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ESTONIA | Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By worker | Views [5162] | Comments [4]
“Yeah this place is good, but it was much better 10 years ago”. “I was here before all the tourists, it was much more authentic then”. When travelling you hear lines like this often, sure they usually come from 50yo, Thai dye, Teva, wearing hippies, ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
PHILIPPINES | Wed, 31 Aug 2011 | By hajji | Views [2782]
This is a story of dapinoymag.wordpress.com Climbing Mt Madja-as Climbing Mt Madja-as ( “mataas” in Karay-a, the language spoken in Antique and also spoken in some parts of the Panay island) was a grand moment for us who have been to most high peaks ... Read more >
Tags: mt madja-as, mt. madia-as
CHINA | Sun, 9 Sep 2012 | By piglet | Views [2344]
Leaving Zhangye (张掖) with a goodbye wave to Marco Polo. Yes, there is a statue of the man in the centre of town. Apparently he lived in Zhangye for almost a year whilst waiting for permission to enter China proper. See - another bit of evidence for my ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1821]
WE WERE HOODWINKED - OR MAYBE IT WAS HORSWOGGLED - by the guidebooks. Both Lonley Planet and Frommer raved about a houseboat tour of the Kerala Backwaters. LP went so far as to rate it the #2 top experience in India, ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1661]
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 >
ECUADOR | Tue, 13 Sep 2011 | By colleen_finn | Views [1326]
Can you believe that on my very last night at my volunteer placement two new volunteers arrived? Just my luck. But it's time to look forward, for now that my volunteer work has come to an end for this trip, the rest of the vacation begins. This is another ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1229] | Comments [3]
Baikal El lago con mas agua dulce del mundo. Un quinto del agua dulce del mundo esta en este lago. Nos hemos banyado en el, el agua es muy limpia y puedes ir bebiendo segun nadas. Tiene 1600 metros de profundidad y focas de agua dulce. Hemos aprovechado ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
CHINA | Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By ollo | Views [1159]
Die Zwangswärme ist mir erstmals auf einer
Heizkostenabrechnung für meine Wohnung in Basel begegnet. Und auch wenn ich
Heizkostenabrechnungen nie vollständig verstehen werde, so viel immerhin war auch
mir klar: Mit dieser gottlob nur einen ... Read more >
MEXICO | Tue, 27 May 2008 | By damitsu | Views [1153] | Video
I would resume this place in few words.... Relax, landscapes, coktails, dolphins and amazing wood caban on a hill facing the ocean... oh and hamac on the balcony and also sleeping listening waves.... Yes I took a bit more than few words but there so ... Read more >
CYPRUS | Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By vagabondstoo | Views [889]
THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE A CAR IN NICOSIA, in fact, you wouldn’t want one. There is no place to park within the city walls, most of the streets are one-way, usually in the wrong direction and insurance on cars rented in the South isn’... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 23 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [876] | Comments [4]
Here is way a "Hairy Crew" looks like:
INDONESIA | Tue, 13 May 2014 | By naddydaud | Views [843]
The last time I went to Indonesia was when I was 15. It was a 2 days 1 night trip organized by the school and it was a Geography trip. We went to Manado and damn, really beautiful landscape and we were fortunate to stay in a resort up the mountain which ... Read more >
Tags: bali, dirt bike, dreamland, enduro, indonesia, kuta, sea, tabanan, travel buddies, virgin trip
THAILAND | Sun, 15 Jun 2008 | By catherine_haf | Views [833] | Comments [1]
Fuck fuck fuck wrote a nice, fairly sentimental story about leaving Thailand and the bloody internet went down. Bloody Bangkok. Anyway, it's my last day in Thailand Boo! Was utterly depressed yesterday - the thought of leaving Chiang Mai was too terrible!!! ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
INDIA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By hornbill_festival | Views [766]
While traversing through the mountainus tribal landscape of Nagaland, nestling quietly in the far east of India, i met a woman who was as old as a stone and as wise as a monk. She was Pupi, aged 122, apparently the oldest surviving woman of India, slowly ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Fri, 13 Sep 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Views [698]
Well, I have been in Bali a little over a week now, and it is weird and wonderful. Weird, because I am solo on this journey, wonderful, because my options are open and endless. The first few days of settling and spa treatments were necessary, but getting ... Read more >
FRANCE | Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [660]
TOURS, THE CITY, MAKES A PERFECT BASE TO BEGIN exploring the Loire Valley, a busy college town with a pedestrian-friendly vibe. The Loire itself, dammed and levied nearly to death, still supports verdant vineyards, villages ranging from charming ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [609]
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 >
JAPAN | Sun, 12 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [573]
I'm at Marcus's place, he's cooking chili fries and I'm using his internet connection. Just heard by email from Plm Springs that 'Flip' is going to the Palm Springs Short Film Fest. This is the number one short film festival in the USA and arguably ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Wed, 9 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [430]
we had a pretty good flight on Turkish Airlines from Istanbul to Casablanca, although as is apparently TK's habit, they changed aircraft on us and instead of a nice spacious business class seat we got the more constrained seat, where really the only ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Thu, 14 Apr 2011 | By juliaschmidt | Views [423] | Comments [1]
Yay! Samboja! Today was an awesome day. We learned all sorts of different food enrichment techniques. I started with making happy sacks. We take a piece of burlap sack and put in sunflower seeds, peanuts, jam, fresh ginger, raisins and fruit flavoring.... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 28 Nov 2022 | By ritchiebasilio | Views [414]
Today I long for that babbling stream's embrace, Where azure waters dance on their eloquent chase... Oh, when will they realize the loss they've inflicted, our timbered rain tree so rare?
Alas, too tardy—hog's root ripped it away, No one dared ... Read more >
Tags: biking, catastrophe, cycling, greenery, nature
FRANCE | Sat, 22 Aug 2015 | By fostendoc | Views [371] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am a young documentary filmmaker just starting off in my career. I love documentaries because I love working with people. My heart is to explore different cultures and sensitive subjects in a unique, compelling, and positive way. I've only worked on ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
INDIA | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By magdalena | Views [357]
Alleppey is definitely different from the places we have been so far. It cleaner, friendlier, and calmer. It is hot & humid (feels much hotter than Tamil Nadu). However, the people are much easier to get along with and are more genuine from my experiences.... Read more >
ESTONIA | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By marianurz | Views [314] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
“Head Isu” more than just bon appetite. The clock pointed 7pm. The warm, deep
smell of homemade black rye “leib” invaded every inch of the house. Bright
cinnamon candles with dancing flames hypnotized the pupil. A blink towards the
window ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
USA | Sat, 2 Jul 2016 | By europe2013 | Views [313]
Today we did the other half of the hop on hop off bus and did the uptown tour which included Harlem, Central Park and going past many museums and celebrity houses. Hopped off at the American Museum of Natural History and spent a good four hours (not ... Read more >