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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By bundynbeaches | Views [8775] | Comments [2]
I decided on a trip to Listvyanka and a run on the Dog sledding out that way somewhere. Just got to find it now. I caught the tram out to the bus station then a marshrutky ( minivan travelling a set route) to Listvyanka. The trams are the really old ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
WORLDWIDE | Mon, 21 Jun 2010 | By responsible-travel | Views [4680] | Comments [4]
This graphic is a great way to explain what volunteer travel is. Get an quick snapshot of WHO 'voluntravels', WHERE they go, WHY they go and HOW MUCH it costs. Find out if you're a 'vanguard, a 'pragmatist' or a 'quester'. Click the ... Read more >
RWANDA | Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By chicachan | Views [3651] | Comments [3]
We paid $500 whopping dollars for gorilla trekking permits. This is the price for non-residents. Rwandese residents pay merely $30! We wanted to make the most of the trip by trekking the largest, hardest to get to gorilla family, the Susa. There ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
JORDAN | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By flyingpiglet | Views [2720] | Comments [2]
In June 2010 we spent two terrific weeks in Jordan. NB when you arrive in Jordan airport you have to pay for a visa stamp for your passport. You then have to get the first stamp rubber stamped at another desk. Make sure you do this. We didn't, and ... Read more >
Tags: aqaba, bedouin, camel, dead sea, jerash, jordan, mosaic, petra, roman, wadi rum
TURKEY | Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By whereintheworld | Views [2700] | Comments [1]
What do you get when you mix 4 Aussie boys + 2 girls from the States + 2 weeks of travel together 24 hours a day (literally)...... Simple, the Von Trapp Frat. A crazy mix who's the life of the party and is balls out when it comes to singing and ... Read more >
Tags: People
INDIA | Fri, 5 Sep 2008 | By simon_hennig | Views [2356]
02/09/2008 - 05/09/2008 Om Beach, Gokarna, Karnataka. While it should have been easy to reach Gokarna, this is of course India. We had inadvertantly decided to travel the day before the Ganesh birthday holiday, which invariably meant lots of people ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By vantastic_tas | Views [2287]
Dara and I were becoming a bit exhausted running all over Tasmania trying to do it all so we purposely scheduled some time to relax with our friend Emily and enjoy the East Coast the way Tasmania is supposed to be done, at a slower pace.
We ... Read more >
Tags: australia, beaches, elephants, nature, penguins, road trip, tasmania, travel, van-tastic adventures, wildlife
POLAND | Sat, 13 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1896]
Express trains make few stops; they are not necessarily fast, not in Poland. But it was a nice trip from Malbork through farmland and forests. We had a compartment to ourselves most of the trip. The only annoyance was the guy who stalked ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 4 Apr 2008 | By sl0ggs | Views [1664] | Comments [3]
Today I got up and booked my onward travel to Melbourne, which is going to be a 7am pickup tomorrow morning from the hostel for a three day/two night tour down to Melbourne, taking in lots of towns and sites along the way. I also booked a YHA hostel ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline, animals, sightseeing, walking
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 >
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 26 Feb 2007 | By philthy-nomad | Views [1513]
The day started early for both Sally and myself. She was coming from Sydney on a flight departing at 6am to arrive at Avalon Airport (about 30 mins to an hour from Melbourne) near Geelong at about 7.30am (it must be love) and myself driving from Melbourne ... Read more >
Tags: ambassador van, beaches & sunshine
ITALY | Thu, 30 Mar 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [1445] | Comments [1]
After a week in Greece we were planning to spend another week in Italy visiting the smaller towns as we made our way back to Spain. Our first stop was the town of Salerno. Salerno is in southern Italy about an hour from Naples. It sits with ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
GREECE | Sat, 10 Jul 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [1344] | Comments [1]
Our stay in Greece was pretty busy and short. Well, compared to the four months spent in Asia the two and a half weeks in Greece lasted a blink of an eye. But as the saying goes, it was short and sweet! We were first greeted by my friend Stella ... Read more >
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Tue, 6 Jul 2010 | By princess2802 | Views [1009] | Comments [1]
It’s been almost six months since we arrived here in Dubai;
and in just two weeks I’ll be walking down the air bridge and leaving for my
first Summer departure, a very common practice here whereby the women leave
behind all their ‘Summer bachelors’.... Read more >
MEXICO | Wed, 4 Mar 2015 | By rheamihir | Views [984]
Picture this – Mihir is going through security, anxiously watching all the camera equipment - his most prized possessions - go through clearance. I am standing at the entrance to the airport, boarding pass ready in hand. Still further is my father, ... Read more >
Tags: day of the dead, film, india, mexico, road trip, san luis potosi, shoot, travel, world nomads film scholarship, xantolo
UNITED KINGDOM | Tue, 6 May 2014 | By moresbbb | Views [768]
Making a beeline past the hipsters and young professionals of trendy Hackney, deep into East London, towards regional Essex, you will find a slice of the old school. Yet to be gentrified and still, on a London scale, fairly affordable to live in, boroughs ... Read more >
Tags: chinwagger, cockney, east london
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 1 Aug 2012 | By kbradnock | Views [762] | Comments [1]
Hey All!
Sorry its taken a few days to get onto this, but as you
can imagine travelling for 36 hours (managing 5 hours sleep) I was in no state
to whip up my first entry when i landed. In saying that I now have far more
interesting ... Read more >
Tags: london
JAPAN | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [690]
junior high school sports day was yesterday, it's a weekday so not as big a family affair, a few mothers came along and the local bigwigs I guess. It was a fun day, not as crazy as the elementary event but that's to be expected. I didn't have any actual ... Read more >
GREECE | Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By adora | Views [661]
Who said the best way to see Greece is in winter anyway ? there right. If getting up close to the locals and setting into there way of life doesn't excite you then take a walk with the many goats who run free on the Island of Symi. If you're a photographer ... Read more >
Tags: beach, rocks
INDONESIA | Wed, 25 Jun 2014 | By andreamxavier | Views [578]
Sei que sou conhecida por ser uma pessoa dinâmica, aventureira, trabalhadora, cheia de energia. Mas vou dizer a verdade, a pura verdade: Meus dias preferidos são aqueles, em qualquer lugar maravilhoso, sem fazer nada. Nadica de nada! Adoro ... Read more >
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 >
MOROCCO | Thu, 10 Apr 2014 | By nncysf | Views [504]
after a lovely breakfast (these were always included in the riad and usually were nice breads with jam butter and Nutella, plus fresh fruit, plus eggs if desired, and a kind of Moroccan small crepe that was sometimes a little sweet and sometimes not ... Read more >
SPAIN | Thu, 27 Jun 2013 | By skipper1949 | Views [422]
day 14 is completed as we walked about 12 miles from Arzua to Rua a fairly easy trek. A nice lunch along the way and reached here about 4 pm this afternoon. We are in a quaint little stone hotel in a small but comfortable room. Only about 11 miles ... Read more >
PUERTO RICO | Wed, 5 Aug 2015 | By rjsantana | Views [364] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
When I was 8 years old, my parents gifted me a High-8 camera. The curiosity towards my surroundings sparked by seeing everything through my camera's viewfinder. As I grew old, society's pressures and social standards drove me away from filmmaking and ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [325] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Nature has always been my greatest source of inspiration. This inspiration has led me to the pristine wonders of varied countries. At age 17, I sailed throughout the Caribbean, earing my PADI certification and coral reef conservation credit. It was ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia