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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4893] | 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 >
COLOMBIA | Sun, 26 Sep 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [4121] | Comments [2]
Medellin was notoriously known for being the most dangerous city in the world during the 1980’s and 90’s because it was ruled by Pablo Escobar 's Medellin cocaine
cartel. Today the city is a thriving place and safe for travellers and the ... Read more >
Tags: arequipe, barichara, bogota, botero, gold, guane, medellin, pablo escobar, san gil
MOROCCO | Mon, 10 Mar 2014 | By butterfly-freed | Views [2642]
Technically my one year of travelling is up, however since the original 360 days of adventure was reduced to 348 days, I feel justified that, after an 8 week hiatus back in a damp and grey England, the time has come to complete the original mission.... Read more >
Tags: arabic, architecture, marrakech, medina, souks, spices, tagines
INDONESIA | Tue, 14 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2282]
As I stepped off the bus with my heavy bags, the searing heat and humidity bit hard! I had no clue where I was and I thought I was reasonably close to Amiel's flat but it turned out I was way off, and I was out of rupiah until I could get to an ATM. ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By gregorboyd | Views [1818]
I have mention the Hash House Harriers in quite a few of my blogs. I have spent most Sundays afternoons on hash runs in various outskirts of Phnom Penh. It's quite a bit of fun and I would reccomend it to anyone anywhere. On Sunday it was the last run ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, hash
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By homeless_harry | Views [1698]
The following is an account so embarrassing, I would be better served by keeping it to myself had I not already shown how much delight I take in ridiculing myself. This was not a case of factory line idiocy. This was customised cretinism so creative it ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, misfortune
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1647]
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 >
FRANCE | Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [1154]
Wednesday 7 th June - Luscherz to Paris.
Leaving
Luscherz once more and heading out on a very wet morning we headed up through the
mountains to Le Locle, situated very close to the French border…no wonder the family
found it easy ... Read more >
PERU | Wed, 30 Sep 2009 | By embtravelgirl | Views [1050]
Basically, it´s crazy. The roads in cities are usually paved, at least the major ones, unless they´re stone. Some highways are paved, but a majority of the roads I´ve been on are dirt. Still better than some of the ones I drove on in Costa Rica though! One ... Read more >
HUNGARY | Sun, 25 Nov 2007 | By burrellian | Views [1045] | Comments [3]
Left Viennna Today, really would have liked to see more (will try & go back later) absolutly amazing city. I found a guitar shop yesterday & got myself a little travel guitar, it's so cute. I'll get a shot of it later. I haven't been all that ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
THAILAND | Tue, 25 Jun 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [869]
Chiang Mai : Today it is off to see Dumbo at the Elephant Nature Park about one hour outside of Chiang Mai. This is the place where they rescue elephants that have been mistreated, stepped on land mines or turned loose. There currently ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [834]
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 >
LAOS | Tue, 15 Apr 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [810]
Man it's crazy here in Luang Prabang! After a gorgeous two day boat trip along the mighty Mekong river (sore arse and sunburn to show for it) landed in LP, greeted by crazy arsed children throwing flour and water. It's the Buddhist lunar new year, Sonkran, ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
GERMANY | Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By huebschen | Views [809] | Comments [6]
Hallo Ihr Lieben, so, in 40 Minuten bringt Olli uns zum Flughafen und dann geht`s los in die Welt. Jonathan ist den ganzen Tag schon etwas unruhig, er freut sich wohl auch schon und fragt sich, wie das Ganze wird ;-) Wir haben Unmengen Gepäck dabei ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sun, 16 Mar 2008 | By chloe | Views [759] | Comments [1]
well, royce and trudi have been here for the last 2 weeks and as far as i know had a great time! it has been so cool to see them over here and let them have a taster of life in la plagne! we've had some beautiful days and some crappy days resulting in ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [591]
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 >
VIETNAM | Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By tweber | Views [589]
Wednesday, I took a
tour to the Cao Dai Temple and the Cu Chi tunnels. It was quite a contrast to go to the temple in the morning
and then the tunnels in the afternoon, but they do that due to proximity of
each other. The Cao Dai temple ... Read more >
CANADA | Sat, 20 Sep 2008 | By missv | Views [585] | Comments [2]
One of the first things you notice about Nelson House is the large number of dogs. In Toronto, most dogs are pets that are well taken care of by their owners, but in NH, most dogs are semi-wild; they don't have owners and must scavenge for food. ... Read more >
CANADA | Fri, 23 Jul 2010 | By krit | Views [547]
I've past my first month in Canada now & the time is flying by. I really feel settled in now & starting to get familiar with the area. There is so much to do here in summer & the Canadians go nuts in the warmer weather. It's like they've ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Thu, 4 Sep 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [449]
Survived a slow short hot runs long the coast to kickstart the day. Was hardly enough to reverse all my indulgence but a token effort is something right?
We met up with Becky, our British friend from El Salvador and hired out bikes for the day. First ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 3 Jan 2013 | By cjfkhj | Views [431] | Comments [1]
It is the morning of our 4th day here, but we have already been through a lot! We first arrived with none of our bags and the bus dropped us off at the wrong location, so since we then had to walk about 12 blocks to our house it was nice to only ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 25 Apr 2023 | By graynomadsusa | Views [422]
WE ARE SPENDING OUR LAST FEW DAYS in England with old friends Chris and Rose. They were expats working in Uganda when we first met; since then we’ve stayed in their cottage in the Pennines, ran into them in South Africa and joined them in ... Read more >
BELIZE | Wed, 30 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [354]
Epic day of transit. Left Guatemala at 5am in a shuttle headed across the border to Belize city. Ideally I would have been able to get out in Belmopan rather than Belize city but I knew I would have no such luck :(
That said, after a smooth border ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ontheroadagain | Views [350] | Scholarship Entry
After my friends and I consume enough lunch to feed a small herd of elephants, we decide that we have mustered enough energy to head to Atashgah, the Zoroastrian fire temple outside Isfahan’s city centre. Following a synchronised display of our finely ... Read more >
Tags: iran, isfahan, travel writing scholarship 2012
INDIA | Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By eliza3514 | Views [276]
So my move to India qualifies as the most abrupt lifestyle change yet. After some major issues courtesy of China, I arrived in Delhi a few hours before New Year’s Eve. Walking out of the airport, there were several huge dogs sniffing around, and ... Read more >