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WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4897] | 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 >
JAPAN | Mon, 16 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [3491]
Megumi, Hiromi, Maki and I had a wonderful August Sweets Day! Our sweet of choice this month: an assortment of muffins - blueberry, craisin, and banana nut! It's always interesting having four of us cooking in my kitchen at one time. I'm very grateful ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 13 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [2648]
The best thing to do after a riding
ordeal like I had just experienced, is to not go anywhere near a bike
for awhile. It hurt in too many places just thinking about it. My
bike was left on the roof of the hotel and did ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, on the road, people, rip-offs
INDIA | Tue, 7 Feb 2012 | By predatorybunny | Views [2515]
There are a couple things that have just made us say, 'WTF, India?!' - Carbar. During the reception in our last night in Bombay, 9 of us left the hotel, kicked out the driver of a small van and crammed ourselves into it. I ended up sitting on one ... Read more >
USA | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By jamesshanks | Views [2195] | Comments [1]
The Gayborhood. If I had known that prior to making the hostel reservation I probably would still have gone ahead and made the booking. This place is... different? I am staying at a groovy hostel called Banana Bungalow on Fairfax and Melrose Ave. Yep, ... Read more >
Tags: clubs, drinking, eating out, farmers market, fruit, hollywood, mexican, party, venice
SERBIA | Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1973]
Connie already had a plan for our first day in Belgrade, the capitol of the former Republic of Yugoslavia, but she kept it a secret. After we checked into an overpriced hostel less than a block from the Moskova Hotel, a really overpriced one, she ... Read more >
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1846]
Moses, Monuments and Mosaics – A Journey Through Jordan
The Queen Alia International Airport lies about 30km south of Amman. I picked up the rental car, which was conveniently located inside the terminal and headed south to Madaba, ... Read more >
Tags: archeological site, city visit, museums
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 26 Nov 2009 | By silverlady | Views [1648]
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 | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By crocbait | Views [1622]
While traveling thoughout Cape York Penisula in Australia, you have to be wary of the very large snapping handbags that patrol the waters. During an early morning walk along the banks of the Normanby River in Lakefield National park, I was brought out ... Read more >
Tags: crocodile
MONTENEGRO | Fri, 18 Nov 2011 | By vagabonds | Views [1354]
As the crow – or the seagull flies – Italy isn’t far from
Montenegro. Kotor is much closer,
only 25 kilometers up the road from Budva, and is as Italian as can be. We didn’t climb the umpteen hundred
steps to the fortress but we did lose ... Read more >
INDIA | Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By paulpiorun | Views [1269] | Video
So, after a taxi, 2 trains and a rickshaw we arrived back in Goa! This time we opted to visit Arambol (north Goa). Due to our tight itinery we knew we only had 2 nights here which was a shame as we really liked the place. We found some nice ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, great food, sunsets
THAILAND | Thu, 15 Dec 2011 | By ansku | Views [1240] | Comments [1]
Once again it has come the time to say goodbye. The last time was in Sydney when I started my journal by saying goodbyes to the city I had lived in for almost a year. At that point I was looking forward to my travels in South East Asia but also the time ... Read more >
Tags: goodbye
INDONESIA | Sun, 26 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1018]
Sounds like it could be in a punnet square. Tomorrow I'm leaving Indonesia and heading to Australia. I was supposed to leave today but due to a technical issue my flight was never booked, so I got one for tomorrow. Indonesia is another complex place.... Read more >
ECUADOR | Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By sregevig | Views [864]
Yesterday, I left Otavalo and took the bus back to Quito. It was a much quieter ride and since I knew what to expect, it was uneventful. I had ran into the couple from Oakland who also came back to Quito yesterday for their flight home. We went to Mama ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
UNITED KINGDOM | Wed, 27 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [817]
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 >
USA | Wed, 2 May 2012 | By dianaandmalcolm | Views [802]
We explored the
stupendous scenery of Monument Valley guided by a Navajo Indian in the morning and
followed this with a ‘Terry style’ picnic lunch on the balcony of our room
which must have the most amazing view of
any picnic site ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Wed, 2 May 2007 | By paul | Views [796] | Comments [1]
After sixteen hours we were finally in Singapore, India seemed but a distant memory. As we stepped out onto the city streets it was a different world: No noise, just the gentle hum of flashy BMWs and Mercedes cruising the streets. No smells, besides ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
AUSTRIA | Mon, 22 Aug 2011 | By lauren-farr | Views [774]
fairy floss, the yummy, delectale, delicious, sweet sticky goodness that can only be fairy floss. pink of course! saw the famous big wheel, the largest ferris wheel for the most part of last century. and michelle won a smurf which just makes the place ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By iowflute | Views [657]
Last time I wrote I was heading off to the Gold Coast full of hopes of a nice swim and relaxing on a beach. Not to be. It was incredibly windy, in fact there hasn't really been a day since I arrived that you'd call windless! Some are a lot windier than ... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 2 Sep 2011 | By supergg | Views [650]
Can't believe we had to set the alarm this morning to be up for an early breakfast & ready to leave by 830 for a long day sightseeing. Over brekky I did the usual check of Facebook to see what's been going on Down Under. Amy had gone into labour ... Read more >
NORWAY | Sun, 19 Jun 2022 | By graynomadsusa | Views [586]
HONNIGSVAG, WE ARE TOLD, IS THE northernmost town in Europe. It’s 306 miles north of the Arctic Circle—just over 1300 miles from the North Pole. It is also the only place on this cruise that we’ve booked an excursion—a “... Read more >
THAILAND | Fri, 24 Jul 2009 | By dayangchi | Views [550] | Comments [1]
Bo, no puc dir que ha sigut un passeig... s'ha fet un peliu mes llarg... pero be, molt be. La ruta Valencia-Barna-El Caire-Bangkok-Sukhothai han sigut en total 32 horetes, entre unes coses i altres, pero com les esperes no han sigut llargues no s'ha ... Read more >
Tags: tailandia thailand dayangchi sukhothai avio asia
WORLDWIDE | Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By eszter | Views [378] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I chose the Designers' Fair, WAMP, since all my friends usually go there and emphasize how unique this market is in Budapest. Despite that I have been only once, therefore it was a great occasion to discover. I am a videographer in Budapest, but worked ... Read more >
Tags: travel film scholarship 2012
PALESTINE | Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Views [319]
It was raining when I landed in Tel Aviv. Passport control was easy but getting cash wasn't. None of my credit or debit cards worked in any of the atms I tried in the airport. I knew the only cash I had was 5 euros so I was wondering how I was ... Read more >
USA | Sat, 24 Sep 2011 | By kellybear6 | Views [217]
Check out some of my family time with a few of my long lost cousins in Anchorage, Alaska!