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Fabu-Laos

LAOS | Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [2921] | Comments [2]

Leaving the cat behind we got an overcrowded boat back to Nong Khiaw and took in the spectacular scenery we missed during our rainy trip north, unfortunately our bags were at the bottom of the pile on the boat and were soaking wet by the time ... Read more >

Tags: luang prabang, phonsavan, plain of jars, sam neua, vang vieng, vieng xai

What's on my bucket list?

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Wed, 11 May 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [2767] | Comments [1]

At the end of 2007, I ended a long, toxic and stagnant relationship. I was young and unsure I if I could cope on my own. I had never spent long enough learning to be me; to be strong, independent and to find my own way in the world. I found strength in ... Read more >

Alto Plano - Junin!

PERU | Sun, 18 Aug 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [2724]

Resting and eating chocolate hearts in Huanuco until the bugs start biting and the itch is back to  keep going......(Huanuco - Junin, Sunday 11th - Tuesday 13th of August 2013) I had a bit of a hang over from the chocolate hearts...one too ... Read more >

3 punctures, 2 Koreans and a night under the stars (guest blog by alex)

EGYPT | Sun, 12 Sep 2010 | By huw-and-rose | Views [1953] | 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 >

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics: A Journey Through Jordan

JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1882]

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

Video - FINAL DOCUMENTARY: "TAS-MANIACS"

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 11 Feb 2010 | By vantastic_tas | Views [1854] | 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

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1654]

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 >

Gold Coast

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1427]

            Today was my 20 th and second to last day in the Land Down Under. I’m sad that I’m heading home tomorrow. I woke up at 8:30 and I packed up everything. I was hoping to go to the Australia Zoo, so I went to the train station at 9:30 ... Read more >

Tags: beaches & sunshine

Vetnam!

VIETNAM | Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By daan | Views [1220]

Hai! Zo zeg, sja.. hoe zal ik de afgelopen twee weken eens samenvatten. Mm. Aangezien dit inhoudelijk vrijwel onmogelijk is om binnen een dagdeel te vertellen, zal ik mezelf moeten beperken tot de plekken waar ik ben geweest.. sorry. It's all good ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Rickshaws and Water Buffaloes

INDIA | Fri, 15 Jul 2011 | By kylabg | Views [1162]

Urvashi was out of town this weekend which meant I needed to fend for myself in terms of transportation to and from school.   Which translates into pedal rickshaws and auto rickshaws.   A pedal rickshaw is basically a tricycle with a little ... Read more >

Maori & Mud Packs

NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1139]

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

Fishing Villages in Lan Ha Bay

VIETNAM | Sat, 17 Feb 2018 | By mirlingabroad | Views [1087] | Comments [1]

What is the most different type of lifestyle you can imagine? I'm guessing that many people reading this post have a home in a city, either go to school or to work from 9 to 5, and buy their food in a grocery store. I know that until January 2018, I ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, fishing village, ha long bay, kayaking, travel, vietnam

Sadly left Bhutan

BHUTAN | Wed, 16 Apr 2008 | By inesd | Views [1028] | Comments [2]

You all know how much I was pulled by some strange intensive force to visit Bhutan and this journey was the highlight of my whole trip. Well, once I was there, I just could not force myself to leave, so I extended visa for few more days just to stay ... Read more >

Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC | Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [790]

After Budapest Abe and I headed for Prague in the Czech Republic, where we were to spend 3 nights and 2 whole days.   Prague is an exceptionally beautiful city, everywhere you look the architecture is stunning.   We had an early first night ... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

PHILIPPINES | Wed, 4 Apr 2012 | By gibberish | Views [749] | Video | Scholarship Entry

The anticipation messes with your head. You could have sworn your heart was right next to your ear as you hear its thumps. You glance at your spotter squinting at the distance, and then go back to fidgeting with your snorkel mask. Wait, did he just ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Summer time & the livin's easy

CANADA | Wed, 1 Sep 2010 | By krit | Views [724]

I never thought Canada could be so much fun in the summer time. I have always looked upon it as a place to escape to during Winter and that it couldn't offer up anything different from Australia during the warmer months. How wrong I was. Vancouver ... Read more >

Takin' it easy in Amed

INDONESIA | Sun, 21 Apr 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [654]

We spent the weekend in Amed, a sleepy little fishing village and vacation spot, for Camille's birthday. During the day we went snorkeling around a sunken Japanese wreck that had been turned into a reef. I've never snorkeled before, it was pretty ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, snorkeling

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By wayfairer | Views [632] | Scholarship Entry

Unes, where's this from? I ask holding up a pastry dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Unes sits back, mint tea poised, his slender fingers cradling the glass. The Moriscos, in Fez they're famous for this. But first bstilla come from Al-Andalusia.... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Kuala Lumpur Video

MALAYSIA | Tue, 12 Apr 2011 | By juliaschmidt | Views [569] | Comments [2] | Video

Insect Video!!!

Bath Countryside

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 10 Jan 2017 | By supergg | Views [458]

We got ourselves up early to meet Colin from Mad Max Tours. He was charged with showing us the best of Bath's countryside. We were just a little bit excited to be exploring some ancient and beautiful sites, and Col was entertaining, knowledgable and ... Read more >

Arrived in Entebbe!

UGANDA | Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By smhnash | Views [449]

Hello from Entebbe!   We finally arrived yesterday afetr a very long bus journey and two flights! First impressions of Uganda are all good so far. The people seem lovely and friendly, we have seen the sun for the first time in 9 months (although ... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

THAILAND | Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By kekai | Views [431] | Scholarship Entry

It’s six o’clock am on the seventh of March and hundreds of people have turned out for Makah Bucha day at the local temple, Wat Gang. Locals come here every year to offer food and make merit. The sleepy temple goers mill about with silver trays in the ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Costa Rica

COSTA RICA | Sat, 5 Sep 2009 | By hpmoon | Views [430] | Video

Video travelogue of my journey across Costa Rica in the second week of September 2009. Although the get-up is somewhat goofy, it was a nice way to practice and refine my video editing chops for future documentary/narrative endeavors. I'm ... Read more >

Tags: arenal, costa rica, manuel antonio, montezuma, nicoya, palo verde, poas, tamarindo, volcan, volcano

Elephant Nature Park

THAILAND | Tue, 24 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [417]

Finally arrived just in time for lunch on Monday. We then had an orientation session and were assigned accommodations. The rooms are minimal but adequate. The washrooms are an adjustment when coming from North America. The  shower is a corner of ... Read more >

Tags: first day

Hitch-hiking Colombia 101

USA | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [274] | Comments [2]

Turns out hitchhiking in Colombia is really easy - just stand on the side of a lonely stretch of highway and wave frantically at passing trucks. The third one stopped, after as many minutes. Nice. So at this point you are probably wondering why I ... Read more >

 

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