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MEXICO | Tue, 26 May 2015 | By loloberlin | Views [5092] | Comments [2]
¿Qué pasa cuando vamos a la playa? ¿Qué estamos buscando al ir?
Claro, dependerá de muchos factores, como la edad, con quienes vamos, por cuánto tiempo y a qué destino.
Pero en sí, creo que ... Read more >
Tags: beach, calm, camping, fish, horse riding, islas marietas, nayarit, relax, sunsets, surf
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4816] | 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 >
ITALY | Tue, 27 Apr 2010 | By worldfestivals | Views [4385] | Video
If you’re a traveler that is looking for adventure mixed
with rich history, then The Race of the Candles is the perfect festival destination for
you. It’s a tradition that has been carried on since 1242, and perhaps
the most amazing part is ... Read more >
Tags: culture, festivals, gubbio, italian festivals, italian history, italy, parades, the race of the candles, travel europe
ITALY | Sat, 20 Jun 2009 | By missmelissa | Views [2542]
Many of you already know that Elizabeth Gilbert's much-acclaimed
memoir, "Eat Pray Love" is a personal favorite of mine. Her tale of
her attempts to rediscover her identity post-divorce as she traveled the world
has been a bible ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 31 May 2011 | By tavimerrill | Views [2400] | Comments [2] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Sambūris–
“a gathering”. For Boston-area Lithuanian youth, this dance team
is a gathering binding them to heritage and to each other.
Shortly
after hearing about this scholarship, I saw Sambūris perform at a
festival. The ... Read more >
Tags: #2011video, travel documentary scholarship 2011
USA | Thu, 3 Mar 2011 | By worldfestivals | Views [2399] | Video
Location: Fair Grounds, New Orleans, USA Dates: Last weekend of April and first weekend of May Level of Participation: 5 – all the jazz a cat can handle Description: Where else would you want your jazz than in the city that spawned it? After ... Read more >
Tags: new orleans jazz festival, usa, world festivals
VIETNAM | Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [1661] | Video
Hanoi, Vietnam : I’ll get to the headline in a minute.
I got up early to get a start on the day and headed over to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum. It was very well organized and the guards dressed in white made sure that you ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By connieandjohn | Views [1550] | Comments [1]
The crown jewels of Mayan civilization are Tikal, Chichen Itza, Palenque, Uxmal, and Copan and now we have visited all of them. Like the others Copan was occupied from around 1400 BC until 600 AD and then declined. It lacks the towering pyramids ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1539]
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 >
LAOS | Mon, 26 Apr 2010 | By shaz | Views [1364]
I’ve always wanted to go to Laos , the People’s Democratic Republic, a nation of struggling communist people. Did you know that Laos is the most bombed country in the world? I think they worked it out to be 3 tonnes of bomb per person.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 19 Jan 2008 | By dazey311 | Views [1349]
Day 10 The key to roadtripping is, one might say, is to find the perfect balance between the actual driving and the “other” stuff. Eating, sightseeing, hiking, etc. For some, the idea of spending six hours in a car — tunes blaring, windows ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, philosophy of travel
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1308]
It's another long drive through amazing scenery, while listening to great music and partaking in our favourite past time of taking the p out of each other. Lake why have a banana (our only way of remembering it) or Lake W as I'll call it, is another ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
CHINA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [1039]
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 >
CHILE | Fri, 30 Oct 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [919] | Comments [2]
Von der Salzwueste ging es direkt weiter in die Atacama-Wueste - die trockenste Wueste der Welt (auch wenn man das auf den Bildern nicht wirklich sieht). Hier war es jedenfalls nach den kalten Naechten in der Salzwueste richtig schoen warm. Deshalb kuehlten ... Read more >
PERU | Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By farfalla | Views [847]
Ich habe es jetzt lange genug herausgezoegert um ueber Prosoya zu schreiben. Vermutlich, weil ich nicht glaube, dass ich die passenden Worte finden werde. Aber irgendwo muss ich ja mal anfangen.
Prosoya hat Vieles veraendert, mich veraendert, aber ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [750]
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 >
UGANDA | Mon, 31 Jul 2006 | By ugandaretrospective | Views [750]
The final count on Saturday was 33 villagers and Amnon expanded upon my rules; respect our privacy and property, no hunting and no cutting of trees. He added cutting of poles, gathering of firewood, shooting baboons, snaring, and other transgressions.... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wed, 24 Feb 2010 | By linzbroscott | Views [638]
Turning 30 years old in a third world country is a unique experience-one I will always remember. Birthdays to me are very special, especially big ones. I am sure you can all think back and remember turning 30 or 21 or 16 or 50-they are big years, ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 8 Apr 2013 | By annanderson | Views [609]
Our friend, Ted just visited us from Madurai, India where he runs a before & after school program for kids in poverty. We have seen these bright 'SEED' (Support, Educate, Encourage Disadvantaged) students go from grade school to college &... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By honkyponky | Views [594] | Video
July 27, 2010 at San Roque, Samar, Philippines.
Back in high school, my group mates and I did a scientific research
regarding the effectivity of this practice. Although we weren't able to find an
active ingredient in the lizard, ... Read more >
Tags: alternative medicine, asthma, fling lizard, philippines
MALAYSIA | Sun, 9 May 2010 | By chris_and_yogi | Views [564]
Well after a few more days in KL we have been having fun, the shopping is fantastic; everything from the markets where you can haggle for a good price or if this is not your scene there are many shopping malls, large multi-story places where the prices ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 4 Nov 2013 | By roshdihayco | Views [552] | Video | Scholarship Entry
We are two aspiring film-makers from the Philippines who, this time, decided to highlight one of Cebu’s prized goods. Even from the past, Cebuanos are highly known for their love of music. They are devoted to singing and enjoy crafting different kinds ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
UKRAINE | Tue, 11 Mar 2014 | By edda | Views [487]
Story
“Love makes tasty food”, - that’s my own slogan during last year. I like to visit food festivals and food fairs. The result of this hobby places is that I fell in love a year ago. The way I did this was really magic. Even ... Read more >
Tags: mussels, pilaf, ukraine
THAILAND | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By zeljko-jasna | Views [359]
thailand
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 28 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [287]
Up early and out the door door for a two hour ride to Lake Manapouri to begin the bus/boat/bus/boat trip to Doubtful Sound, a rainforest at a similar latitude to northern Maine. through mostly spitting rain, we saw penguins, shags, gulls and a ... Read more >