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Marathons
The marathon is a long distance running race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers or 26 miles 385 yards. It is most commonly run on road though certain off-road or mountain marathons of the same distance are also run each year. The marathon iMember: Calan Horsman
Australia
Esperance Beach Esperance is famous for its clear blue waters and white sandy beaches. In fact a national committee of scientific experts have verified that the whitest beach in Australia is Lucky Bay, near Esperance. Esperance also lays claim toMember: Beaches of the world
Thailand
Koh Pha-Ngan Beaches - Koh Pha-Ngan -Thailand Koh Pha-Ngan is located in the province of Surat Thani in the Southern Gulf of Thailand. Koh Pha-Ngan is part of a cluster of forty islands known as Samui Archipelago. The beaches on Koh Pha-Ngan are soMember: Beaches of the world
Asia's Ultimate Guide to Life--Travel With Your Best Friend... Part 1 (Mark)
Jesse picked us up in a cab at the Singapore airport at around 11:15 p.m. He also brought his roommate, Sabrina, and after we'd dropped off our stuff at their apartment, we headed to a local place to peruse some of their delectable fare. I wish IMember: MarkandAnnie Shoberg
South America 2008
So we headed for Mancora, a small beach resort in the North of Peru which at the right time of year is a great destination for surfing and general sun lovers! This wasn´t that time of the year and so a large majority of our time there was overclouMember: Gavin and Lauren Gardner and Albrecht-Brown
India
Tuesday: Arriving at midday I had already decided on a hotel and was thus able to ignore the touts. Whilst having “the fag” outside the train station a head strong bull found its way to the bin blocked by my bags and me. Needless to say, I got oMember: andrew liddle
Cycle Tour of Italy
We were off! We chose to fly into Venice, the city of romance, to begin our cycle tour of Italy. Not exactly the best place to be with bikes but gave us easy access to the flat plains of Emilia-Romagna. Saturday evening was spent trying to get our bMember: Kate Laforet
Cape Town to Cairo 2008
Well, we've done it. Exactly four months and 18,741km after arriving in Cape Town to start my African adventure, we arrived safe and sound in the bustling metropolis of Cairo. Packed with incredible history wherever you look, Egypt has been go-go-go siMember: Christina Ongley
European Whirlwind 2008
Introduction This overview is for those of you who do not wish to read the daily blow-by-blow accounts of what we did and where we went. It is instead an overview in general terms of how our trip came about and how things progressed. It will giveMember: Kris and Sharon Schmucker
Western Europe - 2008
Nice was nice, but not as nice as I thought Nice would be! Arriving later in afternoon/early evening we settled in for our three day stay and then set off and hoofed it around for a while before looking for a place to fill our heads, but before we dMember: Marcus Frost
Around the world in how many days???
I had a very early start to the day with my 06.45 transfer to the airport to catch my flight to Athens. After waiting at the airport for 1 hr before being able to check in, i boarded my flight for some relax time before hitting the big city of AtheMember: Kristy Withers
Mexico
On Monday I booked a shuttle from the hostel in Oaxaca. Two other Australian girls from Sydney were also on the bus. We thought it was supposed to be a quicker trip, but the driver had his family with him, and enjoyed taking long stops along the way! HMember: Rene van der Spuy
Alaska!
Before we had even booked our flights to Alaska, we booked a 5 day Glacier Trek in Wrangell St. Elias National Park. It sounded like an incredible national park, an incredible trip ...plus the area has very few tourists! It was amazing. The area iMember: Deedee Laforet
My Summer Around the World 2008
We're just a few hours from our destination of Ann Arbor now. Very soon we will see what kind of living situation Gavin has signed himself up for... The lease was signed without ever seeing the place or even any pictures of the place. I hope its no woMember: Cari chang
Around southern Africa
The mornings were still and sounds carried clearly across the dam. Fish plopped as they splashed at the surface. Hippos grumbling in the shallows on the far bank sounded like they were right below us. Crocs drifted past, motionless as logs. A shag satMember: Nicky J Chick
Dawne's UK Year!
After a wonderful visit home to Virginia and Maryland for Christmas I returned to Salisbury with a sense that my last month is going to fly by much more quickly than the previous 11 months. A year seems a long time until you are looking back upon it fMember: Dawne Deaver
The fun continues - 2008
By Gavin. After our mixed experience yesterday we’re happy to report Budapest showed us a different face today. Although after being on the road for 10 days we’re really looking forward to getting home. Following breakfast we followed our concierMember: Paula Atkinson
Jennifer and Ron's Excellent Mediterranean Adventure 2008
How does one begin to describe the beauty and magnificence of the smallest state in the world at the center of the largest spiritual kingdom of the world? Wow? Awestruck? Speechless? Magnificent! Much of the following was extracted from “VaticanMember: Jennifer and Ron Rowland
Solo World Backpacking (P2 -NZ Oz Thailand Cambodia Laos Vietnam China Russia Austria 2006-2009)
So here I am once again about to start the second part of my world backpacking trip in New Zealand. My proposed plan is to see as much of New Zealand in a month then move on to Australia, followed by India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and ChMember: Gabrielle Amestoy
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