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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4898] | 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 >
THAILAND | Tue, 27 Aug 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [4135]
I love this place! There is something about Pai that is totally different from any of the other places I have been in Thailand. It has a certain energy that comes perhaps from being nestled away in between all the mountains. Yes there are tourists here, ... Read more >
Tags: cheesecake, cycling, nakhon chai air bus, om garden cafe, pai, scooter accidents, thailand, trains, walking street
CAMBODIA | Sat, 30 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Views [2275] | Comments [4]
The next leg of the trip (destination Hoi An) was the worst bus trip yet. Having been promised a VIP bus since the trip was 24 hours long (we know that sounds obnoxious but they’re the only way you can travel in some reasonable comfort) we were confronted ... Read more >
PERU | Mon, 27 Oct 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [2001]
It was fabulous to not have to get up at the crack of dawn and go somewhere. We hada very leisurely breakfast with Katie and Kerry and made our way to SA explorers having bade farewell to the girls who were off to Puno and then to Bolivia. We had a few ... Read more >
Tags: maccu picchu, strike, trekking
ITALY | Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1665]
My friend and I were trekking around Italy in this beat-up junker clunker of a van. We were stopped in Casal Borsetti for the evening and sleeping soundly in the back. Around 4 a.m. we were awakened by someone breaking in to the front of the van.... Read more >
Tags: insurance claim, italy, road trip, theft, travel insurance, true claim stories, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1649]
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 >
INDIA | Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | By barun | Views [1432]
Kashmir : A Paradise Regained – I would like to submit a selection of five photographs( another five as supporting images) depicting the resilience of the people of Kashmir valley. The images taken over the years show how the frequent incidents ... Read more >
Tags: dal lake, fire, india, kashmir, peace, srinagar, terrorism, the paradise on earth, tourism
USA | Fri, 3 Jul 2009 | By mlisaho | Views [1354]
I liked Homer. Especially the Homer Spit, which is a long piece of land that juts out into Kachemak Bay. It's home to Homer's boat harbour, and is lined with 2 long rows of brightly coloured 'beach huts' that house various craft, souvenirs, tour operators ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 8 Apr 2012 | By frenchflower24 | Views [1259]
I've had several
interviews now; one of which was an interview with a 3 rd
nannying agency. I figure the more jobs I can apply for the better my
chances are of getting one that I really want!
On Thursday I had an
interview with a lady called ... Read more >
Tags: bernadette, jay and maggie crawford., max, neil, susan miller
JAPAN | Mon, 29 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1246] | Comments [2]
We finally found a patio table on OYS so we can enjoy meals (and our laptops) outdoors! This post is not about that, though. :) The night we picked up our patio set, we were starving and stopped at a restaurant near Hamby Town. We thought "AnAn ... Read more >
JAPAN | Mon, 22 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1234]
With more than 36,000 kilometres of hitchhiking across several countries under my belt, I would start my first big Japanese hitchhiking adventure. I don't have a JR pass so hitchhiking would be my only option unless I wanted to pay through the nose for ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Fri, 16 Nov 2007 | By daan | Views [1140]
'Oi! Twee weken geleden ben ik uit Hanoi vertrokken, nadat ik m'n koorts kwijt was en ik even alledaagse dingen zoals wasjes, boodschapjes, emailtjes en dergelijke heb kunnen doen. Ik was behoorlijk lui geworden van deze dagen van rust en dat zette ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
BOLIVIA | Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By daniryan | Views [1104] | Comments [2]
It seems a lifetime since I left South America and since the adventures that took me
from La
Paz ,
through Argentina , Chile and Brazil , to Toronto . But rather than stuff you full with it
all at once, I’ll recount ... Read more >
CHINA | Wed, 23 Jan 2008 | By guillermoafonso | Views [1041] | Comments [1]
La conquista de Hainan He intentado anyadir un mapita a esta entrada para que se vea donde esta Hainan en el globo. Es la isla de las vacaciones para millones de Chinos. Kilometros de playa y sol incondicional. Me uni a unos expatriados de Guangzhou, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
THAILAND | Thu, 6 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [948]
We have finished our third day of class at the Sunshine Massage School in Chiang Mai. There are sixteen of us in the class, and we represent nine countries: USA, France, Germany, UK, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Argentina, Spain, and Holland. The classes ... Read more >
Tags: khom loy, loy krathong, thai massage
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 >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By deepsouthrugby | Views [815]
September 22 nd : Taking the cable car up to the observatory and a pleasant stroll on a cold but sunny morning through the botanical gardens, meandering through the highway bisected cemetery back to Wellington. September 23 rd : Driving from the ... Read more >
Tags: england, namibia, new plymouth, oponake, romania, rugby world cup, wales
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By dannygoesdiving | Views [744]
Everyone has a dream, however, some dreams are easier to follow than others. I thought that ours was ambitious, however, once I met and became friends with Deb, one of the instructors at Dive Provo, I decided that ours paled into insignificance. Deb ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By centuryfox20 | Views [628] | Scholarship Entry
The midnight air is clean with a vague scent of
concessions and camels as I unload from the microbus with the other travelers. I find
myself in a horseshoe shaped, miniature ‘sûq’ filled with vendors selling
everything from soda to prayer flags. I ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
CHINA | Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By kjones | Views [561]
Mongolia here I come!!!!!! So my time in China has thankfully almost come to an end. This time tomorrow morning I'll be on the train watching the great wall go past the windows and the horrible grey pollution [china mist] that covers all of china will ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wed, 26 Jan 2011 | By loiswilsontravelbug | Views [543] | Scholarship Entry
‘Journey in an Unknown Culture’ Stepping off the old mottled bus in a state of sleepy unawareness was probably not the greatest idea. Within the short space of five minutes I had gone from a blissful cat nap to being heckled by what I can only describe ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 15 Dec 2012 | By pauline | Views [542]
Today Linda and I took a driving tour around some of the inland areas around Port Lincoln including Green Patch and Coomunga where the recent bush fires have been, Mikkira Station and homestead which is now used for camping and home to a koala colony, ... Read more >
THAILAND | Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By tamarquina | Views [531] | Comments [1]
Lluna plena de novembre, ofrenes de flors i encens al riu, globus encesos pugen al cel...(es precios, pero no entenc com no hi ha mes incendis...) Molts petardos per tot arreu, i alegria. La gent es desfa de les coses dolentes (literal se les emporta ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
JAPAN | Sun, 28 Jul 2013 | By fujihiker | Views [515]
Sent 7/26/2013 7:00pm (PDT)
The Kamaishi teams could not get reserved seats on the van. JEMS was not able to book ahead on time. There are many ticket offices but you are only allowed to buy certaini tickets from each of them.
It took half an hour ... Read more >
NETHERLANDS | Mon, 27 Jun 2011 | By casie | Views [493] | Comments [1]
So I've made it to Amsterdam safely! The biggest struggle so far (as always) is lugging your bag from point A to point B...I found the right bus from the airport to the hostel, so that was good, but once we got to the bus stop it was a bit tough trying ... Read more >
Tags: anne frank house, westerkerk