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MEXICO | Sun, 17 Jul 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [7465] | Comments [2]
The illness is the result of a fly, in Southern Mexico, laying eggs under the skin on my leg which later hatched into larvae. On arrival to Mexico City at about 11pm on July 17, I rang Doctor Tomas Loza and he came to my assistance at the Hotel Mallorca.... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories, worms
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4910] | 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 >
GREECE | Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By jamie_candice | Views [3755] | Comments [1]
Wednesday 14th August Great day we had found a ticket to Santorini Island and were on our way. We made it down to the pier and boarded the HUGEST boat we have ever seen. We had to pay a bit more money to get comfy seats and a faster boat so it took ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By responsible-travel | Views [2383] | Comments [1]
1. Who are you? Jeff Greenwald / Executive Director of Ethical Traveler . The staff and members of Ethical Traveler are people who feel that travel has enriched our lives. We also believe that travel can be an incredibly powerful force for promoting ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tue, 2 Dec 2008 | By gregorboyd | Views [1837]
I have mention the Hash House Harriers in quite a few of my blogs. I have spent most Sundays afternoons on hash runs in various outskirts of Phnom Penh. It's quite a bit of fun and I would reccomend it to anyone anywhere. On Sunday it was the last run ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, hash
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 >
IRELAND | Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | By mazystar | Views [1631] | Comments [5]
Sometimes one can feel lost while traveling. Unsure of the future and rather unstable when it comes to social and financial aspects. I don't want to go home although I miss the people back in Sydney terribly. I love traveling even though there ... Read more >
TURKMENISTAN | Thu, 8 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [1159]
From Ashgabat, there is a 6 hour odd drive to Mary, the nearest city to the ancient ruins of Merv, my next destination. Merv is my main reason for visiting Turkmenistan. Merv was an important crossroads between China and the West on ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Mon, 16 Jul 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1150]
It never seems to stop raining, only a minor annoyance to intrepid travelers like yours truly. We splashed our way to Jersey Boys in Soho, visited the Tate Gallery and even viewed London from the "Eye," that giant ferris wheel on the Thames.... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thu, 13 Mar 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1126] | Comments [1]
With a deep sense of euphoria, I climbed the stairs on the ferry. On top of the life rafts I stood, arms outstretched, tea bottle in hand, head high, breathing deeply. In my head I was screaming "I'm on top of the world!!!" For several minutes I just ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By alpiner84 | Views [1041]
One of the perks of traveling is acquiring the ability to sleep anywhere. In the four days I spent traveling from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, a 3,000 km trip, I slept on a train, in a bus station, on three buses, in one hostel bed, one hostel couch, and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
ICELAND | Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | By alpiner84 | Views [910]
After a killer night in Reykjavik (killer good, not killer bad), we drove north a little ways to the idyllic valley of Glymur, where a 200 meter (!!!) waterfall comes pouring over the edge of a volcanic shelf. What the waterfall pours into is an endlessly ... Read more >
SAMOA | Mon, 28 Nov 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [857]
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 >
ARGENTINA | Tue, 16 May 2006 | By robin | Views [852]
Tags: Adventures
ARGENTINA | Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By inesd | Views [813]
Buenos Aires is a city where tango is danced almost everywhere, anytime and by everyone… where love is in the air and easily spread to everyone no matter age or gender…where art and poetry is essential part of living… where music, dancing and creativity ... Read more >
JAPAN | Sat, 2 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [769]
New Year's Eve we went up north to the Beni-imo store and then to the Aquarium. They have finally finished the renovations to the Dolphin Lagoon, so we were able to watch the dolphin show there and the big dolphin show in the Okichan Theater. We've ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 6 Oct 2013 | By longawaited | Views [747]
Have been in Thailand, unbelievably(!) since the night of 24/09/13.
I stayed near Saphin Taksin for the first ten days. Went to a floating market in Damnoensaduak on a tour. I had nearly run out of money by that stage, so all I shared with the Indian ... Read more >
Tags: damnoensaduak, koh tao, low season, thailand, tropical
NEW ZEALAND | Sat, 16 May 2015 | By goannasnake | Views [648]
Here's a link to our 2nd trip to NZ's beautiful South Island, prompted by our son who had a job as a tour guide and incorporating the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival. https://flyinggoannas.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/2014-2-weeks-in-new-zealands-south-island/ ... Read more >
Tags: new zealand, road trip, south island
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 10 Dec 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [549]
Thursday
10 th December
Adelaide
As
the morning was gloomy and the clouds were heavy we decided to push
on north continuing along the coast towards Adelaide.
Stopped
off ... Read more >
THAILAND | Sun, 3 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [533]
8am - 28 degrees and 97% humidity. Nice. This is an extremely brief update as we have to be out of here by 0530 tomorrow! Election day in Bangkok today and from what we saw polling went smoothly. Today in brief...Vimanmek Mansion (VERY cool!), ... Read more >
GREECE | Mon, 18 May 2015 | By nicolemesa | Views [522]
Day 1
The Library of Hadrian: The last of the major ancient Archeoligical sites to visit! Be sure to get there with time to visit the museum inside the site, it closes at 3 pm.
After climbing the ... Read more >
Tags: athens, beaches, history, sites
USA | Thu, 16 Jun 2016 | By kimswim | Views [520]
Yes indeed we have indulged! After all it has been over a year since we had the opportunity to partake of some of favorite “goodies” and to make matters more interesting, our local patisserie had “cafe eclairs” on special yesterday.... Read more >
ISRAEL | Sat, 20 Aug 2011 | By julie_bien | Views [488]
Last night was my last evening in Kibbutz Gevim, Sderot. We spent the night listening to music, watching True Blood (yes, it's popular here), all the while listening to (and feeling) the air-strikes on Gaza. Luckily, we didn't have a Tseva Adom last ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tue, 7 Jul 2009 | By dan_and_anna | Views [473] | Comments [1]
Today
we had another early start and ventured out to visit the famous Cu
Chi Tunnels.. The Vietnamese build a labyrinth of over 250kms of
multileveled underground tunnels during the Vietnam war. These
tunnels ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By coati2012 | Views [359]
