesta agradecimiento
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By drmitch | Views [879]
It was Easter and time for a good break. I headed back over to Wiltshire to join my friend, Anna, for a long weekend of exploring the 'local' sites. We started with a trip to Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, the place where Cheddar Cheese was first matured ... Read more >
Tags: cheddar gorge, cheddar man, cheese, tramping, wine
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 15 Sep 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [835]
Disappointed in myself that I’ve written nothing of late, I decided to give myself something to write about: a journey to the world’s most beautiful island. Every year for my birthday I like to shout myself a journey to someplace special.... Read more >
USA | Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By annanderson | Views [817]
We just saw the eye-opening movie, "Waiting for Superman." We were also given $15 gift cards to donate to any school or project that we especially liked. The teachers, students, & projects are so inspirational AND giving is so much ... Read more >
Tags: education, educational projects, learning, students, us schools
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 7 Jul 2010 | By drmitch | Views [816]
Of course it can't be all fun and games over here. Although this is a travel journal I do occasionally have to do some work to fund further trips. Luckily this short vet is able to pick and choose from quite a few jobs around the country as people are ... Read more >
Tags: beach, brighton, surf
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 5 Jan 2011 | By bparrish | Views [810]
Well today we took the disney MTR and arrived in mickey and minnie wonderland! The disney resort is amazing and a nice place to spend the last couple of days of our holidays. Although I could see roger getting hives when they asked him during check ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [766]
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 >
COLOMBIA | Fri, 2 Mar 2012 | By jenc_13 | Views [762]
OK I kind of want to scream right now......having just spent an hour trying to catch up on a week of activities, the entire entry got wiped so now I have to start over......sigh. And obviously Version 1 was much more witty and interesting. Anyway.... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By rainy_season | Views [700]
Makassar, then I landed in this city that’s located in the south of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. It’s the 7th city I visited since I decided to leave my hometown and my beloved family when I was 18.
Do 7 cities satisfy me? Of course ... Read more >
EGYPT | Sun, 3 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [593] | Comments [2]
I
have finally made it to Ethiopia after being stuck in Cairo for two days. With only two hours of sleep in about a
36-hour period, I had the opportunity to experience being at the mercy of the
KLM airport ground crew at 1:30 am. Being a transferring ... Read more >
JAPAN | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 | By spongey | Views [574]
ive come to the conclusion that i dont have the time (or money) to comment all my photos like i usually do. least it will give you something to ask me about upon my arrival at home. also for the first time since i started this i have multiple entries ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
NICARAGUA | Sat, 20 Jul 2002 | By tinamurty | Views [542]
I memorized all English-language warnings before I left. Keep your important documents in a money belt close to your body. Bring change so you don’t have to pull out a large bill. Don’t wear jewelry or nice clothing.... Read more >
Tags: central america, child labor, nicaragua, poverty, shoeshine boy
VIETNAM | Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [519]
An early(-ish) start was had today as we had to make it to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in the AM before they closed up at 10.30am. We walked there (no doubling back required - yay!) and walked around the complex to queue (an epic and windy line) then ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [460]
We got away from Niagara Falls fairly early for the longest (driving) leg of our journey 758 km (using the gps) and had little trouble on the way. Found out that speed limits mean very little in the usa. 65 mph = 85 mph (minimum), so we made the trip ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [442]
Adrian got up early ready to take on the mounatin in 1 day when most spend 2 or 3 days with a staop at the base camp but his challenge didn't come to fruition as the rain set in and the guide didn't show u until hours later to organise it anothe day. ... Read more >
THAILAND | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By zeljko-jasna | Views [417]
thailand
RWANDA | Wed, 23 Jul 2014 | By shaz | Views [383]
I have only been to Ruhengeri for the gorillas about 13 years ago and I was so excited to be going back to Rwanda. I flew into Kigali and we started the tour the following day at 5am. We headed for Akagera National Park and I was not disappointed. The ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By mika_theroadrider | Views [331] | Scholarship Entry
So … here I finally go – holding my inter-rail ticket for a month. Goal – travel as much as I can through the old continent. 1000 Euro, a tent and a 20 kg backpack with a copy of the book ‘On the Road’ written by J. Kerouac in it, with me. So many ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012