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LAOS | Fri, 19 Jun 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [4034]
To get to Luang Prabang from Chiang Mai, there are basically 2 viable options for people on our kind of budget, both of which being boats, called, somewhat imaginatively, the slow boat and the fast boat, i believe. now, the fast boat might sound like ... Read more >
Tags: waterfall
luang prabang
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By connectlocally | Views [3300]
Travel Romance. These two little words can
instantly conjure up the lovestruck notions that one day a beautifully coiffed
Italian man will sweep you off your feet on his shiny red Vespa and that you’ll
spend the rest of your days sipping Merlot ... Read more >
Tags: connect locally, journey, love, passion, people, relationships, road, romance, travel
POLAND | Mon, 22 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2348]
Most ancient churches were built to last, eternal monuments to both their benefactor and his god. In Poland, where granite and marble weren't available, ancient churches were made of brick. And in places where brick wasn't an option, they ... Read more >
CUBA | Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By nigelb | Views [2108] | Comments [1]
Laura writes: Cuba has so far been an interesting place, just as I thought it would be all these years. The revolution is everywhere around us; on the billboards, in the music played on the streets, in the names of the hotels ("Habana Libre"... Read more >
Tags: culture
CANADA | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By meggiekay | Views [1782] | Video
As part of my travel video web series, I went to High Park in Toronto.
I always think it's important to take breaks and relax while travelling so you don't get too worn out from waiting in lines, being cramped into small busses, or sleeping on uncomfortable ... Read more >
Tags: breaks, nature, park, relaxing, toronto
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1647]
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 >
SPAIN | Mon, 2 Mar 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [1300] | Comments [1]
I'm speechless. As I was born with the gift of the gab though, there was only the briefest of pauses after that first sentence. I visited Gaudi's still uncompleted masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, and I feel I need not go into another church again, ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, church, gaudi, sagrada familia, spain
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Views [1252] | Comments [2]
Ok, quick re-cap on where I left off last time. Found myself a girl in London - you know, the one that made my heart feel like I'd just spent two straight weeks at KFC..?
Yeah, so our first little tipple went well, with our getaway to the lovely ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
NETHERLANDS | Fri, 22 Sep 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [1249] | Comments [3]
There are only two things I hate; those who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch (Goldmember in case you didn't know). It's not good remembering that line, i kept walking around and talking in that shtupid aschent and wanting to ... Read more >
PORTUGAL | Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [941]
Portugal has a history of exploration from Henry the Navigator to Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan, fearless men who defined what we know of our planet in the 15 th Century. Our satellite navigator, “Sir Clive,” seems to be intimidated ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 11 Mar 2009 | By leah | Views [817]
Last weekend, we had the good fortune to be invited by our friend Julia down to her family's weekend house in the delightful town of Mandurah, about an hour south of Perth. Mandurah has a fantastic setting between the Indian Ocean, the Peel Inlet and ... Read more >
Tags: mandurah, western australia
CANADA | Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [749]
The flight to Buffalo via Chicago was pretty smooth and we picked up our hirw car and navigated to Niagara Falls (with some difficulty) without the gps. Took a walk along the rapids (above the falls) only a block from our hotel. We walked on up to the ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
USA | Mon, 21 May 2012 | By honeyknuckles | Views [720] | Comments [3]
So that's it. I'm back. My Tanzanian adventure is over. Or...has it only begun? I learned so much and as hot and dirty as it was, I was starting to get used to it at the end. I was just starting to settle into the lifestyle, the slow pace, communicating ... Read more >
CANADA | Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By david_s_punzelt | Views [680]
As I didn't have to work on Good Friday and Easter Monday I decided to spent the Easter weekend in Victoria, the provincial capital of BC. I got up relatively early on Friday, had some coffee at Starbucks (that really got a habit over here ;)) and ... Read more >
Tags: beautiful, inner harbour, street musician, victoria
CZECH REPUBLIC | Sat, 18 Aug 2007 | By lisy | Views [662]
After yet another quality Polish ail journey we arrived in Prague....stupidity took over again and we decided to walk to our hostel...apparently gradient isn´t an important part of mapping, so we ended up trekking up some very unfriendly hills. Had ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
USA | Sat, 22 Aug 2009 | By franzi_tina | Views [660] | Comments [2]
Hallo Ihr Lieben, danke fuer eure zahlreichen Kommentare. New York war super spannend und aufregend. Nachdem Franzi bei Tinas Eltern extra nochmal ihr Gepaeck ausgepackt hatte, um 2 Kilo zu sparen, wurde es 1 Tag verspaetet direkt zum Hotel in New ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By dkky | Views [657]
Une nouvelle étape ! Ca y est mon marathon de l’annonce de mon départ pour le Chili est déjà bien entamé. Chacun réagit à sa manière. Les uns sont très contents pour moi, et les autres sont contents aussi mais ne me cachent qu’ils ... 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 >
POLAND | Wed, 25 Nov 2015 | By paganmaven | Views [548]
If you take a walking tour of Warsaw with friendly local legend Pse, it's just like being there ... and feeling like you are a local, such is the insight into the city he energetically imparts! More than a vicarious experience! I did three 'Psexceptional' ... Read more >
Tags: jewish quarter, new town, old town
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 May 2011 | By nadir1234 | Views [506] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I live in a Country With freedom of Speech is Forbidden and we have a Voice which i need to Send the World this Voice this Story which has been hidden through Centurys by Politions for money and Personal Greed. I'm a Student at Dar-al Kalima School and ... Read more >
Tags: #2011Video, Travel Documentary Scholarship 2011
GUATEMALA | Tue, 15 Jul 2014 | By kikkijayne | Views [438]
We were off at 5am to start the climb up Volcan San Pedro and were joined by a lovely young English couple - Ruth & Dustin.
We walked up, and up, and up and eventually reached the summit at 3,020m with a birds eye view of Lake Antitlan & the ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Sat, 18 Jul 2015 | By mwollak | Views [437]
Cheerio!
We just finished our third day in Hong Kong and it has been amazing! We took the train from Hangzhou to Shenzhen then took the metro across the boarder into Hong Kong. There we went through Chinese immigration then Hong ... Read more >
INDIA | Mon, 3 Aug 2015 | By sudhyasheel | Views [419] | Video | Scholarship Entry
am a dreamer, entrepreneur, wallflower and minimalist (in that order) Professionally, I'm the founder and creative director of a startup advertising and marketing agency called Cogfree (www.cogfree.com) I'm also associated with a couple of non-profits ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [341] | 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
THAILAND | Sat, 15 Dec 2012 | By magdalena | Views [314]
Krabi was a cheap town for just about everything. We could do a full dinner with snacks at night markets for $3 for the 2 of us total! Our hostel was $7/ night & we rented another motorbike for $6/day to get around. However, the first day ... Read more >
Tags: temper trap- sweet disposition