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COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7735]
To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful
air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >
Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4913] | 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 >
THAILAND | Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [3184]
I was on a boat trip around Koh Phi Phi in Thailand. We stopped at Monkey Beach to walk around. My camera was on the ground and a group of monkeys were getting curious about it. As I bent down to pick it up a monkey bit the back of my knee. I ran to ... Read more >
Tags: bite, islands, monkey, rabies, wound
ANGOLA | Fri, 16 Jun 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1768]
It looks like a creature struggling to be accepted but reaching out and asking for a hug or a handshake; that's what Angola is shaped like. It is one of my favourite country shapes. "Why would you want to go to Angola?" one may wonder. Firstly, it's ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1654]
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, 13 Aug 2011 | By kcarlosgutierrez | Views [1527]
My clothes weren’t totally dry because they were frozen – it was a cold one last night and I woke up about 7:00am to see frost on everything! I didn’t put the fly on my tent because I wanted to enjoy the moon and the stars while dozing off, and the ... Read more >
CHINA | Sun, 22 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1058]
The DPRK was such a fantastic experience! And I never expected the vibe of a college field trip. Yesterday morning we all returned to Beijing aboard Air Koryo 151 and at the baggage carousel we said our goodbyes. Some people caught connecting flights ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 24 Jun 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1052]
On my seemingly endless travel quest, the only time I'd ever seen the Rocky Mountains was out the 12" by 8" window of an airplane...until today. Jace and I have been having a blast in Fort Collins but today it was Anna's turn to spend time with me. She ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 17 Jul 2010 | By princess2802 | Views [932] | Comments [1]
17 July, 2.30pm I think I'm on the edge of Trafalgar Square. It's taken a good twenty minutes of walking to find somewhere I could both acquire a coffee and escape the hordes of tourists. I've spent today largely just wandering and exploring, generally ... Read more >
CANADA | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By brettcooke | Views [918] | Comments [1] | Video
So we headed out on the road after hastily packing the van who we call Astroboy, taking highway 1 towards our first destination. A bright beautiful Tuesday afternoon in spring and we were looking for snow. The drive to Hope was smooth and fast, the ... Read more >
Tags: mountain, revelstoke, riding, silverstar
JAPAN | Mon, 15 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [840]
Okinawa's Rainy Season is usually in May, but this year, May was relatively dry and now we are having two weeks of rain in June. As much as it's not fun to coax Gimli out in the rain or haul groceries to my car, we need this rain! We may be surrounded ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [834]
When I was on the 3 day tour in the Scottish Highlands, a guy on the tour told me to go to Bath-so that is what I did. I checked out of my hotel in Salisbury, and went to Bath, a town an hours train ride from Salisbury. First of all, Salisbury ... Read more >
FRANCE | Fri, 26 Apr 2013 | By izzyabraham | Views [693]
High above, from a fixed abode on top of the Notre Dame, gargoyles watch over the city. They are the grim guardians of Paris.
I am a newcomer to the capital of France, but these carved creatures have been here for more than a century, warding off ... Read more >
Tags: france, gargoyle, notre dame, paris
COSTA RICA | Mon, 5 Jul 2021 | By graynomadsusa | Views [669]
A NASCAR PIT CREW CAN CHANGE ALL FOUR TIRES in under 20 seconds. A good Indy crew can cut that time in half. It took me about nine minutes today to change the flat tire on our Nissan Quashqai—not bad for an amateur. We were on our way Las Baulas ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 22 Sep 2020 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [514]
I love Australia, plain and simple! COVID-19 hasn't exactly wrecked all of my travel plans; it's just placed them on the back burner. If things were normal, I'd be in Russia or somewhere in Europe at the moment. Despite the disaster of a year 2020 has ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Views [514] | Scholarship Entry
I arrive in Siena for the first time, at the wrong time. It's October and the Palio horse races are over. Gone are the Renaissance contrade costumes, the earthen racetrack and cheering crowds the travel brochures promised. Instead, the bowl-like ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 4 Jul 2015 | By boutdumonde | Views [498]
Voila, après 3 semaines à la ferme à Te Anau, nous nous dirigons maintenant vers Queenstown pour quelques jours puis vers le lac Wanaka, un des spots trés réputé pour les sports extreme.
QUEENSTOWN:
Cette ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 17 Aug 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [492] | Comments [1]
We did a little maintenance this morning - washing and cleaning - before heading off to meet my cousins Robyn and Lyn for lunch at the Sunshine Plaza shopping centre at Maroochydore, where a river flows through the shopping centre ( competition for ... Read more >
CHINA | Tue, 21 Oct 2008 | By carjam | Views [476] | Comments [1]
We're now in Beijing. The over night train was awful. The seats were uncomfortable and people were smoking in the carriage. It made an eleven hour trip feel much longer. The security guard on the train was quite animated and we thought he was funny.... Read more >
BELGIUM | Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By l-a-u-r-e-n | Views [448]
I've now been in Gent for 3 days and it has been great. Tonight is the first night we are staying at home after we cancelled going to movies and a pub. Yesterday, Tom showed up and we went around the city with him. Tom is someone I've spoken to a lot ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [433]
Arrived in Paris 23rd Sept from Sydney via Bangkok and London. I thought I was fine, but eventually reached the apartment with a migraine, heavy & tired body and soon ended up with food poisoning. After dropping off our backpacks at the apartment, ... Read more >
INDIA | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By travelertyler | Views [412] | Scholarship Entry
Today, all of India is celebrating the Hindu festival Holi by attacking each other with colored powders. Nothing is sacred. Not even the cows. I’m in Udaipur, at my buddy Nirmal’s house with his family and friends, woman traveler Sen, and a cluster ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [385]
Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine. We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake. After finding our comfiest ... Read more >
RWANDA | Fri, 7 Sep 2018 | By mekikepilala | Views [383] | Comments [2]
Well it is all about to happen again - Rwanda, Tanzania and Malawi this time. THe Safari Sisters are together again on another adventure full of gorillas, tree lions, pink flamingoes and a wild african music festival... see you onthe other side.
Sorry ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 17 Feb 2015 | By followyourfeet | Views [333]
So after months of banging on about going to India to follow my feet I am finally here - and totally panic stricken!! Can't actually bring myself to leave the hostel room!! Which is so silly. There has been lots of tears and wondering "what on earth ... Read more >
Tags: landing alone and scared