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Photos: Sanctuary

NEPAL | Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By zaqiul-deep | Photo Gallery

Photographs from the Annapurna Sanctuary, Nepal - May 2012. It was a bright sunny morning. As we entered the Sanctuary, the snow from the great mountains of the Annapurna Himal were glaring off so much sun that it was even hard to look at them. Suddenly ... Read more >
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Tags: 2012, annapurna, base camp, landscape, mountain, nature, nepal, sanctuary, trek, trekking

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

AUSTRALIA | Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By stellathought | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Hi Jason & members of the judging panel; I'm Stella, a freelance copywriter/editor from Sydney with a poet's heart and sometimes pen. I adore words and their power when used correctly, but I love taking photographs for when there are not enough words ... Read more >
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Tags: 2012, bethesda fountain, bride, december, horse, manhattan, new york, nyc, squirrel, winter

Nyepi 2012

INDONESIA | Fri, 30 Mar 2012 | By tracie | Views [1446]

In a recent post, I described the various interesting, pleasing and annoying sounds of Indonesia. Today however the only sound that can be heard is the soft exhale of the wind as she caresses the rice paddies, making the rice stalks rustle and hustle.... Read more >

Tags: 2012, bali, hindu, indonesia, nyepi, ogeh, orang, pascoe, tracie, ubud

Another kind of Carnaval

BOLIVIA | Tue, 21 Feb 2012 | By doodledawn | Views [1183]

Arriving in Oruro on a surprisingly decent bus, I contacted my couchsurfing host, Juan Carlos, from an ancient payphone.  He gave me an address to meet him and I headed off with my backpack. Juan Carlos set me up in a room in the basement and invited ... Read more >

Tags: 2012, bolivia, carnaval, couchsurfing, oruro, parade

Post-Christmas Blues become thoughts for travel in 2012...

UNITED KINGDOM | Fri, 30 Dec 2011 | By emily_mcd | Views [625]

2012. Big year! Olympics in London and, according to the Mayan calander, the end of the world. So I thought I’d better go somewhere spectacular. I’m thinking Beijing. But the thought of getting there is so much simpler than planning. I can’t wait ... Read more >

Tags: 2012, beijing, china, planning