What is Too Much Poverty?
Last summer I saw something that completely shocked me. I witnessed a man attempting to unclog a flooded street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. That doesn’t sound too shocking, but given the circumstances,...
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A Golden Morning at Goldbug Hotsprings
We arrived after dark with our packs loaded and ready to hike. There were four of us and we were all severely overloaded for an easy one and a half mile hike and two night stay. I was carrying...
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Authentic Chai With You
I have found nothing quite like the richness of the gravy-air in the land of spices. You could blindfold me and put me on an India-bound airplane without telling me where on earth I was going, and once...
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It’s Alright to Be American Again
As I wove my way through the densely packed, smoke filled bar I paused for a moment amongst the madness to catch a glimpse of the television...
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Plane Trip with an Infant to Florida
My mom has always worked in the travel industry. My first plane trip, at five years old, was to Las Vegas. Needless to say, I have many stories...
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Iterations of Equality
Parvati stood out from all the other women in her village. She could read and write. She was confident and charismatic. She looked men in the eyes when she spoke to them. She spoke to them. And when...
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London Bridge
Cold. Cold. Cold. My boots clatter against the icy cobblestones to this repeating mantra. I try to wiggle my toes to see if the sleet has seeped in beneath three layers of socks—but they are too numb...
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Trip to Nice, France.
We stood at the corner of a gravel lot in Le Parc de la Colline du Chateau. The four of us passed a soccer ball back and forth, the sun on our faces, just off an 8 hour flight from a gray and rainy...
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Punzabo Winner Megan Baatz Conquers Grand Canyon With Friends (January 2010)
Congratulations to the January 2010 Punzabo winner, Megan Baatz, author of “A Landscape Transformed”! Megan...
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Punzabo Winner Shares the History of her Favorite City: Berlin (December 2009)
The winner of the December 2009 travelBIGO Punzabo Award (and $100) is Jennifer Stacewicz! Her essay entitled Berlin, Germany takes...
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Punzabo Winner Gifted By Passing Bird! (October 2008)
The winner of the October 2008 travelBIGO Punzabo Award (and $100) is Quinn Yanaga! Her essay entitled The Bird’s Gift retells...
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Family Travel Forum Announces 2009 Student Travel Scholarship Winners
The emotional life of today's teens is revealed in the thousands of compelling travel blogs submitted to the 3rd annual FTF Teen Travel Writing Scholarship.(New York, November 13, 2009) - Family...
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Punzabo Winner Learns About Medicine and Friendship in Boston (September 2009)
The winner of the September 2009 travelBIGO Punzabo Award (and $100) is John Vitello! His essay entitled "My Trip To Boston" tells...
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Experience of A Lifetime
It felt like we had been hiking forever when I finally saw it; the most beautiful beach I had ever seen. I was in Monterey, California in June 2007 with my sister visiting my mother’s side...
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Punzabo Winner Discovers the Beauty of Friendship in Maui (July 2009)
The winner of the July 2009 Punzabo Award (and $100) is Arielle Pardes. Her story, “Whispers of a Summer on Maui,”...
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Punzabo Winner Feels At Home in China (June 2009)
The winner of the June 2009 Punzabo Award (and $100) is Sara Portesan. Her story, “At Home in China,” was the highest rated...
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Punzabo Winner Experiences Art And Culture in Green Ireland (May 2009)
The recipient of travelBIGO's May 2009 Punzabo Award (and $100) is Gyong Kang! Her winning essay entitled “A Green Realization”...
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Punzabo Winner Learns That It Really Is A “Small World” After All (April 2009)
The recipient of travelBIGO's April 2009 Punzabo Award (and $100) is Molly Calahane! Her winning essay entitled "European Culture"...
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2009 FTF Travel Writing Scholarship Supports Young Travelers
FTF's 3rd annual Teen Travel Writing Scholarship is open to teens sharing their travel tales in our community dedicated to travel "Before I Get Old."(New York, NY – April 23, 2009) - Family...
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Punzabo Winner Gets Away From The East Coast! (February 2009)
The winner of travelBIGO's February 2009 Punzabo Award (and $100) is Alison Koenig! Her essay entitled “South Dakota” tells...
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