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AUSTRALIA | Tue, 29 May 2012 | By scholarships | Views [6175] | Video
Cassie de Colling , the winner of the 2011 WorldNomads.com & National Geographic Channel Travel Documentary Scholarship , set off for Arnhem Land, Australia to take part in a special project with World Expeditions . Working alongside the indigenous ... Read more >
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 >
ARGENTINA | Wed, 26 Jan 2011 | By sobrea | Views [2008] | Comments [1]
Hello world! Those of you following the last segment know
that we have just finished reading about our amazing 5 day trek through Torres
del Paine…what an amazing experience! Getting from there to our next
destination of Puerto Madryn ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, elefantes marino, gambling, penguins, peninsual valdes, reserva faunistica, sea lions
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 >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [1586]
During the week prior to my departure for far
and distant Australian shores I watched a lot of Globe Trekker on the Travel Channel. One such day I found myself glued to the TV
watching the afore-mentioned show and for a change it wasn’t ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1552]
Santiago Sloths
The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >
UGANDA | Sun, 30 Nov 2014 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1288]
As our time in Uganda is starting to dwindle we wanted to make the most of it and visit as many places as possible in the time left. As Lake Mburu is one of our favourite places we just had to have one last trip, plus we still had time on our UWA passes ... Read more >
CZECH REPUBLIC | Thu, 8 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1207]
It's always a bit hit-and-miss trying to synchronise with the weather and our sojourn in Prague broke even. The train from Munich rolled it's way steadily through the farmland of southeast Germany and the forested woodlands of western Czech Republic, ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 2 Nov 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1048]
Two Taswegians, one free-spirited nomad, and no didgeridoo! Here we are in Kakadu. Chris gave me a lift to Humpty Doo this morning and I was picked up within a few minutes by Andrew and Stuart, two adventurers from Tassie (Tasmania). With this oppressive ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By houdyman | Views [1045]
This story is out of order with Hong Kong but it was a good place to end at even with spending an extra night in Manila because of crappy Tiger Airways. I had heard of a town called Sipalay and a nearby beach called Sugar Beach that was supposed to rival ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By annanderson | Views [965] | Comments [1]
Kelsey’s visit – Jan 25th to Feb 6th, ‘09 What is better than having your children spend time with you? Again - NOTHING!!!! Kirsten left here the day after Christmas & since Kelsey couldn’t get time off from her teaching job in Korea then, we ... Read more >
CHINA | Wed, 14 May 2014 | By korric | Views [911] | Comments [3]
Right before one of the afternoon training sessions, I saw Master Xu playing with a pair of sticks. Back home I am a fighter for a medieval recreation group called the Society for Creative Anachronism, in which I primarily fight with two swords. We don't ... Read more >
Tags: china, martial arts
INDONESIA | Mon, 19 Mar 2012 | By tracie | Views [901]
Nyepi: Coming to a Bali near you! http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/travelbulletins/Balinese_New_Year_23_March_2012 Watch this space for a what will be most likely a very 'Tracie-esque' experience of Nyepi. I mean, how will I stay ... Read more >
Tags: bali, baliology, culture, indonesia, new, nyepi, pascoe, religion, tracie, year
SPAIN | Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By morter_family | Views [837] | Comments [1]
TT’s been responsible for all the blog’s to date, so I thought it was time I put finger to keyboard. I bet Tracey didn’t tell you we’ve been robbed countless times whilst in Europe. First it was the people who rent us the apartments, then each and ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sat, 5 Oct 2013 | By rtumicki | Views [810]
The month long summer break has ended and my visits to Kampot, Siem Reap, Battambang, Bangkok, Nong Khai, and Phnom Penh were all wonderful with the scenery, talking with locals and meeting other travelers.
I came back to Kep in time to celebrate ... Read more >
ITALY | Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [777]
I awoke to cloudless blue skies with the promise of an excellent day’s walking. Unfortunately I had to leave Riomaggiore and spend 5 hours on the train to Rome,
where I was meeting a couple of Uni mates for four days of culture, pizza and
gelatos.... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, lasagne, rome, trevi fountain, vatican
KYRGYZSTAN | Wed, 1 Apr 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [743]
WE WEREN’T ALL THAT CONFIDENT ABOUT GETTING BACK to Bishkek again. The temperature in Tashkent plummeted to -5C and snow was forecast for the region. There are only three flights a week to Bishkek and if we missed this one it would ... Read more >
GERMANY | Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By bettinath | Views [710]
House 326, Nucetu, Romania. Nucetu is a small village on the Romanian countryside. The majority of its young and able to work inhabitants left their village in search for a better future. Left behind are the old people who didn’t want to leave ... Read more >
Tags: happiness, mobile phone, old woman, romania
INDONESIA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By andikabakti | Views [682]
I am a communication science student at University of Sumatera Utara, one of the biggest university in Sumatera . I am a photographer editor at SUARA USU Student Press that publish tabloid monthly, magazine, and news online. Even I must study hard ... Read more >
Tags: graphic design, photography, reading, travelling, writing
LAOS | Fri, 1 Jan 2016 | By sweetcheeks03 | Views [638]
5 am comes very early when you are determined to stay up till 12. Still on California time I stayed up even later, adrenaline and lack of sleepiness keeping me wide awake, but I was not about to miss the next day's events. We awoke before the morning ... Read more >
Tags: alms, laos, mekong river, monks, morning market, silk worms, sunrise
FRANCE | Wed, 18 Aug 2010 | By elsie_moon | Views [549] | Comments [1]
Day three Injuries: 1; some horse-related chafing Cash: almost gone Weather: Oh my gosh, it hasn't rained this much since Noah brought the ark out of the garage for a bit of a run around. At the moment I am playing the 'where am I going to be in ... Read more >
NAMIBIA | Sat, 29 May 2004 | By johnandconnie | Views [501]
We spent the entire day and another 700 kilometers driving across the Namibian Desert, thankful that we were on pavement. We passed through the capital of Windhoek on our way to the seaside town of Swakopmund on the Atlantic Ocean. After the dry ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 17 Oct 2013 | By vernskags | Views [417] | Video | Scholarship Entry
What Inspired my subject matter? Keith Fitzgerald represents an entire community's current struggle to protect their iconic suburb from a state government with very questionable motives. My experience to date: I'm a Masters of Journalism student at the ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [388]
Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine. We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake. After finding our comfiest ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By travelatude | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry
In a remote mountain village, people still live the hard life of shepherds according to centuries old local tradition. I stumbled on Lukomir while researching a trip to Bosnia. Seeing pictures of stone homes, outhouses and wizened people in regional ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012