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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4906] | 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 >

Hello hello hello hello hello hello...

ECUADOR | Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By sobrea | Views [2297] | Comments [2]

Hello hello hello hello hello…that’s the echoing sound I’m making from the top of an Andean mountain! We have arrived to Otavalo, Ecuador and it is awesome! Otavalo is a relatively well developed town of 30K people, sitting at around 8400ft. elevation…we ... Read more >

Tags: 14ners, ecuador, fuya fuya, hiking, mountain biking, otavalo, trekking

Moseying down the coast of Ecuador - villages like Platano, San Francisco, Bunche to Muisne

ECUADOR | Fri, 24 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2227]

.......on a dirt side road - hot and dusty but beautiful ....right through that jungle listening to Howler Monkeys and exotic birds. Every once in a while I feel like pinching myself - stepping out watching myself riding along as if this is normal. And ... Read more >

Ice Col Trek oder so...

NEPAL | Tue, 23 Nov 2010 | By baba | Views [1938] | Comments [1]

Eigentlich wollen wir von Tumlingtar im Osten von Nepal via Makalu Base Camp Trek und Sherpani Col ins Everest Gebiet laufen. Doch leider ist alles ein bisschen anders gekommen als wir uns das vorgestellt haben. Das damit in Nepal immer zu rechnen ist, ... Read more >

La multi ani...

THAILAND | Tue, 12 Apr 2011 | By arhionut | Views [1909]

La multi ani mama...Happy Birthday mom...

Newcastle to Port Stephens

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 >

Sihanoukville sucks you in

CAMBODIA | Sun, 9 Mar 2014 | By kpow | Views [1547]

Sihanoukville was my next stop, on the South-Western coast. The idea was just to spend maybe a day on the beach and a day diving. A week later, somehow I was still there-and this is a very common story. Already some people I‘d met had made me vow ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, partying, suntanning

Around Budva

MONTENEGRO | Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1358]

As the crow – or the seagull flies – Italy isn’t far from Montenegro. Kotor is much closer, only 25 kilometers up the road from Budva, and is as Italian as can be. We didn’t climb the umpteen hundred steps to the fortress but we did lose ... Read more >

New Zealand - A Land of Two Halves

NEW ZEALAND | Sun, 2 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1327]

I examine my expectations of New Zealand and find that I had envisaged seeing a few pretty sights and that just over 3 weeks would probably be more than sufficient time to do so. I couldn’t have been more wrong and I am ashamed by the almost flippant ... Read more >

Tags: accents, backpacking, car hire, ferry, maori, marlborough sound, new zealand, stormy swells, stunning scenery

Maori & Mud Packs

NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1133]

The North Island bus trip begins just as it is getting light on Bank Holiday Monday. Much has been made of the Queen’s birthday weekend, and I suspect that there is more patriotism over here than on her home turf! The trip up to Paihia on the ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, bay of islands, culture, maori, naked bus, new zealand, paihia, rotorua, sulphur springs, tamaki

Saved by the co-workers

URUGUAY | Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By vietnamviking | Views [1044]

As my Spanish teacher Nestor has been saying all along, when so many people live in the same house, conflicts are inevitable. I know, it's a really obvious thing to say, but things seemed to be going along so brilliantly when, suddenly, prejudices and ... Read more >

Longyan Weekend

CHINA | Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By mazystar | Views [1003] | Comments [5]

This weekend we drove 100kms north west of Zhangzhou to the city of Longyan. Geographically, it's quite a small city with a population of about 3 million (small for a Chinese city!) It's surrounded by mountain ranges and has two large rivers ... Read more >

to pee or not to pee (rose)

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 1 Mar 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [986]

Today we made a momentous decision. Let's hope it doesn't turn into one we live to regret: we decided to remove our Porta Potti from the truck. It was taking up loads of precious room (and the the only place it could sit was in the warmest area ... Read more >

Day 4 - Turangi - Tongariro National Trout Centre

NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By mudskipper | Views [937] | Video

Wednesday 2nd November, 2011 The weather did its worst overnight and even though the clouds lingered, the day remained dry. Today we headed over to Turangi to visit the Tongariro National Trout Centre. Situated beside the famous Tongariro River , ... Read more >

Spain - Part I

SPAIN | Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By ccandj6monthsaway | Views [878] | Comments [1]

Madrid OK, so I’m running about four weeks behind in my blogging – having too much fun and putting too many things on the itinerary to keep up with writing. Sorry it’s so late, but here it is. We made the three-leg flight ... Read more >

Uncle Tui

My name is Sunsanee. I'm Australian but my my mother is Thai. I'm a PhD student in my final year of what has been a lengthy, challenging but interesting endeavour. I come from a background in science (astrophysics- one of the less 'people' oriented disciplines) ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Lets go to Bago

MYANMAR | Fri, 28 Jun 2013 | By andreagee | Views [716]

Bago is a former capital and is a great day trip from Yangon out into the country. About 45 minutes out and we hit motorbikes! There are no bikes allowed in Yangoon. We also stop at an Allied War Memorail and cemetary which has the ashes and bodies of ... Read more >

A real live deer - finally!

NETHERLANDS | Mon, 3 Oct 2011 | By braynroni | Views [676]

Another slow start with loads of washing – seems to be the trend! After a morning munch we set out to explore Brouwershaven a little. Wearing our jackets for the first time in AGES we set out into the wind. Turned out to be warm ... Read more >

Sup Peops

USA | Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By cabeckett | Views [634] | Comments [3]

Hey peops!! I just wrote this, then lost it... hope I can do better than that when I'm somewhere super exciting :) I'm in NYC with Julie, tryin to get my muzic under control before a long long long plane ride. And shes rockin Guitar Hero. Yeah! I ... Read more >

Tags: Family

National Geographic travel scholarship

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By angiel | Views [541]

Over the past 12 years I have traveled extensively throughout different parts of the globe touching many countries and hopefully enriching peoples lives as they have mine. The most recent adventure was a 9 day tour of Bali. I have always liked ... Read more >

Baboon Barracks aka Butterfly Pavillion

UGANDA | Mon, 8 May 2006 | By ugandaretrospective | Views [518]

We left for Masindi yesterday morning during the tail end of a thunderstorm. It’s about 250 kilometers to Masindi, the last hour on a dirt road under construction. We stopped at New Court View to check-in and have lunch then drove our to Ben’s ... 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

The Routeburn Track

NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [348]

We have just finished a 3 day walk along the Routeburn. It was in primitive conditions compared to what we have had up till now. There were no showers and we had to carry all our food for 3 days and nights. We also had to share dormitories and one night ... Read more >

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

Ode to a Hero

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 15 Jan 2013 | By groveofapples | Views [272]

Upon entering the town Stirling in Scotland, the Wallace monument reined over the landscape visible for all to see from any point as a constant reminder of the Guardian of Scotland who dedicated his life for Independance. The walk up to the ... Read more >