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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4887] | 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 >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By blue_skies | Views [4564] | Comments [1]
A long blare of a not-too-distant horn
echoed throughout Broken Hill around 6:30pm, while we were preparing dinner.
Shortly thereafter, a short blare of the horn followed.
Being of a volume and pitch similar to what
we heard in Hawaii ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, australia, broken hill, outback, world nomads
SPAIN | Sun, 11 Nov 2007 | By maria_brett | Views [3170] | Comments [1]
Fast bikes, gorgeous women, colour, glitz and glamour. It's no wonder sports celebs can earn a reputation for living in the fast lane, distanced from real life and real people in their luxury european hideaways and multi-million dollar helicopters ... Read more >
Tags: people
THAILAND | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2689]
I have said good bye to Steph for now, but not forever, and broke my heart in the process; AGAIN. It's interesting how quickly you can get accustomed to constant companionship, and then even quicker, you seem to find yourself alone and pining for their ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
VIETNAM | Tue, 8 Dec 2009 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [2283]
So, I decided to take the scenic route from Saigon to Bangkok. I always wanted to sail along the Mekong from Vietnam to Cambodia, and see the locals’ daily life unfold before my eyes. I decided on the 3 day, 2 night tour from Saigon to Phnom Penh. From ... Read more >
Tags: boats, border crossing, buses, cambodia, mekong, mekong homestay, mekong people, tours, vietnam
KAZAKHSTAN | Thu, 5 Sep 2013 | By krodin | Views [2025]
Tamgaly Petroglyphs
Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous!
This World Heritage site in the middle of nowhere in Southern Kazakhstan has the most amazing collection of petroglyphs I have ever seen.... Read more >
EGYPT | Sun, 12 Sep 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1911] | Comments [2]
Rose's great friend Al recently joined us here in Dahab for a week. Since we've been especially lax about writing the blog recently, he kindly stepped in and offered these words. A flight full of idiots is worth it if you are greeted ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 11 Feb 2010 | By vantastic_tas | Views [1826] | Video
Roadtrip Australia: Van-Tastic Adventures Tasmania Dara and
Catherine discover Geoff, the karmic camper van, and take him for a
six-week joy ride around Tasmania, Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures
before turning him back in. Channel 4 News reports ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, adventure, australia, dara and catherine, itinerary, oz, road trip, tasmania, travel, van-tastic adventures
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1639]
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 >
LEBANON | Sun, 15 Feb 2015 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1394]
WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW SOMETHING — DON’T EVEN KNOW what you don’t know — it’s a good idea to go to the experts. In the case of Lebanon, that would be the National Museum of Beirut. Lebanon and its neighbors ... Read more >
CHILE | Thu, 29 Oct 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1282] | Comments [2]
Costs pp: bus from Santiago 3100p It took about 2 hours to get to Valparaiso and we had no problem finding our 'couch' Dan who was very welcoming and gave us his own room at his pad. There were 2 other couchsurfers there also, from USA, they were staying ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sun, 6 Sep 2009 | By doreen-b | Views [1135] | Comments [2]
I went with Roly, my friend Mili and her boyfriend, Pepe, to Carlos Paz, a tourist town, about 45 minutes outside of Cordoba for a ¨sunday drive¨on Sept. 6. It was a beautiful, sunny day and there were so many people at the lake having a picnic and enjoying ... Read more >
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1091]
Sadly, it would be our last day on the project. Today was emotional, it really was. And I'm glad I did construction on our last day. It was a day I felt I had to be on my ultimate best, even though I've been so the entire project. Compared to the ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By elis82 | Views [988] | Comments [1]
From the Yukon, we had a day and a bit in Vancouver. We were pretty bummed at leaving Whitehorse, but when we arrived in Vancouver, it was perfectly blue skies and nice and warm. We got to take advantage of the beautiful weather, heading out to Grouse ... Read more >
Tags: city
USA | Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By annanderson | Views [977] | Video
Let's do this in Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square!!!
Tags: michael jackson, beat it, dancing, or, pioneer courthouse square, portland
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [830]
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 >
LAOS | Fri, 1 Apr 2011 | By katl | Views [597] | Comments [4]
...bedeutet um 5:15 aufstehen, verschlafen ins Gewand schluepfen und am mitten im Wohnzimmer auf einer Liege schlafenden Sohn des Guesthouse Besitzers vorbei aus dem Haus huschen. Die ersten Einwohner und Touristen knien schon auf Teppichen am Strassenrand, ... Read more >
Tags: moenchsprozession, phou si
POLAND | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 | By rafellarayne | Views [589]
We woke in Krakow on Friday and went about putting our lives back together in our packs. We knew we were leaving Saturday for Tarnow and since we had big plans for Friday we didn't want to deal with too much come morning. We ate the last of the food ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 12 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [581]
WE SPENT A FEW DAYS IN GERMANY AT RAMSTEIN Air Base filling prescriptions and satisfying our cravings at the food court with a sample of every unhealthy, wonderful tasting option, something I actually dreamed of while in India. Then it was off ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [576] | Comments [1]
Finally, the sheep. They're everywhere! Might have got one good pic of them from the bus. Deer farms all over too.
Fall comes earlier here on the south island. I've already seen several trees that have changed all or part of their coloring. And I ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 22 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [566]
Arrived in Chiang Mai last night around 7:30pm local time. Getting through the passport line took around 45 minutes. I think that 3 flights must have landed at the same time. Finding a taxi was confusing for me but finally located the taxi stand, hint:... Read more >
Tags: view from my window
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By loqa2010 | Views [521] | Video | Scholarship Entry
im afilm makker and i want to take this experiance to Watching new civilizations that can inspire me and make me more experience
Tags: Travel Film Scholarship 2012
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By sarahlizweaver | Views [520]
While planning this trip, Brenda and I asked everyone we knew who had visited Australia what their ideal itinerary would be. One place that kept coming up was Byron Bay and once we arrived, I understood why. This beach town is laid-back, yet ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 1 Oct 2017 | By vagabonds3 | Views [420]
MAMMOTH IS A POPULAR DESTINATION for well-heeled Angelenos. They come for snow sports in winter and for hiking, biking, fishing and golf when the snow has gone. One of the year-round attractions is Devils Postpile National Monument, a volcanic ... Read more >
INDIA | Fri, 9 Jan 2015 | By mlodius | Views [376]
9 January -- Jodhpur
Yesterday's main events: our adventure at the Udaipur main post office & visiting the Jain temple at Ranakpur on the drive from Udaipur to Jodhpur.
Today's main events: touring the Mehrangarh Fort (1459! www.mehrangarh.... Read more >