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Trip: Writing scholarship 2011

There are [4] stories from my trip: Writing scholarship 2011


Discovery in a Roman Market: My First Blood Orange

ITALY | Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 | Views [1794]

I remember the first time I ever saw a blood orange.  Several years ago, I visited Rome with a good friend and we spent a delightful few days wandering through cobbled streets, searching out storied landmarks, losing ourselves in serpentine ... Read more >

Tags: blood oranges, italy, markets, rome


Spain at 5km per hour

SPAIN | Sunday, 27 Mar 2011 | Views [761]

It may sound unusual, but there are few things I enjoy as much as walking.  Quite apart from the everyday transit from 'A to B,' I love walking as a form of travel and exploration.  I've traversed Germany by train, ridden a bus across Belgium, ... Read more >

Tags: camino de santiago, spain, walking


Photos: Camino de Santiago

SPAIN | Saturday, 26 Mar 2011 | Photo Gallery

...pictures from the road
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My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry - Responsible Travel

SPAIN | Wednesday, 23 Mar 2011 | Views [245] | Scholarship Entry

I wake to the sight of a vaulted ceiling stretched high overhead, brought to unwilling consciousness by the persistent cold that invades not only my sleeping bag, but the three layers of clothes in which I am tightly wrapped. In the pre-dawn light, ... Read more >

Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011