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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4815] | 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 >
BOTSWANA | Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By responsible-travel | Views [3519]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post
about how difficult it is to run a responsible safari camp in the remote
Southern African bush, and the individual efforts of a few independent
lodges. Now, I want to show you
how one large safari company ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By elis82 | Views [2340] | Comments [1]
After a longer than planned stay at Puerto Iguazu waiting for our Brazilian visas, we crossed into Brazil. All of a sudden, our hard earned Spanish was next to useless, as the language turned to Portuguese (I bitched about this until I realised that ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1532]
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 >
MONGOLIA | Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By nige | Views [1427] | Comments [2]
So ive got way too many photos, and obviously cant put them all up. ive trimmed the selection but its still a lot, so the text is going to be pretty sparse, and you can just skim the photos (probably a lot more fun). The first day of the trip was actually ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ARGENTINA | Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1369]
Flying from Cordoba seemed like a good idea. Then it began to rain. The take-off felt more like a landing; the ground kept getting closer and closer instead of farther away. It took us ten minutes to climb to 1000 feet, ten minutes ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 2 Oct 2011 | By dawnnbrian | Views [1144] | Comments [2]
Hello everyone. Year 4 of travel adventures has started. Guess this is getting to be a habit! If you're on the ball you will have noticed this is a different blog site. Dawn decided that this one was easier for transferring photos. Let us know if ... Read more >
GERMANY | Sat, 10 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [989]
Ah, Berlin! Pleased to meet you! There's always an estranged familiarity with seeing with one's own eyes the images one has been party too for a life time. Television, movies, world news, history documentaries, magazines, books - you name it, Berlin ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 9 May 2019 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [613]
A gloomy day it was today though not so gloomy on the sightseeing front. Upon reading a fantastic article about how you shouldn't write off the rain when you're travelling, I must make it a point to see the positives during those days of precipitation.... Read more >
PORTUGAL | Wed, 3 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [588]
Yesterday I got out of dodge and went to the most beautiful place on Earth. I am not exaggerating at all.
The town is Sintra, about 45 minutes from Lisbon. First of all to get there, I walked about a long ways (I don't know if it was a mile or two) ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sat, 12 Jun 2010 | By adventurers | Views [503]
We've booked tickets to Sumatra, Indonesia. We leave next month! We're gonna see orangutans!
INDIA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By hegemon | Views [492]
Greetings!!
I am Shilpa and I hail from the beautiful southern Indian state of Tamilnadu. I was brought up and educated in the city of Chennai (formerly known as Madras). I am 25 yrs old and an engineering graduate, currently working as a content ... Read more >
Tags: fruits, greenland scholarship, india, travel photography scholarship 2013, worldnomads
USA | Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By lhartjen | Views [462]
Los Angeles is a city of broken charm. Like a pair of Angels wings wrapped in crushed velvet this wood promises a touch of stardom at every turn for tourists like me seeking a brush with fame only to be turned away by the finality of each ubiquitous ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [451]
From Carcassone, we headed east to Avignon (in Provence). It is a town but with the elegance of Paris. Tree lined streets compliment the many elegantly maintained architectures and upmarket stores. The main attractions are the Papal Palace and Pont ... Read more >
CHINA | Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By justin | Views [447]
I had booked a guide for the day to show me round the local area by bicycle. Me, the guide and two others set out and headed up one of the riverbanks. The views and scenery were amazing. The cycled through local farming villages where they were harvesting ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 4 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [411]
LONDON (March 1-3)
Took the red eye to London. I think I was a little cranky. I found myself getting really annoyed while at the airport (I know it's not hard to get annoyed at the airport, but I try to laugh off as much as I can generally- ... Read more >
SRI LANKA | Mon, 11 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [351]
How many temples can any place have. The answer is lots. The interesting thing about Sri Lanka is that the local kings tended to import their brides, of which they had many, from main land India. To complicate thing they chose women from the Hindi tradition ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 20 May 2014 | By lightindarkness | Views [318]
This year has been tulmultuous in Thailand. Anti-government protesters want Prime Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan to resign. Because she refuses to step down, the riots have escalated and the country is in turbulent political unrest. Therefore, ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 7 Jun 2012 | By kristagoodfellow | Views [317]
Washington , the home of the Capitol, the Smithsonian, the President, a giant Abraham Lincoln and sun burn. Yes, that's right I have been hit with the sun burn curse. I had avoided it so well and 2 hours in Washington, D.C. and I'm as red as a radish.... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [313] | 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
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 20 Dec 2008 | By princess_of_the_tropics | Views [309] | 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 >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Sat, 18 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [299]
Saturday July 18th,
Travel day...we left Prague on the 9:30 train to Czeski Budjovice. Today is another scorching hot day with temperatures tipping 40degrees. We have changed our plans to a more manageable cycle 30 km instead of 57km. We arrived at ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling up and down hills in 36degrees.
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [287] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
NICARAGUA | Sat, 23 Aug 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [262]
Started out with a run along Lago de Nicaragua. It was not a long stretch do we did what we could! Before 7sm it was already 30 degrees & 89% humidity and climbing fast - that explains why we were still swearing about an hour later!
Made the most ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 7 Sep 2015 | By rhizophora | Views [216] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am told I was named Noah because it signified a traveler or wanderer, a-la the Bible story of Noah and the Ark on the sea for 40 days. Whether it was the name or the example set by my family (particularly my Godfather), seeing the lands and people of ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia