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ECUADOR | Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [7855] | Comments [2]
“It's such a shame how they treat their country.” I'm sitting on a bus in Colombia with an American couple in the seat behind Miral and I. There are never other Americans on the bus with us in Colombia. The wife in the couple reiterates, ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Wed, 30 May 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [5407] | Comments [1]
All to pick up a parcel, one I've spent over 4 months waiting for. It turns out it's already on its way back to England - thank you parcelforce. Life is spent sorting out where to go next, watching films and experiencing the world of Kao San Road. ... Read more >
Tags: ruins
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4890] | 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 >
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1838]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
ROMANIA | Mon, 17 Apr 2017 | By swathi | Views [1648] | Comments [1]
Bucharest (24 th – 27 th March 2017)
Here I go again, inviting myself to pre-planned trips with other people I barely met. This time it was with three lovely Spanish girls, one of whom is in my Nanobiotechnology class. We caught a 7 am coach ... Read more >
Tags: brasov, bucharest, castle, dracula
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1647]
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 >
NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [1177]
Oct. 31 st - Halloween in Kingston We've stopped our South Island odyssey for a couple of days in Kingston for golf and laundry and late mornings. Kingston is 50 km around the lake from Queenstown. We spent 30 minutes taking a quick look at Queenstown ... Read more >
Tags: cromwell, kingsto, new zealand, queenstown, wanaka
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 26 Dec 2007 | By lisa-harber | Views [1165] | Comments [1]
Thought I would show you a little of what we got up to on our surreal christmas day, we made sure that it was as traditional as possible by cooking a yummy christmas dinner! We also went for a very sunny bike ride, even managing to get a wee bit sunburned, ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 12 Sep 2007 | By steph | Views [1139] | Comments [2]
Watching Roger Federer win – again – the US Open happened to be the last thing I did as an Ambassador. The match was showing at 6:30 AM , and a straight set victory allowed me just enough time to check-out before 10 o’clock . But the experience ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, on the road
INDIA | Tue, 25 Dec 2007 | By tim_and_sam | Views [1062] | Comments [4]
Hello All, Merry Christmas and a happy new year! We have finally put a few snaps up for you to see. Most of the photos have been taken on film, so you'll have to wait a while to see them. Hope you all have a great break. Tim and Sam. x
Tags: Friends
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By obonini | Views [1035] | Comments [1]
I dragged myself out of bed in time for the early morning Kiwi Experience bus. After everyone was on, and we had picked up a few more passengers from another stop, we headed up to Mt. Eden, which I had already been to the first day that I arrived in ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 8 Aug 2007 | By sean_and_liana | Views [839]
So here we are in London, its been a week and a half now and we are starting to get the hang of things. Finally settled into a place and beoming experts on the Tube! And of course found a great local pub! The most important thing in London. It hasnt ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
USA | Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [756]
We’re back in Colorado, a state we once called home. Our mission is to take care of essential business and catch up with some old friends. After seven years, as many continents and fifty countries, the wheels, quite literally, fell ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Fri, 7 Dec 2012 | By santiagobilly | Views [740]
A sunrise of discovery and people that where sealed off the the rest of the world. Political reasons divided these worlds, now as they open in a bang tourists will flow into one of the greatest temple landscapes in the world.
It was a privilege to ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, bagan, burma, day, heat, kids, myanmar, pagan, sun, sunset
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 28 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [713]
Yesterday I wasn't in the mood for museums. I needed a break from endless selfies (mine included), audio programs, buckets begging for donations,etc Plus here in bath they aren't that original anyway(with the exception of the Roman Bath Museum, which ... Read more >
Tags: bath, fields
SOUTH AFRICA | Thu, 15 May 2014 | By katja | Views [651]
My eyes are closed, heavy; weighed down by the sun pressing down and leaking in. It embraces me as I lie on the beach, perfectly happy. It was a long drive here to George, over the mountains from my own dry little town, but it was undoubtedly worth ... Read more >
Tags: beach, sand, sunlight
PHILIPPINES | Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By honkyponky | Views [645] | 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
INDONESIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By smallfoottravellista | Views [514]
Warm greetings from smallfoottravelista
about me and why i should be chosen???
.... asslamu'alaikum and Hi.., My name is fathyari Ichsan Tarigan, I come from Indonesia, aged 21 years. I am a student at a university in the country of Indonesia.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 16 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [453]
Last night in Liverpool was something which I thought was incredible. It was called LightNight Liverpool. Over 100 businesses/art and cultural institutions took place. They stayed open late, and invitied the public to come in for free. There ... Read more >
Tags: liverpool
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 10 Nov 2010 | By cmccasker | Views [449]
All of a sudden London weather has just plummeted. We were cruising along in Autumn with sunny blue skies and warmish weather, but now all of a sudden London is living up to its reputation and giving us dark days and darker nights. The street are filled ... Read more >
GERMANY | Tue, 26 May 2015 | By nazarshowing | Views [440]
This trip took place some years ago, when I came to Germany to visit my friend. We came to many places that time, including Berlin, Erfurt and some other cities and towns in the East of Germany. I must say that every journey of mine has a single trip, ... Read more >
Tags: castles, europe, we are lost
LATVIA | Sun, 18 Oct 2015 | By paganmaven | Views [384]
An attraction of Riga that no visitor should miss is Centrāltirgus (the Central Markets), the absolutely pulsating hub of the city. To get there from Ratslaukums you head south-east in the direction of Centrālā stacija (the central railway station).... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ontheroadagain | Views [346] | Scholarship Entry
After my friends and I consume enough lunch to feed a small herd of elephants, we decide that we have mustered enough energy to head to Atashgah, the Zoroastrian fire temple outside Isfahan’s city centre. Following a synchronised display of our finely ... Read more >
Tags: iran, isfahan, travel writing scholarship 2012
SPAIN | Wed, 23 Mar 2011 | By rachel_webb | Views [252] | Scholarship Entry
I wake to the sight of a vaulted ceiling stretched high overhead, brought to unwilling consciousness by the persistent cold that invades not only my sleeping bag, but the three layers of clothes in which I am tightly wrapped. In the pre-dawn light, ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
USA | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [251] | Comments [2]
Turns out hitchhiking in Colombia is really easy - just stand on the side of a lonely stretch of highway and wave frantically at passing trucks. The third one stopped, after as many minutes. Nice.
So at this point you are probably wondering why I ... Read more >