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AUSTRALIA | Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By BigTripBlog | Views [15985] | Comments [1]
Kevin: Our continued efforts to find some summertime conditions led us further up the coast, out of New South Wales and eventually into "sunny" Queensland. Brisbane made for a sensible stop, despite what some Brisbaners we met in Vietnam ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, culture
FRANCE | Mon, 14 May 2012 | By travel-tips | Views [15889] | Comments [1]
France is the most visited country in the world, and for good reason. It oozes culture and style, features the most iconic landmarks (hello, Eiffel Tower) and has incredible food and wine to boot. I’ve studied in Paris, worked in Nice and visited ... Read more >
Tags: food, france, paris, travel tips
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4886] | 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 >
KENYA | Fri, 21 Oct 2011 | By klnjaa | Views [4260] | Comments [1]
Yesterday we had our last day of placement in Kisii, I at the hospital and Rilla at Emmanuel Light Academy school. The last week has been really good. I continued to help in the HIV clinic, testing more clients and patients in the wards. It is hard ... Read more >
GREECE | Fri, 1 Feb 2008 | By jreuter | Views [1836] | Comments [1]
Ah Thessaloniki, why have I come to grace your sprawled out city? A bit of advice, avoid this city. It's all the sprawl of Athens,with none of the landmarks. I will say people are much friendlier here, as not one, but three Greeks expressed interest ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1832]
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
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1637]
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 >
GREECE | Sat, 10 Jul 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [1311] | Comments [1]
Our stay in Greece was pretty busy and short. Well, compared to the four months spent in Asia the two and a half weeks in Greece lasted a blink of an eye. But as the saying goes, it was short and sweet! We were first greeted by my friend Stella ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By steph | Views [1234]
Here’s a classic that I haven’t read yet: Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote . From what I know about the story, Don Quixote has something against windmills. So, as I was approaching the town called Cervantes, I couldn’t help but wonder why this name ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, the great outdoors
THAILAND | Thu, 29 Apr 2010 | By colleen_finn | Views [1124] | Comments [1]
I did run into Buddha several times today, and he wasn't wearing a red shirt. Instead, he was decadently adorned with gold leaf or carved from green jasper. Buddha must've been a fancy guy. I began my leisurely search for Buddha by taking a boat ride ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
AUSTRIA | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1091]
By now, we've fine tuned our train-catching skills like a well-oiled German machine, and boarded the rail jet to Villach without a hitch. We chose this route south because it winds it's way through some beautifully scenic country. Steep precipitous mountains ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
JAPAN | Sun, 19 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [936]
THE RICE WAS ALREADY HARVESTED AND STORED, possibly expedited by the typhoon threat, and stubbly fields were all that remained. The trees are showing the faintest hint of autumn, pastels of pink, ocher and saffron. Goldenrod and the flowers ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Sat, 12 Feb 2011 | By jimboandjanet | Views [915]
Tuesday 8th February, 2011
Hawkston Farm, Midlands (between Durban and Jo’burg)
We survived 3 dives at Sodwana - enjoying the warmer water, the
hard coral and the leisurely atmosphere at the Sodwana Bay Lodge…in fact we
stayed ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Wed, 3 Apr 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [893]
Hermanus, the end of our Baz Bus journey was a brief overnight stop. Having arrived quite late, we had to wait until the morning to explore the town. The sun was out and it wasn’t hard to see why it is such a popular destination for the city folk ... Read more >
Tags: baz bus, dolphins, hermanus bay, travel buddies, weekend visits, whale crier, whales
NEPAL | Fri, 9 May 2008 | By tamarquina | Views [797] | Comments [1]
A la vall de Langtang, les muntanyes sembla que et cauen al damunt amb els seus perfils encrespats i poderosos,tenen cims tocats permanentment pels nuvols, la boira, i tota mena de vents. Les pedres i parets s'enfilen cap als 7000m sense problemes. A ... Read more >
HUNGARY | Tue, 5 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [720]
CHIMING CHURCH BELLS AWAKENED US YESTERDAY MORNING, a pleasant change from the electrified, amplified wailing muezzins that we had grown accustomed to. And after a visit to the palace cum art museum we joined the crowd of locals and tourists for ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thu, 17 Jul 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [691] | Comments [1]
And with another week down, i am already nearing the end of my visit in Thailand! It has passed all too quickly... Koh Tao has been amazing. I feel so, so relaxed i don't want to leave. I think i will definitely revisit after october, ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Sun, 13 Mar 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [676] | Comments [3]
Apart from the mozzies I was in heaven, and the ride in the makeshift bus on the bumpy dirt road was worth it. I'm lucky to get away with only 15-20 bites. Others not so much. For the past four days I've been lapping up the sun, sweating like no one's ... Read more >
CHINA | Sun, 19 Oct 2008 | By carjam | Views [441]
After going up the Oriental Pearl Tower, we had some dinner and went on a short river cruise. Like Hong Kong, many of the buildings are lit up with colourful lights at night time, it was very pretty.
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 3 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [362] | Comments [1]
Today Ed and Nikki drove us to the Cotswolds which took about 90 minutes, but longer on the way back due to the heavy traffic returning to London on a Sunday. First we walked in the beautiful grounds of Blenheim Palace near Woodstock, the imposing ancestral ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By musestories | Views [349] | Video | Scholarship Entry
With little available opportunities in my country, a lot of dreams people have never come into reality. Here, it’s like the survival of the fittest, each one for himself. Even the government don’t plan good polices to aid people with opportunities. The ... Read more >
Tags: #2011Video, Travel Documentary Scholarship 2011
MALAYSIA | Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By canonrat | Views [344] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I've been shooting stills for a while, and I recently started shooting video. If I am chosen it would be an amazing amazing opportunity to meet and shoot with some terrific film makers and learn from them. I love to travel. I love to try new things and ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [338] | 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
PALESTINE | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Views [313]
It was raining when I landed in Tel Aviv. Passport control was easy but getting cash wasn't. None of my credit or debit cards worked in any of the atms I tried in the airport. I knew the only cash I had was 5 euros so I was wondering how I was ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By emmagf | Views [241]
I'm thinking about starting a travel blog for my upcoming trip to Latin America. More to come! The first photo is from my recent trip to Dubai!