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AUSTRALIA | Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By vantastic_sa | Views [2604]
After all that action on Kangaroo Island we decided to go for a relaxing break in the Barossa wine valley. Barossa is South Australia's main wine producing region and we were certainly in need of a change from all that goon slapping on KI! We picked ... Read more >
Tags: barossa, jacobs creek, penfolds, road trip, south australia, trent, vantastic, victoria, wine, world nomads
INDIA | Fri, 26 Nov 2010 | By pauluiza | Views [2558]
Destination:
India – Palolem in Southern Goa – till the cows come home…
So, we leave Cairo flying Egypt
Air to Mumbai and then Spice Jet (Indian not too bad low cost carrier) to Goa. We arrive in India on the 24 th of
October, and in the evening ... Read more >
SWEDEN | Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By lauren_watson | Views [2090]
I showed up at the Absolut Vodka Ice Bar in Stockholm with no expectations. I basically saw it on the list of attractions and thought, this looks cool. I paid $30 USD for my entrance and first beverage (sigh….this is Sweden for you) and was taken into ... Read more >
Tags: stockholm, sweden
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1863]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 25 Oct 2011 | By wilski | Views [1826]
(Oh boy, I'm almost two months behind with my journal entries, my memories have faded with time, too many late nights and ummm alcohol consumption, but luckily I've kept up regular FaceBook rants. Digging all the way back to a certain post on the 22nd ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1652]
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 >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 7 Mar 2015 | By merantau | Views [1416] | Comments [1]
Mt. Tambora - it had defeated me this time. As I rode towards Hu'u Beach memories of my climb there in 2008 returned. It was a special place made more so because few outsiders ever got to visit it. On April 15, 1815 the world shook. Tambora ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, flores, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip, sumbawa
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By alyx | Views [1250] | Comments [4]
(Picture - At the "Hotel in the clouds") Hi everyone, So, on Friday morning I awoke after an eventful night of sickness. I have now decided that my body just refuses to like the street bought somosas, even if they are amazing and cost ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1125] | Comments [1]
This weekend Arielle and I decided to take it easy and relax on our subtropical island by staying indoors. :) Ok, so that might not always be true, but for this weekend, it was. I spent part of my weekend putting together the three models pictured ... Read more >
CHINA | Tue, 6 Nov 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1083] | Comments [1]
In the last year we have had the opportunity to see a range of China 's most famous sites... from Man Made to Natural! We have traveled from Beijing 's Great Wall of China , to Xian's Terracotta Warriors to the Guilin 's Picturesque Mountains .... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 10 Jun 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [977]
Christchurch to Queenstown that is! I've done the journey a million times yet I never get tired of it as the drive is considered one of the world's most beautiful. Yesterday I caught up with a good friend, Doug Jacques. Six years ago I met him in Queenstown ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [855]
Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 19 Nov 2007 | By abelaine | Views [810] | Comments [1]
Well since Briel and I are waiting for his residency in Australia to be approved, we thought to continue travelling. We of course contemplated going back to Amsterdam to wait it out, but instead we are in NYC instead! What a shock! Briel had not been ... Read more >
Tags: Hallmark Moments
AUSTRIA | Tue, 17 Dec 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [804]
Even a stopped clock shows the correct time twice a day. The Glockenspiel Clock in Graz is five minutes slow, and is never right. That wouldn't happen in Germany! But we weren't in a hurry. We just wanted to see the carved wooden ... Read more >
MEXICO | Sat, 17 Nov 2007 | By connieandjohn | Views [706]
Our first week has taken us down the center of Mexico from Cuidad Juarez to Zacatecos with a side trip to Barranca del Cobre or Copper Canyon. We are averaging just over 250 miles a day, not bad considering the 50 mph speed limit most of the way.... Read more >
Tags: Culture
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 10 Dec 2016 | By bernardmarlenlilly | Views [588]
Laaaange hat es gedauert, aber wir haben mittlerweile einen fahrtüchtigen Campervan gefunden, der genügend Sitzplätze für alle 3 Familienmitglieder bietet. Es ist gar nicht so einfach einen geeigneten Van mit 3 Sitzplätzen ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 27 Nov 2008 | By billyp | Views [516] | Video
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Tags: billyp
CUBA | Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [514]
We got the early bus from Santiago de Cuba to Baracoa & were at the bus station before 7 with our Korean friend from our casa & our Dutch travel buddy Ilona. Baracoa lured us in with the promise of nice beaches, cacao, spicy food & good hiking ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Wed, 10 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [433]
We took a tour out of the city today to Edam. And yes, the famous cheese is made there. But, the city itself is quaint and quite charming. There are flowers everywhere and of course canals crisscross the little city. There is even one bride that has ... Read more >
EGYPT | Sat, 8 Aug 2015 | By ahmedyacoub | Views [370] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Maybe the practical three years experience that I had, working with big international Media outlets, like the public German Television and Broadcaster ARD, Deutsche Welle TV, the German-Frensh broadcaster Arte TV, would enlarge the possibility of winning.... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
FRANCE | Mon, 11 Jul 2016 | By kimswim | Views [360]
We have arrived in Perros-Gueric, the land of the Rose Colored Granite. And we were warmly greeted by our friend Pierre from whom we rented several years ago. In fact, our friendship is a good example of “paying it forward”. When we first ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [348] | 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
PALESTINE | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Views [327]
It was raining when I landed in Tel Aviv. Passport control was easy but getting cash wasn't. None of my credit or debit cards worked in any of the atms I tried in the airport. I knew the only cash I had was 5 euros so I was wondering how I was ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [326]
We left Delhi early before sunrise to catch the 6am train to Agra for our day trip to see the Taj Mahal. Arriving at Delhi railway station we stepped out into a sea of people, street food vendors, cars, rickshaws, tuk-tuk's and motorcycles and ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 30 Dec 2014 | By excellentadventure | Views [236]
Spent most of today searching for a trail that gets up close to the hollywood sign. Had no luck, so walked Hollywood Boulevard in the rain.
Chinese theatre is cool. I've decided that LA is strange but likeable and chilly but enjoyable. ("Make your ... Read more >