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NEPAL | Fri, 24 Feb 2012 | By travel-tips | Views [14577] | Comments [9]
My love affair with Nepal began when my brother moved there for a year back in 2005. I can remember receiving emails from him where he would describe the friendly locals, endless Momo’s and beautiful artworks. I always knew it was a must see for ... Read more >
Tags: culture, food, girls guide, nepal, travel, trekking
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [5011] | 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 >
SPAIN | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By celine_in_barcelona | Views [4068] | Comments [3]
Ik begin nu langzamerhand de spaanse gewoontes hier te begrijpen, (maar ik snap het alleen nog niet). Laten we beginnen met vreemd: Elke morgen ontbijt ik met een kommetje cruesli en melk. niet zo vreemd toch? behalve dat ik veel moeite moet doen ... Read more >
Tags: culture
SWEDEN | Thu, 26 Jul 2007 | By louise | Views [3115] | Comments [3]
I can't add any photos right now but just thought I would pop in to say hållo and that I'm still alive! Summer school has been okay so far but it's kind of a bummer to have to research and do work when you just want to explore the outside world :) Tomorrow ... Read more >
Tags: Work
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [2501] | Comments [2]
We are in our final days here now and our attention is turning towards the overnight rail trip we are taking to Paris on Sunday night. But a few thoughts first on Venetian mysteries: Where are all those many little old ladies in perms and fur coats ... Read more >
Tags: detachable penis, glass, italy, keith austin, lido, murano, popsi bubblehead, rick stein, rick steves, venice
SERBIA | Mon, 14 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [2037]
Sopocani Monastery was filled with the faithful on Sunday morning. It must have been a special service because the religious TV station was filming the service. Not much of the original monastery was left after the Turks, but it has been nicely rebuilt.... Read more >
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1956]
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
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1721]
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 >
USA | Wed, 6 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [1563] | 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
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1403]
It's another long drive through amazing scenery, while listening to great music and partaking in our favourite past time of taking the p out of each other. Lake why have a banana (our only way of remembering it) or Lake W as I'll call it, is another ... Read more >
Tags: trekking
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 18 Dec 2012 | By goboatingaus | Views [1271]
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JORDAN | Thu, 4 Jun 2009 | By alpha_ | Views [1141] | Comments [3]
In french this time...The english speaker have to wait for somes days... L`Inde c`est d`abord 90% de gens qui vivent dans des villages. Je viens de terminer la marche dans la province d`Orissa. L`etat le plus rural de l`Inde; taux d`alphabétisation ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Sun, 15 Feb 2009 | By muttsonbikes | Views [1106] | Comments [6]
We know our parents are the only people who read this, so, parents, we want to reasure you that, now that we have crossed the border to Bolivia, our biggest danger thus far has been water. We can imagine that your concerns were invested in bandits and ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By doreen-b | Views [1032]
I went to Mendoza, Argentina for a two-night stay to visit the beautiful landscapes and take a break from the busy, downtown area of Cordoba. I took an all-day tour with 7 other people and our guide, to see the highest mountain in the western hemisphere ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By joblogs | Views [1017]
The area of Manila called Intramuros is
a walled city containing churches, homes, government buildings and a
fort. The walls were built by the Spanish in the 1500s and the city
has withstood wars, typhoons and earthquakes ... Read more >
Tags: manila
CHILE | Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [913]
Simply the most beautiful place on earth. Immense mountains, wild landscapes and weather, surrounded by views on all sides which just make you fill up with happiness. Sheer towers, bristling ice glaciers, lakes of every colour blue - mountain spectaculousness.... Read more >
Tags: torres del paine, trekking
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 3 Nov 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [854] | Comments [1]
My camera has been on that kind of mode the past 12 hours or so. It's like the plane where all engines fail (too many episodes of Air Crash Investigation) and the pilots go through the restart drills again and again. My ears badly clogged after leaping ... Read more >
AZERBAIJAN | Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By haveblood | Views [819]
each brick, each stone, each sidewalk step. each glance a lonesome story pieced together in a patchwork parade that staggers lost through the nighttime. where my head lays. tomorrow it feels like home. today it felt like a dream. surreal, souless and ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
BRAZIL | Sun, 13 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [739] | Comments [3]
Apart from the mozzies I was in heaven, and the ride in the makeshift bus on the bumpy dirt road was worth it. I'm lucky to get away with only 15-20 bites. Others not so much. For the past four days I've been lapping up the sun, sweating like no one's ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By smhnash | Views [531]
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 >
SOUTH AFRICA | Mon, 19 Apr 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [464]
I have been supervising and working student volunteers all week. It's Easter break and all school kids are required to perform volunteer work. Parks is here with 20 of his students, a great group of black kids. They really worked hard and got rid ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Sun, 29 Dec 2013 | By lachowiezm | Views [418] | Comments [1]
This morning we departed Otavalo to visit Quito, the capital of Ecuador. About an hour into our drive to Quito at the Equator line known as the "Middle of the Earth" where we were all able ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [363] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
USA | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [354] | 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 >
USA | Sun, 1 Feb 2015 | By excellentadventure | Views [245]
Cold, grey day for Super Bowl Sunday!! Headed to the University District for the vibe and stumbled upon Dantes - quite the american uni sports bar, packed with Hawks fans http://www.dantesseattle.com/index.html Owner introduced herself and ... Read more >