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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4898] | 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 >

Jesus Saves! And Esposito Scores On The Rebound

ISRAEL | Wed, 9 Jan 2008 | By sstolper | Views [4792] | Comments [7]

Spaceman Shmuel, Intrepid Explorer of Orthodox Judaism. Actually its really hard to learn in a yeshiva without committing to the Orthodoxy. I'm finding this out the hard way. My level of emotional stress has been way high these past few days, I have ... Read more >

Tags: fundamentalism, golan heights, israel, landscapes, religion

Making a Local Connection - Defining the Experience

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By connectlocally | Views [2433] | Comments [1]

Every traveller seems to want to meet new people and experience other cultures on their journeys – in short, we all want to connect locally. However, how do you actually define what it means to make a local connection? Does it ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, connect locally, connections, experiences, friends, local travel, locals, people, travel, turkey

Ma'asallama Magic Kingdom, thanks for the memories

SAUDI ARABIA | Sun, 18 Jun 2017 | By gemma_laing | Views [2374]

A place you can call home for now, for today, for yesterday, maybe even for tomorrow. A place that totally consumes your soul, at least for this week. A fear that intermittently exists, a curiosity that would kill the cat, a feeling of the strangest ... Read more >

Tags: middle east, on the road, saudi arabia

Kuwait Wild Goose Chase

KUWAIT | Tue, 24 Feb 2015 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1701]

KUWAIT IS THE LAST OF THE ARABIAN GULF COUNTRIES left for us to visit as Americans, completing the category as they say on Jeopardy .  This, and the fact that our onward flight leaves from Abu Dhabi, are the only reasons we decided to come here.... Read more >

From Metropolis to Meadow

THAILAND | Thu, 7 Jan 2010 | By jbolt | Views [1693] | Comments [1]

We took the overnight train up from Bangkok (where Hualamphong, the main railway station, has been spruced up since our last visit many years ago), to Kumphawapee , a town just south of Udon Thani itself. The trains have not changed much. Clickety ... Read more >

Tags: gecko villa, laos, thailand, udon thani, van vieng

Santiago Sloths

CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1545]

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 >

Dust myself off

ETHIOPIA | Sun, 3 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1536]

After sleeping just a few hours after that wild and crazy bus ride yesterday, today I was ready for another adventure in the "Addis Fracas." I'm thankful to be alive after last night; Ethiopia has more road deaths per vehicle than any other country. ... Read more >

5 lugares básicos para conocer Coyoacán

MEXICO | Tue, 16 Aug 2016 | By loloberlin | Views [1173]

La primera vez que vine a México, en una de mis cortas estadías en el DF, le pedí a mi anfitrión que me llevara a conocer el museo de Frida Kahlo. Yo en ese entonces no sabía qué era Coyoacán, ni que el ... Read more >

Tags: artesanía, cdmx, coyoacán, frida kahlo, méxico, tourism, travel, turismo, viajar

Video - AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO ABOUT ULURU

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 20 Apr 2010 | By vantastic_nt | Views [1042] | Comments [1] | Video

Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures Northern Territory On their roadtrip through the Northern Territory of Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures, Andrew and Willie attempt to be genuinely informative for the first (and last) time ever. Follow ... Read more >

Tags: adventures, australia, ayers rock, campervan, itinerary, northern territory, roadtrip, travel, uluru, van-tastic adventures

Day 16 and 17 - Kaiteriteri to Staveley

NEW ZEALAND | Sun, 14 Nov 2010 | By anijensen | Views [880] | Comments [2]

We left Kaiteriteri in the Abel Tasman National park (on the northwest coast of the South Island) and headed east back to the Pacific coast.   On the way, we drove through a couple of river valleys that must have thousands of acres of huge vineyards—much ... Read more >

Thanks All!! (ive)

USA | Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [857] | Comments [2]

This is just a quick note to everyone to say thanks for all of the posts on the blog! We don't have consistent cheap internet access enough to reply to every one -- but know that we love getting them and reading them and we love knowing that all of you ... Read more >

Washington DC & The National Gallery

USA | Fri, 21 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [818]

Easy driving down to w-dc. Our hotel was a little way out of town in Maryland, 9our 12th or 13th state or province) on a hill overlooking the Potomac River. We took a little drive downtown to check out the sights in the afternoon - easier said than ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [762]

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 >

Salute to the Sun

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 21 Jun 2008 | By onthebus | Views [681] | Comments [1]

At Margaret River we stopped in a car park overlooking the surf break known as ‘Boat Ramp’. We were told by a surfer girl the ocean swell was 4 meters. At 7am we were drinking homemade coffees, rugged up on the windy cliff top overlooking ... Read more >

3rd of July

USA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By rich | Views [607]

Most cities in the US put on big firework displays on Independence Day, the 4th of July. But here in Chicago they've decided to light up the sky a day early, on Independence Eve.  Where's the best place to watch these fireworks? Down on the streets, ... Read more >

Karlovy Vary

CZECH REPUBLIC | Sun, 24 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [594]

WHEN EASTERN EUROPE WAS A NEW AND EXOTIC destination for Americans, a trip to the Czech Republic meant a visit to Prague and maybe a day trip to Cesky Krumlov.  That’s what we did back in 2002. Today we are older, more experienced and, ... Read more >

Walking Tallinn, Skype's Home

NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [592]

Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >

Welcome to South Dakota

USA | Sat, 14 Nov 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [548]

WHERE TO START?  We have been home for three weeks now.  Well, not exactly “home” — but in the USA at least.  We still feel like strangers in a strange land.  We are still surprised that overheard conversations ... Read more >

Getting Ready

GUATEMALA | Wed, 25 Feb 2015 | By cubannomad | Views [521] | Comments [1]

Getting ready to go. So excited!  Flight leaves Friday.  Away for two months.. Today's challenge: Can it all fit in my small suitcase?   Ani 

And now the end is near

USA | Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [436] | Comments [2]

Sorry for the lack of up dates on our time in NY but the level of activity has been quite frenetic and we have tried to use every available moment to do things. New York allows that because there is something to do whatever the time of day or night. ... Read more >

The next chapter...safari!

USA | Sun, 1 Mar 2015 | By smithtravel | Views [390]

The safari trip was so incredible we can't even start to tell all.  We arrived Sunday afternoon to be picked up by Doctor (his name) and driven to Kapama Southern Camp.  It was a very luxurious resort surrounded by acres of a private preserve.... Read more >

The first Hazara in Mexico

AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [347] | Video | Scholarship Entry

1- I am Hazara from Afghanistan, one of the different ethnics from central of Afghanistan and if you chose me I would be the first Hazara who see Mexico I guess. 2-You will make true my dream to visit Mexico and make a short video. 3- I am smart and have ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

PNG Arrival

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 20 Dec 2008 | By princess_of_the_tropics | Views [337] | Comments [2]

We made it!! From freezing, rainy Melbourne to hot, humid Brisbane where we had a beautiful poolside dinner with my friends Snez & Martin and then finally to the tropical climes of PNG. As I type I look out over beautiful Ela Beach from my bedroom ... Read more >

storia prova numero uno

CHILE | Tue, 24 Aug 2010 | By losgatos | Views [320]

ciao ciaoinbold ciao punto

Tags: marcoelgato

 

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