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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 >
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 24 Apr 2012 | By duende | Views [2257] | Comments [1]
When I hit the road for Brazil to unearth the various musical styles of this music-rich land I was already acquainted with a few musical styles such as Samba, Bossa Nova, Lambada, Capoeira and Xote. However, I knew the music of Brazil is as diverse and ... Read more >
Tags: brazilian music, forró, gonzaga
ITALY | Sat, 15 Sep 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [1843]
Wrong: "Honey, I'm going for a walk!" Right: "Honey I'm going for a swim!" Wrong: "Honey, I left my keys in the car!" ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDIA | Fri, 15 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [1800]
Goa Churches, Temples and Museum
Goa is renown for its beaches, but behind the waves and sand lie beautiful rolling lush green jungle draped hills which shelter a number of sacred worship sites. My taxi cab driver told me that Goa is ... Read more >
CHILE | Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By vietnamviking | Views [1672]
Returning to Chile after our litte visit to Mendoza, we continued straight down from Santiago to a city called Puerto Montt. Not being the most charming city we've visited on this trip, we only stayed there for one night and then rented a car in order ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
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 >
MALAYSIA | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By hannahekers | Views [1247]
About a month ago on the 6th of February (which now seems like a lifetime ago) we went up to Cameroon Highlands. It was a nice change to get up into some mountains with nice fresh air and where wait for it... it was actually cold!! and by cold I mean ... Read more >
CHINA | Sat, 29 May 2010 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1104]
We'd come back down to 2000m at Jiayuguan from 4000m at Jingtieshan iron ore mine and had time to kill this morning, so I went for a look around..............
I walked out of the hotel for a while in the general direction of the Jiayuguan Fort ... Read more >
Tags: china, ultralight, wall
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 4 May 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1087]
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 >
CHINA | Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By adde | Views [1064] | Comments [2]
Sedan jag kom till Nanjing har jag
undersökt möjligheten att åka till Hong Kong. Det känns som att Hong
Kong är värt ett besök när jag för en gång skull är så nära. Gå runt
och morsa på Jackie Chan, förundras av neonljusen, käka all världens
mat ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
BULGARIA | Mon, 10 Oct 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1020]
In all honesty, I probably haven’t given Sofia a fair
chance. But then, the lady hasn’t
exactly shown her good side, either.
It has rained ever since we arrived and it is so cold that Connie has
taken to wearing gloves!
Sofia was never ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 20 Apr 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [948] | Comments [1]
I haven't updated this in ages - mostly becausI was too stressed for the first few days in Hawaii and too relxed after that. Adelaide We continued to drink our way across Australia by visiting the National Wine Centre in Adelaide and then heading ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
GUATEMALA | Thu, 10 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [946]
To celebrate Lindy's Birthday & to conquer the highest point in Central America we set out before 5am on the journey to trek Guatamala's Volcan Tajumulco.
At a height of 4,220m the Volcano last erupted around 200 years ago & is a steep uphill ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 12 Sep 2011 | By wilski | Views [941]
Took the overland train then a bus to Andover, Hampshire. Or something starting with H. Who names these places, I know not. But a huge thank you to the lad (had to be a guy) who named the last Tube stop on the Piccadilly line. Cockfosters, yeah! Hahaha ... Read more >
INDIA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By hornbill_festival | Views [733]
While traversing through the mountainus tribal landscape of Nagaland, nestling quietly in the far east of India, i met a woman who was as old as a stone and as wise as a monk. She was Pupi, aged 122, apparently the oldest surviving woman of India, slowly ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 5 Jan 2012 | By surveymare | Views [666] | Comments [1]
If the mariners of old could image how we travel today they would question the perils they put themselves through. We jump into a tube and hurl ourselves through the atmosphere at 600 mph. We drink wine and sleep along the way. Geez! Things ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 1 Jan 2011 | By gemmahu | Views [629] | Video
Did I mention I have a gentlemen friend now? So I arrived in Sydney on 01/12/2010 and I'm living Marrickville with Sir James of Cox in a very smart IKEA filled apartment. I'm working for an agency which has me working for.......the council! Yay! ... Read more >
TAIWAN | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By twelli | Views [582] | Video
Made an early-morning recording of birds singing in Taipei's forest. Great for playing in the background while working or calming your nervous dog.
Travel in Taiwan iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/travel-in-taiwan/id588665954?mt=8 ... Read more >
Tags: birds, hiking, nature, song, taipei, taiwan
USA | Wed, 1 Dec 2010 | By elise_wilson | Views [573]
After buying masking tape (that sticky stuff that you can also rip easily with your hands) in Mexico for packaging boxes home, I have discovered many uses for the cheap, fibrous binding beyond art and craft use, mostly in the first-aid department. ... Read more >
CANADA | Sat, 9 Jan 2016 | By jette_for_wildernessinternational | Views [524]
# protectpeel
With all the snow here in Whitehorse it truly feels like Christmas is coming soon! So it’s cold here, but definitely not too cold to take action! The beauty of untouched wilderness, the purity of the water, the sustenance ... Read more >
Tags: arctic, conservation, environment, first nation, gwichin, indigenous, peel river, wilderness, wilderness international
USA | Thu, 16 Jun 2016 | By kimswim | Views [518]
Yes indeed we have indulged! After all it has been over a year since we had the opportunity to partake of some of favorite “goodies” and to make matters more interesting, our local patisserie had “cafe eclairs” on special yesterday.... Read more >
SPAIN | Mon, 24 Jun 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [433]
started about 9:30 this morning from Sarria.. cool but sunny . The day was wonderful wit meeting many people along the way with their wn story for doing the Camino . Sarria is about 100 km from the finish and many people start here so they get their ... Read more >
PANAMA | Sun, 14 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [410]
After an early breakfast we set out in the summer rain to Sueno de Pescadores (Fishermans dream) for the first dive. We saw humpback whales again by from the boat ' could hear dolphins under the water.
The next dive was at sombrero de pelo (funny ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 | By kcarlosgutierrez | Views [379] | Comments [1]
I arrived in Bozeman about 5pm with bike + trailer, met at the airport by my friend Richard Wolff (father of Josh, a faculty member from my City University/Slovakia days). My effort at avoiding extra airline baggage fees for my bike + trailer was successful.... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By magdalena | Views [347]
Alleppey is definitely different from the places we have been so far. It cleaner, friendlier, and calmer. It is hot & humid (feels much hotter than Tamil Nadu). However, the people are much easier to get along with and are more genuine from my experiences.... Read more >