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WORLDWIDE | Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [8105] | Comments [6]
Leaving everything to travel the
world is a liberating decision. Shaking off routine and the cloak of the
familiar for the excitement of new experiences and the thrill of the unknown is
the mantra of most travellers. But once you are on the road, ... Read more >
Tags: australia, ireland, itinerary, off the beaten path, reflections, scotland, travel, travel blues
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4925] | 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 >
PANAMA | Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By rachel_and_daniel | Views [4757] | Comments [1]
We had a long journey back
from Panama City to David, and after another stay at Hotel Toledo, we took a
chicken bus north into the highlands, to the town of Boquete. Although the town
itself hasn´t got much to shake a stick at (not quaint, and ... Read more >
Tags: boquete, cloud forest, coffee, resplendant quetzal, senderos los quetzales, volcan baru, white-water rafting
TURKEY | Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [2721] | Comments [1]
What do you get when you mix 4 Aussie boys + 2 girls from the States + 2 weeks of travel together 24 hours a day (literally)...... Simple, the Von Trapp Frat. A crazy mix who's the life of the party and is balls out when it comes to singing and ... Read more >
Tags: People
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By sianmercel | Views [2246]
Recently, over the festive season, my Mother and I went road tripping around the Pilbara. The Pilbara is located in Western Australia in the top-west section (AKA the Great Sandy Desert). As you can imagine, there is a LOT of red dirt EVERYWHERE! We ... Read more >
Tags: karijini national park, pilbara, trekking, western australia
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1660]
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 >
ITALY | Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [1454] | Comments [1]
After a week in Greece we were planning to spend another week in Italy visiting the smaller towns as we made our way back to Spain. Our first stop was the town of Salerno. Salerno is in southern Italy about an hour from Naples. It sits with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
GEORGIA | Fri, 29 May 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [1189]
April 13
I don't know why, but Georgians have a way of building churches in the most ridiculously gorgeous settings. After recharging my batteries from the all-night Orthodox Palm Sunday service, I hiked up to one of the country's most famous ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Fri, 2 Jan 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [1075] | Comments [3]
our time in malaysia, has been so interesting-we were in for a bit of a culture shock. we wake up to a 'call to prayer' every morning at 5:30. with the chanting we hear men yelling in the streets getting ready to start their day at the market. there are ... Read more >
GREECE | Sun, 31 May 2009 | By htapawaso | Views [1015] | Comments [4]
Well it's my second day in Athens. Yesterday was cut short, as I fell asleep at about 7 o'clock from pure exhaustion. I was also the last to wake up in my room of 6... When I got off the aeroplane I took a bus at random, and ended up at a square ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1001]
We have been quiet for fear of jinxing the deal but our house has
been under contract for several weeks.
The deal was done yesterday!
I am not sure what other “homeless” people feel but we feel
fantastic! No more worries, no
more ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 21 Dec 2006 | By anage | Views [998] | Video
The next day..nursing slight hang overs we head off along the great ocean road…it takes about an hour or so to get out of Melbourne which for once we manage with no disasters. We stop off for some fish in “torquay” before starting the ocean road ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, on the road
KENYA | Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By hnmenk | Views [890] | Comments [2]
We arrived in Kericho a couple of hours ago. It's a community that basically revolves around these huge tea plantations. It's absolutely beautiful ... imagine rolling hills of finely manicured tea fields as far as you can see. We're camping at a place ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
BOLIVIA | Sun, 12 Apr 2009 | By kaplan | Views [883]
Además de por su parecido con Andalucía, el departamento de Tarija es famoso también por formar parte de la llamada "media luna", o agrupación que une a los departamentos orientales del país (Beni, Santa Cruz, Pando y Tarija), que concentran ... Read more >
Tags: opinión
TURKEY | Mon, 28 Sep 2009 | By gumerg | Views [876]
Estamos en Amasya, el conductor de la furgoneta (Dolmus) que nos ha traido hasta aqui era un genio; capaz de conducir, fumar, contestar el movil y todo esto sin ponerse el cinturon. Hemos dedicado todo el dia siguiente a recorrer la ciudad, subir ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [869]
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 >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By chilleep | Views [849] | Comments [1] | Video
Well Phi Phi Don, Nice place but I wont come here again unless I want to lay on the beach all day and party all night. In saying that some of the high lights were snorkeling for a day with part of the trip to Maya Island where the movie 'The Beach' ... Read more >
EGYPT | Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [807] | Comments [1]
Hot chocolate this time...last one for Egypt sorry it's so long! We caught the train back to Cairo. We had a free day to go and see what ever we wanted. A few of us went to Dahshur Pyramid and the Step Pyramid. We went down into the Dahshur Pyramid ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
MEXICO | Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By margitpirsch | Views [803]
Thursday the 28th of June. James and I left the little beach Playa Requeson a beach at 6:30am and counted down the kilometer at the "mile"markers starting at 95 . Though feeling pretty grungy, when the cool early wind sweeps through ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Sun, 12 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [802]
Yesterday was a busy day. After breakfast, I started the day at the Belvedere Museum, looking at the artwork of Gustav Klimt. I have heard of Klimt before-from the movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield. At the very beginning ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 30 Jun 2008 | By johnkeith | Views [502]
June 28 – 113 miles to Blackfoot, ID. A very long day, with light headwinds
most of the way, and strong sun and temperatures around 90 in the
afternoon. A lot of sage brush
covered volcanic plain in the morning, and potatoes and wheat in ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thu, 8 Mar 2012 | By kekai | Views [436] | Scholarship Entry
It’s six o’clock am on the seventh of March and hundreds of people have turned out for Makah Bucha day at the local temple, Wat Gang. Locals come here every year to offer food and make merit. The sleepy temple goers mill about with silver trays in the ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
SPAIN | Thu, 13 Jun 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [394] | Comments [1]
Arrived yesterday in Leon and had a lovely evening at the Parador Leon - the fancy hotel the pigrims in the movie "The Way" with Martin Sheen stayed in. Just packing up this morning to head to breakfast before staring out. Today is about 20 kms. ... Read more >
CHINA | Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By larrybobby | Views [360]
Pleasantry I rake and sift. Faintly foul, steamy piles yield some good stuff. Rest awhile. Dense street fumes and passersby Lazy wisp from cigarette Gazing into acrid sky, This my bliss.
Tags: imagery
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By miru | Views [267] | Scholarship Entry
I’d always wanted to get out of Khartoum and visit the sites, finally the opportunity had arrived. My camera and I had set off into the desert to take in some of Sudan’s breathtaking history! The Lion Temple at Naga and Musawwarat were sites that ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012