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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4983] | 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 >

World Cup - Australia v Italy

GERMANY | Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By maria_brett | Views [3624] | Comments [1]

Following Australia’s qualification to play in the Round of 16, rumours began circulating around the Australian community and in the local press that an additional 1500 tickets for the match against Italy in Kaiserslautern would be released for sale ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Escaping adverse weather and adulthood

VIETNAM | Wed, 3 Nov 2010 | By homeless_harry | Views [2313]

Arriving in teeming rain did not paint Vietnam's beach capital Nha Trang in a very pretty light. The city's setting is beautiful with large mountains looking down over a long stretch of beach dressed up by sculpture gardens and facing ... Read more >

Tags: fun, tourist park, waterslides

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1706]

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 >

Snapping Handbags

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By crocbait | Views [1682]

While traveling thoughout Cape York Penisula in Australia, you have to be wary of the very large snapping handbags that patrol the waters. During an early morning walk along the banks of the Normanby River in Lakefield National park, I was brought out ... Read more >

Tags: crocodile

Cruisin' to Oslo

DENMARK | Sat, 8 Sep 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1662]

Many people enjoy cruises for their simplicity. They board the ship, sign up for all the shore excursions and their work is done; all they have to do is show up. We, on the other hand, like the DIY aspect of travel and set out to see Oslo ... Read more >

March - South by Southwest Music & Media Conference , USA

USA | Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1481] | Video

Location: Venues throughout Austin, USA. The trade show is in the Austin Convention Center. Dates: Dates vary in early to mid-March Level of Participation: 5 – roll through the Convention Center by day and rock at night Description: Here’s ... Read more >

Tags: austin, music festival, south by southwest, usa, world festivals

aoife leaves

THAILAND | Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [1204] | Comments [1]

next morning we checked out and left our bags at the hotel till aoife had to go to the airport. Aoife had some shopping to do, so I went around with her while she shopped. She picked up some cool stuff, I picked up some big round earrings I thought they ... Read more >

Tags: saying goodbye

Day 4 - Wairakei Terraces - Taupo Region

NEW ZEALAND | Mon, 9 Apr 2012 | By mudskipper | Views [1166] | Video

Day 4 - Wednesday 2nd November, 2011 After exploring the Turangi area we headed back to the van for a small rest and for preparation to be picked up at 5pm at the Holiday Park by the free bus service provided by Wairakei Terraces. Wairakei Terraces ... Read more >

Honey Bees

USA | Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By annanderson | Views [1127]

Although these flowers and busy bees were flying about in our front yard this early spring, it would be GREAT to have a hive or two! Made by Hand / No 3 The Beekeeper from Made by Hand on Vimeo .

Bar Trials, Lobster Water and Safari Onesies

UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 13 May 2013 | By jessiejames | Views [999]

They said finding work was going to be hard... and touch wood on this next bit... but I sent out my first CV's on Tuesday and within hours had responses and interviews lined up. And that's how I found myself on trial in a bar two days later, ... Read more >

Tags: coldharbour lane, evil cab companies, job offers, lobster water, midnight pumpkins, moving house, safari onesies

England

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 21 Nov 2006 | By rhiannon | Views [946]

Well this is where I left off communication all those months ago. I met up with my parents in London for the week. Didn’t really do too much other than see some friends of the family and visit my Granny in Oxfordshire for a night. I like visiting and ... Read more >

Tags: Family

To Travel - An Iranian Perspective

I have an investigative curiosity about the world and the people in it. It was this curiosity that pushed me to study journalism and international studies and propelled me to take a job as a flight attendant in order to travel on a budget while getting ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

I'm back!

USA | Mon, 9 Sep 2013 | By honeyknuckles | Views [705]

Everyone outside is speaking in Swahili. Roosters and crickets are singing their songs. A cow is mooing every 30 seconds and I spot baby monkeys playing in the trees outside my window. Where am I? Oh….right. I’m here. I finally ... Read more >

56 - Martyrs, mausoleums and mourning

IRAN | Fri, 16 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [684]

The country seems to be obsessed with death and martyrdom. It may seem laughingly improbable, but one cannot drive for more than an hour in Iran, I think, without passing by a mausoleum; many of these are modest monuments, now on an inconspicuous ... Read more >

Cambodia

THAILAND | Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By susanandsarahdoasia | Views [674]

So, In November of 2006 Sarah and Susan traveled to Cambodia from our current place of residence in Thailand. It was great to see each other because we live on opposite ends of Thailand and don't get together too often. We only went to Cambodia for ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Banska Stiavnica to Ruzomberok

SLOVAKIA | Sat, 9 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [671]

THE DANUBE HYDROFOIL BARELY KISSED THE DOCK in Brataslava and we hopped off in that most Soviet of cities. We imagined hidden microphones in our room in Hotel Kiev. That was back in 2002 when we were just learning the ins and outs of travel.... Read more >

Where I'm going

NETHERLANDS | Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By liliavisser | Views [666]

Here a picture taken by Simone in February, when she, Klaartje and Femke went there.

Portland Plus 12 hours

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Mon, 9 Jan 2012 | By surveymare | Views [645]

We arrived in Dubai at midnight last. The trip was really good (for one of us). We flew Emirates air A380** on the 6 hour flight. Emirates prides itself on being the new PanAm of old. The seats are bigger, the wine is from the Marborough District ... Read more >

What Wat?

THAILAND | Thu, 7 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [581]

Today was epic. Started wandering through Phra Ram Park really early...no one around but us and a MASSIVE water lizard out for a swim! Much excitement and some unco-ordinated video taping by Roni :-P We then set about seeing a fair few Wat...Wat ... Read more >

Day 14

Day Fourteen (Nels) We bumped our Antigua getaway up a day, skipping school Friday to leave for Panajachel on the 8:00AM shuttle. I've been wary of these Pana shuttles, because every tourbook warns of bandits on this busy tourist path. I haven't ... Read more >

Our Life on the Mississippi

USA | Sat, 6 Apr 2019 | By vagabonds3 | Views [461]

MOST OF THE RIVERBOATS ARE GONE NOW, but would-be riverboat gamblers have many options along the Mississippi. We set up camp at the Ameristar Casino’s RV park, just across the road from Ole Man River in Vicksburg MS. The big draw for ... Read more >

ekksmuss

JAPAN | Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [429] | Comments [3]

It's Christmas day, I'm at my desk with no actual work to do, but I have to sit here or take an annual leave day. Since there's no particular thing I have to do, and since I live in the carpark, I might as well sit inside and use the internet. I went ... Read more >

Irkutsk

RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By carjam | Views [388]

Our 'hostel' in Irkutsk turned out to be a flat that a couple rented out the dorm beds/private rooms to tourists, and it was just us and an English guy there. Our first day there Michael and I tried to get the local bus to Lake Baikal, but our information ... Read more >

Day 2 The Camino- to Orbigo

SPAIN | Fri, 14 Jun 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [341]

just having breakfast before we leave the hotel Libertad .Typical breakfast here , coffee, cold cuts and bread. Nice sunny day compared to the overcast day yesterday. Only 14km or so till our next hotel so should be a relatively easy day. With our first ... Read more >