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NEPAL | Mon, 16 May 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [6917]
Ideally
located in beautiful South Asia and nestled comfortably between China and
India, Nepal offers some of the most incredible natural terrain and unique
culture on earth. From the soaring
peaks of Mt. Everest to glacier filled lakes, from ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, asia, mountain biking, mountains, nepal, off the beaten path, trails, travel, trekking, trekking
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4727] | 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 >
USA | Tue, 10 Aug 2010 | By lauren_watson | Views [2237] | Comments [1]
I leave from Stockholm today on a 5 hour train ride to Copenhagen. It’s quite dreary out and I watch the rain pelt my window as lush, green forests wiz by me. It is also extremely early and I am quite warm from attempting to get my sleeping bag packed ... Read more >
Tags: stockholm
ISRAEL | Sat, 6 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [2148]
Thank you everyone - EVERYONE is family or my extended family thru love and they all adored each other now. Our wedding was made great because each person contributed something special. So thank you everyone for your time, generosity and love. It ... Read more >
Tags: Hallmark Moments
CANADA | Thu, 28 Jun 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [1968]
The past week has been an epic roller coaster full of ups, downs and upside-downs! A weekend of camp left us a bit tired. Nahhhh, still having fun! Campers have come and gone. Friday the 22nd - Sunday the 24th was new camper weekend where those ... Read more >
Tags: canoe, chilled out, friends, fun, lake, relaxing, shawnigan, summer camp
SRI LANKA | Sun, 4 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1641]
FOR ONCE WE TOOK A BIT OF OUR OWN ADVICE – we stayed in Negombo Beach, not Colombo, for our last night in Sri Lanka. Negombo Beach is dominated by three overpriced Jetwing Resorts, the kind of places that American tourists prefer. Not ... Read more >
GERMANY | Thu, 8 Jul 2010 | By franzi_tina | Views [1589]
MEXICO | Tue, 8 May 2012 | By tk_inks | Views [1559]
When we first decided to include Mexico in this trip we
really didn’t know too much about the country. We knew of course where it was
geographically, and that it was the land of Sombreros, Corona and Tequila. But
in all seriousness ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1482]
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 >
BOLIVIA | Mon, 18 Nov 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1403]
Uyuni is the town at the edge of the Salar. We spend a day here to recover from the ever lasting headwinds and then set off into the Salar. Salt, salt, salt a desert of salt - aiming west to the island of Inca Huasi where they let you rest and sleep, ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By stephhef | Views [1270] | Comments [1]
This is my favorite kind of weekend, a three day weekend! Yeah! We had Friday off from school this week. While I have plenty of homework to do and a lesson plan to finish developing, I made sure to schedule some fun activities in my free ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
CANADA | Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By margitpirsch | Views [1189]
There is a lot to say about life on a bike, but I don't have the words for it...maybe a jumble of them, like:
Freedom, moving, exposure, LIFE, feeling, hearing, listening, soaring, purring, smelling, working, sounding, flying, gliding, having, giving, ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sun, 18 Jul 2010 | By adventurers | Views [1131] | Comments [2]
We were shown to our 2 storey bamboo hut in Bukit Lawang, threw our backpacks on the floor & stood on the balcony looking across the river to the jungle. Within seconds Dave spotted swaying trees & suddenly an orange arm appeared. An orangutan ... Read more >
Tags: bukit lawang, indonesia, long tailed macaque, macaque, orangutan, sumatra
USA | Wed, 21 Mar 2012 | By ecrivain | Views [986] | Comments [1]
A FLORIDA
SOJOURN
The train
line from New Orleans to Miami is out of service and no decision has yet been
made to rebuild it, so I had to once again take a deep breath and board a
Greyhound bus for Miami.
The ... Read more >
Tags: everglades, florida, greyhound, key west, south beach, usa
BRAZIL | Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By kamzam | Views [963] | Comments [2]
Am finally on the road and although its only been a week, it's been pretty hectic...and amazing. Journey to Salvador was long, the overnight stay at the Rio airport was not at all what I dreamed of but I had no choice but to settle into a night of ... Read more >
Tags: beach, brazil, cachoeira, capoeira, on the road, salvador
SPAIN | Wed, 7 May 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [865] | Comments [1]
As we sat in the police station waiting to file a report we reflected on the week that had been. Despite it being the middle of spring we had been treated to nothing but rain. The hours of queuing for over-priced attractions were wearing thin, and as ... Read more >
Tags: gay bar, sitges, spain
RWANDA | Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By klnjaa | Views [847] | Comments [1] | Video
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 >
LAOS | Sun, 30 Jun 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [692] | Comments [2]
Chiang Mai – Luang Prabang, Laos - I left Thailand today headed to Luang Prabang, Laos. I was very impressed with Lao Airlines. It was a one hour prop plane over to Laos and they had a meal service on board. I didn’... Read more >
MYANMAR | Fri, 28 Jun 2013 | By andreagee | Views [609]
Bago is a former capital and is a great day trip from Yangon out into the country. About 45 minutes out and we hit motorbikes! There are no bikes allowed in Yangoon. We also stop at an Allied War Memorail and cemetary which has the ashes and bodies of ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 19 Jun 2013 | By pauline | Views [543]
Mid morning Jenny and I set off for the 40km return trip along the sandy track to The Exmouth Gulf where the owner Tim was building a shelter near the mangrove beach for future camping.
Returned about 2pm looking forward to ... Read more >
Tags: bullara station, gascoyne, western australia
BULGARIA | Tue, 13 May 2014 | By hallietraveljournal | Views [442]
I have been vegetarian for almost two years now, and I left America with really high hopes in regards to food. I thought that it would be easy enough to find vegetarian food all over, even if I had to make a few sacrifices here and there. I definitely ... Read more >
Tags: balkans, tips, vegetarian
SPAIN | Tue, 2 Jul 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [309]
Weather looks good today so planning a bike tour of Berlin. We did one in Paris and it was excellant. Will see the major sites like the topography of terror, museum island, Berlin Wall, Reichstag,Ceck point Charlie, Brandenburg Gate and others . We will ... Read more >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [289] | 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
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 27 Jul 2021 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [248]
Now that I've been to the Tip of Australia, I feel I have to go even further north. If it were possible at the moment I would try to get across to Papua New Guinea. Until recently I figured the Torres Strait Islands were somewhat like Norfolk Island ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By jwick | Views [175]
Yes, I'm pretty nervous about this trip to Greece. I'm sitting on the couch in the kitchen with my coffee, about 6:30AM, doing a little research on travel to Europe. We are leaving in less than 2 weeks! We just got back from staying at the cabin ... Read more >
Tags: still home