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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4918] | 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 >
INDIA | Sun, 5 Oct 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [4589]
29/10/2008 - 05/10/2008 The buses were easy and we arrived in beautiful Kasol by early afternoon. We actually overshot it and had to walk back, but not far. I sat in a dhaba to drink a chai while Didi went searching for a place to stay. She found a ... Read more >
COOK ISLANDS | Tue, 11 Feb 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2873]
Today I went scuba diving for the first time ever! The roosters woke me early but I’m glad they did because I wanted to be up early. Thanks to Natalie and her husband I got to sleep in a private bungalow with a sea view! Although I was up ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Tue, 4 Jun 2013 | By siscaangie | Views [2409]
Well this is story began from 2010, when my friend told me about one different place at pangandaran. if you dont know what is pangandaran, Pangandaran is a smalltown in Ciamis west java Indonesia,it t ook 8 hour road trip from jakarta,and just 30 minutes ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, indonesia, river
INDONESIA | Thu, 3 May 2012 | By merantau | Views [1996]
Indonesian Odyssey – beyond Bali.
As soon as we walked into the showroom I knew which one Inez was going to choose. There they were, lined up in a neatly spaced row, - Honda Vario scooters - each one a shiny-bright, 110cc, liquid-... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1885]
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
USA | Thu, 3 Apr 2008 | By travelheart24 | Views [1850] | Comments [10]
I'M BAAAAAACK!!!! :-D Hehehhee, did you miss me?? Figuratively speaking of course, since I just spend the last 4 months hanging out with most of you. For those of you I didn't get to see, and for the cancellation of the open house this past Sunday, ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, new sights, old friends
CAMBODIA | Tue, 16 Nov 2010 | By fimc | Views [1789] | Comments [7]
See the gallery and now, Cambodia for photos from this post. I’ve recently come home from Thailand, but it’s not what you think…. I was only there for a few days, and “home” is now Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Somehow, something unbelievable happened, ... Read more >
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 >
RWANDA | Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By klnjaa | Views [1019] | Comments [1] | Video
After Stone Town we spent three days at a Nungwi beach on the northern tip of the island. I wish I had a lot of interesting stories to tell of our stay there, but I'm not going to lie, we spent a lot of our time relaxing, reading, eating and sleeping.... Read more >
USA | Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By annanderson | Views [829] | Comments [1] | Video
Watch the 2 extremely professional, well-done 2-hour episodes from PBS...then help at least 1 girl!
FRANCE | Wed, 18 Aug 2010 | By elsie_moon | Views [827]
Day four Injuries: About a million. Uninjured bits - 2 (my eyeballs are ok). Cash: Ok at the moment, seem to have pre-paid for most of my activities now. Weather: The rain almost stopped and the sun came out for an hour - result! Well it didn't look ... Read more >
BHUTAN | Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [789]
EVEN A PACKAGED TOUR HAS ROOM FOR IMPROVISATION. We were scheduled to visit he Talo Festival in Punakha that began today but Penjur got a tip that it would be better to visit tomorrow when the full complement of dancers would be there. So ... Read more >
ISRAEL | Sun, 20 Sep 2009 | By simon_hennig | Views [761]
17/09/2009
Hasholin Hospital, Petah Tikva
With Racheli's wedding over, and her fever returning within minutes of our return home, Didi was looking decidedly ill. The idea that it was all in her head was fantastic for the duration ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 1 Feb 2007 | By line_henrik | Views [713] | Comments [1]
20. januar Hold da kæft en dag. Helt tilfældigt ser vi nogle mennesker gå fra den rest area vi har overnattet på og over highway'en og ind i sumpen, som kaldes Everglades - dækker det meste af sydflorida. Vi regnede ikke rigtig med at turen skulle ... Read more >
Tags: Florida
GREECE | Mon, 8 Aug 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [602]
it was a hike. we walked to the top of the Nea Kameni, a volcanic island of santorini said to possibly e one of the largest volcanic eruptions the earth has ever seen. there were parts of the island where the soil was extremely hot. this was followed ... Read more >
GREECE | Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nicolemesa | Views [527]
Day 1
The Library of Hadrian: The last of the major ancient Archeoligical sites to visit! Be sure to get there with time to visit the museum inside the site, it closes at 3 pm.
After climbing the ... Read more >
Tags: athens, beaches, history, sites
ARGENTINA | Mon, 3 Jun 2013 | By becky_tomo | Views [506]
Arrived into Buenos Aires feeling somewhat exhausted, the anticipation and excitement of seeing Tom again meant that sleep completely evaded me on the flight over! I stumbled into the arrivals hall, bleary eyed searching frantically for Tom, I walked ... Read more >
GREECE | Sun, 6 Jul 2014 | By sailor1girl | Views [482] | Comments [1]
We are sure inquiring minds want to know if Grrek yogurt is any different than in the states. Greek yogurt has become such a craze we did a taste test here on Santorini. And the results are in.......(drumroll please).....it IS better here! The taste ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 20 Jun 2016 | By kimswim | Views [475]
As most of you know, I travel with some exercise equipment. It makes me feel less guilty when I indulge in the local goodies. The weights are simple to assemble; they just need to be filled with water. The exercise ball, however, needs to be inflated ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By walleth | Views [466]
Broadcaster Michael Parkinson and singer Kylie Minogue are among those featuring in the New Year Honours list. The 72-year-old chat show host, who has just retired, is knighted for services to broadcasting while Minogue's OBE is for services to music.... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
CHINA | Wed, 9 Mar 2011 | By ollo | Views [443] | Comments [1]
Wenn ich hier ältere Menschen sehe, dann oft als
Spaziergänger mit ihren Hündchen (die auch in China zuweilen geschmackvolle
Mäntelchen tragen), mit ihren Enkelkindern zusammen oder als Turnende, mir
fällt im Moment kein besserer Ausdruck ein.... Read more >
CANADA | Thu, 22 May 2014 | By randm9monthsaway | Views [430]
So, here we are in Toronto, Canada after a very short time in the planning so to speak. It was raining when we arrived & the airport was much smaller than expected so took an age to get through to our bags.
Downtown for an overnight stay ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 1 Mar 2015 | By smithtravel | Views [403]
The safari trip was so incredible we can't even start to tell all. We arrived Sunday afternoon to be picked up by Doctor (his name) and driven to Kapama Southern Camp. It was a very luxurious resort surrounded by acres of a private preserve.... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By tyasasih | Views [216]
"Leter Beaches", that's his name. A beach with panoramic views and truly still beautiful. It is situated in a small village in the remote town of Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Villages that have residents with higher wisdom attitude. Children who have ... Read more >