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COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7714]
To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful
air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >
Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 16 Feb 2010 | By sx_larabie | Views [6659]
One interesting stop on the Kiwi bus was Lake Mahinapua. We spent the night at the Lake Mahinapua Hotel own by the legendary Les Lisle. Les Lisle is 85 years old and still kicking! This hotel is nothing special it actually reminds me of those trashy ... Read more >
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 >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By maria_brett | Views [3933] | Comments [2]
Imagine what you know about communism. Then try to think of the opposite. In the past 17 years Czechs have not only adopted free-market concepts but they also go nuts for the stuff. Communism was abolished following the Velvet Revolution of 1989 ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MALAYSIA | Sun, 23 Mar 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [3619]
On Saturday morning I could hardly contain myself I was so excited about the F1! I awoke ten minutes before my alarm after a stupendously good sleep in a proper bed, which was so nice after the weeks of uber-budget accommodation I'd gotten used to! I ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, motorsport
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By lauren_watson | Views [2307]
I’m afraid I have become addicted to a little something called DSL. And….I am afraid that there is no cure. DSL is something my tour guide of the highlands introduced me to, and it is called “Deep Scottish Love”. It can happen in many different ways ... Read more >
Tags: edinburgh, highlands, isle of skye, scotland
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 26 Nov 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [2144] | Comments [14]
Yo my peeps! I have decided the journal needs to be pimped up a bit. I need a diamond encrusted border of some sort. I need to photoshop gold teeth into all my photos. How is everyone? I am still waiting on photos from Dublin. They will come.... Read more >
Tags: Snow
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 >
INDIA | Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1139]
IT TAKES JUST ONE LOOK AT THE CARVINGS on Lakshamana Temple to understand how India managed to grow its population to 1.2 billion. Even a thousand years ago they were a horny bunch! Screwing - in an astounding viariety of positions - and ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wed, 10 Aug 2011 | By zapatosrojos | Views [1129]
I have a problem with Ubud, Bali, Indonesia and I guess its a problem that many face when they travel. The Ubud described by Ms Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love, Gilbert, Elizabeth) does not exist anymore; gone is the peaceful, calm, agricultuarally based community ... Read more >
Tags: bali, eat pray love, ubud
BOLIVIA | Sat, 10 Jan 2009 | By senor-lance | Views [1125]
After all of the problems i had with immigration it felt really good to be done with all of it and start experiencing things inside bolivia without the immigration complications hanging around in my mind. So the third day of our jeep ride we would leave ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By mueller-san | Views [1006] | Comments [1]
A bubble orientation was, for sure. We had classes all day every day, commencing with Spanish classes at 7 in the morning, and eventually ending at the conclusion of our practice teaching at SECAP Sur in Quito at 8 in the evening. Besides ... Read more >
GERMANY | Thu, 9 Jan 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [955]
The Zwinger Palace, built by Augustus II, the Strong, was just one of the casualties of the carpet bombing of Dresden towards the end of World War II. Referred to as "Florence on the Elbe," Dresden was probably more of a cultural center than a ... Read more >
SRI LANKA | Thu, 23 Mar 2017 | By savagesantini | Views [868]
Slopes to Surf
Three months ago, I traded my flannels for board shorts and ventured far from the snowcapped Colorado mountains to the sapphire coastline of Sri Lanka. For many, Sri Lanka remains a palm-speckled mystery that is slowly beginning ... Read more >
Tags: adventure travel, beaches, experience, insight, island life, sri lanka, surfing, trekking
SPAIN | Mon, 15 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [741]
Yes. I am still here in Seville, (and running out of titles as you can see). Yesterday was an ok day-not too exciting.
The first thing I did was search for a breakfast place with wifi. While a lot of local places have wifi, I usually just rely on ... Read more >
Tags: church, seville
ITALY | Thu, 25 Feb 2016 | By maria90 | Views [679] | Comments [2]
Since I don’t like the cold winters in Germany, I decided to spend 10 days in Sicily during February. While there were only 2 degree Celcius at home, I have spent 10 beautiful days with up to 20 degrees Celcius. One of the main reasons why I decided ... Read more >
Tags: etna, noto, scala dei turchi, sicily, trekking, valley of the temples, wine tasting
ETHIOPIA | Wed, 6 Oct 2010 | By tweber | Views [668]
There are two volunteers here - Beckie & Newton. They are really so nice. It's nice to have them to show me the ropes and help pave the way. Newton is actually from San Francisco also. He teaches art and is a soccer coach. He has done lots of ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 9 May 2016 | By mm12767 | Views [456]
We left Waitomo at around 8.45 and headed down to Rotorua stopping on the way at Hobbiton, which is the movie set for the shire in Lord of the Rings. The set tour was really good and involved a wander round the hobbit holes and the pub. We got some good ... Read more >
USA | Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [435] | Comments [2]
Sorry for the lack of up dates on our time in NY but the level of activity has been quite frenetic and we have tried to use every available moment to do things. New York allows that because there is something to do whatever the time of day or night. ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Mon, 1 Apr 2013 | By magdalena | Views [424]
Love at first sight. After over a month in India, we were ecstatic to be going to Vietnam. We assumed we would like the place more than the chaos of India. We were right! We are both lovers of Vietnamese food (there is nothing like it) and I feel safer ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 11 May 2015 | By pjandc | Views [404] | Comments [1]
A desire to take a trip to Turkey was the starting point for Celeste and myself. 2 years ago after returning from Europe we started to save and plan. The romance of Istanbul and the lure to see Gallipoli, to finish off a part ... Read more >
RWANDA | Tue, 30 Apr 2013 | By smhnash | Views [386]
Farewell Rwanda
Tomorrow is our last day at work and we set off for Tanzania on Thursday!
I can’t believe how quickly our time has whizzed by in Rwanda, I guess it is the routine of work in an office. I think working in Rwanda is what I expected ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [346] | 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
GREECE | Sat, 12 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [264]
No shore break today, it was all at sea. A chance to take a break and rest our weary feet after a sleep in.
Caught some of the Doggies and Adelaide AFL match on tv. Unfortunately the Swans match wasn't on - it was due to start at 7.40am our time. ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 24 Mar 2014 | By susiejo | Views [198]
Now it's only 30 days until we fly out to Paris. The time has flown as we will be doing very soon!