Hey everyone,
I got this travel grant to study spoken word poetry all year next year. I'm going to the following cities/countries
Toronto, Montreal, Halifax Canada
London, England
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Australia
Joburg, Durban, Capetown, South Africa (maybe)
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
If anyone has any tips on what neighborhoods/hostels/places to stay I should check out, please PLEASE let me know. I've got nothing really so far, and my travels begin in a month!!!
I got this travel grant to study spoken word poetry all year next year. I'm going to the following cities/countries
Toronto, Montreal, Halifax Canada
London, England
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Australia
Joburg, Durban, Capetown, South Africa (maybe)
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
If anyone has any tips on what neighborhoods/hostels/places to stay I should check out, please PLEASE let me know. I've got nothing really so far, and my travels begin in a month!!!
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Re: Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, The Netherlands...
Sun, July 8, 2007 - 7:39 AMWell done on getting the grant - when you get to Melbourne, the suburbs you should seek out are : Carlton, Brunswick & Fitzroy. Perhaps South Melbourne too.
London - Camden, Kilburn, Pimlico.
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Re: Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, The Netherlands...
Thu, July 12, 2007 - 2:30 PMSadly, I've never been to those places yet... But, if you don't mind my asking, where did you find this grant, sounds phenominal? (I have been looking to do something like that w/documentary studies for awhile). -
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Re: Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, The Netherlands...
Wed, July 18, 2007 - 12:09 PMThere are only two grants in the country (that I know of) that are like it: The Watson Fellowship (www.watsonfellowship.org) and the Bristol Fellowship. The Watson Fellowship is open to certain universities and colleges across the US, and is highly competative (only 50 people are granted the fellowship every year). The Bristol is only open to students at my college, and typically only one is granted every year (I'm lucky, I know). You could always look into getting a fulbright. They are very competative as well, but provide similar opportunites. The difference is that the Watson and the Bristol are funded by an independent group, whereas the Fulbright is funded by the country to which you are applying.
What also might be useful is looking into grant centers that are based around the US (I'm assuming you're currently in the US. If not, I'm sure they're based internationally too, although I don't know where). Some good places are in Albequerque NM and New York City, NY. I know both of those cities have a grant center where you can basically look up and apply for many different grants.
Hope this helps!!
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Re: Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, The Netherlands...
Fri, July 20, 2007 - 6:22 PMFor hostels in Aus: www.yha.com.au/
The Sydney Central YHA is an awesome hostel in Sydney, I just stayed there.
Also, check out Servas (www.servas.org/), you have to apply to join and then they send you a book with listings of homestays all over the world.
That sounds amazing, enjoy!
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Re: Canada, England, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, The Netherlands...
Sun, August 26, 2007 - 12:19 AMJess, if you still check this, my favorite hostel in Toronto is www.canadianabackpackers.com/ Great people, reasonable rates, right in downtown Toronto.
As for what to check out there... it's such an awesome city you just have to see it all. Best of luck in your travels.