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NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By lauren_watson | Views [4171] | Comments [6]
One of the things that makes New Zealand different from home is the light. It’s the way the sun shines, the shadows it casts, the different hues in the sky it creates. I walk to work in the morning and the sun is rising, shining brightly on Mt. Cecil ... Read more >
Tags: new zealand, queenstown
MEXICO | Sat, 1 Mar 2014 | By sneaver | Views [2074]
Tehuantepec was little more than a mid-way resting point while in route to the Santo Domingo de las Casas in the state of Chiapas. That said, the road getting there from Oaxaca was an awesome ride that seemed popular with Mexican motorcyclists and had ... Read more >
Tags: palenque, san cristobal de las casas
SERBIA | Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1983]
Connie already had a plan for our first day in Belgrade, the capitol of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, but she kept it a secret. After we checked into an overpriced hostel less than a block from the Moskova Hotel, a really overpriced one, she ... Read more >
COLOMBIA | Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1971]
It's my birthday in exactly two weeks - hope to be at the Ecuadorian Coast, eating fish and ice cream. Sorry it doesn't sound right in combination, but everything at the right time. Which does not include (at least for me) Guinea -pig. This is the new ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wed, 30 Dec 2009 | By linzbroscott | Views [1895] | Comments [2]
On my third visit to Tanzania, I finally made it to Mafia Island. A small cluster of islands just off the coast, south of popular Zanzibar, Mafia is known to be less touristy so we all agreed to go there for holiday, and we are so glad we did. ... Read more >
THAILAND | Mon, 16 Dec 2013 | By mitann | Views [1678]
Unfortunately we were only staying in Hua Hin one night; it is such a nice little city with the charm anyone could easily call home. We packed our bag and headed out for morning breakfast and to catch our bus. The 'normal' breakfast in Thailand really ... Read more >
Tags: 4u guest house, lomprayah
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1651]
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 >
SINGAPORE | Sun, 16 Jul 2017 | By davidpearlman | Views [1472]
The third day, the ship went to a seaside village, called sanary ser mer. This was a tender port, so we had to take tenders to the shore.
As customary with the ship, since there we're only 200 people, the wait for the tender was only about 15 ... Read more >
PERU | Wed, 12 Aug 2009 | By daniryan | Views [1423] | Comments [10]
What a psychotic 10 days it has been. There has been laughter, tears, disappointment, shock, wonder, fascination, brain squeeze due to the altitude and ensuing numbness from the sulphur medication, hunger, overeating, thirst, sunburn (then peeling), ... Read more >
CHILE | Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By lani | Views [1346] | Comments [3]
Hola everyone! Today has been another great day in the port of Valparaiso. We had a great experiene for dinner last night - after wandering the cobblestone streets of our local area we stumbled upon a wonderful place called the "Colour Cafe."... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
COLOMBIA | Mon, 2 Jan 2006 | By bigfish | Views [1058]
Well 2006 is upon us and the last Christmas lights are blinking tiredly and the street decorations wind-whipped and sun-bleached from their passage through a scorching December. There have been many, many parties over the holiday season starting with ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
ITALY | Thu, 4 Dec 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [999]
IT SNOWED OUR LAST NIGHT IN GERMANY which just reenforced our decision to head to Venice. So we dropped off the car in Frankfurt and took the train to Venice. The usually always-on-time Deutsch-Bahn wasn’t so punctual and it took us ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By steffen_graz | Views [936] | Comments [8]
Hallo an alle! Vielen Dank für die guten Wüsche zu Weihnachten! Ich freu mich sehr, dass man in der Heimat doch auch an den Weltenbummler denkt! Natürlich schicke ich Euch auch von hier aus ganz herzliche Grüße und wünsche Euch allen ein gesegnetes ... Read more >
Tags: weihnachten
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 28 Mar 2014 | By anijensen | Views [677] | Comments [1]
We had a great day yesterday. Left Ireland around 7:30 am and headed to the port to jump on the ferry. The ride over to Holyhead is only 90 minutes, so after a cup of coffee and a few runs to the toilet we landed. Our rental car ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 3 Mar 2019 | By margitpirsch | Views [648]
March 2nd in La Quinta.
In San Diego at a beautiful sunset I realize, that we are going to say good bye to the Pacific for a while, heading east..a bit north/east to visit James’ brother in La Quinta before riding due east out of ... Read more >
CANADA | Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By unknowndriver | Views [641]
To Live in the city with the largest skating rink in the world is amazin, its something people should experience although it may be physically challenging for some (imagine 91 olympic skating rinks attached to each other). It is definately ... Read more >
Tags: ice skating, winter
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 22 Feb 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [625]
One of the experiences we had been looking forward to was to take a ride on the Shotover jet in Queenstown, and it certainly lived up to our expectations. We didn't want a better value scenic tour from one of the many competitors, we wanted the full-... Read more >
Tags: queenstown, shotover jet
USA | Sun, 20 Jun 2010 | By dianasaurus | Views [583]
Today was Seattle's Fremont Parade, which of course being Seattle featured bicyclists. Naked bicyclists wearing nothing but body paint. Which I missed! So sorry folks, no photos of that here. ;) I took the bus from downtown to meet up with my ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 22 Jun 2010 | By dianasaurus | Views [512]
Today was my last day in Seattle, and I decided to go for a very relaxing sort of day since I have to get up super-early tomorrow (and also my legs are still extremely sore). Started out the day by heading back to Pike Place Market to get some jambon ... Read more >
CANADA | Wed, 1 Jul 2015 | By j-a-z | Views [464]
Well, we finally got out of our respective homes. The family has assured us that they will be OK. I already figured out that my earphones will not work with the otter case on my iPad, so I had to go and buy a new set. Anna is reminding me of all the ... Read more >
Tags: airports
ITALY | Sat, 17 Dec 2016 | By iuggyandcele | Views [433]
Quando la notte prima di partire ti sembra la "notte prima degli esami". Quando ti senti pronto a metterti in gioco davanti a una commissione fatta di imprevisti e di sorprese da gestire. Quando alle 2.04 di notte ti vien voglia di cominciare a scrivere ... Read more >
THAILAND | Tue, 24 Jan 2017 | By ljkennedy | Views [412]
Finally arrived just in time for lunch on Monday. We then had an orientation session and were assigned accommodations. The rooms are minimal but adequate. The washrooms are an adjustment when coming from North America. The shower is a corner of ... Read more >
Tags: first day
SPAIN | Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By glimpse | Views [404] | Video | Scholarship Entry
This is a short story, made from the footage which was filmed in Barcelona in September 2013. I've spent a month there, and it is one of my favorite cities in the world. I just wanted to give the audience a quick glimpse of what is Barcelona all about.... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
IRELAND | Mon, 9 Jan 2017 | By dmurray | Views [393]
I have been planning this trip for over a year but right now it feels like it has come around all too sudden.
I've mixed feelings this morning. On one hand, I'm nervous, apprehensive and slightly sad - the last week or so has been spent saying farewell ... Read more >
Tags: departure
USA | Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [325]
We left Delhi early before sunrise to catch the 6am train to Agra for our day trip to see the Taj Mahal. Arriving at Delhi railway station we stepped out into a sea of people, street food vendors, cars, rickshaws, tuk-tuk's and motorcycles and ... Read more >