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Mind the Gap

COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7723]

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

2009 Travel Photography Scholarship: Anna Zhu Preparing for the Trip of a Lifetime.

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4906] | 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 >

Belgrade

SERBIA | Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1984]

Connie already had a plan for our first day in Belgrade, the capitol of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, but she kept it a secret. After we checked into an overpriced hostel less than a block from the Moskova Hotel, a really overpriced one, she ... Read more >

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics: A Journey Through Jordan

JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1862]

Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >

Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums

My 29th, Seattle style!

USA | Fri, 20 Sep 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1817] | Comments [1]

Today I'm 29, and I'm in Seattle! There aren't many places better where I can celebrate! And there couldn't be a better friend and her family who could make it special! This morning I was up extra early due to Bree having an orientation at the University ... Read more >

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1652]

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 >

The Real Jurassic Park

AUSTRALIA | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By cvanwyk | Views [1631]

Dinosaurs fascinated me a kid. I can remember when I was a kid, shortly after moving to Australia from New Zealand, my aunty, always happy to oblige my curiosity of the natural world, brought me to the QLD museum. Looking at the gigantic reconstructions ... Read more >

It's nice in Nice

FRANCE | Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [1188]

To tell the truth, I can't remember any of the plane trip to get here. All I remember is arriving at Nice airport, completely wiped out and exhausted from travelling round England with shingles. And we had yet to deal with the daunting tasks of a) getting ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Happy Labor Day!

DENMARK | Tue, 4 Sep 2007 | By arollingstone | Views [1153]

In honor of labor day, I spent my day hearing about all the labor I will be doing in the next six months. I'll summarize; I will be officially taking nine classes this semester, while attending up to four more plus extra guest lectures. I will be in ... Read more >

Tags: university

DAY ZERO - WORLD NOMADS IN RIO

BRAZIL | Sat, 27 Jul 2013 | By humsafar | Views [954]

Until now, Brazil for me was equal to ( in no particular order) the Amazon, Football, Adriana Lima , Paulo Coehlo, Copacabana, the song-‘ My girl from Ipanema’, the film, City of God, acai berries and ofcourse, the most popular on ... Read more >

Arriving in Bogota, March 1st and 2nd

COLOMBIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [912]

After climbing the last 1053m from Guayabal de Siquima where we -shortly after we left- reconnected with the diesel trucks on the big highway snaking through the high mountains and basically "landing" on Bogota's high valley platform. Pretty damn cool ... Read more >

Camping in Tofino.

CANADA | Wed, 26 Aug 2009 | By josh_shona | Views [871]

Fortune favours the brave. Going by our good fortune on our last adventure we must be the boldest pair on the planet. Tofino, a small fishing village on Vancouver Island lies on the edge of the world. Quintessentially Canadian it consistently rates ... Read more >

Life as a Volunteer

SOUTH AFRICA | Thu, 31 Jan 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [839] | Comments [1]

Today I learned some interesting facts about Vervet Monkeys by tagging along on part of a guided tour. For a start they have been around for about 65 million years, slightly longer than man! I mentioned previously that their DNA is around 92% similar ... Read more >

Tags: africa, bush walking, chores, dna, hyena, meerkats, safari, vervet monkeys, volunteer

July 15th Kampot

CAMBODIA | Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By rtumicki | Views [820] | Comments [2]

My weekend away to work on the computer was cut short this morning when my PC would not boot up. Could it be due to the damp weather and mold setting in? Or, maybe the battery pack is about to call it quits - it is getting up there in age, ... Read more >

NEUES!

CHILE | Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By steffen_graz | Views [727] | Comments [5]

Sodele nach langer Internetabstinenz (lag nicht an mir, sondern an der „idyllischen“ Gegend) gibt’s mal wieder Neuigkeiten vom Weltenbummler. Nachdem wir Rio Tranquilo nach einer Nacht wieder verlassen wollten, der Bus aber total ... Read more >

Tags: chaitèn, volcano

Local Legend - Inside my city

I like the small things in life, which are often overlooked in a busy life. The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events. I am inspired to tell some urban legends, invisible for the naked eye of a tourist. First of all my education was focused ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

Camels and the Heavenly Ascent

WORLDWIDE | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By centuryfox20 | Views [633] | Scholarship Entry

The midnight air is clean with a vague scent of concessions and camels as I unload from the microbus with the other travelers. I find myself in a horseshoe shaped, miniature ‘sûq’ filled with vendors selling everything from soda to prayer flags. I ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011

Storm coming!

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By wayne | Views [554]

We made it to Coffs harbour before the bad weather. It's summer storm season and the photo shows that one is on it's way. The picture is a view from our apartment overlooking the marina. A perfect spot from which to view a tropical storm with forked ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Documentary Scholarship 2011 entry

my subject was inspired by Nairobi residents who have developed a unique transport culture. I am a film student.My ambition is to be an agent of positive transformation.My tool of trade is to produce documentaries that inspire people to conserve the ... Read more >

Tags: #2011video, travel documentary scholarship 2011

Queenstown & Wanaka Lake_HelpX-Experience#6

NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 4 Jul 2015 | By boutdumonde | Views [489]

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 >

Right Back Where We Started From

USA | Thu, 7 Jul 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [455]

HERE WE ARE, BACK IN COLORADO, We arrived jet-lagged, dehydrated and not accustomed to the altitude, then found out we both had Covid. Don’t know whether we picked it up on the flight home from Iceland—we were masked all the way for 10-hours—... Read more >

Cronaca di una fuga 2: Uno Schluck di Schnaps

FRANCE | Sun, 5 Apr 2015 | By ciotolapiena | Views [436]

Con 700 chilometri tritati alle spalle (forse leggermente di più a causa di due o tre “deviazioni involontarie”, se così si possono chiamare), una nuova priorità: immersione-culturale-totale-‘asap’. Rifletto ... Read more >

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

GERMANY THE BEAUTY OF EUROPE

GERMANY | Tue, 1 Mar 2011 | By zeljko-jasna | Views [321]

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My first day

ECUADOR | Sun, 27 Oct 2013 | By guiri74 | Views [309]

Well, I made it safe and sound to the centre of the world! After 2flights (yes, I was upgraded both flights :-)) I managed to land safe and sound. First adventure already at the airport when I attempted to go to the toilet only to be told by the cleaning ... Read more >