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PANAMA | Wed, 20 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [5561] | Comments [5]
We had to get up at 5.30am to leave Capurgana but even at this early hour our new Colombian friends came to wave us goodbye, along with the hostel owner who wanted to wish
us a buen viaje. It wasn’t difficult to find which boat we ... Read more >
Tags: boquete, david, panama canal, panama city, puerto obaldia
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4911] | 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 >
ICELAND | Thu, 5 Jun 2008 | By mredovan | Views [1949] | Comments [1]
Nathan, a friend from way back when, arrived in Reykjavik on June 2nd. We spent most of the day walking around the city - nothing too intensive as Nathan arrived at 6:30am and hadn't slept much. Really, we spent most of the day in anticipation for our ... Read more >
Tags: camping, ferry, fjords, iceland, lava fields, snaefellsnes, westfjords
CHINA | Fri, 2 Nov 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1844] | Comments [2]
Tres dias de Gloria (mi moto a pilas) Ya van tres dias en Gloria, que es como he bautizado a mi bici-moto. Las prestaciones de este cacharro (disculpad mi inutilidad para las fotos) se resumen en 40 kilometros al dia de llanos sin dejarme la piel, y ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 | By traveling_jungs | Views [1750]
Thursday, November 13 6:36 am Thailand / 4:36 pm US (We are sitting in the Chiang Mai airport waiting for our flight to Bangkok, which was booked yesterday evening.... more on that to come). Yesterday we headed out and toured a couple more temples.... Read more >
Tags: airport, bangkok international airport, chiang mai, chiang mai, fireworks, loi krathong, loy krathong, suvarnabhumi, thai massage, thailand
GREECE | Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [1658]
Massive effort to get from Rome to Santorini in a day! We left fairly early to get to the plane to Athens then after the flight we just made it onto a bus direct to Pireaus port where we were catching the ferry to Santorini. All going well until the ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, ferry, fira, greek islands
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1653]
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 >
PERU | Thu, 20 May 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [1475]
I wonder
exactly when the jungle became the rainforest. George of the Rainforest just doesn’t sound right. Nor does “It’s a rainforest out there.” But it’s not so bad to stay in a "rainforest" lodge and that’s ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 9 Nov 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [1301]
Multifaceted, ever-changing, often fickle; London is defined by it’s pace, density, and diversity. Multicultural and inclusive here, homogenous and exclusive there, but most often both, side by side. Neighbourhoods offering overpriced continental ... Read more >
Tags: london, uk, working holiday visa
TURKEY | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By nadiamar | Views [1208]
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
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 7 Jun 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1139]
The North Island bus trip begins just as it is getting light on Bank Holiday Monday. Much has been made of the Queen’s birthday weekend, and I suspect that there is more patriotism over here than on her home turf!
The trip up to Paihia on the ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, bay of islands, culture, maori, naked bus, new zealand, paihia, rotorua, sulphur springs, tamaki
SOUTH AFRICA | Fri, 21 Jan 2011 | By melissa_wynn | Views [1113]
A night in Joberg with some family friends before jetsetting off to America... Lovely people with a beautiful house just down the road from Joberg Zoo. i had time to kill this morning so I took a wander round the zoo. Everything is so cheap here! A ... Read more >
NORWAY | Sun, 18 May 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [1072]
Like clockwork the deciduous trees had begun to yellow and drop their leaves. The days were visibly shorter and the autumn rains were moving in. It was damp under the forest canopy, a rich musty smell rose from the undergrowth. I picked my way gingerly ... Read more >
Tags: food, home cooking, oslo
INDIA | Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By vaishvimistry | Views [1054] | Comments [3] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Festivals light up people's lives and help them get away from their routine job and stress, for a change. What I love about Navratri specifically is the enthusiasm and craziness among the people. Inspite of their busy schedules, they somehow manage to ... Read more >
Tags: travel film scholarships 2013
PERU | Mon, 5 May 2014 | By 7dayadventurer | Views [904]
Despite the baggage stuff-up I still got to Puerto Maldonado Airport way early (why do tour operators always insist on getting you there Über -early?). The good news was that I didn't have to hang around the minimally-equipped outpost of an airport ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [857]
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 >
INDIA | Sat, 8 Oct 2022 | By krodin | Views [752]
Almora, Bagheshwar and Baijnath
The drive from Nainital to Almora consists of windy hill roads with some steep hairpin turns. There was more damage on this stretch of the road from the monsoon rains than even the section from Delhi. ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, on the road, temples
PORTUGAL | Thu, 4 Jun 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [705]
First things first, I went to the Castillo de San Jorge in Lisbon. It is the largest Castle in Lisbon, practically looming over the skyline. I made a decision to see it before I left. The night before, (two nights ago), I did a recon mission to find ... Read more >
Tags: portugal, sintra
ECUADOR | Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By laura | Views [668]
* Cajas National Park has a surface area of 28,544 hectares and an elevation between 3,150 and 4,450 meters above sea level. Rock formations are from the Mesozoic era, where large volcanic phenomena begun and the Andean mountains lifted. Lake complexes ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
SLOVAKIA | Sat, 9 May 2015 | By vagabonds3 | Views [626]
THE DANUBE HYDROFOIL BARELY KISSED THE DOCK in Brataslava and we hopped off in that most Soviet of cities. We imagined hidden microphones in our room in Hotel Kiev. That was back in 2002 when we were just learning the ins and outs of travel.... Read more >
CANADA | Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | By iiavet | Views [586]
Today was another good day. In the morning we went down to the lake, swam for a bit, and returned back to the house for lunch. The afternoon was even lazier, we played in the yard, said 'Hi' to a couple of local horses, went shopping, enjoyed a delicious ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
USA | Tue, 14 Apr 2015 | By lhartjen | Views [528]
Los Angeles is a city of broken charm. Like a pair of Angels wings wrapped in crushed velvet this wood promises a touch of stardom at every turn for tourists like me seeking a brush with fame only to be turned away by the finality of each ubiquitous ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thu, 4 Apr 2013 | By anealis314 | Views [518] | Comments [1]
Sadly, no sweet tea vodka in Thailand. The name of this story coincides with how Jennifer and I made the decision to come to Thailand. Some of you may or may not know this, but Jennifer and I spent a particularly relaxing and vodka filled day in ... Read more >
BELIZE | Sat, 7 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [477]
Had the most excellent of birthdays thanks to P Dids. We had some food from the market for breaky supplemented by some fruit and coffee from a cafe next to the Central O'tel where we were staying. Then it was time to saddle up the canoe for the adventure ... Read more >
Tags: canoeing
NETHERLANDS | Fri, 27 May 2016 | By excellentadventure | Views [275]
Picked up Rob and Gab from the airport - our visitors for the next 5 days! It was soooooo good to see familiar faces. Walked around the city, enjoyed some quality busker break dancers and Rob gave it the 'most beautiful city' award. Hummus Haus, nutella ... Read more >