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WORLDWIDE | Mon, 20 Feb 2012 | By scholarships | Views [293094] | Comments [155]
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED! Entries close April 23rd, 2012 at 2pm AEST (UTC +10).
Do you want to be a published travel writer?
This year we decided to shake things up a bit and instead of choosing just one country for our scholarship…... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 4 Oct 2007 | By thomaspichl | Views [23377] | Comments [3]
Hallo an alle, die ueber zwei Augen, Internetzugang und genuegend Zeit verfuegen um meine Reise in Australien weiter zu verfolgen.
Wieder einmal ergaben sich einige Ueberraschungen und spontane Planaenderungen, die diese Reise fuer mich so spannend ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4914] | 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 >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Wed, 7 Nov 2012 | By treefrog | Views [3422]
Moscow Kremlin!!
The Moscow Kremlin is a symbol of the RussianState, one of the greatest architectural complexes in the world, a treasure house of magnificent relics and monuments of art.
I delayed my visit to the ... Read more >
Tags: cathedral, janaline smalman, kremlin, moscow, photography, russia, travel
HUNGARY | Thu, 9 Jul 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [3201]
So good to be looked after for a change! No worries about how to get to our hotel, haggling with taxi drivers or trying to work out the public transport. Peter and Timea (Simon's ?th cousin??) met us at the airport with a warm hug and some cold drinks, ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By predatorybunny | Views [2525]
There are a couple things that have just made us say, 'WTF, India?!' - Carbar. During the reception in our last night in Bombay, 9 of us left the hotel, kicked out the driver of a small van and crammed ourselves into it. I ended up sitting on one ... Read more >
INDIA | Fri, 20 Aug 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [1874]
Wed 18th Aug - The strike that was due to take place today didn't transpire. Apparently, a guy from Bangalore who headed a sect, had been intimidating people and worse charges for various reasons, had been captured in Kollam, south of Alleppey and ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 15 Jan 2012 | By homeless_harry | Views [1739]
Eden is a lovely town, but not quite in
the same league as its biblical counterpart. Quaint little shops, a
long history stretching back to early settlement days and 360 degree
views. That last fact was due to its location ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, misfortune, on the road
USA | Sat, 28 Jan 2012 | By tk_inks | Views [1702]
New York City. NYC. The Big Apple. The Greatest City on
Earth. These are just some of the many names given to this wonderful place on
the Eastern Coast of the United States of America.
We had been to NYC once before, a couple ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1654]
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 >
SPAIN | Thu, 2 Jun 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1615]
The Roman Empire covered a vast area from Turkey to Spain.
Two Romans sites, Las Medulas and Lugo, lie between Leon and Santiago de
Compostela. We decided on day
trips to visit the sites: west from Leon for Las Medulas and east from Santiago
for ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 10 Jul 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [1239] | Comments [7]
Being logged out and losing everything I've written is getting really old!
For the last two days I've spent most of my time within the 900 year old walls of Windsor Castle. No photography is allowed inside the buildings, so my opportunities are reather ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Fri, 28 Sep 2007 | By rayen | Views [1189]
Nein, ich bin nicht nocheinmal auf einen der Grossen Berge Südamerikas geklettert. Nicht dass ich es nicht versucht hätte den höchsten Berg Ecuadors zu besteigen (6.310m), aber mein Magen und meine Ausdauer haben einfach nicht mirspielen wollen. Also ... Read more >
CHINA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [1097]
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 >
ITALY | Fri, 28 May 2010 | By langkawi21 | Views [1064] | Comments [4]
Buongiorno (pronounced Bon journo) from Italy, a country neither of us had visited before but always wanted to, we've had a great 3 weeks here. Arrived into Venice from Croatia and were pleasantly surprised to find Venice as beautiful, relaxing ... Read more >
IRAQ | Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By pretoriaan | Views [862]
Zo’n twee uur rijden van Erbil, bij de stad Baquba, is Amerika Operation Arrowhead Ripper begonnen. Een golf aanvallen om Al-Qaeda leden in een open gevecht uit te schakelen met 10,000 Amerikaanse soldaten en zwaar luchtgeschut. Ook is er een flankoperatie ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
THAILAND | Mon, 3 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [658]
Ok! Let's get caught up. Halloween found us bound for Chiang Mai on the overnight train. Train #13, as it turned out, which we thought was pretty cool for the holiday. I wore a string of light-up pumpkin beads for my costume. We got to the ... Read more >
Tags: chiang mai, music, night train, shopping
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 13 Sep 2006 | By njib-pound | Views [640]
Trying out my Nokia N80 mobile. This is my office view. All pictures were taken on my Nokia N80 and uploaded to the World Nomads blog via the N80 handset. Complete freedom to keep connected with my blog 24/7.
Tags: mobile phone blogging, work
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 15 Feb 2014 | By kimkirsten | Views [633]
We left the capital city Phnom Phen before 7 this am by bus for a few hours, our guides Alan and Cham surprised all the ladies with a rose for valentines day on the bus which was so sweet of them and we all went aaahhhhhh about. we met the support van ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 14 Apr 2017 | By excellentadventure | Views [590]
Slow start to the day. Walked to the Maori Cultural Centre to check the geothermal activity and a traditional Maori performance. The HaKa is more impressive when you have those tongues and bulging eyes right in front of you. Explored the village but ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sat, 20 Jul 2002 | By tinamurty | Views [547]
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
ROMANIA | Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By alina_pro | Views [481]
Set on the Ganges, Varanasi is one of India’s most appreciated holly places and the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. The main activity in Varanasi is commerce. Anybody can sell anything to any one, the town is a gigantic market. Attracting ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Tue, 23 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [443] | Comments [2]
Aarhus is a college city with lots of new buildings going up which are mostly museums and theaters. It also has the tallest and longest church in Denmark and a brand new waterside library. There is also a cool looking museum that has a unique exterior ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 10 Feb 2015 | By excellentadventure | Views [389]
Chatted with Dean and Sam this morning, then off to day 2 of Smithsonian exploring. Checked out American History (Dorothy's ruby slippers!) and Air and Space. Mike walked on the moon and I became the next US president. And Important people like us get ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 16 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [296]
and bake we did, in the dodgy dirty kitchen in walkabout leeds staff accommodation. it was actually pretty clean though, when we started :) michelle made a delicious banana cake and cheese cakes and i made hedgehog slice and cupcakes. yum yum yum. pity ... Read more >