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CAMBODIA | Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [3312]
Destination – Cambodia
– Siem Reap – Angkor Wat , high
tuk tuk driver and nature attacks!
After a week,
we leave Phnom Penh for Siem Reap. It’s
time to see Angkor Wat (wat means temple in Khmer and Thai), our sixth wonder
of the world ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 5 Oct 2009 | By thebigtrip | Views [2577]
(Sweet as is a phrase we hear every where in N.Z, every one says it and it means, cool, great, excellent sometimes it means yes or thanks or your welcome etc. ) New Zealand is all it’s cracked up to be! Amazing scenery and non stop adventure…! The ... Read more >
Tags: glacier, heli hiking, kayaking, milford sound, south island, whale watching
LAOS | Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [2421] | Comments [6]
This morning I woke up before dawn: showered, dressed and then walked down to the Dharamma massage and yoga center for my early morning yoga class by the lily ponds. The teacher was Meena; a tiny Thai woman with a broad smile and a soft, reassuring ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1650]
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 >
CANADA | Fri, 12 Jan 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Views [1333] | Comments [3]
Hi everybody! Well we survived our first day on the road in our new car without incident and yes even from here I can hear all your scoffing, not so hard you say BUT yesterday was an unusual day for our new home city of Vancouver. It snowed all ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
CYPRUS | Sun, 1 Feb 2015 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1227]
IT ISN’T VERY LIKELY WE WILL EVER HAVE THE CHANCE to see the Roman mosaics in Syria or Iran. But we have been fortunate to see four of the best Roman mosaics — Madaba in Jordan, Ravenna in Italy, Bardo in Tunisia and today, Pafos.
... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1189]
Ethiopia at long last!!! A large "Welcome to Ethiopia" sign greeted me as I stepped off the plane. I can't believe I'm finally here! And it's harder to believe I'm finally in Africa. Officially I've been to five continents; just two to go! Addis Ababa ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [1119]
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 >
INDIA | Fri, 22 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [1100]
So trains in India
are an experience in and of themselves.
We arrived on the platform of the Lucknow
stations well ahead of schedule and waited for the Bareli Express to Varanasi well past the
scheduled departure time. That ... Read more >
MONTENEGRO | Sat, 19 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1066]
Some folks are awed by our travel experiences; months away from home, strange food, foreign languages, dodgy hotels. But we have run into fellow travelers who astonish even us! The single mom from England we met in Dunedin, NZ who was camping around ... Read more >
PERU | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By muttsonbikes | Views [1031] | Comments [3]
There is a train, a one and a half our train, to Machu Picchu. We did go to Machu Picchu, but we did not take the train. Or, the bus that allows visitors to bipass the thousands of stairs woven in to the mountain that lead you to the threshold of Machu ... Read more >
Tags: machu picchu
PAKISTAN | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By asad_prince | Views [938]
My life is so colorful I like to meet with that people who belong from different countries, languages and cultures. I try to catch my these moments in my camera. I attach my some pictures which present some general story of my life. Mostly pictures i ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Tue, 13 May 2014 | By naddydaud | Views [812]
The last time I went to Indonesia was when I was 15. It was a 2 days 1 night trip organized by the school and it was a Geography trip. We went to Manado and damn, really beautiful landscape and we were fortunate to stay in a resort up the mountain which ... Read more >
Tags: bali, dirt bike, dreamland, enduro, indonesia, kuta, sea, tabanan, travel buddies, virgin trip
INDONESIA | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | By xaviymajoindonesia | Views [799] | Comments [1]
Ayer llegamos a Yogya por la tarde despues de 8 horas de tren, eso si, con aire acondicionado. Una vez en la ciudad, tiempo para un paseo y a buscar hotel que se hace de noche, asi que buscamos en la zona mas cercana a la estacion de tren y despues de ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By wyatt_76 | Views [776]
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LAOS | Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [764] | Comments [1]
From Chiang Khong, in Thailand, we see the famous Mekong River. On the other side of the Mekong is Laos. We took the ferry across the Mekong and we set foot on a completely different world. Yes it is a different country but to us it was another world;... Read more >
INDONESIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thetravelicious | Views [752]
If people ask me what is the right sentence to describe Purwokerto, I would shout clearly that it is the most charismatic city ever. Several people may say it is just a city, underdeveloped and nothing special, but readers, you should believe me it is ... Read more >
Tags: joved, purwokerto, unsoed
CHINA | Sat, 22 Dec 2007 | By adde | Views [725]
Jul är nått som inte existerar i Kina. Då Kinesiska kulturen hade fått sitt fäste gott och väl innan Jesus knatade runt på jorden finns såklart ingen anledning att fira hans födelse. Men är det nått kinserna gillar i dagens Kina så är det att konsumera ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
CANADA | Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [713]
15 hours driving over and around mountains but we finally made it to Banff. The little car proved itself quite well. Had a little concern after a 15km stretch up steep mountains where I had to pedal to the floor the whole way, only got to about 65kph ... Read more >
CHINA | Wed, 22 Jul 2009 | By relivethefire | Views [688] | Comments [1]
I woke up at 7:40 this morning to a pounding on my door. I'd forgotten that Tim, husband of another teacher, had invited me out to breakfast this morning. I got up, showered, and was down at his place at 8. Instead of heading to breakfast, we ended ... Read more >
Tags: daily life
BELGIUM | Sat, 22 Nov 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [666]
IN ALL MY TRAIPSING AROUND EUROPE I SOMEHOW skipped Belgium. Not to worry, we are here now. Armed with our Rick Steves guide to Brussels, Bruge and Amsterdam, we have set out to explore the “low countries” for a week or so. ... Read more >
CHINA | Sun, 27 Feb 2011 | By ollo | Views [500]
Im Westen mag man ja einen allgemeinen Schwund der schönen
Tätigkeit des Lesens beobachten und beklagen, aber was ich in einer
Buchhandlung der Xinhua-Kette in Peking sah, ich meine, da lesen die Leute noch
und nicht nur das, sie verschlingen ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 17 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [482] | Comments [1]
We did a little maintenance this morning - washing and cleaning - before heading off to meet my cousins Robyn and Lyn for lunch at the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre at Maroochydore, where a river flows through the shopping centre ( competition for ... Read more >
INDIA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By mirror | Views [476]
I was born in India & I was gifted curious eyes. Colours, patterns, light, shadows, life always appealed to me. I saw beauty & meaning in simple things. Photography became a passion when I started seeing images from all over the world. So, getting ... Read more >
Tags: activity, child labour, hope, life, migrant workers, old delhi streets, smiles, street dogs, struggle, tea break
COLOMBIA | Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By findingpassioninthejourney | Views [356]
Finally finding a place to settle down in Medellin, Colombia. After days of moving around and enduring thunderstorm after thunderstorm the weather has cleared and the birds are chirping. Upon finally taking the big step outside of my comfort zone ... Read more >