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Photos on Assignment: Walid Shares his Photos from South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA | Sun, 19 Feb 2012 | By scholarships | Views [16512] | Comments [1]

In January, Walid Rashid joined National Geographic photographer, Jason Edwards, on assignment in South Africa as the winner of our 2011 Travel Photography Scholarship . They embarked on an 8-day trip with G Adventures , to photograph the ... Read more >

2009 Travel Photography Scholarship: Anna Zhu Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime.

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4925] | 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 >

My South-African Friends Visit Moscow!! Day 1

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Tue, 13 Nov 2012 | By treefrog | Views [2547]

Moscow is filled with churches with onion domes Day 1 I was so excited that two of my South-African friends were coming to visit me in Moscow!!!! They arrived early morning in late October and made their way to my small flat in ... Read more >

Tags: janaline smalman, moscow, photography, red square, russia, st basils cathedral, travel

NEPAL - PLANNING AND PACKING

NEPAL | Tue, 10 May 2011 | By jelena3hr | Views [2098]

It was my first time Nepal, and all I was thinking : „I better bring it all with me, maybe I won't be able to get it over there.“ It's definitely not the way of doing it. Although Nepal isn't economically the richest country in the world, Katmandu ... Read more >

Tags: booking, nepal, packing list, vaccinations

De Peru a Colombia :: From Peru to Colombia

ECUADOR | Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By jorge_tote | Views [1991]

Hola, 22 de Agosto, 2009 Mira fotos de esta historia en http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=116042&id=540426393&l=47d717615b Desde Lima hasta mi ciudad natal, Manizales, donde me encuentro actualmente fue ... Read more >

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1660]

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 >

Seeds of Change

SOUTH AFRICA | Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [1659] | Comments [1]

It has begun. Little by little, the youth of Askham, a tiny village in the South African Kalahari, are making a difference not only in their community but also in themselves. In just a couple short weeks, we have started preparations for a massive food ... Read more >

Hay uno solamente...

ECUADOR | Tue, 6 Sep 2011 | By colleen_finn | Views [1636]

This is going to be a challenge. This is my fifth volunteer trip. Of those five, only twice did I actually do the job for which I applied. It's funny how that works, but it's yet another instance in which you must 'go with the flow.' Well this time, ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, language, voluntourism

Into thin air..........

NEPAL | Wed, 27 May 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1321]

4/23/09 This is cold, cold, cold. Glad, I bought a really good sleeping bag before I left CA. The trick is now not to have to go pee at night at the same time it is essential to drink a lot of water/liquids with all the activity up here in ... Read more >

Merry Christmas from us!

CAMBODIA | Wed, 21 Dec 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [1248] | Comments [1]

Wishing all our wonderful friends and families a fabulous holiday season. Of course Christmas is not celebrated here as a buddhist nation (not that that has stopped some pretty garish decorations appearing!). We will be teaching as normal - the ... Read more >

Baby Cutia

BRAZIL | Sat, 11 Jan 2014 | By ilka | Views [1236] | Video

Everybody knows about lions, elephants and giraffes in Africa. Most people even know that the Amazon region of Brazil is full of species and rich wildlife. But few people know that the Atlantic Rainforest is the richest biome in the world. 10% of ... Read more >

Tags: atlantic forest, baby animal, brazil, cutia, rainforest, wildlife

Quintessentially England

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 31 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1218]

An easy day trip from London, the southeast is what Americans come to see, the quintessential English countryside. It's an area of wonderful green landscapes, formal gardens, Leeds Castle, the White Cliffs of Dover and Hastings where, William started ... Read more >

Sofia

BULGARIA | Mon, 10 Oct 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1035]

In all honesty, I probably haven’t given Sofia a fair chance. But then, the lady hasn’t exactly shown her good side, either. It has rained ever since we arrived and it is so cold that Connie has taken to wearing gloves! Sofia was never ... Read more >

No Reggaen at Reggae Mansion

MALAYSIA | Sat, 16 Jan 2016 | By davidpearlman | Views [958]

Yesterday I checked out of a hostel in Kuala Lumpur called Reggae Mansion. Hostels tend to be interesting. Unlike hotels, particularly cookie cutter chains-no two hostels seem to be alike. And this was one of the more interesting hostels.... Read more >

Tags: kuala lumpur, malaysia

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [869]

Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >

On the Sacred Inca Trail: Raiders of the Lost Inca World, Monotaxis and Eucalypti

PERU | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [808]

This morning I was scheduled to go on the first part of the Sacred Inca Trail tour. I was collected early at my hostela by someone I would come to call Braces Guide # 1, she took me to my coach for the Inca Trail trip. We stopped on the way out ... Read more >

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [782]

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 >

Nasza praca sie zaczyna

BOTSWANA | Sat, 11 Feb 2012 | By annaryan | Views [751]

Niektorzy czytajacy nasza strone moga nie wiedziec znaczenia pewnych terminow jakich bedziemy uzywac, wiec prosze pytac moja mame Danusie i ona chetnie wytlumaczy. Dzisiaj zaczelismy gloszenie o 8.30 rano i juz bylo ... Read more >

Count Down

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 6 Aug 2009 | By silverlady | Views [672]

Boat is ready! Crew is Ready! Nature is Angry....... Last time we ocean sailed in big winds was two years ago. The top photo is us at the start of the Lord Howe Island Race that left from Pittwater in NSW. It blew 40 knots for three days with ... Read more >

An EPIC day

SPAIN | Fri, 2 Sep 2011 | By braynroni | Views [552]

A light rain awoke us this morning – first rain in Europe J It was really only a sprinkling and the blue sky was winning all the time! Roni got up early and once clean caught up on our journals. Bray got up and struck the tent before ... Read more >

Last day in London

UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 28 Jun 2015 | By andrelia | Views [534]

Yesterday, I met with Ruth in the morning and we went to the museum in Reading to view a replica of the Bayern tapestry. Andy came and met us for lunch and then he and I drove to London for one last jaunt. We hadn't realised that a Gay Pride ... Read more >

Tags: london, smog, sore feet

Hong Kong - Day 1

HONG KONG | Thu, 18 Sep 2014 | By changstein | Views [496]

First day in HK! Arrived at 6am, and met up with Kristie at Victoria Peak. Working hard to fight off the jetlag!

Tags: hong kong

Mallorca Linda

SPAIN | Fri, 27 Oct 2017 | By littlemisstraveler | Views [485]

Tags: beaches, sunset

Day 7 on the Camino- Villafranca del Bierzo ~~ 22kms

SPAIN | Tue, 18 Jun 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [445]

it is actually June 19th .. posted the title last night....just finishing breakfast b4 heading out . Weather cool but clear ..will be a long day of just over 13 miles. Should arrive our next destination around 3 pm. So gotta go...will update later ... Read more >

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry

The meeting with Tupperware saleswoman Madhu, happened just as randomly as it is portrayed in the film. She asked me to paint her toenails, we started talking and she invited me to come along. Though very brief, the meeting was a surprising and eye opening ... Read more >

Tags: #2011Video, Travel Documentary Scholarship 2011