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AUSTRALIA | Fri, 29 Apr 2011 | By rosibud | Views [4242]
We left Townsville on a sunny day in mid April.
We were so excited to finally be on our way to a brand new destination.
We'd been talking about Broome for so long it seemed like it was never going to
happen.... Read more >
Tags: around australia, broome, nomads, nova caravans, the kimberley, travel, western australia
COLOMBIA | Sun, 26 Sep 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [4154] | Comments [2]
Medellin was notoriously known for being the most dangerous city in the world during the 1980’s and 90’s because it was ruled by Pablo Escobar 's Medellin cocaine
cartel. Today the city is a thriving place and safe for travellers and the ... Read more >
Tags: arequipe, barichara, bogota, botero, gold, guane, medellin, pablo escobar, san gil
SOUTH AFRICA | Thu, 6 Sep 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [3405]
Nothing like waking up at 6:00 am while on holiday. Especailly if it's so you can hike to the top of Cape Town's famous Table Mountain. We'd befriended a Canadian named Dave and with him visited Robben Island known for its exile, imprisonment, and ... Read more >
Tags: Scams & Robberies
INDIA | Thu, 20 Dec 2012 | By bhadu | Views [1972]
When I visited Siala, a village near Santiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, INDIA village, A group of villagers preparing to celebrat ‘Bhadu’. ‘Bhadu’ is the social festival of South Bengal. The festival starts from the first day ... Read more >
Tags: on the road.
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1656]
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 >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By homeless_harry | Views [1515]
Four days of work is a good enough
reason to have the whole following week off. It's not by choice, but
it fits in so nicely with my plans that I cannot believe my
subconscious desires did not play a part in it becoming a ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, beaches & sunshine, work
INDIA | Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By paulpiorun | Views [1330] | Video
So, after a taxi, 2 trains and a rickshaw we arrived back in Goa! This time we opted to visit Arambol (north Goa). Due to our tight itinery we knew we only had 2 nights here which was a shame as we really liked the place. We found some nice ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, great food, sunsets
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By sianmercel | Views [1322]
Would it be weird if I came up to you in the street and asked you to contort your hand in the most obscure position you could form? I seem to be asking this to a lot of people lately. I love the way we bend at different joins, or curve or even remain ... Read more >
Tags: funny, hands, imagination, octopus
ARGENTINA | Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By katrinamckeever | Views [1114]
We took our cue from the rest of Buenos Aires that there really is no point staying in the city during the scorching summer months, so off we headed. The rest of the city seems to camp in a beach resort down south for the month, but one look at the ... Read more >
Tags: argentina, campfire, camping, cordoba, la falda, lake, mate, mountains
GERMANY | Thu, 18 Jun 2015 | By kurenai | Views [1091]
Sanssouci Palace is a UNESCO heritage site located in Potsdam, Germany – a quick hop, skip, and jump down from Berlin. It is a sprawling park complex than one can easily find themselves lost in and spend the whole day trying to run around to see ... Read more >
Tags: berlin, germany, palace, potsdam, prussia, sanssouci
ARGENTINA | Tue, 13 Nov 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [971]
The twenty-hour bus ride from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn wasn’t as tedious as you might imagine. The wide, soft seats, though not “cama” seats, reclined enough for a decent night’s sleep, snacks were provided and we stopped ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 10 Jul 2006 | By hollycassandra | Views [930]
In a Lost Girl’s life, nothing’s ever set in stone, and that holds true for the path we plan to travel during the next year. It’s not if we plan to change cities, schedules, ports of call and our minds, but just how many times we can do it...and ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
INDONESIA | Wed, 23 Jan 2013 | By omantravelphotographyscholarshipentry | Views [896]
at the beginning of november 2011, my friend from banyuwangi give the message that there is an interesting ritual on banyuwangi, presicely in the veillage Bakungan. A tradition of clean village dance 'Seblang'. what makes it intersting is the dance performed ... Read more >
Tags: dances, ritual, tradition, unique
ROMANIA | Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By mattso | Views [830]
Our Transylvanian Castles Tour took us a couple of hours out of Bucharest in a 12-seater coaster. We had the company of a group of elderly Belgians, a couple of Italian blokes and an American (or Canadian?) couple, and were guided by one of the natives ... Read more >
Tags: castles, sightseeing
GERMANY | Fri, 2 May 2008 | By queenofbums | Views [807] | Comments [3]
Ok, I'm not going to lie, I've done a whole lot of nothing the last 2 days. But, I have 5 months here, and I've been super stressed the past few weeks about this trip, and it's nice to sit calmly for a bit. I think Jeni and Mike are going to take ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Sun, 6 Jun 2010 | By belleslady | Views [759]
We went to Maho Bay again to watch the 747 land from the beach which was an awesome experience. I bought a new camera in Phillipsburg which was a ghost town without the cruise ships in. As we strolled around the deserted streets we realized what a ... Read more >
Tags: 747, airport, beach, landings
TURKEY | Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [699]
WE LEFT THE MEDITERRANEAN BEHIND YESTERDAY. The road is long, with many a winding turn, through time-warped mountain villages where tractors have yet to replace donkeys. We were headed for Pamukkale with a major detour to Aphrodisias, not ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By linzbroscott | Views [596] | Comments [4]
On Saturday we planted bananas in our cement hard soil….I hope they will grow. It was the first time any of us (Jonah, Sandra, Frank and I) had planted a banana, so we did our best. According to the locals you dig a big hole and give it lots of ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By ardihardiansyah | Views [446]
Baduy adalah salah satu suku adat di daerah Banten. Daerah ini sangat memengang kuat tradisi. dan banyak menolak pengaruh modernisasi. Didalam foto adalah potret kehidupan masyarakat baduy.
USA | Fri, 11 Dec 2009 | By royandania | Views [443]
Already on the plane I was
exited to have a food experience different from the standard food
experience I use to have in Argentina. The breakfast wrap I got had
flavour in itself and it was served with a spicy salsa – spiciness
does not ... Read more >
CHINA | Fri, 5 Aug 2011 | By ollo | Views [411]
Es gibt verschiedene Wege eine Stadt zu erkunden. Man kann
eine Stadtrundfahrt machen, auf einen Fernsehturm steigen, einem Führer folgen,
kann Museen, Kirchen und sonst alles besichtigen, Kirchen in China weniger. Man
kann aber auch einfach ... Read more >
ITALY | Sat, 29 Jun 2013 | By simonecametti | Views [390]
I am an artist who lives and works in Rome. I studied photography in high school, and sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts. I'm not a professional photographer, but at the same time I am passionate about travel, esperiense of life, to know and experience ... Read more >
Tags: audio recordings, ice, lake
USA | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By karenleslieburns | Views [387]
Our last evening in Udaipur at the beautiful Lake Palace was topped off with the most amazing dinner party you could imagine. We were transported by boat to our royal barge as the sun was setting over the lake. After finding our comfiest ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sat, 16 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [370]
Entry into City Hall-which is open during Lightnight
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [327] | 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