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THAILAND | Tue, 16 Nov 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [12206] | Comments [2]
Many nationalities can get a
two-month visa for travel to Thailand. The visa is free at the moment, and once
you're in-country you can extend it for at least another month. Three months in
the Land of Smiles equates to an awful ... Read more >
Tags: diving, elephants, full moon party, islands, monastery, off the beaten path, southeast asia, thailand, travel, trekking
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4923] | 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 >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 9 May 2007 | By nomads_podcasts | Views [2366] | Comments [2]
Dr. Simon Davis was recently interviewed on the Australian radio station Triple J - Hack Program , about his experience working to provide medical treatment & supplies to less fortunate communities whilst travelling the silk route, with funding ... Read more >
Tags: audio files, footprints, podcast
USA | Thu, 17 Feb 2011 | By sobrea | Views [1793] | Comments [1]
Must have been 3 or 4 weeks since our last post. I think we
really tried to push ourselves to the max during our transition time from South
America to China…and make the most of it we did! I write to you today from our
hotel room in ... Read more >
Tags: austin, carnaval, china, denver, ice climbing, juan in a million, rio de janeiro, samba school, shanghai
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1658]
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 >
PHILIPPINES | Sat, 30 Apr 2011 | By loriejoy | Views [1595]
The seas were rough and it was not safe to travel by boat to Panay Island. We opted to travel by land instead to Dumaguete. It was my second time to explore the place. 3 years is long enough for change. Either way the lakes and the falls still had ... Read more >
Tags: negros
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 28 Nov 2009 | By timmyski | Views [1514] | Video
After our fishing adventures, we went along to the official neighbours trivia night at the Wheelbarrow and Elephant pub in St Kilda. I never knew how much the Brits were into neighbours! The pub was packed to the rafters with tourist from the UK who ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, australia, backpacking, campervan, road trip, travel, van-tastic adventures, vantastic, victoria, world nomads
ITALY | Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [1450] | Comments [1]
After a week in Greece we were planning to spend another week in Italy visiting the smaller towns as we made our way back to Spain. Our first stop was the town of Salerno. Salerno is in southern Italy about an hour from Naples. It sits with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
VIETNAM | Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1152] | Comments [2]
3 weeks in Vietnam has been a definite eye opener... surprisingly, we're still not sick of Pho, despite having it almost everyday! "I luv Pho 24!" From Hanoi, to Halong Bay, to Hue, to Hoi An, to Nha Trang, to Ho Chi Minh City, and finally ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
SOUTH KOREA | Sat, 18 Oct 2008 | By annanderson | Views [1145]
Sat, Oct 18th – Seoraksan National Park – walked with Kel’s friends, Matthew,Catherine & Liam (22 mo old son) & a few thousand serious looking Korean hikers with their walking sticks, visors, & gloves – to see the fall reds & yellows ... Read more >
Tags: mountain hike
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 29 Nov 2009 | By timmyski | Views [1068] | Video
On his roadtrip through Victoria, Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures, Tim wakes up from his monster night out partying in Melbourne with Rhys and ends up having quite an unexpected day - as he tours the set and meets the cast of "Neighbours"... Read more >
Tags: adventure, australia, backpacking, campervan, road trip, travel, van-tastic adventures, vantastic, victoria, world nomads
GERMANY | Fri, 14 May 2010 | By bec-simon | Views [1065]
Spring and Summer in Munich this year were very busy and lots of fun. Finally we were able to leave the house without fifteen layers of clothing, and we really made the most of it. Simon was in heaven with the Soccer (sorry, 'football' if you are European) ... Read more >
TAJIKISTAN | Fri, 8 Aug 2008 | By shrummer16 | Views [1036] | Comments [1]
I’m working on a long list of observations about Tajikistan to post, but it’ll have to wait – I just got word that I’m heading out to Badakhshan for a couple weeks on a whirlwind MSDSP tour. I will have TONS of photos to post when I get back at the ... Read more >
NAURU | Sun, 4 Feb 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [870]
Nauru! Another place where I’ve had to explain to everyone where it is. A tiny potato-shaped island 42 kilometres south of the Equator, Nauru is one of the smallest and least-visited countries in the world. Phosphate is what originally made Nauru ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [866]
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 >
KENYA | Thu, 13 Jan 2011 | By tweber | Views [858]
I arrived safely in Nairobi
last Sunday; and the next three days I went on an amazing safari. The first day
we drove about seven hours to get to the Masai Mara Reserve. We settled into
camp; which were tents you could stand in with real beds.... Read more >
TANZANIA | Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By linzbroscott | Views [852] | Comments [1]
The island of Zanzibar has been without power since the middle of December. A power line installed below the Indian Ocean’s turquoise waters in the late sixties by the Swedish(?) was said provide electricity to the island for up about 25 years. ... Read more >
JAPAN | Thu, 9 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [823]
BEFORE KYOTO (AND LONG BEFORE TOKYO) — way back in 710 — Nara was Japan’s capital. And while its reign lasted only 75 years, Kodai-ji Temple is a standing reminder of Nara’s glory days.
Stone lanterns ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sat, 10 Sep 2016 | By manuel | Views [798]
Sería injusto no escribir sobre la hermana pequeña de Bali, la isla de Lombok. Aunque, para ser totalmente justo tampoco podemos llamarla hermana pequeña pues Lombok, por suerte, tiene su propia personalidad y la autenticidad que ... Read more >
Tags: beach, estrella de mar, gili, lombok, playas, snorkel
THAILAND | Sun, 4 Mar 2012 | By kendrac_1 | Views [749]
Well... I was picked up by the owner of my bungalow, who just happens to be a police officer on the island as well. I hopped off my banana boat transfer from Phang Nga and was immediately greeted and whisked off on a motor bike with a personal police ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [672] | Comments [2]
Nelson was great. We based ourselves in Richmond just outside of Nelson for the week. It was a good strategy since we intended to visit three different places and Nelson was dead centre of the three places. We checked in a trailer park and met a really ... Read more >
LEBANON | Sat, 21 Feb 2015 | By vagabondstoo | Views [656]
ANOTHER STORM BATTERED THE COAST, SNARLING TRAFFIC and throwing ocean spray over the sea walls. By the time we reached Deir al Oumara, just miles from and 3000 feet above the Mediterranean, it had changed to snow. Preparing for the worst, ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 19 Jan 2016 | By davidford | Views [476]
A brief blog to let on that I'm still extant. I'm now in an internet cafe in Namchi, South Sikkim, having spent the last 8 days or so in West Pelling without an internet connection. I am loving Sikkim and will write further in the next few days of travels ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tue, 5 Oct 2010 | By romina | Views [439]
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 >
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [359] | Video | Scholarship Entry
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