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Mind the Gap

COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7713]

To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >

Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona

¿Conoces San Pancho en la Riviera Nayarit? Deberías...

MEXICO | Tue, 26 May 2015 | By loloberlin | Views [5606] | Comments [2]

¿Qué pasa cuando vamos a la playa? ¿Qué estamos buscando al ir? Claro, dependerá de muchos factores, como la edad, con quienes vamos, por cuánto tiempo y a qué destino. Pero en sí, creo que ... Read more >

Tags: beach, calm, camping, fish, horse riding, islas marietas, nayarit, relax, sunsets, surf

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

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4897] | 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 >

South Africa's Train of Thought

SOUTH AFRICA | Thu, 27 May 2010 | By travel-tips | Views [4691]

Is South Africa still being persecuted for its torrid past? The Cape Wineland region features some of the best vineyards you've never heard of. The Kruger National Park homes the Big 5 and the Small 400 (bird species), yet the safari of the Serengeti ... Read more >

Tags: ant stone, railway history, south africa, south africa itinerary, south africa travel, train travel

Volunteering at NFO - Takeo, Cambodia

CAMBODIA | Thu, 14 Nov 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Views [3156]

(http://www.newfuturesorganisation.com/) We jumped on a bus in Kampot heading to Phnom Pehn and got off halfway, an hour and a half later, in a small town called Angtasom. NFO is generally the only thing foreigners would go to Takeo for, so ... Read more >

ESCUELA DE GUELA DE GUIAS "¨DON BOSCO EN ANDES".

PERU | Fri, 18 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [2931] | Comments [2]

I continued my trip by bus to Huaraz with Jerome, a man from france who has been helping me alot with translations. As soon as we got to the town, we forwarded on to Yungai, and then up to Quebrada Llanganuco by taxi with another two travellers. We ... Read more >

Karijini and its wonders

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By sianmercel | Views [2205]

Recently, over the festive season, my Mother and I went road tripping around the Pilbara. The Pilbara is located in Western Australia in the top-west section (AKA the Great Sandy Desert). As you can imagine, there is a LOT of red dirt EVERYWHERE! We ... Read more >

Tags: karijini national park, pilbara, trekking, western australia

Cyprus and Turkey (Part 3) – Side, Cyprus, Fethiye & Izmir – Looking for a place in the shade

TURKEY | Tue, 14 Aug 2012 | By pauluiza | Views [1937]

Destination – Cyprus and Turkey (Part 3) – Side , Cyprus , Fethiye & Izmir – Looking for a place in the shade OK, even on the road, some days are weirder than others. The day we “have” to leave Greece is a really weird one. It might ... Read more >

Newcastle to Port Stephens

AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1648]

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 >

Orlando Adventures Of The Many Worlds Within.

USA | Sat, 11 Aug 2012 | By jc-dc | Views [1235]

At 10:00am Saturday morning, July 21st our bus arrived to our hotel in Miami Beach, collected our belongings & made the drive 4.5hours north to Orlando. We made one stop along the journey to refuel & have lunch. We took this once-off opportunity ... Read more >

Routa 12 - 200km to Iguazu Falls.

ARGENTINA | Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [1100]

...and summer hast started! We are taking a day off - it is July 30th of 2019 - in a ..not too fancy...not too expensive...perfectly comfy and clean hotel. We knew that big -one night - rain, thunder and lighting was approaching last night! ... Read more >

And so it ends

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By craigbyer | Views [1079]

As I write this I am at a Subway in Bristol, England. I just got back earlier this morning from the first round of my travels in England and Scotland. I spent a few days in Kettering, England with my good buddy Jamie Hurd and then went off to Lodon for ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

29th July - I love Japan!!

JAPAN | Sat, 29 Jul 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [983]

So, after our little break back in Europe, here we are in Japan, hurrah, I love it!! We stayed for the first few days with Emma and Ken in Tokyo, they have ben acclimitising us, taking us out and showing us how things are done. But right now, we are ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Predeparture

THAILAND | Wed, 12 Mar 2008 | By baznjannie | Views [896] | Comments [3]

We are preparing for our departure from Thailand, our home for the past 2 years. It is a very sad time saying goodbye to our students, Thai teachers and friends but our gypsie blood is on the boil so it is time for another adventure. At times we thought ... Read more >

Kilimanjaro – Day three of the challenge – Kilimanjaro Blog

TANZANIA | Fri, 11 Dec 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [832]

Did not get a lot of sleep and needed to take some pain killers in the middle of the night, but still woke feeling like I hadn't had much sleep. Watching the sun come up over Shira camp at 12,500 ft, the wind whipping through the tent with stunning views ... Read more >

Tags: challenge, charity, frustration, hard work, killimanjaro, panic, panic, summit, trekking

Taipei 101

TAIWAN | Tue, 19 Nov 2019 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [808]

It sounds like a university course, perhaps on the history of Taiwan's capital. It appears as if several Chinese food containers have been stacked on top of each other. Once the world's tallest building at a height of 1,671 feet (509 metres), the Taipei ... Read more >

Mactan and Olanga

PHILIPPINES | Tue, 4 Nov 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [772]

SINCE OUR CEBU PACIFIC FLIGHT FROM PALAWAN to Mindanao was stopping there anyway we decided to spend a few days on Cebu. Actually we stayed on the tiny island of Mactan where the airport is located. Vista Mar is a sprawling hotel that, except ... Read more >

The Grand Lady of Nagaland

INDIA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By hornbill_festival | Views [703]

While traversing through the mountainus tribal landscape of Nagaland, nestling quietly in the far east of India, i met a woman who was as old as a stone and as wise as a monk. She was Pupi, aged 122, apparently the oldest surviving woman of India, slowly ... Read more >

Day Five: Unexpected twists and gloves

FRANCE | Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By nicolasophie | Views [688] | Comments [3]

Bonjour tout le monde! i am at my desk, about to drink some of the lovely cheap alcohol an and i bought at the "supermarché" which is actually a "hypermarché" but the name is "hyperchampion!". I also bought a packet ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

The Island of Koh Chang

THAILAND | Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By danweiler | Views [683] | Comments [3]

We spent our last day at a different resort on Koh Mak called Koh Mak Resort (very original, we know). Our first resort was too busy and loud for us. We have been spoiled with luxury and solitude. Koh Mak resort was back to that. We spent most ... Read more >

Saturday, June 10, t+58

PHILIPPINES | Mon, 11 Jun 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [601] | Video

Today was the Pacquiao/Bradley fight. Matt Engel is leaving in 5 days and today was also his going away party. Four pigs were killed and prepared as well as a host of other dishes for the party. All the workers and many of their significant ... Read more >

Day 6 - Primary school

VIETNAM | Tue, 29 Mar 2016 | By bhs_vietnam | Views [546]

Day 6- Visiting the School After receiving a wake-up call at 6:00 am, the students prepared themselves for the busy day ahead. At 7:00 am they gathered in the hotel lobby in order to cross over to the restaurant where they ate breakfast which would ... Read more >

Covid Lockdown in the Peak District

UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 11 Aug 2020 | By steve_and_emma | Views [464]

As the global pandemic started to spread and the first cases were being reported in Ethiopia it was time to think about what to do. Emma’s school announced it was closing and all the advice seemed to say that the Ethiopian health care system couldn’... Read more >

Arrived in Entebbe!

UGANDA | Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By smhnash | Views [439]

Hello from Entebbe! We finally arrived yesterday afetr a very long bus journey and two flights! First impressions of Uganda are all good so far. The people seem lovely and friendly, we have seen the sun for the first time in 9 months (although ... Read more >