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SOUTH KOREA | Fri, 10 Nov 2006 | By annielovett | Views [4374] | Comments [1]
Spam really is a luxury item here! It’s true, really really. A product that none of us would touch is an item of class here. Apparently South Korea is the second largest consumer of the lovely pink gelatinous meat, and people give it as gifts ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1641]
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 >
CANADA | Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By margitpirsch | Views [1400]
There is a lot to say about life on a bike, but I don't have the words for it...maybe a jumble of them, like:
Freedom, moving, exposure, LIFE, feeling, hearing, listening, soaring, purring, smelling, working, sounding, flying, gliding, having, giving, ... Read more >
COLOMBIA | Fri, 6 Jan 2006 | By bigfish | Views [1350]
I've strayed down to the sprawling, heaving mass of El Centro a couple of times now. The guide books will steer you to Del Prado as the more likely tourist spot in Barranquilla but if you like it down and dirty and the gringos thin on the ground then, ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
SPAIN | Tue, 13 Jun 2017 | By jakemoffat | Views [1233]
I am not quite sure what the rules or etiquette surrounding writing a travel journal after you get home, but I feel like I need to try to capture our last couple of weeks in Sevilla before the colors fade from my mind. In many ways the last few weeks ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Sun, 3 Feb 2013 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1180]
Ethiopia at long last!!! A large "Welcome to Ethiopia" sign greeted me as I stepped off the plane. I can't believe I'm finally here! And it's harder to believe I'm finally in Africa. Officially I've been to five continents; just two to go! Addis Ababa ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 4 Jan 2010 | By kurenai | Views [1173]
Welcome to the flip side, literally. A locational shift from
the Northern to the Southern hemisphere; Japan
to Australia.
And welcome to the new year and whatever that shall entail.
I have been in Australia for about half a year
now, ... Read more >
Tags: australia, japan, melbourne, new years, travel
NEW ZEALAND | Fri, 31 Oct 2014 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1100]
At the beginning of this year when I was booking our flights for our USA trip there was an advert for cheap flights to the Gold Coast and I booked a flight over our Labour Weekend in October to have a week with Corrin. Luckily my employers are great, ... Read more >
POLAND | Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [949]
We
are in Pabianice which is the city where my Mother grew up and where
most of her family still live.. There isn't much to see in Pabianice
but this isn't too worrying for Dan and I as we are just keen to see
my ... Read more >
EGYPT | Thu, 15 Jul 2010 | By treyfrankovich | Views [941]
Well, what a week of diving! Went with Sinai divers on a seven night live aboard. There must have been 100 or more other dive boats in the marina! I was the only American on the boat. We had one French, three Swiss, one Austrian, three ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By doreen-b | Views [937]
I went to Mendoza, Argentina for a two-night stay to visit the beautiful landscapes and take a break from the busy, downtown area of Cordoba. I took an all-day tour with 7 other people and our guide, to see the highest mountain in the western hemisphere ... Read more >
TAJIKISTAN | Fri, 30 Jan 2009 | By shrummer16 | Views [933]
Heidi and I are taking the remainder of our vacation days on a rather last-minute trip to Russia and Kazakhstan (yes, Borat's homeland... here's to hoping we don't run into any fluorescent green banana hammocks looking for sexy-time). I'll be sure to ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [832]
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 >
USA | Fri, 1 Jun 2012 | By tk_inks | Views [830]
Well here we are. The home straight. The final frontier. Our last stop and our last blog for our round the world adventure: California.
Arriving in California we had already planned (for a change) pretty much everything we wanted to see before we ... Read more >
CHILE | Sun, 9 Aug 2015 | By christiankoock | Views [810]
Con fecha 8 de agosto del 2015 comienzo los preparativos para una pequena travesia en moto desde Santiago de Chile hasta Lima Peru. La idea principal de este viaje es la ubicacion de las distintas locaciones y alternativas que tiene un motoviajero para ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 15 Nov 2008 | By gborchers3 | Views [797] | Comments [5]
The pictures are FINALLY up!!!! i put about 3 hours of work into this on pay-per-minute internet, so i hope someone actually looks at all these! Post up some comments so i know there is interest ;) Today was quite cool. We are staying in a town named ... Read more >
CHINA | Mon, 31 May 2010 | By becci_hodge | Views [783]
I've been learning Chinese characters with a colleague from school. Han-Fan Chinese is a company run by Ann and Catherine (English names), with the mission to coach expats' 'China Life'. On Friday June 5th at 8.00pm Guangzhou English channel will broadcast ... Read more >
Tags: mahjong game in guangzhou
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [757]
I spent a quick night in London in a hotel. As you probably know by now, if I am staying at a Marriott, Hilton, etc, it is by accident. I can't afford those places so mine are much more economincal. (plus the UK is expensive period). And after ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 1 Jan 2011 | By gemmahu | Views [620] | Video
Did I mention I have a gentlemen friend now? So I arrived in Sydney on 01/12/2010 and I'm living Marrickville with Sir James of Cox in a very smart IKEA filled apartment. I'm working for an agency which has me working for.......the council! Yay! ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 5 Nov 2011 | By angiel | Views [533]
Over the past 12 years I have traveled extensively throughout
different parts of the globe touching many countries and hopefully enriching
peoples lives as they have mine. The most recent adventure was a 9 day tour of Bali. I have
always liked ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Tue, 29 Mar 2016 | By dangerruss | Views [533]
TUESDAY 29 Mars
Marrakech My top bunk is too high. My roommates all snore and fart and go to bed too early. Breakfast was crap. you get what you pay for. I will stay here tonight but move to a hotel for the last night.
So I went for an early walk ... Read more >
CHINA | Sun, 4 May 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [504]
I wish I had an awesome rap a la SNL's digital short about such a day, but unfortunately, my writing abilities do not extend to poetry over a beat. Little to say about today. I fell asleep on the couch last night (no one to occupy it, so I took ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 24 Jan 2014 | By naomiandchris | Views [411]
April 2013 - It's a cold wet weekend and for some bizarre reason we're making the 5 hour drive to Wales for a weekend of rock climbing!!! Looking out the window at the dismal weather I posed the question to Chris "So where are we going to move ... Read more >
COLOMBIA | Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By findingpassioninthejourney | Views [354]
Finally finding a place to settle down in Medellin, Colombia. After days of moving around and enduring thunderstorm after thunderstorm the weather has cleared and the birds are chirping. Upon finally taking the big step outside of my comfort zone ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 31 Aug 2015 | By tomstrickland | Views [301] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Hi, my name is Tom and I am a graduating film student with a passion for travelling. I have always believed that life begins at the edge of your comfort zone and through my experience I have found that travelling is the single greatest way to push yourself ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia