http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:21:05 -0700 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:24 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Travelers-and-tragedies?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner This following post was taken from an email I wrote while teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan from 2006-08.  This particular post is divided into two sections, entitled Travelers and Tragedies.Travelers:  Recently I've... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Politics Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:39:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Travelers-and-tragedies?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Scuba-diving-in-the-Whitsunday-Islands?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner On the second day of our Whitsunday cruise, we went scuba diving.  Since I’d never dove before, I didn’t quite know what to expect.  I had done some snorkeling before, but only briefly in a lake on Fraser Island.  There, I ... Australia Sailing Whitsunday Islands Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:39:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Scuba-diving-in-the-Whitsunday-Islands?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d6-My-student-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner From August 2006 to October 2008, I lived and worked in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  Over those two years, I met quite a few incredible locals.  This is the story of one such character.Meruert was in the 10th grade when I first a... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Characther Sketch Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:19:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d6-My-student-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Sailing-in-the-Whitsunday-Islands?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner If you ever get the chance to visit Australia, you must visit the Whitsunday Islands.  A group of islands along the southern tip of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsundays are a dazzling collection of white sand beaches, lush inter... Australia Sailing Whitsunday Islands Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:39:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Sailing-in-the-Whitsunday-Islands?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Religion-and-politics-on-a-picnic-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner This following post was taken from an email I wrote while teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan from 2006-08.On one particularly beautiful April Sunday, I went on a picnic with some teachers from a nearby school.  We headed i... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Relgion Politics Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:56:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Religion-and-politics-on-a-picnic-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d4-A-French-guy-and-an-English-girl-in-Australia?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner We had been working at the Southern Cross hostel in Agnes Waters/1770 for two weeks before Christophe arrived.  Three French girls had just left, opening up two bedrooms for more WWOOFers.  A few days after the girls departed, Christophe an... WWOOFing Characther Sketch Hostels Agnes Waters Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:41:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d4-A-French-guy-and-an-English-girl-in-Australia?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d4-A-teacher-and-friend-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner From August 2006 to October 2008, I lived and worked in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  Over those two years, I met quite a few incredible locals.  This is the story of one such character.It was an especially cold winter during my s... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Characther Sketch Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:56:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d4-A-teacher-and-friend-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Exploring-a-small-town-bar-in-Queensland-pt-II?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner Most travelers in Australia tend to socialize with other travelers, meeting Europeans and North Americans at every bar and every hostel.  In fact, it is quite hard to meet real Australians, who tend to avoid the super touristy locations.  E... Australia Hostels Agnes Waters Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:28:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Exploring-a-small-town-bar-in-Queensland-pt-II?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Nauryz-Kazakhstans-Spring-Festival?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner This following post was taken from an email I wrote while teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan from 2006-08.In addition to Kokpar, see previous postings, there were a variety of other horse related games and stunts for the Kazakh... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Animals Nauryz Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:34:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Nauryz-Kazakhstans-Spring-Festival?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Exploring-a-small-town-bar-in-Queensland-pt-I?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner Most travelers in Australia tend to socialize with other travelers, meeting Europeans and North Americans at every bar and every hostel.  In fact, it is quite hard to meet real Australians, who tend to avoid the super touristy locations.  E... Australia WWOOFing Hostels Agnes Waters Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:18:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Exploring-a-small-town-bar-in-Queensland-pt-I?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Sea-Kayaking-in-the-surf-of-1770?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner We’d been working at a hostel in Agnes Waters for a few weeks before deciding to take the sea surf kayak tour.  Run by an athletic surfer/hippie named Luke, the tour took off at 2pm on a sunny cloudless Thursday afternoon.  Luke drove... Australia WWOOFing Hostels Agnes Waters Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:36:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Sea-Kayaking-in-the-surf-of-1770?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Meeting-a-young-urban-Kazakh?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner From August 2006 to October 2008, I lived and worked in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  Over those two years, I met quite a few incredible locals.  This is the story of one such character.We had been partying all day.  A group ... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Characther Sketch Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:25:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Meeting-a-young-urban-Kazakh?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Kokpar-Kazakhstans-Spring-Games?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner This following post was taken from an email I wrote while teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan from 2006-08.We just had our two-week spring break, which saw me traveling back and forth in southern and eastern parts Kazakhstan. Th... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Animals Nauryz Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:53:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Kokpar-Kazakhstans-Spring-Games?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d6-ScooterRoo-parade-in-1770Agnes-Waters?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner On Friday, a fellow worker at the hostel invited us to participate in a parade.  The town we were currently living in, called 1770 Agnes Waters, was celebrating the landing of Captain Cook two hundred and thirty nine years earlier in the year 17... Australia Car Hostels Agnes Waters Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:13:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d6-ScooterRoo-parade-in-1770Agnes-Waters?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Making-friends-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner From August 2006 to October 2008, I lived and worked in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  Over those two years, I met quite a few incredible locals.  This is the story of one such character.During my first year in Kazakhstan, I met a ... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Characther Sketch Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:36:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Making-friends-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Markets-and-bazaars-around-the-world?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner We drove away from Jim The Boat Builder and towards the Eumundi market.  One of the largest regional markets immediately north of Brisbane, Eumundi paled in comparison to the Central Asian markets, called bazaars, that I had witnessed as a Peace... Kazakhstan Central Asia Australia Italy Santa Fe Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:43:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Markets-and-bazaars-around-the-world?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Building-fires-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner This following post was taken from an email I wrote while teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan from 2006-08.The weather in Kazakhstan recently took a dip into the negatives.  It snowed for two days straight and froze over al... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Sun, 31 May 2009 23:27:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Building-fires-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d30-Building-a-boat-in-Queensland?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner After leaving the big farm where we first worked, we had managed to find only small farms with no other field hands beside ourselves.  Eager to enjoy a more social atmosphere, we contacted a tourist resort that employed WWOOFers as cleaners and ... Australia WWOOFing Fri, 29 May 2009 23:36:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d30-Building-a-boat-in-Queensland?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d27-An-English-student-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner From August 2006 to October 2008, I lived and worked in Kazakhstan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.  Over those two years, I met quite a few incredible locals.  This is the story of one such character.I was walking away from a friendly basketbal... Kazakhstan Central Asia Peace Corps Characther Sketch Tue, 26 May 2009 23:20:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d27-An-English-student-in-Kazakhstan?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Hay-Harvesting-in-Queensland?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner We left the hostel in Noosa early to arrive at the vineyard in time for the hay harvest.  Our hosts were helping out a friend who needed to get the hay off the field before the rain started.  When we got to the field, the sun was shining in... Australia WWOOFing Tue, 26 May 2009 02:01:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3816-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner~y2009m5d26-Hay-Harvesting-in-Queensland?cid=exrss-Wichita-Budget-Travel-Examiner