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ETHIOPIA | Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [5261]
It's coming down to my last few days in Ethiopia. This journey has been as frustrating as it's been rewarding, and I want to end it on a good note. These past couple of days I've been in Wondo Genet staying with a CSer named Dawit. He's so tall you'd ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By nnninecountries | Views [2555] | Comments [3]
When planning our trip, it seemed outrageous to me that we could go to ten or eleven countries in six months or less. So, I was originally thinking about skipping Cambodia as it is geographically easy to get from the south of Laos to Saigon, ... Read more >
Tags: angkor wat, biking, museums, temples
MEXICO | Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By brian | Views [2500] | Comments [5]
So I'm inspired to write tonight because of three things: The trip is rolling down - I leave for Mexico City tomorrow, for a Sunday departure to Canada. I finally learned to snorkel! I saw today the funniest menu translation I've ever seen. ... Read more >
Tags: beaches
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [2168] | Comments [1]
An entire zoo based around one family’s obsession with Crocodilia Crocodylidae? Gen and I thought it impossible, but, my skeptical friends, not only is it possible, its so popular it warrants naming it after the very country that hosts it, giving it ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1864]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
NORWAY | Mon, 27 Aug 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1773]
We crossed into Norway this morning, a cold, sunny-cloudy kind of day with a bit of rain thrown in. I could sense the difference right away. Fewer red houses though some of the barns are painted that color. More firs and spruce, golden birches. ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1653]
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 >
THAILAND | Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By jeffbrad | Views [1505]
Mon 21st Sep - Didn't seem that long since I was last on my way to Thailand. This time
it has been surrounded with much emotion, as there are longer term issues
underlying the situation. The day of heading off isn't pleasant as I know I am
leaving ... Read more >
CHILE | Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1481]
We set out in a leisurely manner - O'Higgins (saying it out loud in a british sort of way is kind of fun....try it!). The sun was out and what looked like a drowning world only yesterday was looking new and hopeful this morning on February 7th. We reached ... Read more >
DENMARK | Sun, 14 Oct 2007 | By spongey | Views [1463] | Comments [1]
Sunday the day of rest, as i demonstrated by sleeping in until almost midday! though i hadn't intended too and didn't realise it until i woke up. Quick brunch and then we were off on a car trip, we went to the Lejre research center, which is a place ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ITALY | Mon, 23 Jan 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1204]
Mark Twain and Horace Greeley popularized the Grand Tour in the United States but it was already a right-of-passage for upscale Europeans in the 19th Century. One could hardly be considered cultured without having visited the capitols of Europe to ... Read more >
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA | Mon, 20 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [1070]
So it's not what i expect - it really is a little big town. We take a tram ride pass the bridge where Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand was shot (ring a bell?) and find a room in a locals house - a local who we call Auntie from then on (she keeps lending ... Read more >
TURKEY | Thu, 8 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Views [1023]
Istanbul
This was my third time in Turkey and by far the shortest. I only had two days in ancient Constantinople (and I was just in that region), between my fabulous time in Austria and the flight to Ashgabat. As I’... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 27 Nov 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [946]
I WAS LAST IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1970, an unsophisticated young sergeant just back from Vietnam. I remember windmills, tulips, canals, cheese and Amsterdam’s (in)famous Red Light District. The country has probably changed since then.... Read more >
JORDAN | Mon, 15 Dec 2008 | By alpha_ | Views [874]
Les Indiens d'Amerique avaient un intéressant rite de passage à l'âge adulte. Le rite ancestral voulait que vers 14 ans, l'enfant doive accomplir une serie d'épreuves physiques et morales pour prouver sa valeur. Une de ces épreuves consistait en une ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By klynne | Views [791]
We have been travelling overseas with SB since he was 6 months old. He is already a seasoned traveller at the ripe old age of 4, as he has travelled to the States several times to see his grandparents and took one memorable trip to Australia (32 hours ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
PHILIPPINES | Tue, 4 Nov 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [775]
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 >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [747]
Now, this is just a test - after having written a story and having it disappear on me...........no fun, even in the land of "creative time"......... Now lets see if this posts and I will be brave enough to write some more...........later..... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | By drmitch | Views [650]
A week to kill and a friend who came from Jersey Island, a little island much like my home island of Wiaheke, was too much of an opportunity to pass up. So in July I joined her for a trip to the island of Jersey, slap bang in the channel between Britain ... Read more >
Tags: durrell zoo, france, gorilla, jersey island, st malmo
MYANMAR | Sun, 22 Jul 2012 | By shaz | Views [625]
Arrived in Yangon and headed straight for the tour briefing and then to dinner. I had a night of stomach cramps due to the ice in my drink not being purified like I thought. Headed for a city tour the following morning and spent hours in temples and ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 28 Mar 2020 | By graynomadsusa | Views [605]
IT SEEMS COUNTER-INTUITIVE TO BE LEAVING NEW ZEALAND — with fewer than 500 cases of Covid-19 and zero deaths — for America, with the most cases in the world. But that’s what we are doing and we consider ourselves lucky ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 15 Dec 2013 | By aydenmunns | Views [538]
The crazy ride back to Bangkok was finally over and after our driver got arrested, we headed over to Rambuttri Road to find some accommodation. We had about 12 hours to kill before Meg and Josh arrived in Bangkok. A sleep deprived ride on the bus overnight ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 11 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [424]
Public transportation here is relatively expensive. In Paris you can buy a book of 10 tickets for about $12. One ticket will take you from one side of Paris to the other. And it is simple to follow the visual instructions even if you don't speak French.... Read more >
USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [382]
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 >
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Mon, 4 Nov 2013 | By alexandersedyh | Views [373] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I made this music video inspired by the song. (Árstíðir - Days & Nights) So I decided to create something poetic about traveling alone and I hopefully did it. The shooting lasted for several days in Karelia. It was such an exciting roadtrip! I understood ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013