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JAPAN | Mon, 25 Sep 2006 | By language-guides | Views [88442] | Comments [9]
The World Nomads japanese language guide iPhone app is now available for free from the iTunes app store.
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4924] | 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 >
MOROCCO | Fri, 7 Aug 2009 | By thebagelbarn | Views [3347]
What could I possibly have been doing for the last 10 days for not having had the descency to login and write another story? SIMPLE: just travelling, enjoying simple things, avoiding long hours in front of the internet. Its the equilibrium of ... Read more >
INDIA | Sun, 19 Sep 2010 | By ivanci | Views [2906]
Amritsar has mainly two attractions to offer: Golden Temple and Indian-Pakistan border
ceremony, two totally incomparable events. Being the holiest Sikh’s shrine in India, Golden Temple
is truly majestic and beautiful. Time flies fast here and ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By adde | Views [2798] | Comments [6]
Lämnade Sthlm en fin lördageftermiddag.
Härlig blå himmel och sval frisk höst luft som gev sug efter lite
friluftsliv i Hellas. Hade det varit en annan dag hade jag sovit,
missat det fina vädret och skitit i det. Nu skulle jag till Sibirien
och ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 22 Jun 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2601]
The Atherton Tablelands have been shrouded in fog for two days. This is a land of waterfalls and rainforests, rolling hills and dairy farms. Sometimes it seems more like Wisconsin or Vermont than Australia. Ravenshoe, Queensland's highest town at ... Read more >
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 >
SYRIA | Sat, 11 Apr 2009 | By lizcotton | Views [1533] | Comments [1]
Arrived Cairo this morning one and a half hours late due to delays at OR Tambo last night. This cut seriously into our Cairo sightseeing. However, we decided to forego breakfast at the Movenpick Pyramids Resort for breakfast boxes, and get stuck into ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 21 Mar 2008 | By hussyhicks | Views [1528]
Before completely leaving the Kimberley behind I have to mention my little washing day incident. It had been a few weeks since we’d managed to find time to wash our clothes so I had about 3 loads of washing to get through in Kununurra and whilst loading ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, katherine, katherine gorge, northern territory
CHINA | Sun, 2 Oct 2011 | By ollo | Views [1505]
In China lebt es sich billig, ist man versucht zu sagen, und
um davon einen Begriff zu geben, hier der Umrechnungskurs des Renminbi oder
Yuan: Für einen Euro gibt’s aktuell etwa 8.50, für einen Schweizer Franken 7
Yuan (umgekehrt kosten 10 ... Read more >
BAHAMAS | Mon, 3 Dec 2007 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [1317] | Comments [1] | Video
As I am about to change jobs here on TCI, the law requires me to leave/return to the island between jobs (odd I know). There are 3 realistic destinations - Miami, Dominican Republic and Bahamas. I chose the Bahamas as Glen North (friend/instructor I ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
NEPAL | Fri, 19 Jun 2009 | By kjones | Views [1266]
It has been a while since i was last able to update my blog without fear of the computer crashing half way through, and a fair bit has happened in the last few weeks. I have just arrived back in kathmandu after almost two weeks down in chitwan ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Thu, 1 Nov 2012 | By treefrog | Views [1256]
Day 3: Monday
We got up a bit later than planned but after a lovely cup of coffee headed out to get the speedboat to Peterhof. We boarded the boat just behind the Hermitage and it was a quick boat ride to get to Peterhof, ... Read more >
Tags: peterhof palace, photography, russia, saint petersburg, st petersburg, travel
THAILAND | Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [1168]
Destination – Thailand (parts 4 and 5) & Cambodia (part 2) – Koh Phangan, Bangkok, Sihanoukville, Siem Riep and Bangkok – the fine art of killing time and a very sticky festival Yeah, I know it is our 4th time in Thailand on this trip, 6th all ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wed, 30 Jan 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1102] | Comments [1]
I had a really nice curry on the beach tonight, infront of the first sunset I've seen worthy of photographing ... the local kids were playing football on the beach too, which was quite amusing to watch. I could stay here for ages, its a great place.... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
USA | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By elis82 | Views [1029] | Comments [1]
From the Yukon, we had a day and a bit in Vancouver. We were pretty bummed at leaving Whitehorse, but when we arrived in Vancouver, it was perfectly blue skies and nice and warm. We got to take advantage of the beautiful weather, heading out to Grouse ... Read more >
Tags: city
INDONESIA | Thu, 17 Sep 2015 | By agungyudha | Views [1014] | Video
Made taro is a person who dedicated his life to preserving the traditional games , traditional songs and traditional stories (folklore) for childrens in Bali from 30 years ago . He wants that the childrens can run their lives without being forced to ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 film scholarship to colombia, bali, culture, folklore, games, song, story, tradition
IRELAND | Thu, 26 Apr 2012 | By jimboandjanet | Views [1002]
Monday
2 nd April – Friday 13 th April 2012
Ireland
– a packed itinerary
including a wedding, some Irish food, Guinness, to see relics, to hear live
music and to visit the west coast cliffs.
Swords, near Dublin. ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sun, 30 Oct 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [796]
I got up around 9 and saw Alison and David before they went off to church. I had some breakfast then took a shower. Their shower is interesting, there is no separate tub or stand up shower; it's just a room with a sink, a shower head and a drain. (The ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 16 Mar 2010 | By terrihorner | Views [582] | Comments [3]
Arrived in Hoi An at 6:30am quite tired and grumpy. The bus dropped us outside a hotel on the town's fringe and we were immediately offered a rom for $15US a night. We decided to look closer to the central area following advice from both KLonely PLanet, ... Read more >
INDIA | Fri, 2 Nov 2018 | By pauluiza | Views [572]
India - Delhi & Goa - New Delhi, Palolem, Agonda, Galgibag, Calangute, Baga, Candolim & Anjuna Beach - Back in Paradise after 8 years too long
On the 1st of November, we fly out of Porto to Istanbul and then to New Delhi, India. This trip ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [459] | Comments [1]
Halong Bay, Vietnam : Halong Bay is 170 km from Hanoi. A bus made the circuit of several hotels to pick up all of the passengers going on the overnight cruise within Halong Bay. I believe the driver was getting paid by the hour since at no point in ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By stanleytakaro | Views [384]
Why drown to death in your own sweat exploring the dryest place on our planet when you can beat the heat skip the crowds and stumble across extremly rare blossoms by traveling at winter. Just watch your step because most lifeforms are extreamly small ... Read more >
Tags: death vally, desert, lifeforms, travel
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By miru | Views [266] | Scholarship Entry
I’d always wanted to get out of Khartoum and visit the sites, finally the opportunity had arrived. My camera and I had set off into the desert to take in some of Sudan’s breathtaking history! The Lion Temple at Naga and Musawwarat were sites that ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
USA | Tue, 2 Sep 2014 | By noemiea | Views [219] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I should be chosen because I have a vision that mixes documentary filmmaking with drama filmmaking, which brings something more authentic to drama, and something more artistic to documentary. I studied documentary filmmaking in Canada, and then I shot ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico