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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By scholarships | Views [256000] | Comments [358]
Applications are now closed - best of luck to everyone that applied!
Yes, we said road trip! Oh, those two little words that hold so many possibilities, so many unwritten stories. It's all too easy to daydream about jaunting across Europe ... Read more >
INDIA | Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By annanderson | Views [7974] | Comments [1]
12/19 – 12/27 Madurai – The time with our friends here is indescribable! How do I put into words, what being in Madurai was like? Have you: · Eaten with your right hand (fingers only) on banana leaves · ... Read more >
Tags: People
COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7764]
To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful
air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >
Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4928] | 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 >
COLOMBIA | Sat, 14 Jan 2006 | By bigfish | Views [2145]
O.K. It's time for a little bit of a detox. The beer and Veg and two meat diet is starting to take it's toll. There has been a certain shift in attitudes among those around me, my new nicknames of "El Gordo" and "Sancho Panza", which ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 22 Mar 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1885]
The Aborigines who have called this place home for thousands of years would probably disagree. After all, they have lived off the land, they can identify the medicinal plants and know which are edible. They can appreciate the endless blue sky and ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1661]
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 >
INDONESIA | Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By merantau | Views [1461]
SUMBAWA HARD WAY ROUND - VALLEY OF THE FORGOTTEN CHIEFS
We left at 10 am sharp. My mate Eric, from Cipta Sari Bakery Jalan Hasanuddin No. 47 Sumbawa Besar, on his Honda Beat scooter and me on a Kawasaki KLX150 Roadtrail. Before setting off I fueled ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip, sumbawa
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1427]
It rained for 24 hours! It was a good test for out tent. It leaked a little down one of the seams, but it says on the ‘problems and solutions’ tag attached to the tent (I love modern stuff) that we just have to spray tent sealer on it (available at ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, driving tour, rain
ARGENTINA | Sat, 1 Oct 2016 | By loloberlin | Views [1224]
Vamos a cualquier tiendita de barrio o gran supermercado y lo primero que aparece son carteles impresos a color con letras grandes anunciando gaseosas, golosinas o snacks nada saludables.
Entramos a la tienda y lo que está más a la mano ... Read more >
Tags: alimentación saludable, consume local, emprendedores, marketing, pequeños productores, slow food, tiendas orgánicas
SPAIN | Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By annem | Views [1095] | Comments [4]
Hey!
Diving in the Canary Islands is so different from anywhere else in Europe. The water is crystal clear and deep, very deep. But it is lovely. We dove in different places and enjoyed the sight of dolphins, turtles, manta ray colourful ... Read more >
Tags: diving, tenerife holidays
USA | Mon, 5 Jan 2015 | By gnome-san | Views [989]
visions of the Smokies: dappled sunlight and shadow on curving roads through tall beech forest, the wonder of clear mountain streams pouring over rock ledges, the view of ridge after ridge with fog tucked into the valleys in the early morning, hidden ... Read more >
Tags: fog, mountain streams, rhododendron
USA | Fri, 9 Oct 2009 | By annanderson | Views [982]
Oct 9, 2009 “Fall” My favorite season of the year!
These fall days
are filled with brilliant, clear sunshine; smells of crisp, fall morning air
with sweet, warm afternoon scents of leaves ... Read more >
Tags: autumn, fall, gardening, seasons
ECUADOR | Fri, 11 Jun 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [884]
Darwin was seasick on much of his Beagle voyage. Our trip was much more civilized although mal de mer was always a possibility. We soon
settled into the routine: wake up call at 6:30; breakfast at 7; island visit;
snorkel; lunch; siesta; snorkel;... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 10 Sep 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [857]
Sept. 9 – Rotorua to Wellington (Sept. 8 th & 9 th ) Pushed for time to get to Wellington to watch the opening ceremony and first rugby world cup match (New Zealand vs. Tonga) on the big screen tv at the Fanzone in Wellington we hauled camper ... Read more >
Tags: new zealand, rugby world cup, taupo, tokaanu, turangi
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 24 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [759] | Comments [1]
Yesterday I took a day trip to Glasgow. I was debating with myself if i wanted to spend my last day in Scotland in Edinburgh, but although there were some sights I might have enjoyed checking out (Like the Scottish Museum), so I can learn ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Thu, 8 Jul 2010 | By adventurers | Views [679] | Comments [2]
Indonesia is the world's 4th most populous nation, with over 235 million dudes! And one of the Batak's edible delicacies in the region we are visiting is the partly-digested cud of water buffalo! Doesn't sound too appetising but i'd rather try that ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Thu, 8 May 2014 | By amythedancingsailor | Views [597]
So this summer will be pretty epic in terms of travel. Even more epic than last summer (which is saying something).
In mid June, I will be flying down to Recife, Brazil to board my home for the next two months, the British tall ship SV Lord ... Read more >
Tags: planning, sailing
CANADA | Tue, 9 Nov 2010 | By globetrottingwanabees | Views [568]
More pics of festival activities. A photographers paradise with all the colourful costumes. All Quechua people in parades and dances have no problem posin for our pictures. Lorenzo says we are lucky to be in Cuzco for the Inti Raymi or festival of ... Read more >
USA | Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By sharonleigh | Views [478]
Ok so landed in Seattle home of the Pikes Place Market and CreativeLive (fellow togs will know what this is) . Checked into the motel and have to say that this is the first time that bookings.com failed me. It was an overpriced dump. However overall ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wed, 7 May 2014 | By cfitchey | Views [441]
Long term travel - it's not a vacation!
After three months of traveling, this is my life. I'm not vacating my regular life to go explore the world. Exploring the world IS my regular life. And as such, it feels more like a job. You wake up everyday ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Fri, 31 Jul 2015 | By newsnewsnow | Views [428] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Estou em busca de novos desafios.
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
USA | Tue, 9 Aug 2011 | By moore9503 | Views [412]
Today started as well as one could possible hoped. The kids had their first performance this morning up at Pilrig Studio and the attendance was fantastic. We had been warned that an early morning performance, on it's first day, may not do too well ... Read more >
Tags: edinburgh, fringe festival
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 24 Nov 2013 | By msgj | Views [368]
Have you ever had the need to lay on the floor, not just a minute or when there was no room on the sofa, kids had pushed you out of bed or you ended up there after too many merlots. That moment when the only place you can go to stop the world spinning ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 7 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [237]
Now for Monday's musical adventure, which was to meet the teacher who nurtured our first steps in viol playing in 2001 through her excellent tutor book, since the nearest teacher or player of any description was 3 hours drive away in Sydney. We spent ... Read more >