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ETHIOPIA | Mon, 2 Jan 2012 | By klnjaa | Views [3193]
Oh man, I can’t believe
how much I have to catch up on. My apologies for what is sure to be a long, and
not too detailed post!!
From December 8 until
the 20 th we had lots of fun in Uganda. We toured around the city of
Kampala for a few ... Read more >
CHILE | Sat, 27 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [2848] | Comments [2]
Hola Amigos & Amigas! Ang & I enjoyed our last few days in La Serena by visiting the local Archaeological museum to take in some Chilean history. After trying to buy tickets for 5 minutes we realised that on the weekends that entry is free (hey ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
HONDURAS | Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By robrobjos | Views [2530] | Comments [3]
It's been a while and the year is now 2010. Happy New Year and hope everyone is well, NYE was spent literally rocking a second storey pier construction, dancing forever to the minimal techno scene which strangely dominates here on the Island of Utila, ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1656]
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 >
CAMBODIA | Tue, 29 Nov 2005 | By hen_and_dika | Views [1522] | Comments [3]
Hi everyone, We just returned from Cambodia. It was amazing! The people were wonderfull and very friendly. In many ways, it has been the highlight of our trip. There are no words to truly describe the capital ciy of the Khmer Empire, Angkor. Although ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
THAILAND | Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1499] | Comments [1]
It's fair to say I don't want to leave this country. I've spent more time in Thailand (around10 weeks) than any other on my journey so far, and there's still a lot of it I haven't seen and would like to visit. How do you summarise a country that's ... Read more >
Tags: Conclusions?
USA | Sat, 20 Feb 2010 | By annanderson | Views [1498] | Video
In this movie, Susan Sarandon’s character (Beverly Clark) says to her private
investigator , “Why is it do you think -
people get married…because we need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the
planet. What does any one ... Read more >
Tags: families, friends, marriage, people in our lives, witnessing
MEXICO | Sat, 17 May 2008 | By damitsu | Views [1371]
Yesterday, the 15 of May we left Palenque and its ruins and Waterfalls to San Cristobal de las Casas. We took the bus at 11H40... but of course we are in Mexico so... we left around 12H30. I don't know what's going on with all the bus driver in the ... Read more >
TAIWAN | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1145] | Video
Taroko Gorge is world famous for the marble walled canyon/gorge that you can almost reach across in places. It is really nice, steep, clean, interesting........and busy!
We were here in December, which is the off season for tourists (apparently) and ... Read more >
NEPAL | Sat, 7 May 2016 | By thesteffenbech | Views [991]
Trekking in Nepal had always been in my bucket list. Mostly because of the things I had heard about the place from many other travel enthusiasts like me. And so to put an end to my anxious wait, I packed my bags and flew to Kathmandu - the capital city ... Read more >
Tags: everest, jiri, lukla, nepal, trekking
CAMBODIA | Mon, 12 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [962]
My last few days in Luang Prabang and indeed in Laos were restful and relaxing. All I did was stroll around the quiet town and drink banana shakes by the Mekong. Lyb and Graeme left to go further up north in Laos and then across to Thailand so I made ... Read more >
INDIA | Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [954]
For fifteen years during the reign of Emeror Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of the Mughal empire. Today it is a ghost city, populated by wannabe guides and the tourists they prey upon. Since most of the prey arrive in tour groups, ... Read more >
MEXICO | Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By guillermoafonso | Views [933]
Ultimos dias en bici Sali de Tepic y puse rumbo a Guadalajara. Pare primero en un pueblo diminuto, el unico que segun el mapa parecia poder ofrecer comida. Fue increible ver un pueblo de 200 habitantes en alocada campaña electoral. Todos llevaban camisetas ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [859]
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 >
INDONESIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thetravelicious | Views [787]
If people ask me what is the right sentence to describe Purwokerto, I would shout clearly that it is the most charismatic city ever. Several people may say it is just a city, underdeveloped and nothing special, but readers, you should believe me it is ... Read more >
Tags: joved, purwokerto, unsoed
INDIA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By hornbill_festival | Views [758]
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 >
USA | Sun, 29 Sep 2013 | By miketv | Views [753] | Video
Brothers Michael and Mark Parisien travel to Allahabad, India to visit the Maha Kumbh Mela, the largest gathering of spiritual pilgrims in the history of the world.
One segment from the film "India: At Play in the Land of the Mustache". Full film ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By happyfeet86 | Views [733]
For most backpackers their imagination leads them to a place of paradise and harmony, while mine takes me to unpaved roads of uncertainty and excitement. For a 26 year old, emergency nurse, thrill seeking adventurer, life cannot get any better than being ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By seesea | Views [675]
We arrived in Ayuthaya (I-U’-T-ah) yesterday afternoon and checked into the PU Guesthouse. Everything is more expensive than reported in the guidebook and you don’t receive all of the services advertised on the signs but this place will do for a ... Read more >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sun, 30 Mar 2014 | By natabalog | Views [658] | Video
It was my atempt to participate in the contest connected - Murphy Scholarship - with the main idea - What is the most difficult in lerning English. Not a perfect try but I endeavored honestly ^^ See me video to make a final conclusion :)
Tags: contest, difficulties, english, murphyscolarships
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
CHINA | Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [568]
Wow what an experience and there was no “opera” in sight. It was weird musical instruments, girls dancing with totally impractical sleeves on their dresses, another set of dancers with a huge feather on their heads that seemed to have a personality ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 16 Oct 2017 | By vagabonds3 | Views [515]
THE MOHAVE IS THE SMALLEST DESERT in the United States, comprising less than 50,000 square miles mostly in California and Nevada. But if you were crossing the Mohave on the Union Pacific Railroad in the early 20 th Century, you would certainly ... Read more >
NICARAGUA | Sat, 23 Aug 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [360]
Started out with a run along Lago de Nicaragua. It was not a long stretch do we did what we could! Before 7sm it was already 30 degrees & 89% humidity and climbing fast - that explains why we were still swearing about an hour later!
Made the most ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Mon, 13 Sep 2010 | By mjtaylor | Views [313]
Incheon International Airport
....I must say I was pretty impressed with the airport, Very well managed and organized..... Nice cool weather .
Tags: where the hell is my mode of transportation?