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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4918] | 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 >
COLOMBIA | Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1998]
It's my birthday in exactly two weeks - hope to be at the Ecuadorian Coast, eating fish and ice cream. Sorry it doesn't sound right in combination, but everything at the right time. Which does not include (at least for me) Guinea -pig. This is the new ... Read more >
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 >
CHILE | Tue, 27 Dec 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [1620]
The Carretera Austral, this unpaved pebble stone main road that goes from 2 lanes to 1 somewhere just past Coyhaique is the spine road, the only road, that links the towns of northern Patagonia. It was instigated by Pinoche,t with places like Puyuhuapi ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thu, 10 Dec 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1543]
Costs pp: Hostel El Guembe dorm bed in a 4 bed dorm room with aircon, tv, ensuite, breakfast and WI-FI 25p weekday 30p on weekend, bus from Puerto Iguazu to the falls 5p one way, entry to falls on Argentine side 60p
The day after we arrived was ... Read more >
TURKEY | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By nadiamar | Views [1214]
The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called ... Read more >
Tags: backgammon, eastern anatolia, tavla, travel photography scholarship 2012, turkey
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 4 May 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1103]
I've been in Victoria for nearly seven months and I've done hardly anything other than busking and geocaching. In fact, I haven't even left the Melbourne area since I arrived here in late November! Today I would go out and explore. Whilst I was contemplating ... Read more >
SOUTH KOREA | Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By madeleinesophiealizadeh | Views [1062]
안녕하세요! ("Anyonghaseyo") Wie ihr sehr steht es mit meinem Koreanisch schon recht gut. Kann schon lesen/schreiben, bloss das verstehen ist ein anderes Kapitel.. Anyways: Jetzt ist es schon ueber ein Monat her seit ich mich gemeldet habe. Die ... Read more >
MEXICO | Wed, 4 Mar 2015 | By rheamihir | Views [988]
Picture this – Mihir is going through security, anxiously watching all the camera equipment - his most prized possessions - go through clearance. I am standing at the entrance to the airport, boarding pass ready in hand. Still further is my father, ... Read more >
Tags: day of the dead, film, india, mexico, road trip, san luis potosi, shoot, travel, world nomads film scholarship, xantolo
PERU | Wed, 10 Oct 2018 | By mattso | Views [847]
Pisco sours are sneaky! They go down all too easily with your freshly grilled fish and scallops, and leave you with furry brain lag the next morning! But I'll go back for more, in a couple of days.
We started the day with a drive to the Julio C. Tello ... Read more >
Tags: desert, geoglyphs, mummies, museum
IRELAND | Wed, 7 Apr 2010 | By dreamtravelerjess | Views [846]
My trip to Ireland, only a short week, but I learned so much. This is my trip in full detail, along with some side bits of interesting things I learned, ate, and started collecting. Friday, March 5th I left my own little small town ... Read more >
Tags: greenheart, homestay, host family, ireland
LAOS | Tue, 15 Apr 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [831]
Man it's crazy here in Luang Prabang! After a gorgeous two day boat trip along the mighty Mekong river (sore arse and sunburn to show for it) landed in LP, greeted by crazy arsed children throwing flour and water. It's the Buddhist lunar new year, Sonkran, ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
INDONESIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thetravelicious | Views [794]
If people ask me what is the right sentence to describe Purwokerto, I would shout clearly that it is the most charismatic city ever. Several people may say it is just a city, underdeveloped and nothing special, but readers, you should believe me it is ... Read more >
Tags: joved, purwokerto, unsoed
CHINA | Fri, 11 Nov 2011 | By ollo | Views [774]
Was Wohlgerüche oder solche der üblen Art angeht, bin ich
hier in einer wenig aufregenden Umgebung, in einer Brache geradezu, wo meiner
Langnase kaum was Bemerkenswertes zugetragen wird. Mit einer Ausnahme, dem «Stinkenden
Tofu», von dem seinerzeit, ... Read more >
CANADA | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [772]
The flight to Buffalo via Chicago was pretty smooth and we picked up our hirw car and navigated to Niagara Falls (with some difficulty) without the gps. Took a walk along the rapids (above the falls) only a block from our hotel. We walked on up to the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 4 Feb 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [667]
Picture this - brilliant blue seas, perfect half moons of golden sand backed by vibrant green forest, the gentle slap of waves on canoe and paddle - this is kayaking in the sub-tropical national park of Abel Tasman, at the top of New Zealand's South ... Read more >
Tags: abel tasman, kayaking
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 1 Nov 2016 | By joyaroundtheworld | Views [658]
I always wear a lot of clothes to bed while camping only to wake up sweating in the morning from the sun beating on the tent, like a sauna. I extended my check-out until 11:30 and slowly got my day started. I ate a small breakfast and packed up my camp.... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [604]
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 >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 6 May 2011 | By rachthe1st | Views [592]
In the UK we’ve had two extra long weekends in a row; the Easter long weekend and the Royal Wedding/Labour Day long weekend. If I was a salaried employee I would have been over the moon, instead I spent the week living like the unemployed and losing ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [537]
Well, been here almost 2 weeks and already done so much! After being ill at home for 2 weeks, developing sinusitis and worrying if I'd be able to fly, I arrived bang on time in Sydney on NYE, went to stay in Normanhurst, a suburb of Sydney, courtesy ... Read more >
ITALY | Sat, 11 Sep 2010 | By marcellorothery | Views [515] | Video
Filmagem que eu fiz da Capela Sistina, há 2 dias.
Tags: capela sistina
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [358] | 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
FRANCE | Fri, 12 Jul 2013 | By katfox | Views [314]
On the road again, this time to pick up our own camper. There was no troubles getting through customs, they didn't even check our passports! We collected the camper from a lovely French man who spoke only a little bit of English. We understood most ... Read more >
NIGERIA | Sat, 6 Jul 2013 | By elmasry | Views [297]
A quick look to public schools in Lagos, Nigeria, with poverty and lack of equipment here to learn and evolve to change the reality
Tags: school - education - lagos - nigeria
INDONESIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By tyasasih | Views [216]
"Leter Beaches", that's his name. A beach with panoramic views and truly still beautiful. It is situated in a small village in the remote town of Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Villages that have residents with higher wisdom attitude. Children who have ... Read more >