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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4930] | 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 >
EL SALVADOR | Sun, 5 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3590] | Comments [1]
Awake at the first ray of light were Erick, Christian, and myself. Not a drop of rain descended from the heavens as we slumbered peacefully deep in the northeast of Morazan. We wash up and then take a donation to Miguel before we opt for a refreshing ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, food, hitchhiking
INDONESIA | Tue, 27 Nov 2012 | By merantau | Views [2476]
SAND SLOG: SUMBAWA’S SOUTH-WEST COAST
We emerged from the jungle after a three hour slog to find ourselves atop a rocky, wind-battered headland high above the sea. To the south lay the open ocean; a vast, heaving, ultramarine mass. Waves ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, sumbawa, trekking
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By cvanwyk | Views [1666]
Dinosaurs fascinated me a kid. I can remember when I was a kid, shortly after moving to Australia from New Zealand, my aunty, always happy to oblige my curiosity of the natural world, brought me to the QLD museum. Looking at the gigantic reconstructions ... Read more >
INDIA | Mon, 23 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1542] | Comments [1]
Here the daily schedule at the center for the 10 days: 4am – wake up 4:30-6:30am meditation and chanting 6:30am-7:15am breakfast 7:15am-8am rest 8-9 group med. 9-11 instructions for med. 11-11:45am lunch 11:45 am- 1 rest 1-... Read more >
CANADA | Mon, 28 Apr 2008 | By shrummer16 | Views [1008]
Consider this my first 'real time' post. I'm wrapping things up here in SW Ontario, visiting family and friends, sorting out the obligatory travel prep, and waiting for it to sink in that I'm actually done my undergrad degree ('finally'/'where did those ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 10 Apr 2018 | By shire_girl | Views [993]
I won't be the first to say that time is an odd thing. The days at Findhorn were long, but enjoyable, and yet so soon after arriving it was time to leave again. I was showed to my shared cottage by one of Eileen Caddy's son's, who spent some of his childhood ... Read more >
Tags: ceilidh, enneagram, findhorn, robert holden
PERU | Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [973]
We went to Celendin... Jerome and I, on our way to Moyambamba. We never have any idea where we will stay, but we always find some nice local´s house over our heads. At the bus station upon arrival I went to the bathroom, and by the time I returned ... Read more >
GERMANY | Mon, 23 Dec 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [862]
Charlemagne is lucky. He is buried in the Aachen Cathedral and didn’t have the hassle of finding a place to park. Aachen sits in western Germany on the Dutch/Belgian/German border. Interminable holiday traffic and “Besetzen!”... Read more >
HONG KONG | Wed, 2 Aug 2017 | By sorkoo | Views [780]
After our busy trip in China it was nice to be back in Hong Kong, a city that is very Westernized thus familiar and comfortable. After our long train ride from Beijing it took another 2 hours to get back over the border into the Hong Kong Special ... Read more >
SPAIN | Sat, 31 Jul 2010 | By dayangchi | Views [727] | Comments [1]
Primer dia en India, llego Delhi a las 6 de la manyana despues de 8h de vuelo... no ha estado mal el avion de BA, la verdad. Llego y el calor ya me da "un abrazo" nada mas llegar. No se puede decir que este tan bien como con el aire acondicionado ... Read more >
Tags: india delhi viaje asia caos
GUATEMALA | Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [706] | Comments [1]
This week has been a busy week. On Wednesday there was the Proyeto Estufas (Stoves Project) and on Thusday there was a visit to the Guarderia (Day Care Center). They are both on-going projects that our school have where students can just sign up to ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 19 Jul 2010 | By princess2802 | Views [688] | Comments [2]
Camden triggers those in the know to ask about Amy Winehouse and whether or not I saw her. It's the ultimate stop for all your alternative and tattoo desires. However, tucked away neatly in Camden Lock is a plethora of market stalls with some very funky ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sun, 9 Sep 2012 | By pjandc | Views [663]
Au Revoir France
After being dropped off in Lille and saying our goodbyes to fellow travellers Kerry and Katrina, who we had such a wonderful time with in France. Now they head off on their special journey throughout the U.K. We dropped ... Read more >
SWITZERLAND | Wed, 21 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Views [644]
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 >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wed, 30 Oct 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Views [557]
I arrived in Cape Town a week ago, and find the southern tip of South Africa stunning, quite westernized, and extremely awesome. I very much like it here. I ended up renting a car from the airport, and feeling intimidated, due to the fact they drive ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By excellentadventure | Views [481]
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 >
MALAYSIA | Wed, 27 Sep 2017 | By jasonmarshall22 | Views [481]
Today we got our first real glimpse of Malaysia as it was dark when we arrived last night. We took a trip to the main town on Langkawi this morning called Kuah where we got some photos of the Eagle statue and took a walk around the local "theme park" ... Read more >
INDIA | Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By darjeeling_decoded | Views [463]
SOME DAYS AGO I WENT TO ON A TRIP TO DARJEELING, THE QUEEN OF HILLS OF INDIA, SITUATED AT THE SOUTH-EAST HIMALAYAS. THERE I OBSERVED THE SIGHTSEEINGS OF DARJEELING, THE LIFESTYLES OF GURKHA RACE OF HIMALAYAS, THEIR CULTURES, LABOURS AND DEDICATION TO ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [450]
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 >
CHINA | Wed, 9 Mar 2011 | By ollo | Views [449] | Comments [1]
Wenn ich hier ältere Menschen sehe, dann oft als
Spaziergänger mit ihren Hündchen (die auch in China zuweilen geschmackvolle
Mäntelchen tragen), mit ihren Enkelkindern zusammen oder als Turnende, mir
fällt im Moment kein besserer Ausdruck ein.... Read more >
USA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By coati2012 | Views [374]
USA | Fri, 1 Jul 2016 | By europe2013 | Views [373]
Started the day on the hop on hop off bus and did the downtown tour, visiting Times Square, Gramercy, Soho, Tribeca, the Financial district and driving past many landmarks including the Empire State Building, the 9/11 tribute area, Trinity Church and ... Read more >
GREECE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [371]
Scott woke quite early this morning to the roughest part of the trip so far. The seas were only 2 1/2 metres, but compared to the slight seas we had been experiencing, the ship was rocking. It felt weird being rocked in bed! Col slept through ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [361] | 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