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9 Turkish Dishes for the Traveler Menu

TURKEY | Thu, 16 Jun 2011 | By zoe_smith | Views [11234] | Comments [1]

I’m probably not alone in the misconception that Turkish food is made up primarily of variations on the trusty kebab but there is far more to Turkish food than meat on a skewer. You’d be forgiven for overlooking this fact, however, judging ... Read more >

Tags: cappadocia, istanbul, kofte, lokum, travel writing scholarship, turkey, turkish delight, turkish food

LA SENDA VERDE- ANIMAL SANCTUARY

BOLIVIA | Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [6466]

TUESDAY NIGHT... Hooray!! I´m just outside Coroico!! I can breathe again... I can live again!!! The drive here, even though it was getting dark, was fantastic! Marcelo and Vicky run the organisation ´La Senda Verde´, which is a sanctuary for ... Read more >

Liverpool - home of the Beatles!

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 6 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [3224]

Sunday 5th August We got the bus to Liverpool only an hour away and found a awsome backpackers hostel. We had our own room instead of sharing and we had a bunk bed, so we were little kids again! After checking in we went for a walk around the town.... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

'Smoking Manners' ... funny stuff.

JAPAN | Wed, 31 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [2758]

Under a thick cloud of smoke on many a Tokyo street corner you’re likely to find dozens of people huddled around designated smoking areas, frantically puffing away on cigarettes and, sadly, seemingly unaware of the immense humour that lays before them ... Read more >

Tumor Treatment

ITALY | Tue, 23 Feb 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2052]

I had a growth appear on my nose very rapidly while I was in Italy. I went to see a doctor who diagnosed it as an infection. He proceeded to anesthetize the area, clean out the growth, bandaged it up and sent me away with antibiotics. When I returned ... Read more >

Tags: growth, italy, nose, true claims, tumor

Nerves

GEORGIA | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [1694]

April 20: From buzzkill Poti to port-side Batumi With tearful goodbyes from Tako and her mother and grandparents, I set off from Kutaisi for Poti. There’s admittedly not much going on in Poti, but I had read about the nearby Kolkheti ... Read more >

Eye cut, Alaska

USA | Wed, 4 Oct 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1505]

I was walking through a forest on the kenai peninsula and was ducking under a brach of a tree only to waljk into the broken off stump of a lower branch. I managed to walk back tyo the car, where my sister cleaned and applied butterfly strips to the ... Read more >

Tags: alaska, eye cut, mountains, stitches, true claim stories

Day 10 - Ganges River Boat Ride

INDIA | Sat, 3 Dec 2011 | By davidrgaines | Views [1380]

I think my numbering of days is all cockeyed at this point - today is definitely day 10. Up at 5:00am and dragged ourselves downstairs and onto the bus before dawn to see the Hindu devotees from all over India who come to Varanasi to bathe in the Ganges.... Read more >

Tags: ganges, hinduism, india, terrific wooden flutes, varanasi

In Love with Luxury – confessions of a humanitarian imposter

FRANCE | Tue, 10 Jul 2012 | By ladyc | Views [1272]

There is something about European luxury that cannot be imitated. It moves subtly, gracefully, in the detail of a cut instead of the glare of a monogram. Luxury is an exclusive club, quietly recognisable by secret hallmarks of quality ... Read more >

Tags: capitalism, development, diamonds, fashion, hippiness, luxury, poverty, shopping, wine

Day 131: The Temples of Angkor

CAMBODIA | Sat, 15 Mar 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1115]

Saturday 15th March I didn't sleep a great deal during the night, the balmy heat being the main factor in keeping me awake. Despite a fan in the room, it was still quite stuffy, and I never managed to properly fall asleep. So, when my alarm went off ... Read more >

Villach

AUSTRIA | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1102]

By now, we've fine tuned our train-catching skills like a well-oiled German machine, and boarded the rail jet to Villach without a hitch. We chose this route south because it winds it's way through some beautifully scenic country. Steep precipitous mountains ... Read more >

Tags: sightseeing

Week 1 - St Maarten to Portland Maine, 1,690 miles

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Wed, 9 Jun 2010 | By belleslady | Views [998]

Week 1 June 10 th day 1 Thursday day 1 St Maarten to Portland Maine passage begins We woke early and made the final preparations for departure. We had our last tropical snorkel on the reef and on our way out to the reef met two beautiful ... Read more >

Tags: beach, coral, coral reefs, fish, snorkeling, sunrise, sunsets, swimming, turtles

myth bustin the big apple

CANADA | Sun, 7 Jan 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Views [972] | Comments [3]

So our time is up in the big apple for now but we have lots of awesome memories and while we didn't get to do everything on our very optimistic itinerary, we did see and do a lot of things. For the most part we found New York was just incredible. It ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Delicious Autumn!

USA | Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By annanderson | Views [963]

Oct 9, 2009 “Fall” My favorite season of the year! These fall days are filled with brilliant, clear sunshine; smells of crisp, fall morning air with sweet, warm afternoon scents of leaves ... Read more >

Tags: autumn, fall, gardening, seasons

Colorful life

PAKISTAN | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By asad_prince | Views [946]

My life is so colorful I like to meet with that people who belong from different countries, languages and cultures. I try to catch my these moments in my camera. I attach my some pictures which present some general story of my life. Mostly pictures i ... Read more >

Farewell Campervan!

NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 18 Oct 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [833]

Oct. 17 th – Laying in bed in our en suite room at Bamber House Hostel in Auckland while the rain patters down. Memorable experiences since we last wrote the blog in Miranda on Oct. 13 th On the night of the 13 th at the mineral bath ... Read more >

paradise found

AUSTRALIA | Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | By leah | Views [829]

Just when I've started to take being in Oz for granted, I have one of those weekends where I'm slapped in the face and woken back up. This past Monday was Labour Day in Western Australia, so I took advantage of the holiday weekend by tagging along with ... Read more >

Tags: indian ocean, marjorie bay, perth, rottnest island, western australia

Holiday Road

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 26 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [730]

Yesterday morning, I checked out of the hotel in London, and hopped on the underground to a train to Salisbury, which is right near Stonehendge. At the Salisbury rail station, a bus met the train and took visitors to Stonehendge, and two other places ... Read more >

Sea Lion pups!

NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By hannahhackett | Views [693]

Also at Kaikoura, Jodee tipped us off about a waterfull just outside the town where the seal pups hang out inbetween feeds with their mothers. There's a rocky stream that leads up from the sea and the road runs along the coast so its only a few ... Read more >

Tags: babies, sea lions, waterfall

Walking Tallinn, Skype's Home

NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [593]

Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >

Intruder alert

GEORGIA | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 | By haveblood | Views [583]

we are voyeurs. we walk alone, stumbling upward on the troubled path, watching the horizon with deference, not knowing where the end lies. we are voyeurs. we chance upon an empty hut, fire recently cold, the still air an aroma of sheep and dog and sweaty ... Read more >

Tags: shepherds, trekking

see you in a while crocodile....

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By kizzyandnathan | Views [404]

sooo it happened...... we left the NT. That magical place that stole my heart after taking everything i thought I knew about life and turning it on its head. the experiences we had during our time in the territory were phenomenal. from working out ... Read more >

Exploring the Mind of Alexandra Mackie

I am a young documentary filmmaker just starting off in my career. I love documentaries because I love working with people. My heart is to explore different cultures and sensitive subjects in a unique, compelling, and positive way. I've only worked on ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia