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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4978] | 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 >
MALAYSIA | Fri, 13 Feb 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [3327] | Comments [2]
Melaka has
been occupied by many countries over its time, the Portuguese in the
16th century, the Dutch in the 17th century and the British from the
18th century, with Melaka and Malaysia only gaining Independence in
1957, so the architecture ... Read more >
Tags: batu caves, kuala lumpur, melaka, petronas towers, thaipusam
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 23 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [3109]
Outside my tent I could hear the waves breaking so softly they sounded more like paper plates dropping, than fine China. I could see the sun shining through the clouds frequently enough to convince me Lady Luck was having a sleep in. Fearing she'd wake ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, friends, misadventure, on the road
CHILE | Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [2780]
Costs pp: bus Villarica to Lican Ray 700p, cottage at Lican Ray 12,000p. Where is Lican Ray you may ask... Well we decided we would like to take a bit of a tiki tour around the lakes in the area (there are many) so decided to head to a town called ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wed, 20 Apr 2011 | By matt_whitmell | Views [1960] | Comments [2]
ok I need to work on this theme some more.
The final leg of my adventure was to travel
by train around a Europe. The land of
fairytales shouldn’t come as a surprise as it was here that castles surrounded
by moats, churches with robed ... Read more >
JAPAN | Tue, 25 Jul 2017 | By lan | Views [1907]
So, you are thinking about visiting/studying/moving to Japan…(Delete where appropriate.)
You open up your browser and do a search on Cultural Etiquette of Japan, ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ etc…
A wealth of online articles ... Read more >
Tags: japan uchi-soto
CANADA | Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By rikleaf | Views [1584] | Video
Today I was a millionaire…well at least I lived how I’d live if I were a millionaire.
It all began with a
magnificent invitation to join Zara’s uncle aboard his sailboat for a
couple days. That was how we found ourselves heading ... Read more >
Tags: australia, family, refuge bay, rik leaf, sailing, sharks, world tour
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 7 Aug 2006 | By postcards | Views [1276]
Here are the postcards we recieved from wandering Nomads in June 2006 . Thanks
to those people who really put in some effort and told us a travel tale
or tip - we're sending thankyou t-shirts to the following people: Luke Short Keith Drummond ... Read more >
Tags: free t-shirt, friends, postcards
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 16 Feb 2011 | By geri | Views [1052]
Was bleibt einem Österreicher anderes übrig, als bei einem Gletscher
halt zu machen, der nach "seinem Kaiser" benannt ist. Der Franz Josef
Gletscher ist einer der wenigen Plätze auf der Welt, wo Gletscher und
Meer so nahe zusammentreffen.... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By sneaver | Views [1037]
“I never met a fly without a buzz” was etched into my memory while attending high school in Virginia and from what I saw in San Pedro la Laguna, it may also be the unspoken mantra for many of her hostel inhabitants. Case in point-- Mr. Mullets ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Wed, 16 Jan 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [999]
Wednesday 16th January I once more set out on a mission to see more of the cultural and historical side to the city. Since I didn't get round to eating breakfast, I made my way back to Orchard Street – I just couldn't avoid the place, and was starting ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
PHILIPPINES | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By jmasselink | Views [879]
Hi Folks, we arrived safely in Manila on Thursday and found our way to our home in the Quezon City part of Manila. Manila is most closely related to Chicago in my experience in terms of how sprawling it is (check out the photos), except here the transportation ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
SRI LANKA | Tue, 21 Feb 2006 | By kev_desilva | Views [870] | Comments [1]
Travelling with Matt who has a 47 inch waist...bear witness.
Tags: The Planning Phase
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 27 Aug 2016 | By rachelsimonanddog | Views [869]
So, after nearly three months away, I have finally gotten round to writing a blog. The primary reason is to give me something to do in the evenings other than to drink beer and the secondary reason is to share what we have been up to with anyone who ... Read more >
Tags: alps, climbing, dogs, hilda, motorhomes, mountaineering, mountains, rachel, simon, walking
ICELAND | Thu, 21 Aug 2014 | By arthurmachado | Views [739] | Video | Scholarship Entry
First of all I’d like to thank you for this unique opportunity to finally connect two aspects of my life, professional and personal, which now are working each one by its own. I have a Bachelor in Image and Sound and further job opportunities lead me ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By wayfairer | Views [671] | 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
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 15 Dec 2012 | By pauline | Views [596]
Today Linda and I took a driving tour around some of the inland areas around Port Lincoln including Green Patch and Coomunga where the recent bush fires have been, Mikkira Station and homestead which is now used for camping and home to a koala colony, ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [573]
Well, been here almost 2 weeks and already done so much! After being ill at home for 2 weeks, developing sinusitis and worrying if I'd be able to fly, I arrived bang on time in Sydney on NYE, went to stay in Normanhurst, a suburb of Sydney, courtesy ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 28 Jun 2008 | By ella_out_there | Views [560] | Comments [3]
warning - this is along one and ends suddenly. I wrote it on Sinead's laptop while wating for the high temperature to go down (mine, not the lap top's. Yes, I cought a bad cold, caused by all the dust and smoke. I'm better now but the laptop is out of ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 3 Aug 2012 | By bikebutterflyvietnam | Views [548] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Bike riding excitements; hand held beauty, life. The simple, every day, dirty awake life. The people meet in fleeting moments, gave smiles which last forever as there flowers fade, and the wet season sets in the smiles don’t wilt, life goes on and the ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarship 2012
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sun, 1 Nov 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [482]
Sunday
25 th October
Dubai
We
decided on another leisurely start to the day as we had a late flight
tonight to Dubai. We headed into the downtown area of Jordan past the
Citadel, which ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 3 Oct 2014 | By changstein | Views [433]
Would you like a slice of pizza? How about a meter of pizza?
We settled on 1/2 meter of tasty stone oven baked pizza.
Tags: bangkok, thailand
SINGAPORE | Wed, 14 Aug 2013 | By ianandchristinestravels | Views [409]
We arrived on 10th August 2013 - staying at the old and well regarded Fullarton Hotel in the downtown area on the river.
Tags: city tours, walking
CANADA | Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By walkintheresteps | Views [408] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hi, my name is Jay william and I'm a young man that grew up in the country side of a small village in Canada. I grew up with an artistic vision of the world. Once I got into college, i crossed the path of cinema and photography. I studied filmmaking a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [380] | Video | Scholarship Entry
1- I am Hazara from Afghanistan, one of the different ethnics from central of Afghanistan and if you chose me I would be the first Hazara who see Mexico I guess. 2-You will make true my dream to visit Mexico and make a short video. 3- I am smart and have ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico