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THAILAND | Sat, 16 Feb 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [19681] | Comments [5]
Today I visited the tiger temple in Kanchanaburi , where the Monks have taken in rescue tigers from the wild (orphans of poaching mostly) and created a breeding program and sanctuary for them. They are currently fund raising to build a bigger and more ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, animals
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [3824] | Comments [1]
Imagine your travel budget as being a big
plastic bottle of water. Now imagine that every time you spend money it is
equivalent to taking a swig out of your bottle. You need to drink to survive,
but you are always careful about just how much ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, egypt, india, italy, laos, scams, southeast asia, travel, travellers
BRAZIL | Thu, 20 Nov 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [3700]
Goncalo Coehlo, the Portuguese navigator, arrived at what is now Rio de Janeiro on new years day 1502. Thinking that the Bay of Guanabara was the mouth of a large river he named the place “January River”. We arrived, slightly bleary eyed after a long ... Read more >
Tags: bbq, beach, cooking, football, party, portuguese, rio
GREECE | Fri, 23 Sep 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [2129]
Or Sparti, or ∑πAPTI, was the main rival to Athens in antiquity. The two cities could
hardly be more different. Athens
lies on the Aegean Sea in Attica, Sparta sits high in the Peloponnesian
hills. Athens was the preeminent
naval power ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By treefrog | Views [2021]
My first winter here in Moscow was a shock to my system. As I grew up in sunny South-Africa I have never experienced cold like this before and was not prepared.
When the cold of October arrived my co-workers asked me if I have enough warm ... Read more >
Tags: janaline smalman, moscow, photography, russia, snow, travel
SOMALIA | Mon, 11 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1996]
As I hitchhiked from Berbera I was picked up quickly and asked to be dropped off in Dhubato so I could go to Las Geel. It was still early, and even though it was 6 km down a dirt road I felt confident I could walk there. The only problem was that I had ... Read more >
CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1552]
Santiago Sloths
The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By homeless_harry | Views [1517]
Four days of work is a good enough
reason to have the whole following week off. It's not by choice, but
it fits in so nicely with my plans that I cannot believe my
subconscious desires did not play a part in it becoming a ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, beaches & sunshine, work
CHINA | Mon, 23 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1002]
Whilst I definitely found some good in China, across the board it's problematic, disorganized, and bureaucratic. All along I've said with China "if there isn't a rule they make a rule, and if there isn't a problem they create a problem." The language ... Read more >
PERU | Mon, 1 Jul 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [814]
Crossing into Peru
The river Rio Macará separates Ecuador and Peru where we were switching countries. Before we crossed the bridge we needed our passports to be stamped out. Of course we had a visa (we learned from Mexico not to mess up anymore) ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [775]
I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period). And after ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [656] | Comments [1]
Finally, the sheep. They're everywhere! Might have got one good pic of them from the bus. Deer farms all over too.
Fall comes earlier here on the south island. I've already seen several trees that have changed all or part of their coloring. And I ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By jewraider | Views [649]
Dear Journal (and to all my readers)
The last couple days have been filled with a lot of work, and a lot of fun! Staring with the work part, i got to do a lot of cooking for the catering company have been working at, and it's ... Read more >
Tags: basketball, friends, fun, wedding
SWITZERLAND | Wed, 21 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Views [636]
We treated ourselves to a rest day in Titisee while others in our group chose another bus adventure. After a sleep in and a very relaxed breakfast it was a good oppportunity to catch up on some washing. Chris checked out the fitness equipment in the ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [603]
Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >
CHINA | Sat, 1 May 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [598]
I can see the famous three pagodas from the top of my guesthouse while I am doing T’ai Chi in the morning. I have taken photos of it from this distance and they are less than impressive. So this morning I decided to skip my exercises and head towards ... Read more >
BOTSWANA | Wed, 15 Feb 2012 | By annaryan | Views [595]
I(Ryan) worked with Nelson McGrath, a friend of Grant and
Kerry Baris in London, today, had two great calls, one was with five people who
all crowded under the only shady tree around, and another with a South African
man from ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Thu, 9 Sep 2010 | By escapismus | Views [588]
so, nun sind wir also in semporna, und das auch schon seit 6 tagen und es gefaellt uns hier ganz ausgezeichnet. Wobei semporna wirklich nicht schoen ist, eher so eine schmudelige stinkige hafenstadt, aber wir sind eig die meiste zeit irgendwo draussen ... Read more >
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | Mon, 12 Dec 2016 | By vagabonds3 | Views [577]
NOT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, we managed to coordinate (a) insurance covered RV repairs, (b) warranteed maintenance on the truck with (c) a Caribbean cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, saving us RV storage fees and long-term parking. Sometimes things ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 1 Jun 2010 | By slav | Views [565]
There's not much to say. Turned up on the train and stayed by Anjuna beach. It was very quite due to it being off season. Chilled for a few days then was back to Delhi and on a flight back to Heathrow before I knew it. Goa vs. Thailand? Thailand everytime.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 21 Nov 2014 | By lokodizsolt | Views [531]
Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on a wing, onwards the sailors cry ...so I made a dramatic entrance onto the Isle of Skye through Kyle of Lochalsh. A while back, in a Youtube video I have seen Ray Mears, my favorite outdoorsman visit Loch Coruisk. He ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
USA | Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By excellentadventure | Views [476]
So we woke today to soft, chunky snow. A light dusting that encouraged me to stay in bed until midday...then headed out. Laughed at the Bawston accent with a guy from the visitor centre, who gave us a map and a hot cannoli tip. Modern Pastry is down ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [441]
we should have perhaps gone to the Majorelle Gardens and/or had a horse carriage ride at sunset - but i for one had NO sleep (probably still obsessing about lost luggage) and wound up going downstairs to the courtyard in the middle of the night and trying ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 20 May 2014 | By lightindarkness | Views [385]
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 >
THAILAND | Sat, 15 Nov 2014 | By morganne | Views [338] | Comments [2]
Made it safe and sound to Bangkok after 22 hours of flying and a 5 hour layover in Tokyo! At the airport we ate real Japanes sushi and a million cups of green tea yumm!!