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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4910] | 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 >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 25 May 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [4021] | Comments [4]
Jen: It was a beautiful, sunny morning in Sydney and Amanda, Holly and I were spending it in typical fashion - - a teensy bit hung over from the night before and running late, OK really late, for our scheduled activity du jour. Normally, we were ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, ambassador van
INDIA | Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [2346]
Friday 4th January The day started off early, as Anja and
I got up to watch the sunrise over the edge of the park where we were
staying. There was the usual heavy mist rolling over the grasslands
and the forest, but little sign of any ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By spiceparable | Views [2163]
Perhaps the best cooking lesson during hotel school, Raja Anna the kitchen assistant, his passion for food and cooking techniques re instilled the love of cooking in me. He is a man of few words, his movements during cooking were calculated, ... Read more >
Tags: chettinad, culinary, culture, india, spice, tamil nadu, tradition, travel
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1873]
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
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1670]
You don’t know it yet, but a few days ago, I started a new trip. A couple of friends of mine from Spain are coming all the way down to visit us, so considering the effort in time, will and money, we have to happily pamper them a little bit.... Read more >
Tags: albert, solo, tiffany
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1653]
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 >
CHINA | Tue, 30 Sep 2008 | By abelaine | Views [1638] | Comments [1]
After taking a long nap we headed to the busy busy Tianmen sq as the Forbidden City (Palace) is nearby. There is ALOT more people in the city at the moment, it seemed the whole country travelled to Beijing to celebrate Independence Day. We could barely ... Read more >
Tags: forbidden city
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | By jtsworldcolors | Views [1448] | Comments [1]
For my 4th travel.. I went to this asian country Malaysia It is a country with a combination of both worlds.. Modern and Asian. The country is a progressive one. The people embrace their religion and passions.. They are nature, music and technology ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 17 Feb 2010 | By vantastic_sa | Views [1345] | Video
Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures South Australia On
their roadtrip through South Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures,
Trent and Victoria swim with wild dolphins outside of Adelaide with
Temptation Sailing and try a bit of kiteboarding.... Read more >
Tags: australia, kiteboarding, nature, ocean, road trip, south australia, swimming, van-tastic adventures, vantastic, wildlife
GERMANY | Sun, 17 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [1340]
Perhaps Thomas and Karine are both descendants of survivors, high school sweet hearts, or simply Berlin lovers. But does who they are even matter? Does their heritage, talent, or popularity deny or grant them a voice?
That was the question I asked ... Read more >
Tags: berlin, berlin wall, expression, hope, street art, symbolism, voice
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [1108] | Comments [1]
I wanted to write this quick entry before I head off to bed. I got back from my first Bible study here at Swansea. It was through a group called the Christian Union. Referred to as the "CU" here, the organization takes on many of the same characteristics ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
MALAYSIA | Mon, 31 May 2010 | By jeffbrad | Views [1062]
We arrived in
Melaka from Singapore on May 24th. For the next 6 days it was like a nostalgia
trip as I had been here back in 2008 on my solo backpacking journey. This time
it was to be a different experience being accompanied by my wife. I am a ... Read more >
JAPAN | Wed, 25 Nov 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1009] | Comments [1]
Anyone who has the pleasure of seeing my Mama on November 25, please give her a big hug for me and wish her a very happy big five-oh!!! Sorry we can't be there to celebrate with her in person, but Mama, we love you, we miss you, and if you were here.... Read more >
SLOVENIA | Sat, 3 Nov 2012 | By nosoygringo | Views [984] | Comments [1]
If you ever fell in love with a place, it surely wasn’t as charming as to literally make you fall –landfall, to be precise, from a bike.
Been to Lake Bled? The Slovene crown jewel, rest assured, will likely make you fall -in love, fortunately.... Read more >
Tags: bicycle travel, lake bled
THAILAND | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [888]
Today Aaron and I decided to go on a day trip adventure to Chiang Rai, a three-hour bus ride northeast of Chiang Mai. We were told yesterday, during our recon mission to the bus station, that the bus left every hour from 6 AM to 6 PM. We headed out in ... Read more >
Tags: chiang rai
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Thu, 31 Jul 2014 | By carolepng | Views [822]
Even today 2 weeks later, I still can not believe that I have travelled to the other side of the world from where I am typing from. I never thought I'd ever see the other side, let alone a continent that is so close to heart as it is also known ... Read more >
Tags: africa, fin4ag14, kenya, matatu, transit
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 5 Feb 2011 | By elsie_moon | Views [811]
Right, firstly you have to pronounce it correctly - it's not the same as the one in the UK; this place is proud of every syllable so get it right! Lawnsesston is a gorgeous little town. There's something very European about it in that it's lots of ... Read more >
ISRAEL | Mon, 20 Sep 2010 | By pauluiza | Views [785]
So, we end up staying in Amman for 5 days. The city is nice and the people very friendly. We walk around and find the very nice eateries. We leave in the morning for Israel. A taxi ride to the border, out of Jordan, a bus ride to Israeli immigration ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [783]
20th February This morning was hectic. The first patient of the day was a young man who had walked from Waucham (5km) after he had put a barianch through his hand (a few days ago) resulting in a wound that needed attention and a serious infection travelling ... Read more >
Tags: cricket, hospital bills, indian serials, khati village life, television
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By surveymare | Views [667] | Comments [1]
If the mariners of old could image how we travel today they would question the perils they put themselves through. We jump into a tube and hurl ourselves through the atmosphere at 600 mph. We drink wine and sleep along the way. Geez! Things ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 22 Oct 2012 | By birgit_75 | Views [531]
The journey is starting to feel increasingly real... I have just purchased my travel insurance.
So another beginning is just around the corner..
Soon I shall touch Golden Gate Bridge and cycle from Mission to Dolores Park for a morning Yoga Practice.... Read more >
Tags: beginnings, insurance, san francisco, sf, travel insurance
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Views [512] | Scholarship Entry
I arrive in Siena for the first time, at the wrong time. It's October and the Palio horse races are over. Gone are the Renaissance contrade costumes, the earthen racetrack and cheering crowds the travel brochures promised. Instead, the bowl-like ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
THAILAND | Wed, 10 Dec 2014 | By morganne | Views [431]
We decided that since we were on the same island as the Full Moon Party when it was going on that, we had to check it out! I was scared at first but I'm so glad we went. What an experience it was. Getting ready and all painted up was half of the fun.... Read more >
USA | Thu, 19 Feb 2015 | By excellentadventure | Views [394]
Walked Brooklyn Bridge in bitterly cold wind conditions. Best thing to do in NYC hands down. Ferry to midtown 34th Street. Mike checked out Toms Restaurant and Harlem, while E headed for the Hook and Ladder...no no not a strip club, but rather Ghostbustes ... Read more >