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Oser voyager seule à Barcelone.

SPAIN | Tue, 12 Apr 2016 | By martine | Views [5370] | Video

Barcelone brille par son climat, sa situation face à la mer, son architecture où les constructions de Gaudi taquinent les monuments gothiques, sa culture, sa gastronomie, sa musique électro , son équipe de football ... Read more >

Tags: barcelone, tourisme, voyage

Red Frogs of Bastimentos

PANAMA | Fri, 12 Nov 2010 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [5002]

Ahhhh, Isla Bastimentos! My favourite island of the Bocas archipelago. Of all my fine moments in Panama, seeing the colourful red frogs of Bastimentos must be my finest Panamanian moment. One to celebrate over a cold beer or a warm cuppa. For years ... Read more >

Tags: frogs

Inle Lake

MYANMAR | Wed, 20 May 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [3520]

Day 21 - Inle Lake We started early so we could fit in a whole day trip on the lake, sharing a boat with some Swedish friends from our guest house. The longboat took us down the 3 mile canal to get to the entrance to the lake ... Read more >

Tags: inle lake, yangon

Irrawaddy Dolphins and Soft Shelled Turtles

CAMBODIA | Sun, 1 Apr 2012 | By lesleyandjan | Views [2334]

The wildlife adventure continues. In Kratie we took a boat out to see the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin found on the Mekong. They have pretty snub noses. We were lucky as it was early morning we saw many. Also on the Mekong we visited a turtle cnservation ... Read more >

Wight Gold

UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 4 Oct 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [1955] | Comments [10]

Ah hoosie hoosie hoo, That is a greeting of my own inspiration. How is everyone? I am doing quite fine. I have had a reasonable couple of weeks. I shall think of the interesting things. I have spent quite a lot of time teaching students interesting ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Flores - it drives me around the bend! Part 1: Lombok to Mt Tambora

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 29 Jan 2015 | By merantau | Views [1804]

There is no better feeling than riding out the gate and hitting the highway astride a motorcycle. I'm beginning a road trip east. East, the exotic east! My imagination, fuelled by the exploits of explorers and adventurers past, and by the writings ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, flores, indonesia, lombok, motorcycling, off-road, sumbawa

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1657]

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 >

MV Rachel Corrie By Fiona Thompson

My Journey on the MV Rachel Corrie was the inspiration for my film. The MV Rachel Corrie was the last ship left sailing towards Gaza earlier this year after the tragic attack on the main flotilla by the Israeli navy which ended in a number of fatalities ... Read more >

Tags: boat, dundalk, fiona thompson, freedom foltilla, mv linda, mv rachel corrie

Addis: 700 km ahead

ETHIOPIA | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1319] | Comments [1]

Crossing back into Ethiopia from Somaliland yesterday, it marked the start of an epic, tumultuous, spectacular, and nerve-testing journey. When I crossed the border back into Ethiopia I was relieved (semi-relieved would be slightly more accurate), as ... Read more >

3052kms across India in a Rickshaw.

INDIA | Wed, 2 Dec 2015 | By gemma_laing | Views [1228]

The plan started a few years ago. Myself and my equally as crazy friend decided to drive a rickety old rickshaw about 3500kms through India. We would start our journey in Fort Cochin, Kochi and finish in Jaisalmer, Rahjastan. The prospect, ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, incredible india, india, on the road, rikshaw, temples, tuktuk

Algo sobre NZ

BOLIVIA | Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By marsrimbaud | Views [1189]

Nueva Zelandia es un país aisaldo geográficamente del resto del mundo. El lugar conocido más cercano es Australia, a 2000 km de distancia. Es parte del Commonwealth, y por lo tanto es una monarquía constitucional, lo cual para mí es una gran imposibilidad ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Early morning tour to My Son

VIETNAM | Tue, 13 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [984]

When I crept downstairs at 4:40 this morning I saw that several motorbikes had been brought in the lobby and there was a man sleeping on the floor under a pop-up mosquito screen. I was wondering if the tour that I booked to My Son for 5:00am was really ... Read more >

Nazca Lines

PERU | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [969]

It's those mysterious lines etched in the earth smack dab in the middle of the Nazca desert; they bring images of rituals, the sun, and alien spacecrafts. Today I would fly over these mystical, mysterious drawings so huge you can't see them properly ... Read more >

Free Stuff: The British Museum and British Library

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 13 May 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [720]

THE BRITISH MUSEUM HAS ONE OF THE FINEST collections in the world, between six and eight million artifacts courtesy of the Empire’s rapacious explorers and collectors of the 19 th Century. We returned today In search of the remaining 35 ... Read more >

Ottawa - The Rink of Dreams

CANADA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By unknowndriver | Views [692]

To Live in the city with the largest skating rink in the world is amazin, its something people should experience although it may be physically challenging for some (imagine 91 olympic skating rinks attached to each other). It is definately ... Read more >

Tags: ice skating, winter

Pork.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Thu, 24 Mar 2011 | By partners-in-crime | Views [673]

Not done an update in a while - there's a fair amount to fill you in on so going to do it in short blasts. First one: PORK! For those that don't know, Dubai and all of the middle east are Muslims and therefore do not eat Pork. This means you cannot ... Read more >

Inspiration

CANADA | Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By mattpaquette | Views [611]

The images depicted in this Journal indicate some of the many stories of life that define us as human beings.

Tags: arctic circle, greenland, jason edwards, opportunities, photography, scholarship, travel, travel photography scholarship

Shooting the Theyyam

INDIA | Wed, 2 Jan 2013 | By praveendev | Views [490]

The photographs presented are taken at Ashtamanchal Baghavathi Temple, Payyannoor, Kannur, Kerala, India between 22nd-24th April 2012. The yearly celebrations where held at the temple during this time and I was fortunate to witness the local legend.... Read more >

Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

Rotorua Day 2

NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 13 Nov 2012 | By bob-claire | Views [434] | Comments [2]

Rotorua is a center of Mauri history and culture. The area is very close to the geographical center of the North Island, about 150 KM west of the coast where we did our bike ride. Yesterday we focused on caves and glow worms, today we spent at a museum ... Read more >

The Luggage........

USA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By coati2012 | Views [367]

The first Hazara in Mexico

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

Cosmic Flow

Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Aruba - September 2016

ARUBA | Thu, 1 Sep 2016 | By kirmily | Views [301]

A week before we start our trip to Asia Emily and I spent a week in Aruba at the Divi All Inclusive resort for our daughters wedding. A week of family, friends and a beautiful wedding.

Day 100 v2: Day 100

NETHERLANDS | Thu, 5 May 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [297]

This is Miffy. Wow, 100 days go by so quick. They have these 'Iamsterdam' city cards here (24, 48, 72 or 96 hours) so grabbed us both a 72-er for some serious adventuring. They don't start until you activate em, so we might get started in a few days.... Read more >

Seek Experiences - Coney Island to Times Square in 60 seconds

On a cold winter morning I took the subway from Manhattan to Coney Island. As a child I imagined Coney Island to be a place where I could roller skate with a crowd of children all day and the hot dogs were free and abundant. However, most of the boardwalk ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013