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Please Tuck In Your Sheets And Get Ready For Takeoff?
2007-10-27 22:08:00 I recently stumbled across an article on Singapore Airlines newest addition to their fleet: the Airbus A380. At over four stories tall and with a capacity of 853 passengers, at usurped Boeing’s iconic 747 as the largest and most spacious commercial jet. It has a few features that Boeing lacks, too. With private suites, beds, ... More About: Ready , Get Ready , Shee
South Africa: Head & Shoulders Above a Giraffe
2007-10-27 15:58:00 ?May the wind welcome you with softness May the sun bless you with its warm hands May you fly so high and so well that your God joins in your laughter And may he set you gently back again into the loving arms of Mother Earth? Share This Article More About: Africa , South Africa , South , Shoulders , Head
Our Travel Picks of the Week : 10/26/07
2007-10-26 18:23:00 Tourism is the world’s number one export earner, ahead of automotive products, chemicals and food, per UN. With nearly 1 billion travelers active around the globe every year, the impact of tourism is heavy, both on the environment and local communities. Here are green travel tips from Sarah Schlichter in How to Leave Nothing but ... More About: Travel , Week
Tall Ship Sailing: Not Only for the Fortunate
2007-10-26 18:14:00 It was December 2002, and I had fallen in love with tall ship sailing just 2 years before. It was a lifestyle I never dreamed possible for myself. As I wandered the Halifax waterfront during Tall Ship s 2000, I came across a ship that particularly caught my eye. Her name, Eye of the Wind. As I ... More About: Canada , Sailing , The Fort
The Majestic Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
2007-10-25 18:28:00 Crater Lake , also known as Lake Majesty, is the deepest lake in the United States of America. Mount Mazama, a stratovolcano, collapsed to form the lake. The area is known for its tranquil beauty and breathtaking scenery. Share This Article More About: Photography , Oregon , Crate
Beautiful and Horrific
2007-10-25 17:44:00 “You want to visit Auschwitz?? The man wasn?t Polish. I couldn?t place the accent. We were shivering in Krakow?s main station. Trains to the camp were few and far between. Share This Article More About: Europe , Poland , Beautiful
A Door, a Cave, a Flower
2007-10-24 18:34:00 What to do then, staying at a countryside chateau whose foundations had stood since the 11th century? The very edifice in which the famed Alexander Dumas had spent part of his childhood, and thus, must surely have drawn some inspiration from? As an avid reader of his works, I was burning with ... More About: Europe , France , Flower , Door , Cave
The Angels of Cape Town
2007-10-23 17:44:00 From 2002 until 2004, I worked for the airlines. My favorite fringe benefit was the flight benefits afforded to employees. One of my travels included a journey to Cape Town , South Africa , in May 2003. The most memorable part of my Cape Town trip was not the stunning views of Table Mountain, whose summit ... More About: Angels
Earthquake: Tonga
2007-10-22 18:02:00 I awoke to a terrible shaking sensation at around four in the morning. At first I thought the large Tong a n woman sleeping beside me had put another quarter in the vibrating bed machine- kidding. Books were falling off the shelves, pigs and dogs outside were barking, howling and squealing at the tops of their ... More About: Africa , Earthquake
The Trouble With Burma
2007-10-22 00:52:00 Over the last few weeks, I’ve written a fair amount about the situation in Burma . It now appears as if the situation is at an impasse. After a tumultuous month, the wave of opposition has crested, and what has it led us to? The UN envoy that passed through Burma several weeks ago achieved little, ... More About: Ban Ki-moon
Our Travel Picks for the Week 10/19/07
2007-10-19 19:09:00 If you are looking for an off the beaten path travel experience that lets you become a part of local culture from the ground up and provides you with a sense of fulfillment, volunteering on an organic farm is a choice worth considering. Unlike some ecotour packages, most organic farm experiences cost very little and ... More About: Travel , Week
Every Mountain Has its Faces
2007-10-19 18:07:00 I am in Connemara, County Galway at the Sleepzone hostel. It’s really hard to describe how lovely it is here. The landscape has great character and ruggedness, and also great beauty. I’m struck by how individual each mountain face seems, much like a human’s face. They have history, personality, lines of wear and erosion, signs of stress ... More About: Europe , Faces , Mountain , Mount
Pumpkins Away!
2007-10-18 23:43:00 Fall brings many wonderful things in its wake. From the leaves tinged with color, to the cool, crisp feeling in the air, fall is an enchanting season for all. It is all capped off, of course, with the Halloween festivities at the end of October as little goblins and ghosts roam around in search of ... More About: Pumpkins , Pump
Have Lie, Will Travel
2007-10-18 18:40:00 I remember committing bigamy in India?. Well, I did lots of other things, too, but bigamy isn?t the sort of thing you forget. It makes me think, though, about everything you aren?t told before you start traveling. Thousands of travel articles have been written over the years, but how many tell you what you really ... More About: Travel , Asia
The New House of Traveling Stories Magazine
2007-10-17 20:12:00 Well, between rectally cows and studying for endless veterinary examines, I have now finished the TSM online redesign. The response to the TSM project has been very supportive creating an active community of travel loving readers and writers. I thank all of you who have submitted stories for the writing contest as it has provided ... More About: House , Magazine , Stories , New House , Traveling
Message from Afghanistan?s Taliban : Sincerity or Lip Service ?
2007-10-17 18:51:00 The mullah’s call to prayer broke Kabul’s eerie silence. It was my first morning in Afghanistan and I squinted to see the time on my watch, it was 4:30. My body shivered under the sleeping bag shrugging off March’s chill. Like most Kabul neighborhoods, the electricity was cut off during the night and the generator ... More About: Asia , Service , Taliban , Message
The Circus World Museum
2007-10-16 23:31:00 Interestingly enough, much of the origins and folklore about circuses and clowns can be traced back to my home state of Wisconsin. A hundred years ago this year, James Anthony Bailey and P. T. Barnum joined the Ringling Brothers to form the world famous, and still touring, Ringling Brother and Barnum and Bailey Circus . It ... More About: World , Canada , Museum
Blood Pressure Highway
2007-10-16 17:37:00 Normally a trip to the airport can be filled with many emotions. Joy of going on a well deserved holiday or sadness due to the death of a loved one that has recently passed. My trip however is not about the final destination, as that pales in comparison to the journey from the centre of ... More About: Africa , Blood , Blood pressure , Highway
?Live? resident dragon at Houdini?s House of Magic
2007-10-16 03:56:00 “Live ” resident dragon at Houdini ’s House of Magic ; Tours Share This Article More About: Dragon
Lowlifes On the High Seas
2007-10-15 17:45:00 It had been a long 48 or so hours. Our journey had begun at the Black Sea in Bulgaria where we took a ten-hour train ride from the coast to Sofia. After a couple hours layover, we departed again for Thessaloniki. After another layover, we trekked through mountains, along the coast to Athens where we ... More About: High , Seas
Something Over Our Heads
2007-10-13 18:55:00 We landed in Venice at the peak of the tourist season: three backpackers, two sleeping bags, one tent and no hostel reservation. The decision to extend our trip from the European Juggling Convention in Athens to the coasts of Italy had been made less than 36 hours ago. Ferry tickets had been practically conjured up ... More About: Heads , Some
Our Travel Picks of The Week : 10/12/07
2007-10-12 18:51:00 Travel ers to Paris can now bike around the city for as little as 1 Euro a day (about $1.40 USD). These bikes, called Velibs can be picked up and dropped off at any of the approximately 1000 stations all across the city. Equipped with locks, lights and carry baskets, Velibs are just right for the environment ... More About: Week
Pockets, Pockets, Pockets Galore!
2007-10-11 22:52:00 For any traveler, particularly one in a foreign land, ones documentation and currency are of utmost importance– and the juiciest prizes for would be thieves. There are a few ways to help protect yourself from prying eyes and fingers and this article will detail just a few. Obviously, there is always the ubiquitous ‘travel pack,’ ... More About: Cheats , Galore
Swimming with Sharks in Venice
2007-10-11 18:19:00 I?ve been encouraged never to place this story upon paper. Until now, I never have. A story of two travelers attempting back flips into the canals of Venice - waterways that to this day serve as an Italian latrine - is a tale I might tell often if I was but a witness, however when ... More About: Swimming
Bank-holiday Campers in Exmoor National Park, United Kingdom
2007-10-10 18:33:00 I spent last weekend camping in Exmoor. You may laugh as it was the wettest and coldest bank holiday on record, but I can honestly say I had a great time. There is something innately satisfying about sleeping outdoors. Share This Article More About: National , Kingdom , Holiday , United Kingdom , United
Longest Day Shortened : Swiss Alps
2007-10-09 18:39:00 ?Petra? I think we’re being attacked by cows?. The darkness has barely glimmered into a deep blue dawn 2600 m up on our Alpine perch, and the very last thing I want to do is crawl out of my sleeping bag into the frigid air. The past two days have taken us on a ... More About: Swiss , Longest , Alps
Fish Bait : Shark Encounters in Eastern Malaysia
2007-10-08 17:55:00 Sharon and I spent a relaxing morning under a coconut palm. We’ve been on the go for nearly two weeks, making our way north from Singapore up the eastern coast of Malaysia . We arrived in Redang two days ago, looking forward to a few days of diving, hiking and sunbathing. Share This Article More About: Fish , Shark , Eastern , Encounter
Go Budget Travel?s $500 Getaway Contest
2007-10-07 21:49:00 Share This Article More About: Contest , Travel , Getaway , Budget
Finding Wonder in Croatia
2007-10-02 23:29:00 Apparently in 2005 a little magazine called National Geographic named Croatia the ?Most Beautiful Country On Earth.? Any ?Most? title is subject to scrutiny, and when a superficial title such as ?Most Beautiful? comes into play, it?s most often a popularity contest rather than an actual concrete claim. The title ?Miss World? or ?Best Dressed? is ... More About: Europe , Beauty , Soccer , Scams
Our Travel Picks of the Week 09/21/07
More articles from this author:2007-09-22 15:44:00 Here are our favorite links we?ve come across over the week. September is here and Japan is all set for the centuries old traditions of tsukimi (moon watching) and koyo (red fall foliage). Whether you participate in the activities in Nishizawa Valley or by the lakes of Mount Fuji, here?s the bow-down on Japanese etiquette. Look before ... More About: Travel , Week 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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