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MEXICO | Sat, 5 Sep 2015 | By colemanlowndes | Views [5335] | Comments [3] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hi there! I am an amateur filmmaker from the United States currently living in Mexico City. I left my job in Washington, DC and moved to Mexico in order to develop my craft and live in a new part of the world. Using the name Poor Bastard Productions, ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
NEPAL | Wed, 24 Dec 2008 | By rickshawalas | Views [4895] | Comments [5]
Total road kilometers traveled: 5,255km Dearest friends and family – and Merry Christmas! We have just spent an amazing 2.5 weeks in Nepal and have come back to India in disbelief about all the amazing things we did and crazy things ... Read more >
SPAIN | Wed, 2 Nov 2011 | By k-lero | Views [1969]
Ésta es mi nueva dirección: www.micasaesredonda.com Pues sí, aunque este blog de Latinoamérica ya esté cerrado y completado, he creado un nuevo blog en el que tengo integrado éste y otros diarios. Será el blog que comience a utilizar a partir de ... Read more >
Tags: blog, casa, es, k_lero, mi, micasaesredonda, micasaesredonda.com, redonda
ECUADOR | Sat, 9 Oct 2010 | By mochilerosecuador | Views [1966] | Comments [1]
Desde el centro del mundo, los volcanes con nieves perpetuas nos vigilan. Uno de los más altos entre ellos, el Cotopaxi, despierta para vigilar a la ciudad de Latacunga abriéndose paso entre las nubes. La ciudad azul está callada. Sus habitantes ... Read more >
Tags: american, cotopaxi, cuello de la luna, ecuador, ecuadorian, fuego, indígenas, latacunga, south, volcan
INDIA | Fri, 7 Feb 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1903]
Salzburg has The Sound of Music , Udaipur has Octopussy ; shows nightly at restaurants throughout town. Udaipur has been called the Venice of the East and the most romantic city in Rajasthan. But a poor monsoon can leave Lake Pichola looking ... Read more >
GERMANY | Wed, 14 Apr 2010 | By whippin_picadilly | Views [1569]
With a blood alcohol concentration of between 0.08 - 0.15%, the body is scientifically in a "risky state." Speech is slurred, balance and coordination impaired, reflexes slowed, emotions are unstable and there's a good chance you'll be ... Read more >
Tags: germany, hamburg
CHILE | Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By jorjejuanita | Views [1542]
Santiago Sloths
The original plan in Chile was to head straight up the Andes and do a weeks skiing, However the associated costs and it being fully booked had conspired against us. We did manage to find a budget option but not until the ... Read more >
CROATIA | Wed, 4 May 2011 | By drmitch | Views [1374]
I settled in for the 5 hour bus trip to Zagreb,
the capital of Croatia
and have decided that is about my limit for a bus trip. My aching knees…and I
have short legs! Once in town I managed to find the right tram, though ended up
riding without ... Read more >
Tags: bus trip, worlds shortest furnicular ride, zagreb
NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 27 Mar 2008 | By bramgies | Views [1371]
Inmiddels hebben wij een goed beeld gekregen van het zuider eiland en er zijn wel een aantal dingen die opvallen. Zo zijn de Nieuw-Zeelanders helemaal niet zo vriendelijk als altijd beweerd wordt. In eerste instantie dachten wij dat we gewoon pech hadden ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sun, 26 Aug 2007 | By stephen_haynes | Views [1257] | Comments [2]
Ok, quick re-cap on where I left off last time. Found myself a girl in London - you know, the one that made my heart feel like I'd just spent two straight weeks at KFC..?
Yeah, so our first little tipple went well, with our getaway to the lovely ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
PERU | Wed, 7 May 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [972]
(Please scroll down for Vietnamese version)
The image of a man who is dimly shining shoes for customers in the booth is a popular image on the extremely crowded streets in Lima, Peru. The customers will always wear a nice suit and silently ... Read more >
Tags: booth, lifestyle, lima, peru, polish, shoe, travel, trip, worldtravel, worldtrip
ISRAEL | Sat, 1 Sep 2007 | By abelaine | Views [950]
Well today is Shelly's Birthday - one of my best mates for those who don't know. However she is flying on her way to see me! Whoo hoo... On my end, there are SO many last minute details I am organising. It is nuts. From comparing prices for backpacks, ... Read more >
Tags: Pre-Wedding Craziness
GERMANY | Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [908]
So its not SE Asia! It is however a short stopover on my way to Bangkok. I cant say a lot about my experience here...its a nice city but it was windy and rainy and i was glad to be getting the train to Munich for my flight to Thailand.
MALDIVES | Sat, 3 Mar 2018 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [902]
These past few days have been something like this: relax, go for a stroll, eat, go for a swim, relax some more, and go for another stroll. After all that, have dinner outdoors alongside a cold non-alcoholic Holsten on a balmy evening whilst listening ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [844]
Only a little more than a week I have left in Samoa. For the past couple of days I’ve been staying with John, Lagi, and family. They have four children: George, Frank, Mona, and Fina. Lagi made her first carrot cake last night; excitedly enough, ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 6 May 2012 | By honeyknuckles | Views [645] | Comments [2]
Sunday is a very casual day here in Moshi. I didn't sleep well- uncomfortable bunk, new roommates, strange sounds. So I got up early and had breakfast at 7:30. The cook, Hdije, makes a mean omelette FILLED with onions haha...Man, I don't like onions.... Read more >
USA | Fri, 31 Dec 2010 | By embtravelgirl | Views [619]
Well, it's the last day of 2010. Guess that means it's time for a recap and an update of the months that I've not written anything here. I started my new job in Savannah at the end of March...right after the big St. Patrick's Day parade and celebration ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sat, 21 Jul 2012 | By jimboandjanet | Views [516]
Monday 11 th
June 2012 – Wednesday 20 th June 2012
Provence, France
Wow, how good it is to be reunited with our
Kevin at St Rémy! He’d been hibernating over winter, hadn’t misbehaved, hadn’t been
invaded by birds ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By lisaj72 | Views [511]
Well, been here almost 2 weeks and already done so much! After being ill at home for 2 weeks, developing sinusitis and worrying if I'd be able to fly, I arrived bang on time in Sydney on NYE, went to stay in Normanhurst, a suburb of Sydney, courtesy ... Read more >
CANADA | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By globetrottingwanabees | Views [442]
day 1 It's hard to believe we're sitting on a plane again heading to Europe! Me and Angie are stoked!!!!!!!! All the research on the net is going to pay off big time. I googled a lot of sites from googleearth.com so we have a good idea of the general ... Read more >
BULGARIA | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By ralitsaanganaki | Views [380]
Dear Nomads,
My name is Ralitsa and I am so glad and excited to have a chance to participate in this journey.
I am an ordinary girl with untypical point of view. Excited. Very excited. And I’ve got a lots of visions and ideas.
I’... Read more >
Tags: my people
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ontheroadagain | Views [354] | Scholarship Entry
After my friends and I consume enough lunch to feed a small herd of elephants, we decide that we have mustered enough energy to head to Atashgah, the Zoroastrian fire temple outside Isfahan’s city centre. Following a synchronised display of our finely ... Read more >
Tags: iran, isfahan, travel writing scholarship 2012
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [318] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 16 May 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [291]
and bake we did, in the dodgy dirty kitchen in walkabout leeds staff accommodation. it was actually pretty clean though, when we started :) michelle made a delicious banana cake and cheese cakes and i made hedgehog slice and cupcakes. yum yum yum. pity ... Read more >
INDIA | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By livingwiththedead | Views [282]
Photography has been my passion ever since childhood but I could not pursue photography seriously till 50 years of age. A civil engineer by profession, I spent about twenty five years of my Service career being shuttled across the country in various ... Read more >
Tags: travel