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COLOMBIA | Thu, 14 Oct 2010 | By ryanandjo | Views [7738]
To get to the Caribbean Coast we had to take our first overnight bus in Colombia. Throughout South America we had been warned of arctic overnight buses caused by powerful
air conditioning, but having never experienced anything other than the natural ... Read more >
Tags: capurganá, caribbean coast, cartagena, darien gap, diving, santa marta, taganga, tayrona
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4914] | 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 [4495] | 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
TURKEY | Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [3520] | Comments [1]
I’ve always been fascinated and horrified by the story of the ANZACS of Gallipoli, and today I had the chance to relive the story on a tour of the battlefields in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Our tour guide Bülent is one of the best, (the Australian Government ... Read more >
Tags: anzacs, ecebat, gallipoli, history, turkey, war memorials, world war one
PERU | Sun, 30 May 2010 | By julio_martinez | Views [3115]
So there I went, to the amazon and to the jungle... I couldn't help being in Southamerica for 3 months and not visiting the amazon. Iquitos was the entry point, and it happened that I met my friend Stephane the day before in Lima, and he had booked ... Read more >
MYANMAR | Mon, 11 May 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [2905] | Comments [1]
Day 17 - Kalaw
Having seen all that we wanted to see but by no means all the sites in Bagan, we decided that with our new found passion for early mornings we would catch the 3.30am bus to Kalaw. Ok, it was the only bus and we had no other options ... Read more >
Tags: kalaw
VIETNAM | Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2162]
Destination – Vietnam
– escape from Phu Quoc Island & Nha Trang
After 10 days
of torrential monsoon rain and two tropical typhoons in the South China Sea, we
change plans and decide to go back to Saigon and enjoy a bit more of Vietnam before
moving ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1654]
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 | Sun, 16 Mar 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1621]
February 5th Can't really call any riding on the C. Austral smooth, BUT: We reached the ferry dock in the evening and had missed the last one at 6pm by 45 minutes (we weren't really trying..). We had ridden part way with another french couple on ... Read more >
PERU | Fri, 23 Apr 2010 | By fieldnotes | Views [984] | Comments [1]
If you are coming to Cusco and want to get to
the jungle, take a look at EcoManu Center Expeditions. You don’t have to book from home,
although you can at www.ecomanuperu.com.
It’s just as easy to drop in; they
are conveniently located ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wed, 26 May 2010 | By heathergay | Views [933] | Comments [2]
Hello again after a long delay. I have found the internet in Vietnam very inferior, I am not able to upload photos easily, and can get online only sometimes. Some websites are blocked, all in all internet use is pretty censored here, so have been discouraged ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [858]
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 >
SENEGAL | Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By africalis | Views [824]
day 6: after three flat tires and a lot of hassle, i make it across the border to senegal. i am in dakar now, and it is visciously mocking me- i feel like an unwanted weed in the original garden of mother earth, my status sweetly and discretely revealed ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
THAILAND | Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By dinagosse | Views [696]
We leave Cave Lodge, sadly and sorely, and head back to Pai. Pai is partway between Chiang Mai and Pang Mapha, and we thought staying there for a night would be a nice way to break up our return trip from PMP to Bangkok. The road from PMP to Pai is almost ... Read more >
Tags: pai, thailand
USA | Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By ecrivain | Views [633]
A San Francisco night - walking from the Chinatown Gate up the steep hill
that is Bush Street, just before the corner of Powell and the downhill jaunt
following the cable car tracks to Union Square, I spy a face looking up at me ... Read more >
Tags: san francisco
NETHERLANDS | Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [599]
Tallinn, Estonia is truly a gem. The entire old city, which is quite large, is a UNESCO, World Heritage Site (We walked over 8 miles in the “old city”). It is steeped in history and beauty. And you can see the different cultural influences ... Read more >
MOROCCO | Thu, 20 Nov 2014 | By carmenmateos | Views [558]
Every time I travel I like to take pics of the people around me. It's a great opportunity to catch their expressions in a shot and freeze them in time.
During my visit to Morocco, besides enjoy like a child in that marvelous country I had the ... Read more >
Tags: faces, look, marrakech, morocco, on the road, portraits, sun, the faces of
UNITED KINGDOM | Sun, 6 Oct 2013 | By isaacsimmons | Views [444] | Video | Scholarship Entry
My film is based on what i do with my time: travelling the country, studying at college and working to fund the next adventure. I was inspired to start film making when i saw several episodes of a documentary/holiday film made by two freelance filmmakers ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
NETHERLANDS | Tue, 23 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [443] | Comments [2]
Aarhus is a college city with lots of new buildings going up which are mostly museums and theaters. It also has the tallest and longest church in Denmark and a brand new waterside library. There is also a cool looking museum that has a unique exterior ... Read more >
BULGARIA | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By ralitsaanganaki | Views [389]
Dear Nomads,
My name is Ralitsa and I am so glad and excited to have a chance to participate in this journey.
I am an ordinary girl with untypical point of view. Excited. Very excited. And I’ve got a lots of visions and ideas.
I’... Read more >
Tags: my people
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 >
USA | Thu, 12 Mar 2015 | By smithtravel | Views [363]
We headed to Ermelo, a halfway spot for going to the airport on Thursday. We are both getting a little road weary. Our BNB had a broken pipe but to the owners credit he found us another place with a good restaurant and a room. Not very ... Read more >
USA | Fri, 27 May 2011 | By gestores | Views [352]
I was alone and was sitting by the window, looking outside and thinking what I'm going to do. While my mind was busy thinking of nothing, something got my attention; this beautiful plant in the backyard with purple little flowers and has a fragrance ... Read more >
Tags: my first journal entry.
ITALY | Sat, 22 Aug 2015 | By ambra | Views [315] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Travelling has been influencing my life since I moved away from a tiny Italian village, at 19 years old. I lived in London, Barcelona, New York, Florence, Hong Kong, Paris and Bogota, where I had a wonderful time working for a production company and doing ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
EGYPT | Sun, 25 Nov 2012 | By photos4life | Views [309]
It was 5 pm after along day suffering the hard life,people looking sad,confused,depressed,uncomfortable with their life in a society full of corrption and selfishness ,yet they have a little hope and faith that God will not forget them. Always the minorty ... Read more >
Tags: sunsets