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JAPAN | Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By kurenai | Views [6439]
My friend and I felt the need for a little bit of culture so
we headed over to the National Museum of Art in Osaka. Leaving Higobashi exit 3 (on the blue
Yotsubashi subway line) we followed a map directly outside the station to the
museum. ... Read more >
Tags: art, china, contemporary, culture, japan, kanji, museum, osaka
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4926] | 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 >
MEXICO | Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2639]
While driving my van through Acapulco, Mexico I pulled over to the side of the road to have a rest. Three men approached the van while I was stopped. They flung the door open, and restrained me while they scoured the van for anything of value. After ... Read more >
Tags: campervan, mexico, mugging, theft
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1660]
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 >
SPAIN | Tue, 14 May 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1646]
A rental car can be either a blessing or a curse. On the one hand, having a car enables you to go wherever you like, whenever you want. At the same time it deprives you of the experience of using public transportation. In Europe ... Read more >
CROATIA | Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [1475]
Ah Rovinj, Rovinj, Rovinj… What a wonderful, romantic,
relaxed, beautiful, friendly and absolutely gorgeous town! As if you haven’t
already guessed we have totally fallen in love with Rovinj. We are already
planning how and when we can return.... Read more >
INDONESIA | Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By merantau | Views [1460]
SUMBAWA HARD WAY ROUND - VALLEY OF THE FORGOTTEN CHIEFS
We left at 10 am sharp. My mate Eric, from Cipta Sari Bakery Jalan Hasanuddin No. 47 Sumbawa Besar, on his Honda Beat scooter and me on a Kawasaki KLX150 Roadtrail. Before setting off I fueled ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip, sumbawa
ARGENTINA | Wed, 21 Feb 2007 | By lani | Views [1449] | Comments [1]
Today I did another tour of an area here called the "Siete Lagos" (7 lakes) and also to a nearby place called San Martín in the mountains. We departed Bariloche at 8 AM and travelled by the shores of Lake Nahuel Huapi (the biggest lake here).... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
SPAIN | Thu, 5 Mar 2015 | By homeless_harry | Views [1318]
Mesmerised by the Sagrada Familiar and up to my third eye in Gaudis incredible vision, I decided to double down on the crazy and see where it lead. Describing my visit to Park Quell was actually intended to be a part of the previous journal, but after ... Read more >
Tags: barcelona, bike, brewdog, gaudi, olympics, spain, tinder, walking
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By thebigtrip | Views [1113]
We have been a little lazy the last while and haven’t been keeping the blog up to date. So to make it short and sweet here are the highlights of our (Stephen and Laura‘s) 10 weeks travelling the East coast of Australia. After our two amazing weeks ... Read more >
Tags: australia, east coast
THAILAND | Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [923] | Comments [4]
ok i have a new rule! everyone has to leave a message of some kind! i don't care if its cool or i hate reading this. i want to hear from YOU! We arrive the next morning to koh tao, to see our names up on a board to be picked up and brought to our diving ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, diving, koh tao
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [846]
When I was on the 3 day tour in the Scottish Highlands, a guy on the tour told me to go to Bath-so that is what I did. I checked out of my hotel in Salisbury, and went to Bath, a town an hours train ride from Salisbury. First of all, Salisbury ... Read more >
IRELAND | Thu, 6 Apr 2017 | By jakemoffat | Views [831]
For years I have had the sense that I should plan a trip to Ireland, but that trip has always slipped down the travel list, falling prey to the temptations of trips to Italy, Turkey, or Spain. I have had some subtle guilt about continuing to downgrade ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 25 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [782]
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 >
IRELAND | Wed, 12 Nov 2008 | By gipsy | Views [664] | Comments [1] | Video
wird Kacke spaeter!
JAPAN | Fri, 21 Nov 2014 | By lokodizsolt | Views [612]
Splash. Splash. Two wild monkeys dive into a hotspring next to me in the beautiful mountains of Jigokudani. The English translation of this place is Hell's valley, and somehow I do not have any burning desires to leave from here. This feels more ... Read more >
Tags: monkeys; hot springs; japan
TANZANIA | Fri, 2 Apr 2010 | By flavie_sunny | Views [597]
We were a little bit sad leaving Morogoro and the lush Ulunguru mountains on the 25th. We travelled to Dar es Salaam where our second training course was to take place betwwen 29/03 and 2/01. We had forgotten how hot and humid Dar was and re-adjusting ... Read more >
INDIA | Fri, 25 Dec 2015 | By davidford | Views [586] | Comments [1]
I am probably at my lowest ebb yet on this trip. Nothing terrible but I'm feeling a bit lost and lonely.
I could have titlled this blog Facing Mount Kanchenjunga but fear it lacks originality. Yesterday I took a taxi (300 rupees) to the top ... Read more >
Tags: gompas, loneliness, monasteries, mountains, panoramas
TURKEY | Tue, 4 Dec 2012 | By piglet | Views [583]
Yes, of course, Cappadocia has an amazing and unusual landscape. It's like a strange fairyland full of dwellings for dwarves and trolls. Volcanic activity thousands of years ago have resulted in giant hills that resemble ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 13 Jun 2016 | By kimswim | Views [449] | Comments [1]
We arrived safely in Brussels and so our summer journey of 2016 officially begins. The presence of all the well-armed soldiers was no surprise. The part of the airport still being repaired is completely walled off. For us, the security changes were a ... Read more >
ITALY | Mon, 27 Sep 2021 | By graynomadsusa | Views [433]
IN CASE YOUR HISTORICAL RECALL is a little bit fuzzy, Renaissance means “rebirth”— a return to ancient Greek and Roman thinking and styles. In Italy the perception was that the power and glory that was ancient Rome could be reborn. ... Read more >
FRANCE | Mon, 13 Sep 2010 | By tjbrown | Views [422] | Comments [1] | Video
After a full year of having my camera I finally found out it takes video.
USA | Sat, 12 Dec 2009 | By hoesman | Views [382] | Video
This is how the weather is at home
Tags: home experiencing first heavy snow of the year.
MYANMAR | Sun, 31 Aug 2014 | By alinn | Views [376] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am interest in adventure, cultures, festival and people life style. I am still learning in film making and photography. As a learner in film making, there will be benefits in my film making experiences.
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
FRANCE | Wed, 20 Jul 2016 | By kimswim | Views [358]
Another close-by town held a “Vide Grenier” today. It is like our garage sales but in France it is an “emptying of the attic”. They claimed to have 260 tables and I would be willing to bet that there were far more. People were ... Read more >