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TURKEY | Thu, 2 Feb 2012 | By scholarships | Views [9842]
The 2011 winner of our Travel Writing Scholarship to Turkey, Zoe Smith, is soon to be back on the road!
She has just been asked by Rough Guides to return to Turkey in the spring as a staff writer. On her scholarship assignment, she worked on ... Read more >
WORLDWIDE | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By scholarships | Views [4941] | 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 >
ITALY | Thu, 16 Feb 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [3472]
Naples is the most densely populated - and supposedly one of the most corrupt - cities in Europe. The guidebooks post warnings, fellow travelers spin tales of woe and even the public address system at the station remind passengers to be cautious of ... Read more >
CYPRUS | Tue, 14 Oct 2008 | By kenton | Views [2652]
Today we visited the Amiantos Asbestos mine high up in the Toorodos Mountains, where the rainfall increases from about 470mm per year at sea level to 900 - 1m here, where snow is common in the winter. The mine was closed in the seventies due to the ... Read more >
Tags: amiantos, trees
VIETNAM | Sun, 10 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2182]
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 >
JORDAN | Sat, 14 Jan 2017 | By krodin | Views [1913]
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 [1675]
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 >
INDIA | Wed, 23 Oct 2013 | By backpackers | Views [1607] | Comments [3] | Video | Scholarship Entry
We are Divya and Justine, two media students and ardent travelers in search of a big break. Our idea of travelling is experiencing the culture, the lifestyle of people and their food wherever we may be. We believe in enjoying everything we do and making ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
CHILE | Sun, 1 Feb 2009 | By muttsonbikes | Views [1512]
Instead of writing about things such as Bill Murray´s fantastic adventures with Toni Braxton and the rest of the MuttPack, this is the ex-cook, now half-assed photographer with reports from the road! This is maybe, besides the bird list, the only actual ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tue, 7 Jul 2015 | By tony_mattravers | Views [1507]
13 years ago on Friday 3 rd May 2002, I had finished for the day and was working in the garage on my Triumph Herald. My friend and housemate in my first house, Darren (Daz) came into the garage and said he was going to West Bay on his motorbike, a ... Read more >
Tags: challenge, charity, frustration, hard work, killimanjaro, panic, panic, summit, trekking
CHINA | Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By leanneensly | Views [1111]
I have just been travelling with two lovely Dutch girls –
Judith and Marjolein (I had to call her May) they were great fun to be around
and not just for their keen sense of humour but also it was a chance to observe
how two gorgeous 20 something girls ... Read more >
USA | Mon, 25 Oct 2010 | By elis82 | Views [1046] | Comments [1]
From the Yukon, we had a day and a bit in Vancouver. We were pretty bummed at leaving Whitehorse, but when we arrived in Vancouver, it was perfectly blue skies and nice and warm. We got to take advantage of the beautiful weather, heading out to Grouse ... Read more >
Tags: city
GERMANY | Thu, 31 Mar 2011 | By huebschen | Views [875] | Comments [6]
Hallo Ihr Lieben, so, in 40 Minuten bringt Olli uns zum Flughafen und dann geht`s los in die Welt. Jonathan ist den ganzen Tag schon etwas unruhig, er freut sich wohl auch schon und fragt sich, wie das Ganze wird ;-) Wir haben Unmengen Gepäck dabei ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 29 Apr 2016 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [837]
Waking up I felt like Link in the beginning of Ocarina of Time , a bit chilly, a sleepy head, reluctant to get up even as Navi the fairy tried to wake him. Eventually I'd jump up as if I'm the Hero of Time but with a large pack and tough mind instead ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Mon, 13 Apr 2009 | By rich | Views [810]
Let's go to the beach. Caribbean or Pacific? Caribbean or Pacific? Errr...Caribbean. There are two places we want to see. One is Cahuita - the first main settling spot for Afro-Caribbeans in Costa Rica, and the other is Puerto Viejo. They're close ... Read more >
CROATIA | Wed, 27 Jun 2012 | By jimboandjanet | Views [758]
Saturday 26 th
May – Saturday 2 nd June 2012
Cruising the Dalmatian Coast
We all boarded the boat, scrambled for the best Stateroom, made
ourselves at home as the boat pulled out of Split harbour headed for one of the
innumerable, ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thu, 19 Nov 2009 | By brikem21 | Views [650]
Had a surprise party thrown for me by Davina. Amazing- totally taken in. Work now almost finished- last day tomorrow. Then off on our travels!!!
AUSTRALIA | Fri, 27 Nov 2009 | By rich | Views [645]
We've got a lot of Sydney to see and we're only here for a couple of days so we need to get moving. Unfortunately, the night before is still taking its toll and it's not until after lunch that we actually leave the house. As we're staying in Bondi, ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tue, 15 Dec 2009 | By linzbroscott | Views [619] | Comments [4]
On Saturday we planted bananas in our cement hard soil….I hope they will grow. It was the first time any of us (Jonah, Sandra, Frank and I) had planted a banana, so we did our best. According to the locals you dig a big hole and give it lots of ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 15 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [555]
The first thing I did on my 2nd day in Liverpool was go to the Liverpool Maritime Museum (after eating Breakfast at Mcdonalds, of a poridge, bagel, and coffee, where I do my writing for the day). The museum was most interesting. I learned ... Read more >
Tags: gay, ship
USA | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By elenamartinez | Views [506]
Siento no haber puesto m'as fotos, pero salgo de casa de noche y llego de noche!!Me parece que AHORA va a empezar el fr'io, desde hace dos d'ias cuando me levanto hay -1 grado celsius, con sensaci'on t'ermica de -4 (en Fahrenheit, 30 y 26). Lo peor es ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
AFGHANISTAN | Fri, 12 Sep 2014 | By 240seconds | Views [365] | Video | Scholarship Entry
1- I am Hazara from Afghanistan, one of the different ethnics from central of Afghanistan and if you chose me I would be the first Hazara who see Mexico I guess. 2-You will make true my dream to visit Mexico and make a short video. 3- I am smart and have ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico
ARGENTINA | Wed, 1 Feb 2023 | By shaz | Views [357]
I have been to Argentina before. This time I am joining a cruise ship from Buenos Aires to Antarctica. My flight was over 13 hours and arrived at 8 am. I changed some money as I knew I needed pesos for the bus ticket or sube as the locals call it. It's ... Read more >
USA | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By mrose11 | Views [334] | 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
SPAIN | Wed, 2 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [334]
Spent the morning walking around the old town of Cuenca. This place is amazing and we are now disappointed we were only here for 1 night. Oh well, we can't do everything! Went back to last night's restaurant for an early lunch, which turned out ... Read more >