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VIETNAM | Tue, 1 Dec 2009 | By dondealban | Views [8723] | Comments [2]
On the way to the Cu Chi Tunnels, our bus stopped by a lacquer painting
shop. The paintings and other handicrafts were assembled by
handicapped people, mostly war victims who were no longer eligible to work in
offices or farms but who still wanted ... Read more >
Tags: ho chi minh, lacquer painting, people, vietnam
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sun, 6 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Views [4333] | Comments [2]
29 ianuarie. M-am urcat in tren... dupa vreo doua ore de frig si stres prin gara Yaroslavska dar pot sa spun ca a meritat asteptarea. Trenul e super ok, curat, doamna insotitoare de la vagon la fel, m-a servit cu apa, ceai , chiar si cheie de usa ... Read more >
Tags: calatorie, iarna, siberia, transsiberian
NEPAL | Mon, 22 Oct 2007 | By baba | Views [3075] | Comments [3]
Day 01 (10.10.2007) : Bus Ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara On Wednesday the 10th of October our group met in Kathmandu and drove with a tourist bus about 6 hours to Pokhara. During the ride we stopped twice for lunch and toilet break. Actually, it ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
MALAYSIA | Thu, 20 Nov 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [2825]
Mon 17th Nov - After a good night's sleep with less
disturbances than last night, it was time for some sightseeing. Got the city
bus (yellow) for RM1 to the Menara Tua
Mustapha building north of the city. This is supposed to be ... Read more >
SPAIN | Thu, 10 May 2007 | By lani | Views [1657]
I have to admit that after 4 months of backpacking, I reached Barcelona feeling exhausted, mal-nutritioned and generally fed up with living out of a bag every single day. I did, however, remember that I only have the opportunity to live once, and that ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
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 >
CHINA | Sun, 20 Apr 2014 | By korric | Views [1533] | Comments [2]
I took a fifteen-hour train ride to meet up with the lovely Nicole for a week-long vacation together in Beijing. While exploring Beijing we ate snakes, scorpions, and starfish. The scorpions were surprisingly delicious, but the starfish was certainly ... Read more >
Tags: china
LAOS | Mon, 26 Apr 2010 | By shaz | Views [1427]
I’ve always wanted to go to Laos , the People’s Democratic Republic, a nation of struggling communist people. Did you know that Laos is the most bombed country in the world? I think they worked it out to be 3 tonnes of bomb per person.... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 8 Feb 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [1331]
If this holiday goes as quickly as what the last five days did, I will be home a week ago. Sure, most of what Julia and I did in Bangkok revolved around the consumption of alcohol, but as soon as we divided up the vast tracks of land that constituted ... Read more >
Tags: bangkok, eating, fish, khao san road, scorpian, selfies, tattoo
FALKLAND ISLANDS | Sat, 11 Nov 2017 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1165]
When I return to Chile, I have so much online stuff to catch up on! As Mark returned from work last night he warned me “you’re gonna have an extra day here,” saying there’s a 70% chance my flight will be postponed until Sunday ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sat, 13 Jul 2013 | By chicagoguy | Views [948] | Comments [6]
Siem Reap, Cambodia : I got an early start on the temples today at 8:00 am. My private tuk tuk driver came and picked me up ($15/day…not bad). I bought a 3 day pass to see all of the temples and started out with the Crown Jewel:... Read more >
NORFOLK ISLAND | Mon, 3 Jun 2019 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [934]
More adventures with Juliett took place today. It's my final full day on my latest adventure on "the Rock" as many locals call it. Norfolk is so dependent on the ship that things can be out of stock for weeks at a time. I've never seen the shelves of ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thu, 9 Dec 2010 | By andreagee | Views [895]
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.It never really stops, just slows a little and takes off again! The shops never end, tall buildings, houses, shacks, millions of bikes, cars, bus's, people and so much noise! But also clean and very fast becoming a modern city. Central ... Read more >
PERU | Mon, 5 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [886]
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 >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 | By drmitch | Views [753]
I’d decided to take a 5-day bus tour as it seemed the cheapest and easiest way of getting a look at a large area of Scotland in a short period of time. Although my pet hate about organized tours is being in large groups and being rushed through tourist ... Read more >
Tags: culloden, loch ness, scotland, the hermitage
BELGIUM | Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [735]
BRUSSELS IS THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM, heart of the EU and the headquarters of NATO. It is famous for (incredibly) chocolate, hand-made hats, waist-expanding waffles and to-die-for moules — Brussels mussels. It’s favorite son is ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 19 Apr 2008 | By jane0815 | Views [659] | Comments [2]
...keine Sorge, ich bin jetzt nicht etwa verrückt geworden, jedenfalls nicht verrückter als vorher. Nichts als Gespenster ist der Titel des Filmes von Martin Gypkens, der in Deutschland Ende November in die Kinos kam. Zu meiner Schande muss ich ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Wed, 29 Sep 2010 | By cooolnits | Views [560]
Shot at the Singapore Botanic Gardens in May 2009, with Mel(issa) as good company. This is definitely my favorite portrait with the limited experience in photography and my camera. What made it better that Zamri (who I didn't even know back then) had ... Read more >
Tags: bond, father, kid, love
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Views [502] | Scholarship Entry
I arrive in Siena for the first time, at the wrong time. It's October and the Palio horse races are over. Gone are the Renaissance contrade costumes, the earthen racetrack and cheering crowds the travel brochures promised. Instead, the bowl-like ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 16 Jan 2008 | By addictedtoadventure | Views [502]
Hey all, Had a fantastic day recently when I went up the nearest mountian to me (right behind the hotel actually) called Ben Venue. Woke up unsure about what the weather was going to do and saw nothing but thick fog out the window but was so keen to ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
INDIA | Tue, 5 Nov 2013 | By dhirkid | Views [428] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Mumbai is a colourful mix of various cultures and traditions. The stories behind these cultures fascinate us. It also intrigues us as to what makes the new generation continue with these cultures. In our experience most of our cultures are based on ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
MOROCCO | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [424]
we should have perhaps gone to the Majorelle Gardens and/or had a horse carriage ride at sunset - but i for one had NO sleep (probably still obsessing about lost luggage) and wound up going downstairs to the courtyard in the middle of the night and trying ... Read more >
JORDAN | Sun, 25 Oct 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [421]
Saturday
24 th October
Jerash
Jordan
For
something different, our guide/driver was named Suleiman, not
Mohammad. We decided on a gentle start to the day and he met us at
11:00am in ... Read more >
USA | Thu, 24 Feb 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [374]
HAWAI’I ISN’T ALL SURF AND SAND—AT LEAST not for us. Connie isn’t all that keen for the beach and I rode my last wave decades ago. There are many wonderful hiking trails on the Island, crossing rugged lava fields and winding through ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By nicolasophie | Views [370] | Comments [1]
We went to Arsenal - which, it turns out, is the name of the area around the Bastille - to listen to a lady teach us about the urban development of Paris. She spoke very softly, and there were people using drills etc near by, so i struggled to hear ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating