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5 Ways to Experience Geothermal Power in Iceland

ICELAND | Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By travel-tips | Views [7554] | Comments [1]

Iceland and Greenland have long been at the center of a controversy regarding the origin of their names. It hardly seems fair that Iceland, with its lush green fields, was branded with such a chill-inducing moniker, and Greenland’s massive glaciers ... Read more >

Tags: geothermal, greenland, iceland, travel

2009 Travel Photography Scholarship: Anna Zhu Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime.

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4898] | 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 >

Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro & Croatia – A speedy tour of the Balkans

CROATIA | Thu, 10 May 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [4167]

Destination - Bulgaria ( Sofia ), Serbia ( Nis ), Montenegro ( Kotor & Herceg Novi) & Croatia ( Dubrovinik & Split ) – A speedy tour of the Balkans We leave Greece kicking and screaming just because we really need to buy time outside ... Read more >

The End

TURKEY | Fri, 1 Jul 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [3921]

After an epic 3-day journey, I have finally made back to Australia, my home for the time being. This will be my final post for a while as I undertake the mammoth task of sifting through my piles of notes and turning them into text worthy of the Rough ... Read more >

Newcastle to Port Stephens

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 >

Santiago Sloths

CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1545]

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 >

Dear Journal!

ARGENTINA | Tue, 25 Feb 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1387]

Sorry I had no updates for a while. The C. Austral got so rough and I got reckless enough to bounce over those rocks in the road in such a fearless manner that my iPad got squeezed and turned itself on during riding. The keyboard punched in random numbers ... Read more >

Good Morning Vietnam!

VIETNAM | Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1136] | Comments [2]

3 weeks in Vietnam has been a definite eye opener... surprisingly, we're still not sick of Pho, despite having it almost everyday! "I luv Pho 24!" From Hanoi, to Halong Bay, to Hue, to Hoi An, to Nha Trang, to Ho Chi Minh City, and finally ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Oh my god, I can`t believe it! I`ve never been this far away from home!!!

THAILAND | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By katl | Views [995] | Comments [11]

Die Reise nach Bangkok, war eine emotionale Achterbahn, gezeichnet von einigen Ups and Downs... Meine Top5 Ups: Die beinah menschenleere Wartehalle in Berlin waehrend der 4stuendigen Wartezeit zum eigenen Wohnzimmer machen und die Zeit vollkommen ... Read more >

Tags: bangkok

Dalat: a breath of fresh mountain(ish) air

VIETNAM | Wed, 2 Apr 2014 | By kpow | Views [854]

When we arrived in Dalat it was around 5AM and already clear we were at a higher altitude. I borrowed my friend's coat, not having my scarf handy. We were meant to have a free shuttlebus to our hostel but it looked like they were fillling up pretty quickly ... Read more >

Tags: canyoning, mountains, nature, trekking

Es ist nicht alles gold was glaenzt

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wed, 18 Feb 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [818]

I made a HUGE mess with my credit card (have you ever tried paying your card twice in the same month and not having enough Moola both times? Does that go into the same category as an over achiever?), and it spun me into another attack of anxiety – my ... Read more >

3 November; Hill Tribes and Loi Krathong Vibes

THAILAND | Fri, 3 Nov 2017 | By gatornav | Views [781] | Comments [1]

Today is the full moon of the 12 th month of the lunar calendar. That means it is Loi Krathong here in Thailand. One of the largest holidays, Loi Krathong – as the name suggests in Thai – is when you “float a basket.” That ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, hill tribes, loi krathong, thailand

Vinnie makes a full recovery

UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 3 Oct 2007 | By wick | Views [779]

£160 later (not counting the emergency RAC membership) we're back on the road. We've noticed a dramatic improvement in Vinnie's health - he had always been very heavy in the steering (so much so that I was reluctant to drive him) and now it's a breeze! ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Missin The Hostel

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [762]

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 >

RIO DE JANEIRO in SANTA TERESA

BRAZIL | Sun, 24 Jun 2007 | By aach | Views [716]

PRISTANEK V BRAZILIJI Pristanek na mednarodnem letaliscu v Riu de Janeiru je bil mehak* Moja pot me vodi v stari del mesta. Mahnem jo na bus z otoka, kjer je mednarodno letalisce. Odlozi me dve postaji prepozno, naprej od Centra Carioca na glavni ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Holidaze

CHINA | Thu, 1 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [610]

New day. New holiday. The Chinese flags are back up outside every building in China. And the nationalism continues to seeth during this national holiday. Yesterday, I was walking across the obscure footbridge near my apartment to catch the bus.... Read more >

Nagasaki

JAPAN | Sun, 15 Sep 2019 | By graynomadsusa | Views [592]

NAGASAKI’S DORMY INN WAS A WELCOME SIGHT, visible as it was from the #5 Airport Bus stop at Shinchi. It was after ten, we had been traveling all day and hadn’t eaten since lunch. ANA, All Nippon Airways, was affordable, efficient ... Read more >

Sunday by the lake....in Hanoi

VIETNAM | Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [522]

I spent my Sunday morning in Hanoi visiting Hoan Kiem Lake for walking, practicing my T’ai Chi form and just observing the locals in their morning activities. I saw a lot of Chi Gong, a little bit of jogging and one man pooping in the bushes. The temperature ... Read more >

Beautiful Halong Bay

VIETNAM | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [447] | Comments [1]

Halong Bay, Vietnam : Halong Bay is 170 km from Hanoi. A bus made the circuit of several hotels to pick up all of the passengers going on the overnight cruise within Halong Bay. I believe the driver was getting paid by the hour since at no point in ... Read more >

Trip to Southern Melbourne Market

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 16 Dec 2016 | By johnsd | Views [416]

Joe and I took the tram, well actually it was two trams, to the market today. We started the day with coffee and usual morning routines. Kevin went to work around 7:15 and Joe and I left around 9:15. We walked 3 blocks to the tram stop ... Read more >

2 n 5 in a jug

SPAIN | Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [413]

2 'n 5 in a jug. Sangria is clearly both a fruit and a vegetable. Lets get healthy Madrid was awesome. Europe always is in the summertime. Made it from the airport to Plaza Sol on the metro to check-in at ... Read more >

Visiting her

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 21 Nov 2014 | By lokodizsolt | Views [365]

Looking through the windows puts a smile on my face. In one room a man is ironing his shirts, in another a cat is stretching on the top of the dressing table, and in yet another a woman wearing black stockings is practicing tango. As if I would’... Read more >

Tatamailau

TIMOR-LESTE | Mon, 30 Jan 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [363]

A raw, unadulterated adventure it is here in Timor-Leste. Whilst not as wild as Papua New Guinea, this small country gets very few tourists and is behind in a lot of respects. From near sea level in Dili, I'm now staying in Hatabuilico at close to 2000 ... Read more >

Pray Big

UNITED STATES OUTLYING ISLANDS | Wed, 30 Jun 2010 | By janaeshepherd | Views [331] | Video

One of the duties I'll have in South Africa is teaching a group of girls how to play recorder. More specifically, I'll be teaching a group of about 15 girls, ranging in age from 14 to 16. Daily (hopefully) we'll be working together, with the end goal ... Read more >