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MALAYSIA | Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [3582] | Comments [1]
Sabah, Malaysian Borneo is definitely my favorite place so far in my last 3+ months of travel. Seriously. This place is just so unbelievably incredible in so many ways, that I’m humbled and blessed on a daily basis to be here. I’ve experienced so many ... Read more >
Tags: beachouse hostel, borneo, hostel, kinabatangan river, kota kinabalu, nature, sabah, sandakan
CHINA | Sun, 6 Sep 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [2907] | Comments [2]
The border crossing from Lao Cai to Hekou went smoothly, as we were the first to arrive in the morning and there were lots of friendly officials helping us through passport
control, to fill out the forms, and letting us cut in line to take our H1N1 ... Read more >
Tags: kunming, lijiang, tiger leaping gorge, yuanyang rice terraces, yunnan province
SINGAPORE | Sat, 17 Aug 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1794]
Getting around Singapore couldn't be easier. My first trip entails a sight-seeing tour on an open top bus. It may the ultimate tourist option, but it's a great way to get your bearings. What better start than to make my first watering hole stop the iconic ... Read more >
Tags: air asia, backpacking, grasslands coaches, kuala lumpur, lcct, seri pacific hotel, singapore, super nice
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 >
GUYANA | Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By shaz | Views [1539]
Before I even went on this, my final trip this summer, I was absolutely shattered. This should teach me not to try and cram so much into so little time. By the time I reached my destination I was ready to do nothing but chill out. Luckily Trinidad and ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
TANZANIA | Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [1464]
13 years ago on Friday 3 rd May 2002, I had finished for the day and was working in the garage on my Triumph Herald. My friend and housemate in my first house, Darren (Daz) came into the garage and said he was going to West Bay on his motorbike, a ... Read more >
Tags: challenge, charity, frustration, hard work, killimanjaro, panic, panic, summit, trekking
THAILAND | Sun, 8 Feb 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [1354]
If this holiday goes as quickly as what the last five days did, I will be home a week ago. Sure, most of what Julia and I did in Bangkok revolved around the consumption of alcohol, but as soon as we divided up the vast tracks of land that constituted ... Read more >
Tags: bangkok, eating, fish, khao san road, scorpian, selfies, tattoo
TURKEY | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By nadiamar | Views [1214]
The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called ... Read more >
Tags: backgammon, eastern anatolia, tavla, travel photography scholarship 2012, turkey
NORFOLK ISLAND | Fri, 4 Sep 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1129]
Three times on Norfolk and three radio interviews. Not bad, eh? Like always I was up early. You can't spend only a week somewhere and sleep in until noon. A cuppa is always good with toast and avocado. After three days of gorgeous weather, it would turn ... Read more >
Tags: interviews, islands
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 28 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1082]
That's a quote from Fern Gully. It's the scene where Crysta tries to return Zak to normal size. The film takes place in Australia (Mt. Warning), so it's very fitting. Here I am, in Darwin. Ahhhhhh-stralia! It feels great to be back here after more than ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wed, 30 May 2012 | By macedonboy | Views [1041]
After a 10 hour train journey from Ayuttaya, I'm beginning understand why train journeys in Thailand are so much slower by train than by road. There's seems to be a never ending stream of unscheduled stops, broken down train parts and invisible items ... Read more >
Tags: bicycle tour, buddha, buddhist, sukhothai, temple complex, temples, thailand, train, unesco
INDIA | Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By sinarama | Views [1034]
"India", was my boss's reply when I asked where I was flying. I would be spending 2 months in gloriuous India. I was so excited, I didn't know what to do. I was asking myself "what do you know about this country?" "You have definetly ... Read more >
Tags: expressions, faces, india, mumbai, travel, trip
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 20 Aug 2007 | By sean_and_liana | Views [1020]
We had a huge weekend this weekend. Nic arrived from Aus on Friday and we were determined to make the most of the time we had her here!! We had been saving up most of our sightseeing until she arrived, so were well and truely ready to get out and explore.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
INDONESIA | Thu, 17 Sep 2015 | By agungyudha | Views [1004] | Video
Made taro is a person who dedicated his life to preserving the traditional games , traditional songs and traditional stories (folklore) for childrens in Bali from 30 years ago . He wants that the childrens can run their lives without being forced to ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 film scholarship to colombia, bali, culture, folklore, games, song, story, tradition
MALTA | Wed, 8 Oct 2008 | By morter_family | Views [926]
We were dying to say goodbye to Barcelona and get on our ship and after a lovely sunny outdoor breaky got a cab to the boat, the Norweigan Gem. It was massive. It was so exciting to get onboard. We were freaked out immediately by its size and ... Read more >
IRELAND | Wed, 20 May 2015 | By goannasnake | Views [870]
Ireland
Thursday 17 May (Dublin to Moira):
After way too many hours in planes and airports, we arrived in Dublin and picked up our hire car. A stroke of luck there, with a free upgrade to a 4WD. We had one place to visit today and then intended ... Read more >
Tags: ireland, road trip
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [862]
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 >
INDONESIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By thetravelicious | Views [791]
If people ask me what is the right sentence to describe Purwokerto, I would shout clearly that it is the most charismatic city ever. Several people may say it is just a city, underdeveloped and nothing special, but readers, you should believe me it is ... Read more >
Tags: joved, purwokerto, unsoed
USA | Thu, 5 Feb 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [712] | Comments [2]
I had the day off of work so we spent sometime getting caught up on sleep and emails. However, back to the grind tomorrow! We even get our loaner car tomorrow. ...should be interesting wish us luck...we plan to print off some maps at the office. ... Read more >
HUNGARY | Sat, 16 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [711]
SANDOR HAS THE BIRDS OF HORTABAGYI National Park wired. More importantly, he has the 4WD Toyota pick-up to squish through the wet fields to where they live. Hortabagyi sits on the western edge of the “steppe,” the same one that ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 26 Dec 2007 | By lex | Views [677]
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
It's been a crazy one here!!! Emma arrived from New Zealand on Sunday night, so Christmas Eve we went into Fremantle (a kind of funky, young area with lots of cool shops, restaurants and bars!!!) - for some last minute Xmas shopping ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [603]
Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >
FRANCE | Mon, 10 Dec 2007 | By nicolasophie | Views [447]
feeling a bit better now. Ana and i are working on our presentation - in separate rooms. It's getting really difficult for my brain to sort everything out, organise it etc - especially translating it into french! "j'ai absenté le dejeuner"... Read more >
Tags: Work
USA | Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By wallaki | Views [415]
Ah Miami, not like any other American city I've been to and a lot smaller than I expected. I (like most of the tourists) stayed in South Beach where the beautiful people sun themselves by day and party by night. Although Miami is small, it is very very ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 24 Dec 2012 | By lindabick | Views [244]
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