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BRAZIL | Thu, 13 Dec 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [11524]
Destination – Back to Brazil (Cadiz, Lisbon, Tenerife, Salvador & Rio de Janeiro) – The (long) way home
So we board the “Splendour of the Seas”, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship heading back to Brazil on a 14 day cruise. ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4924] | 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 | Mon, 31 Oct 2011 | By cwalker1218 | Views [2043] | Comments [2]
After asking around a few different hostels on a street in Cartagena (and viewing the rooms this time) we settled for the cheapest we could find for a private room. Air conditioning cost double so we had to settle with a mere fan. At least here we ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1659]
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 | Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | By kristamrome | Views [1277] | Comments [1]
Wangapeka Study & Retreat Center is not an official WWOOF host, but for the sake of convincing those at home that I am back as a productive member of society earning my keep, I'll just stick with the title. I stayed at Wangapeka for about 6 days ... Read more >
INDIA | Sun, 19 Aug 2007 | By alexbg | Views [1154] | Comments [2]
Okay some important hindi phrases/actions i've been encountering:
Achaa--okay
Namskar--hi/hello
Shaking the head from side to side quickly (like a bobble head doll)--okay, as you wish, go ahead, signal of understanding, etc. (a very south Indian ... Read more >
Tags: People
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 20 Sep 2017 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1144]
With all the stories I write, I feel like I'm running out of titles. This morning I woke up to a very sweet birthday text from Anikka. I'll admit these past couple of days have been very emotional. Love is extremely powerful, and when you're not loved ... Read more >
BELIZE | Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1080]
This morning I left Federico's house with most of my stuff, two dead camera batteries, and a little bit of power in the remaining one. Federico let me leave some of my stuff because I'll be back in a few days. After hitching two rides in the back of ... Read more >
PAKISTAN | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 | By asad_prince | Views [1011]
My life is so colorful I like to meet with that people who belong from different countries, languages and cultures. I try to catch my these moments in my camera. I attach my some pictures which present some general story of my life. Mostly pictures i ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By doreen-b | Views [976]
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 >
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [935] | Comments [3]
Auckland So, after a long but uneventful journey from Ireland (though i did enjoy the foot massage macines in Singapore Airport, mmmm), we arrived in Auckland. The rest of NZ seems to view this place as a horrible, over-crowded dirty place but we ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
CANADA | Thu, 24 Feb 2011 | By rory2034 | Views [860]
For this years major trip Im heading back to Canada for 7 weeks. After spending 9 weeks on the East side in 2009 I really wanted to visit the West side. The plan so far is to fly to Montreal for a few days as its my favourite city, on to Ottawa to catch ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 18 Apr 2012 | By arobm93 | Views [823] | Video
SO the other day i came across this YouTube clip online which is attached. When i finished watching i saw countless comments of people saying "lol this is so true." ....This is so true.... This phrase bugs me simply by the context it is ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Fri, 10 Jul 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [767] | Comments [1]
One nice thing about hostels, at least in some European cities, is that they provide maps/guides specifically for young hip budget travelers. Now I may not be in the intended audience, since- (A) Don't have any tattoos, ... Read more >
Tags: austria, vienna
NICARAGUA | Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By lars_dijk | Views [759]
Queensday is quite a celibration for us Dutchies and for those who aren't Dutch, first a little history lesson: Willem van Oranje was the leader of the resistance and initiator of the 80-year war from 1568 till 1648 (yes, it took them a while...) ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By eva_and_sian | Views [743]
We arrived at
Perth airport, and my uncle David picked us up from the airport. When
we got to there house we were in shock because it was sooooo nice
with a pool and chandeliers and a plasma and all that jazz. David
daughter Lilly was really ... Read more >
Tags: family
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By cherylb | Views [692]
Who remembers the Wombles from Wimbledon Common? They were cute, cuddly and featured on a duvet cover that kept my elder daughter Amy warm and cozy whe she was a little girl. I still have the duvet cover, 20 odd years later. And now I am in Wimbledon, ... Read more >
Tags: london, wimbledon
TURKEY | Thu, 2 Jul 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [600]
CRUISING ALONG IN A SAILBOAT from cove to cove may be the most idyllic way to see the Turquoise Coast — if sailing is your thing. For us non-nautical types there are wonderful views of pine-covered mountains and turquoise coves from the ... Read more >
SURINAME | Mon, 31 Aug 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [570]
Monday 24 th August Sitges Our challenge today was to use both the Metro and suburban train systems of Barcelona on a trip to the Medieval seaside village of Sitges. Challenge, because like most of Spain, very little English exists in the written ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 12 Sep 2010 | By shannon-and-jason | Views [567]
September 1st Jason and I left Ottawa at 3:30am. We didn't sleep much the night before because apparently packing your life into a backpack for the next year requires careful thought and consideration. The trip took 24 hours and 3 plane rides from when ... Read more >
CANADA | Tue, 28 Jul 2009 | By katang | Views [493]
We woke around 6 at the train’s first stop in Kamloops. At least the first stop for passengers. The Canadian in fact stopped frequently to let vast freight trains pass – the kind of vast where you start counting the wagons and give up and go off for ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 10 Aug 2014 | By schmodude | Views [467]
My internship has ended and it is time for me to bring all of my stuff back to Columbus. Pittsburgh was great for the summer, but it will be nice to catch up with friends from back home for a week before heading out again.
Tags: eaton, internship, moving, packing, pittsburgh, summer
JAPAN | Sun, 16 Jun 2013 | By loveadventures | Views [465]
We had a quiet and slow morning, leaving here at about 10am. First of all, we made a quick trip to the Post Office at Tokyo Station to go to the bank. Then we continued on the Yamanote Line to Ueno.
Of course, we went to ... Read more >
BULGARIA | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By ralitsaanganaki | Views [394]
Dear Nomads,
My name is Ralitsa and I am so glad and excited to have a chance to participate in this journey.
I am an ordinary girl with untypical point of view. Excited. Very excited. And I’ve got a lots of visions and ideas.
I’... Read more >
Tags: my people
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By travelatude | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry
In a remote mountain village, people still live the hard life of shepherds according to centuries old local tradition. I stumbled on Lukomir while researching a trip to Bosnia. Seeing pictures of stone homes, outhouses and wizened people in regional ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012