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MEXICO | Sat, 30 May 2009 | By thefuegoproject | Views [5232] | Comments [3]
13/5/09 - 22/5/09 Oaxaca to San Cristobal 468 km Oaxaca is a great city to enjoy some downtime, relaxing with our cycling friends Martin and Susy, checking out Monte Alban, wandering the markets and artesanias, the leafy ‘zocalo’ and working ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, food, mexico, mountains, oaxaca, san cristobal, sickness
PHILIPPINES | Thu, 8 Jan 2009 | By jeffbrad | Views [5228] | Comments [5]
Mon 5th Jan - The plan today was to head north to Banaue. There are some long
distances to cover and the roads are apparently not as good as the south, so
expect some uncomfortable times ahead. It is also going to be colder due to the
altitude ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4906] | 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 >
NEPAL | Thu, 10 May 2007 | By over-40 | Views [4555] | Comments [9]
After Bardia Adventure Resort, we were taken to the Mahendra Highway to catch a bus to Pokhara via Kohanpur, Butwal and Tansen. This is supposed to be a 16 hour journey. The bus was already over an hour late due to a banda further west on the highway.... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
ITALY | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By trvlgrl24 | Views [1926] | Scholarship Entry
Hundreds of wind turbines dotted the hilltops as my taxi transported me through the Italian countryside and, it seemed, back in time. I was on a mission to fulfill a promise I made to my “grampa” many years ago to visit his place of birth. I chuckled ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1863]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
NEPAL | Tue, 28 Sep 2010 | By dentedileone | Views [1719] | Video
Here's the trailer (10 minutes) and the complete documentary (almost 1 hr). What I like most in these images? The sky. How can it be so blue, remains a mystery to me.
Tags: art, caves, mountain, mustang, nepal, sky, trekking
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1652]
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 >
THAILAND | Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [1465]
Yesterday, I woke up extremely sore from our three cave adventure the day before. Thankful I am not actually injured, but it's still pretty difficult to get out of bed, descend stairs, or navigate a toilet. As much as I'd love a day of rest, recuperation, ... Read more >
Tags: cave lodge, thailand, tham lod cave
BOTSWANA | Tue, 8 Apr 2008 | By annekebroadbent | Views [1334]
In Botswana it rained. We knew we'd be following the back of the wet season all the way down Africa, and it seems in Botswana it caught up with us. It was only an hour or two drive across from Vic Falls in Zimbabwe to the Chobe National Park in Botswana ... Read more >
AUSTRIA | Fri, 2 May 2014 | By mattso | Views [1104]
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
USA | Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By shanamave | Views [936]
How fate lined up the dominoes I was told that all you have to do is ask for something, and see yourself already with it, and it will be yours, its not your place to ask how it will happen, what needs to fall into place for this to be mine, this is ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
COLOMBIA | Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [912]
After climbing the last 1053m from Guayabal de Siquima where we -shortly after we left- reconnected with the diesel trucks on the big highway snaking through the high mountains and basically "landing" on Bogota's high valley platform. Pretty damn cool ... Read more >
SOUTH AFRICA | Sat, 13 Dec 2014 | By anijensen | Views [806] | Comments [15]
Who is behind the glass and what are they doing?
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 24 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [741] | 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 >
GERMANY | Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By bettinath | Views [695]
House 326, Nucetu, Romania. Nucetu is a small village on the Romanian countryside. The majority of its young and able to work inhabitants left their village in search for a better future. Left behind are the old people who didn’t want to leave ... Read more >
Tags: happiness, mobile phone, old woman, romania
THAILAND | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [685]
We leave Cave Lodge, sadly and sorely, and head back to Pai. Pai is partway between Chiang Mai and Pang Mapha, and we thought staying there for a night would be a nice way to break up our return trip from PMP to Bangkok. The road from PMP to Pai is almost ... Read more >
Tags: pai, thailand
GREECE | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By adora | Views [660]
Who said the best way to see Greece is in winter anyway ? there right. If getting up close to the locals and setting into there way of life doesn't excite you then take a walk with the many goats who run free on the Island of Symi. If you're a photographer ... Read more >
Tags: beach, rocks
GUATEMALA | Sun, 17 Aug 2008 | By rarakaki | Views [637]
Been too busy to keep up! I'm almost a week behind now. We had a nice, but short, stay in Antigua, which is a beautiful colonial city, and much more affluent than the areas we've been to so far. On some great advice from neighbors Leif and Cilla, we treated ... Read more >
POLAND | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 | By rafellarayne | Views [608]
We woke in Krakow on Friday and went about putting our lives back together in our packs. We knew we were leaving Saturday for Tarnow and since we had big plans for Friday we didn't want to deal with too much come morning. We ate the last of the food ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By jewraider | Views [574]
Dear Journal (and to all my readers)
Today was a very interesting day! i went to take a tour inside of a beautiful mansion, and acres of land around called Rippon-Lea Gardens. There was an amazing ... Read more >
Tags: basketball, biltong, eating, garden
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 1 Aug 2008 | By yesacewol | Views [500]
Well after almost 5 years in Rotorua I am finally off on my big adventure starting in a week with the final day of work. Doesn't quite seem real yet even though I'm in the middle of packing and have next to no furniture. I just have to get thru the friend ... Read more >
INDIA | Tue, 8 Dec 2015 | By davidford | Views [403] | Comments [1]
I just posted a very long and supremely witty, just how witty you will never know, blog that did not save. My blog, rather like a haiku has some very particular rules. It must include at least one winge and mention of food. Other rules may emerge.
... Read more >
Tags: city wanders, emporia
WORLDWIDE | Thu, 9 Jun 2011 | By traveldocumentaryscholarship2011appl | Views [342] | Video | Scholarship Entry
The meeting with Tupperware saleswoman Madhu, happened just as randomly as it is portrayed in the film. She asked me to paint her toenails, we started talking and she invited me to come along. Though very brief, the meeting was a surprising and eye opening ... Read more >
Tags: #2011Video, Travel Documentary Scholarship 2011
USA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By seenthroughsaffronseyes | Views [283]
An exploration of a time and a place that still seems to only exist in my dreams.