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Travel Writing Scholarship 2012 - The Winner

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 17 May 2012 | By scholarships | Views [24120] | Comments [7]

Last week we announced The Shortlist for our 2012 Travel Writing Scholarship to Southeast Asia. And now, the moment you have been waiting for... We have a winner! Our judging panel has had the very difficult task of whittling 1718 entries ... Read more >

Video FAQs: Travel Writing Scholarship 2012 - Southeast Asia

Are you an aspiring travel writer planning to apply for the 2012 Travel Writing Scholarship to Southeast Asia ? We've put together a few video clips to share with you in hopes that they will answer any application questions and provide a bit ... Read more >

Oser voyager seule à Barcelone.

SPAIN | Tue, 12 Apr 2016 | By martine | Views [5369] | Video

Barcelone brille par son climat, sa situation face à la mer, son architecture où les constructions de Gaudi taquinent les monuments gothiques, sa culture, sa gastronomie, sa musique électro , son équipe de football ... Read more >

Tags: barcelone, tourisme, voyage

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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4917] | 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 >

Street children - The challenge

INDIA | Fri, 8 Nov 2013 | By tjrossi | Views [2544]

I've been in Delhi more than a month now and many of you are probably wondering what I'm doing here each day. I'm volunteering for an organisation called Salaam Balaak Trust teaching English and trying to support older teenagers in their quest ... Read more >

Tags: begging, child labour, delhi, india, poverty, ragpicking, street children, village

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1657]

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 >

Snippets of village life

INDIA | Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By bonnie | Views [1638]

1st February 2012 Today from our window I watched Banmati from a distance. Her deeply weathered and line etched face a byproduct of decades of work in a harsh Himalayan environment was a picture of concentration as she sat in the sun on the cobble ... Read more >

Tags: education, india, khati, recycling, uttarakhand, village life

TRAVEL NOTES - The Joy of Sleeper Trains

FRANCE | Sun, 10 Aug 2008 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1270] | Comments [3]

Alternatively titled: 'how to lose a nights kip'. I've laid my cards out on the table here so you know where this particular journal entry is heading, however, I confess I was excited by the prospect of the sleeper train. Many of you will be aware of ... Read more >

Not another paneer makhni

INDIA | Sun, 3 Jul 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [1040] | Comments [3]

Let's get this straight from the outset; Indian cuisine is not my food of choice. I'd much rather take up some South-east Asian delights or Arab food any day . On my last school trip to Mumbai, there was absolutely no choice in what I could eat, ... Read more >

Two Rainy Days in Martinborough

NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 6 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [992]

Martinborough is a little Kiwi town an hour east of Wellington over a winding mountain road surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, sheep pastures, and a wild Pacific coastline. The town was laid out by an Irish settler named Martin in the 1800’s ... Read more >

Vive Espana

SPAIN | Fri, 23 Mar 2007 | By jmbworldpilgrimage | Views [938] | Comments [1]

Vive Espana, So I am here in Spain camping on top of some beautiful limestone cliffs, where the nearest village, Siurana, tallies a grand total of 27 inhabitants. Time escapes me here...I wake, eat, climb, eat, sleep, repeat. I´ve managed to get some ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Namibia

NAMIBIA | Thu, 17 Apr 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [920]

So, the Namibian Border opened at 8am and I think we must have been the first through. We were over Botswana and the rain. Bring on Namibia! Our first stop in Namibia was a lovely campsite just over the river from Angola. All of the toilets and showers in ... Read more >

Bangkok Dangerous

THAILAND | Sat, 1 Jun 2013 | By paulpiorun | Views [907] | Video

Our Thai Airways flight to Bangkok was complete luxury compared to how we've travelled so far and we loved every minute of it. Plenty of space, complimentary drinks and tastey food and a massive selection of the latest films to choose from on the ... Read more >

Tags: chang, humidity, ping pong, scorpions

Preparation

USA | Sat, 10 Aug 2013 | By korric | Views [870] | Comments [2]

In six days I'll be moving to China to train in Mantis Kung Fu full-time. Most of the time I'll be at the Kunyu Mountain training center in Shandong but I'll also be spending some time training at the Buddhist Temple in Henan when it gets warmer in the ... Read more >

Tags: martial arts, minimalism

Ruh-ruh-ruh-rioooooo

BRAZIL | Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [849]

Yes, that's right, we're in THE Rio de Janeiro, probably one of the most hyped cities in the world. And from what we've seen of it so far, it lives up to its hype. But as usual, I have to do a bit of recapping before I go on about this place. So..... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

City of Water

ITALY | Thu, 19 Nov 2015 | By shire_girl | Views [752]

Apparently Venice is one of the most visited destinations in the world. Even during the last few days of September the city was bustling with people. However it was remarkably easy to find places most tourists weren’t, such as the long, narrow ... Read more >

The Hut

THAILAND | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [698]

We leave Cave Lodge, sadly and sorely, and head back to Pai. Pai is partway between Chiang Mai and Pang Mapha, and we thought staying there for a night would be a nice way to break up our return trip from PMP to Bangkok. The road from PMP to Pai is almost ... Read more >

Tags: pai, thailand

New York

USA | Sat, 22 Aug 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [680] | Comments [2]

Hallo Ihr Lieben, danke fuer eure zahlreichen Kommentare. New York war super spannend und aufregend. Nachdem Franzi bei Tinas Eltern extra nochmal ihr Gepaeck ausgepackt hatte, um 2 Kilo zu sparen, wurde es 1 Tag verspaetet direkt zum Hotel in New ... Read more >

Weekend No. 9 - Halloween

USA | Tue, 4 Nov 2008 | By loslindos | Views [666]

I was lucky, that Halloween fell on a friday, because in the US first of November is no state holiday. On thursday Anna, Maria and me decided to buy a costume and thought, that we just go into a supermarket, where they had huge Halloween-Departments ... Read more >

Banska Stiavnica to Ruzomberok

SLOVAKIA | Sat, 9 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [634]

THE DANUBE HYDROFOIL BARELY KISSED THE DOCK in Brataslava and we hopped off in that most Soviet of cities. We imagined hidden microphones in our room in Hotel Kiev. That was back in 2002 when we were just learning the ins and outs of travel.... Read more >

abgetaucht, getaucht und viel getaucht

MALAYSIA | Thu, 9 Sep 2010 | By escapismus | Views [589]

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 >

off & away

INDONESIA | Sat, 12 Jun 2010 | By adventurers | Views [564]

We've booked tickets to Sumatra, Indonesia. We leave next month! We're gonna see orangutans!

July 13th- Sunday

BELGIUM | Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By l-a-u-r-e-n | Views [451]

I've now been in Gent for 3 days and it has been great. Tonight is the first night we are staying at home after we cancelled going to movies and a pub. Yesterday, Tom showed up and we went around the city with him. Tom is someone I've spoken to a lot ... Read more >

The first Hazara in Mexico

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

Cosmic Flow

Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia