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USA | Thu, 10 Nov 2011 | By nomads-survival-kit | Views [6166] | Comments [3]
This year I travelled across America on the AMTRAK. Beautiful sleeper cabins, a dining cart with cocktails and white linen table clothes and service that would put top restaurants to shame. I thought this would be a beautiful way to see the country.... Read more >
Tags: amtrak, chicago, san fran, transport, usa
HAITI | Sat, 2 May 2015 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [2307]
The media never say anything positive about Haiti, its mostly shown on television for political turmoil, violence, poverty or natural disasters. Haiti is portrayed as a country that is slum filled, dirty, ugly, devoid of vegetation (deforrestation from ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1656]
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 | Wed, 15 Aug 2007 | By yanni-timmie | Views [1170]
Dutch Viewers....yet again scroll down Sorry its taken so long to finish the story viewers......So basically after we done the whole waterfall trip we decided to head on down Townsville which is about 100k from Ingham. We headed to Townsvile so we ... Read more >
Tags: Couples Camping
INDIA | Wed, 12 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1148]
IT TAKES JUST ONE LOOK AT THE CARVINGS on Lakshamana Temple to understand how India managed to grow its population to 1.2 billion. Even a thousand years ago they were a horny bunch! Screwing - in an astounding viariety of positions - and ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1120]
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
INDIA | Mon, 1 Jul 2013 | By blesstravo | Views [1113]
Ghaziabad – city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
It has a history, which I explored, for the 1 st time, in 23years of my life -
Ghaziabad was founded in 1740 by Ghazi-ud-din, who called it Ghaziuddinnagar, after the opening of the ... Read more >
Tags: crime, difficulties, garbage, life, molestation, poor, roads, slum, unawareness, vehicles
GERMANY | Sun, 11 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1104]
From my travels to other parts of the world I've known Berlin to hold some of the oldest and best archeological treasures in it's extensive museum collections, so our mission for our last day here was to explore some of them. The major museums ... Read more >
Tags: museums, sightseeing
VIETNAM | Fri, 24 May 2013 | By nnninecountries | Views [1046]
Hello again after a long delay! This post was written at the beginning of May, but lack of computers, travelling and general things prevented me from posting it until now. The name of the post was the dinasaur name I came up with for myself, and wrote ... Read more >
Tags: american war, museums, street food, tailors, temples, vietnam war, war
CANADA | Thu, 4 Oct 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1034] | Comments [3]
So we're hitched!!!! (YEA!) And finally embarking on our 6 month extended honeymoon! Felix and I are sitting in my basement, starting to slowly plan and finalize the details for our trip. We just bought our travel insurance...photo copied our passports, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
GERMANY | Mon, 20 Aug 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [984]
Ah, Berlín... die
Hauptstadt von Deutschland , e irónicamente quizás una de las
ciudades menos alemanas del país, al menos según lo que oí, y creo que también según lo que vi también. A Berlín llegamos procedentes de Hamburgo, y rápidamente ... Read more >
Tags: alemania, berlín, ledezma
IRELAND | Wed, 30 May 2018 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [976]
What you see here is an emerald facade but here I am in the Land of Eire. Upon arriving in the Emerald Isle, I've come home to my motherland. My first photo is that of a door, and little did I know that the doors of Dublin are famous.
Whilst ... Read more >
FRANCE | Fri, 29 Nov 2013 | By krodin | Views [944]
Strolling through Parisian Streets
Paris in November is as magical as it is in the spring, although it is a different kind of magic. The multi-hued leaves falling in the wind along the banks of the Seine set off by light grey skies that ... Read more >
PERU | Mon, 5 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [914]
Despite the baggage stuff-up I still got to Puerto Maldonado Airport way early (why do tour operators always insist on getting you there Über -early?). The good news was that I didn't have to hang around the minimally-equipped outpost of an airport ... Read more >
SENEGAL | Sun, 23 May 2010 | By flavie_sunny | Views [860]
During our time in Dakar,
Senegal, we
managed to nip to Ile de Goree, a small island just off the city. It is famous
for being a slave trading post. From the sea it
looked like a toy island, and the streets felt like summer in Provence! Flavie found ... Read more >
JAPAN | Fri, 13 Nov 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [848] | Comments [1]
Megumi and I ate at a nice Japanese lunch buffet where she introduced me to the tropical Chinese fruit Lychee for dessert. The outside of it reminded me more of a nut than a fruit, but it peeled off easily to reveal a white fruity flesh. The closest ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By andikabakti | Views [680]
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
GERMANY | Thu, 26 Feb 2009 | By karin_lang | Views [651] | Comments [1]
Es dauert schon immer lange von einen Ort zum anderen zu kommen. Von Punta Arenas im Sueden sind es mit dem Bus wieder 3,5 Std. nach Puerto Natales. Hier trifft sich alles der in den NP Torres del Paine moechte. Am Nachmittag hiess es dann den Rucksack ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By rich | Views [626]
We've got a lot of Sydney to see and we're only here for a couple of days so we need to get moving. Unfortunately, the night before is still taking its toll and it's not until after lunch that we actually leave the house. As we're staying in Bondi, ... Read more >
PERU | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By lauramco | Views [609]
After working as photo editor for my high school yearbook, my write-up on the last page said: "Watch for my name in the pages of Nat Geo some day!" While this was the dream, professional photography is a difficult business. I have not let the fact that ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sun, 14 Dec 2008 | By justin | Views [549]
After saying goodbye to Lisa (our travelling companion since the Southern Laos), Tim and I took the seven hour bus trip to Siem Reap. First impressions of Siem Reap projected the characteristics of a tourist fuelled town, which is of no surprise ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 2 May 2012 | By anniebee | Views [539] | Comments [4]
Ten years ago, I spent 2.5 exciting, eye-opening, insightful, and exhausting months traveling through Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras via chicken buses with my backpack, and friends I made from around the world along the way. Never ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 17 Jun 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [460]
Chicago: What trip would be complete without seeing the elephants in Chiang Mai? I put down my deposit to see Dumbo! There are lots of elephant parks but this one appealed to me the most since it is a rescue sanctuary.... Read more >
Tags: elephant reserve
ARGENTINA | Fri, 11 Feb 2011 | By gloriamelody | Views [434]
I´m in a constant state of drunkenness and hung-overness, and passed on the Spanish lessons because I´m too hungover to learn anything. I´ll regret this decision very much. This lifestyle can´t last very long! We dont go out til 2am around here ... Read more >
CANADA | Sun, 21 May 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [370]
For most Canadians, Toronto is their version of New York City. In a few days I'm starting my big African adventure, and the cheapest flight I could find to South Africa is from Toronto so it gave me the perfect excuse to come here. I had never entered ... Read more >