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CHINA | Mon, 25 Jun 2007 | By thestunnings | Views [8396] | Comments [6]
Monday morning started really early, as we were headed for the Great Wall. Despite the early hour, we were quite excited to be up early enough to get to the wall before the throngs of other tourists converge on it, making it crowded and less enjoyable.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4895] | 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 >
ECUADOR | Tue, 20 Dec 2005 | By ldeutch | Views [4471] | Comments [2]
The first question I was asked when I told the director at the school that I was going to Isinlivi, was Where is that? and second, ¨How do you pronounce that? well the first I can now answer.. the second still remains unclear exactly. I decide to ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
INDIA | Fri, 14 Mar 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [2362]
VARANASI AND THE HOLY GANGES are on every visitor’s short list. At its best, Varanasi is a photographer’s dream; there is something (or someone) colorful and interesting around every corner. At its worst, the city is loud, dirty ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sat, 16 Sep 2006 | By solbeam | Views [1697]
And although my French is shy, awkward and stuttering, Paris is as
smooth, soft and sexy as the voice of a French lover. The problem,
really, with my French, is that I know just enough to start any
conversation, but can’t comprehend enough to respond ... Read more >
Tags: airports
INDIA | Sun, 30 Dec 2012 | By fernandoamarante | Views [1649] | Comments [6]
Os dias estao passando e nada desse post sair.
Quanto mais o tempo passa, mais coisas acontecem, mais eu tenho para contar, menos tempo eu tenho para sentar e escrever tudo e clar oque as lembranças vao ficando menos presentes. Entao ... Read more >
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 >
CHILE | Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1477]
We set out in a leisurely manner - O'Higgins (saying it out loud in a british sort of way is kind of fun....try it!). The sun was out and what looked like a drowning world only yesterday was looking new and hopeful this morning on February 7th. We reached ... Read more >
ITALY | Fri, 21 Aug 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [1227]
Pompeii
– On our way to the amazing Greek island of Corfu, the tour lead us
on an amazing journey to the amazing city of Pompeii... Pompeii was
destroyed by the volcanic explosion of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD and as a
result ... Read more >
TURKEY | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By nadiamar | Views [1190]
The Backgammon (tavla) is the most popular table game in Turkey. There are special places usually attended only by men, where they play and chat accompanied by Turkish traditional tea for couple of hours. This picture was taken in a small village called ... Read more >
Tags: backgammon, eastern anatolia, tavla, travel photography scholarship 2012, turkey
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 31 Jul 2008 | By jca | Views [1124] | Video
We arrived here on Friday just before lunchtime. As we
approached, the pavements were filled with icey-cold metal café furniture, adorned
with well wrapped Melbournians chomping on pieces of premium meat and fine
cheeses encased in pastry parcels.... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, drink, food, market, queen, shopping, victoria
INDONESIA | Wed, 27 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [860]
Day 27.
We are in room 632 on the 6 th floor of the Danau Toba International Hotel . Our huge window opens wide. It has no fly screen or security screen. The wall ends at thigh height & that is where the window ... Read more >
Tags: food, indonesia, medan, shopping, sumatra
SWEDEN | Sat, 15 Aug 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [808] | Comments [1]
August 9 th Day 30 of our trip. After making use of our internet at the campground, including updating our maps for our GPS so we now have maps to Eastern Europe as well, we got on the road to cross the Oresund bridge from Zealand (Denmark) to Malmo, ... Read more >
CANADA | Mon, 5 Apr 2010 | By dmac_jmoss | Views [795] | Comments [1]
14 hours is a damn long time. It's not quite the same as flying to Australia, but I've never had to do that, so 14 hours is the longest I've ever spent in one little, poxy seat. Flight was uneventful. Food was crap, barely slept, sat next to a frenchman.... Read more >
Tags: flying, snowboarding, whistler
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 15 Nov 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [774]
The Kimberley is one of Australia's last great wilderness frontiers. Larger than 75% of countries, it's a vast and inhospitable region. Needless to say it's hot, hot, hot (thank you Arrow) but without the "oh lay, oh lay, oh lay." I'm in Kununurra and ... Read more >
CHINA | Thu, 7 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [743]
Happy New Year! To all those gracious rats and mice out there, this is your year. Although, it's been advised in many articles that I've read that I (being a 'horse'), do not get on with rats. So my dear brother, if you're reading this (if you didn't ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
FRANCE | Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By dkky | Views [738] | Comments [7]
Après 4 années de découvertes, d'apprentissage, de rencontres, de soirées, de folies, eh bien Laurence, alias DKKY, LOLO, Lorenzoli,LO, Caille Dead, L'américaine,LOWLOW, NONO et j'en passe. Je décide de réaliser mon rêve de m'envoler vers les contrées ... Read more >
Tags: the velvet room
HUNGARY | Sat, 16 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [686]
SANDOR HAS THE BIRDS OF HORTABAGYI National Park wired. More importantly, he has the 4WD Toyota pick-up to squish through the wet fields to where they live. Hortabagyi sits on the western edge of the “steppe,” the same one that ... Read more >
KENYA | Thu, 15 Nov 2012 | By marciechiwi | Views [683] | Comments [1]
It occurs to me that I have done a lot of writing about what I have done but not a lot about what I have seen or felt. So here we go:
Safety and Keeping Well
I read that Nairobi – ‘fondly’ know as Nairobbery –... Read more >
USA | Sat, 28 Aug 2010 | By josh_shona | Views [671] | Comments [1]
As we were about to set off on our first ferry trip, i was a little apprehensive on how i would pass the following 15 hours, the longest ferry ride i had done up until now. You would be amazed at how fast the time can go when you have a window seat ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tue, 6 Oct 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [525]
So I made it, to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and over my £5000 target for Somerset Area Cruse Bereavement Care.
I am physically and emotionally exhausted, so I am enjoying the moment but most importantly allowing some time to reflect ... Read more >
Tags: challenge, trekking
INDIA | Thu, 31 Dec 2015 | By davidford | Views [477]
Had someone told me last year I would be in Gangtok this new year's eve, I would probably have replied that I should doubt I'd be in Thailand.
Well, this evening I shall be in Gangtok, Sikkim, sharing my new year (I hope and unless things go ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Tue, 19 Apr 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [410]
We always get excited when breakfast is included. The b and b is nestled in the bush...or you could really call it jungle. It's similar to the Blue Mountains really, that's what got my attention when looking for places. It's a long bus trip but it seems ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sat, 15 Nov 2014 | By morganne | Views [315] | Comments [2]
Made it safe and sound to Bangkok after 22 hours of flying and a 5 hour layover in Tokyo! At the airport we ate real Japanes sushi and a million cups of green tea yumm!!
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 22 Jan 2011 | By natm75 | Views [274]
Taking a few pre-trip trips to get our selves organised and whittle down to the essentials. Seem to have added lots of stuff instead but having a ball and even enjoying the shopping. Oakey just gets better every time we go and loves his adventures, ... Read more >