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THAILAND | Wed, 12 Dec 2012 | By coggos | Views [8721]
Thailand take two.
Ten days back in Australia is a whirl of family and social commitments, housekeeping and tidying up loose ends. So wonderful to be greeted at the airport by youngest son and Mum, so emotional to leave again this time for ... Read more >
Tags: thailand
ITALY | Mon, 2 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [3745] | Video
First, a bit of background…
All across Cinque Terre, the hills are lined with rows of short stonewalls – some are neat and orderly, others are overgrown with plants; in many places, the walls have crumbled into mere piles of rocks. Were ... Read more >
Tags: baking, building, cinque terre, honey, olive oil, ravioli, walls
CAMBODIA | Tue, 4 May 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [2878]
I am now in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's largest city and capital. I would love to take this moment to write about all the nice things in this city—such as the French Colonial buildings, the Russian Market, and happy hour at the Foreign Correspondent's Club—but ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
WORLDWIDE | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By projecttravel | Views [2217]
So you think you've got what it takes to be the our next Travel Writing Scholarship winner? We caught up with Rough Guides writer and mentor Terry Richardson to give us the lowdown on writing from the road. How did you get your break in travel writing? ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Mon, 25 Jun 2012 | By hanna | Views [2184]
I met Nisha on my last night in Singapore. She
is 7 years old and her father tells me her favourite thing to do is talk. I
realised this when I sat down and she asked me if I would like to borrow her umbrella,
where I was from and what I would like ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Mon, 25 Aug 2008 | By cam2yogi | Views [1939]
Day 5: Gunung Agung I t’s pitch black. My knees
ache. My legs are loose, wobbling with each unstable step. This is not
helping in the least bit. The scree beneath my feet, the chalky
volcanic rock, crumbles with the slightest pressure. I grip ... Read more >
Tags: bali, cam2yogi, cameron karsten, gunung agung, indonesia, laura defreitas, lauranidra, mountain climbing, yoga
REUNION | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 | By evagore | Views [1209] | Comments [6]
Pues na, justo después del ciclón nos vamos de excursión a Mafate, uno de los tres circos de la Reunión, sólo se puede acceder a pie o en elicóptero ($$$). Como era de esperar el camino estaba cerrado. Pero nosotros ke somos muy hechaos pa'lante continuamos.... Read more >
Tags: Sorpresas te da la vida
ECUADOR | Fri, 13 Mar 2009 | By matt_and_mercaders | Views [1174] | Comments [1]
Amazing scenes aboard the Golondrina. Day 2 at The Galapagos Islands began with the announcement from one of our colleagues, Bert, that $150 was missing from his safety deposit box, apparently locked in his cabin. After lunch Bert called a meeting ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Mon, 7 Jun 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1016]
There are 86 licensed tour ships in the
Galapagos. They range from economy
class up to luxury liners and carry from 10 to 100 passengers. A seven-day cruise can cost less than
$1000 or as much as $6000. All
seem to follow the same ... Read more >
LAOS | Mon, 3 Apr 2017 | By tigerlillytravels | Views [932]
We boarded the bus and were shown to the top deck and taken to our seats. The seats were pretty huge. They were about a seat and a half of a regular coach seat, if not wider, they reclined to about a 45 degree angle and had a foot rest that came up as ... Read more >
Tags: border crossings, buses, culture, laos, overnight, shock, sleeper bus, travel, tuk tuks, visas
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [815]
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 >
HONG KONG | Fri, 16 Jul 2010 | By anuon2r | Views [784]
I have not eaten anything substantial. Ask me why and - depending on who you are - I will answer somethong like: "Didn't see anything vegetarian" (its true!)", "didn't feel like it" (that could be true, too. Its hot and my sigestion ... Read more >
Tags: first day, hong kong, tai chi
NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 10 Apr 2008 | By sandn | Views [744] | Comments [3]
For those of you who don't know the desire to jump out of an aeroplane has been one of mine for at least 20 years. My grandfather was shot down during the war and said that parachuting was an amazing experience and that got me hooked. 'The day' arrived ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By traveling-fool | Views [726] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Never thinking I
was going to be that person I graduated from college after four
years. Prior to my commencement, I moved to Italy for a four month
internship. Learning the art of Tuscan cuisine, rolling fresh pasta
everyday and being ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
INDIA | Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [714]
Friday 30th November I got to the bus stand before sunrise, leaving on a crappy old bus at 7am. The journey took a little over five hours, and I had been on worse trips in India. The sight that met us as we got off the bus was hilarious: about ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
ISRAEL | Wed, 11 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [711]
The Holy Land: land of wonder, miracles, war, terror, belief and strife . The Holy Land is not one country but many; borders here have always been problematic and adjustable. The Biblical lands extend from Turkey around the eastern Mediterranean shore ... Read more >
Tags: historical background
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 6 Apr 2014 | By fartandbelch | Views [652]
The need to use a week’s timeshare and that we hadn’t been to Tasmania together gave us the opportunity to book into a Worldmark Time Share at Seven Mile beach on the northern outskirts of Hobart. Allan had been to Tassie on three separate ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [591]
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 >
TAIWAN | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By twelli | Views [572] | Video
Made an early-morning recording of birds singing in Taipei's forest. Great for playing in the background while working or calming your nervous dog.
Travel in Taiwan iPad app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/travel-in-taiwan/id588665954?mt=8 ... Read more >
Tags: birds, hiking, nature, song, taipei, taiwan
USA | Fri, 8 Jun 2012 | By kristagoodfellow | Views [544]
Yesterday we drove . We drove and drove and drove until the word drove lost all meaning and we were over 600 miles further west.
Due to the monotonous nature of driving down the same road for 11 hours I will just tell you about one aspect.... Read more >
MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [423]
we should have perhaps gone to the Majorelle Gardens and/or had a horse carriage ride at sunset - but i for one had NO sleep (probably still obsessing about lost luggage) and wound up going downstairs to the courtyard in the middle of the night and trying ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 9 Dec 2024 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [423]
Adventures with Miss Anikka Double-K would continue today. This morning I woke up a little bit emotional but she and I decided it's best to finish our visit on a high note, as she was excited for breakfast and a hike. It is been an absolutely wonderful ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ontheroadagain | Views [346] | Scholarship Entry
After my friends and I consume enough lunch to feed a small herd of elephants, we decide that we have mustered enough energy to head to Atashgah, the Zoroastrian fire temple outside Isfahan’s city centre. Following a synchronised display of our finely ... Read more >
Tags: iran, isfahan, travel writing scholarship 2012
CHINA | Mon, 11 Mar 2013 | By chimeracupkeyk | Views [287]
They are tearing down a small village with a name that translated to “Five Shop Town” in English. Ditches ten feet deep expose centuries of clay in varying shades of red. I see a half-torn barber shop with men’s hairstyles painted on ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tue, 15 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [270]
A leisurely morning today as we weren't due to arrive in Kusadasi until 1pm. Scott relaxes up on deck by the pool and Col is having acupuncture for her weary feet.
2 tardy cruise ships ensure we weren't able to dock until 2pm. We need to be ... Read more >