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Travel Writing Scholarship Winner Update! Zoe Returns to Turkey to Write for Rough Guides

TURKEY | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By scholarships | Views [9780]

The 2011 winner of our Travel Writing Scholarship to Turkey, Zoe Smith, is soon to be back on the road! She has just been asked by Rough Guides to return to Turkey in the spring as a staff writer. On her scholarship assignment, she worked on ... Read more >

Mind the Gap

COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7732]

To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >

Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona

bandits on the border

BELIZE | Tue, 10 Jan 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [4193] | Comments [1]

We crossed the border from Belize and got a taxi from the Guatemala border to take us to Tikal. The border road is very rough, with huge potholes, and therefore slow going. About 15 minutes into the journey, two masked gunmen jumped out from the jungle ... Read more >

Tags: bandits, belize, scams & robberies, tikal, true claim stories

East ~ West ~ Zest!

USA | Sat, 26 Mar 2011 | By libana | Views [2506] | Comments [3]

Dear Friends far flung and near, Recently Libana performed at Wellesley College as part of the Art and Soul series. Hosting such artistic luminaries as poet Mary Oliver and Tibetan flutist ... Read more >

Welcome to the land of Ganoza

PERU | Thu, 2 Dec 2010 | By sobrea | Views [2294] | Comments [2]

Lomo saltado anyone? I feel like I haven’t written a blog in a minute…guess I have been too distracted eating all the amazing Peruvian food! Sophia left off in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Which was great, all of Ecuador really was, from there, it was ... Read more >

Tags: ganoza, los organos, mancora, mario, ruins, surfing, takaynamo hotel, temple de la luna, trujillo

Valparaiso

CHILE | Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2194]

The 90-minute bus ride from Santiago showed us a gentler side of Chile. We haven't compared its wines to those of Argentina but the vineyards are more pleasing to the eye. The landscape looks very California. Small farmhouses with orange ... Read more >

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry

London, Conrad, Poe, Shackleton, Herzog, Verne, Hemingway and many other story tellers and adventurers had captured my imagination with their voyages since im a child, i grew up among piles of yellow National Geographic magazines and VHS tapes, ... Read more >

Tags: #2011video, travel documentary scholarship 2011

Take a Break with me

CANADA | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By meggiekay | Views [1798] | Video

As part of my travel video web series, I went to High Park in Toronto. I always think it's important to take breaks and relax while travelling so you don't get too worn out from waiting in lines, being cramped into small busses, or sleeping on uncomfortable ... Read more >

Tags: breaks, nature, park, relaxing, toronto

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1653]

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 >

A Big Step

USA | Wed, 6 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [1490] | Comments [3]

Today was my last day at work (and my birthday). This was a scary thing. I have been at my employer (Carnival Cruise Lines) for nearly 11 years, and have built up a great base of clients and many friends as well. To walk away was no ... Read more >

Tags: co-workers, work

Italy

ITALY | Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [1445] | Comments [1]

After a week in Greece we were planning to spend another week in Italy visiting the smaller towns as we made our way back to Spain. Our first stop was the town of Salerno. Salerno is in southern Italy about an hour from Naples. It sits with ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

The Danube Delta

ROMANIA | Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1151]

The Danube Delta, another UNESCO World Heritage site, is the largest wetland in Europe and t hanks to Connie's careful scheduling we were able to squeeze in a little birding. It is a popular place for wintering waterfowl although today felt almost ... Read more >

20/12/2012 Port Lincoln

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 20 Dec 2012 | By pauline | Views [1084] | Comments [2]

This morning Linda and I played and sang Christmas Carols for the children at the kindergarten, and in the afternoon we performed with Ron and John at the Hilton Hotel for the Matthew Flinders Nursing Home clientele. My part was singing, playing ... Read more >

Rwanda!

After Stone Town we spent three days at a Nungwi beach on the northern tip of the island. I wish I had a lot of interesting stories to tell of our stay there, but I'm not going to lie, we spent a lot of our time relaxing, reading, eating and sleeping.... Read more >

Nazca Lines

PERU | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [960]

It's those mysterious lines etched in the earth smack dab in the middle of the Nazca desert; they bring images of rituals, the sun, and alien spacecrafts. Today I would fly over these mystical, mysterious drawings so huge you can't see them properly ... Read more >

Ai Gwen Naawi

NORFOLK ISLAND | Sat, 5 Mar 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [886]

Wutawieh yorlyi! Tork Norf’k? Cam look orn. Ai gwen naawi on Sae'di. Yesterday I went swimming for the first time on Norf'k Ailen, and I'm going morla. My previous three visits have been in August (twice) and in May. Too cold for swimming! Alison ... Read more >

Manono

SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [857]

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 >

McPherson's Got Talent!

CANADA | Tue, 12 Jan 2016 | By jette_for_wildernessinternational | Views [805] | Video

December 29th 2015 – McPherson’s got talent! Awesome fiddling and impressive singing!

FERNANDO DE NORONHA – UMA ILHA PARADISÍACA NO ATLÂNTICO DO SUL

BRAZIL | Tue, 16 Jun 2015 | By theresa | Views [777] | Comments [9]

Fernando de Noronha é a ilha principal de um grupo de ilhas vulcânicas que situa-se a uns 350 km ao leste do continente sul-americano e é portanto o ponto mais ao leste do Brasil. É uma ilha tropical com uma temperature ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, diving, snorkeling

Free Stuff: The British Museum and British Library

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 13 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [713]

THE BRITISH MUSEUM HAS ONE OF THE FINEST collections in the world, between six and eight million artifacts courtesy of the Empire’s rapacious explorers and collectors of the 19 th Century. We returned today In search of the remaining 35 ... Read more >

NT / WA Caravan Escape

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 15 Apr 2014 | By wendyandkevin | Views [572]

Almost a week!

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 9 Jan 2011 | By oconnorclare | Views [491]

It seems i have been here almost a week now and time is flying by. settling in grand now at this stage and getting to know the place better. i havent written in a few days so ill start and work back. Well, first of all i got my bag back which is brilliant! ... Read more >

Life-forms in Death Vally

USA | Wed, 19 Nov 2014 | By stanleytakaro | Views [377]

Why drown to death in your own sweat exploring the dryest place on our planet when you can beat the heat skip the crowds and stumble across extremly rare blossoms by traveling at winter. Just watch your step because most lifeforms are extreamly small ... Read more >

Tags: death vally, desert, lifeforms, travel

Chilly New York

USA | Mon, 23 Feb 2015 | By smithtravel | Views [298] | Comments [1]

On Sunday, we flew cross country to be met, and given room and board at Mindy and Bill's. Beautiful house in Happauge. Met their main co-resident, Thor. He liked us, but definitely NOT the wheelchair. A very loving pup. ... Read more >

Away we go

USA | Wed, 14 Jul 2010 | By beth2271 | Views [282]

Day 1 to Mt. Vernon IL. We left promptly at 7:07am due to the good influence of Pop Pop and Amma. We made great time all day until we were 33 miles out. Then we came across a sign that said " in 16 miles expect 90 minute delays" AAARRRGGGHHH.... Read more >