Featured Member Blog Posts – May 2014 Archive (47)

The Ghan Rail Ride Between Darwin and Adelaide, Australia

 

I can’t say I’ve really visited Tennant Creek. I only know from hearsay that it’s not the sort of place you take your mother for a Mothers’ Day treat. Nevertheless, our train did stop there for a considerable time in the ‘small hours’, while we slept soundly in our sleeper berths.

The reason was twofold; it ensured that passengers saw as much of the…

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Added by Keith Kellett on May 19, 2014 at 9:39am — No Comments

Traveling Single Parents Seek Respect. Maybe Romance?



The “bad” news is that the number of single parents seeking quality vacations with their children is growing.



The good news is that the number of single parents seeking quality vacations with their children is growing.



More than one-quarter of all US households with children are headed by a single parent. That’s 16.5…

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 18, 2014 at 12:16pm — No Comments

On Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula Jaguars and Monkeys and Whales, Oh My!

Down in the very south of Costa Rica there is a rainforest you dream to see. Thankfully off the tourism “superhighway” and explored only by…

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Added by Danny Solano Alvarez on May 17, 2014 at 2:34pm — No Comments

The Backwaters of Alleppey, India

To label Kerala's Alappuzha (the Malayalam name for Alleppey) the ‘Venice of the East' might today appear a far-fetched cliche of travelogue writers, but this quaint little town is certainly the Venice of India. Nowhere else will you find, spread out…

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Added by Motherland Kerala on May 16, 2014 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Jews in Spain: Rediscovering Majorca’s Secret Jewish Heritage





Oy vey, olé! Everyone knows that most Jews in Spain were given the royal boot back in 1492, the same year Chris Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue, right? Well, yes and no. Some managed to hang on, and the story of how they did so in secret constitutes a fascinating slice of Jewish history.



But first, a little background: During…

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Added by David Paul Appell on May 16, 2014 at 4:36pm — No Comments

Doing the Parikrama in Tibet

Destiny levels with you in ways neither strange nor unpredictable. Strange and unpredictable are the ways Fate tempts you. Living is what is caught in the line of these sparring two. And travel is the referee, drawing a line between the clash of the mind craving for head-on collisions with rare experiences and the body set to an assuring routine. The cruelties you come across will harden you, the wonders will humble you, the hardships will embolden you; nothing will leave you…

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Added by Thommen Jose on May 16, 2014 at 11:06am — No Comments

In the Steps of Robinson Crusoe, to West Africa's Cape Verde



A paradise to be explored: Surely those words crossed the mind of Robinson Crusoe, perhaps the most famous fictional castaway in history, when he first laid eyes on the Cape Verde islands while sailing after several failed attempts,…

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Added by Iberostar Hotels & Resorts on May 15, 2014 at 10:01am — No Comments

Belgium’s River Towns: Undiscovered Gems

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Added by Jean Dabrowski on May 14, 2014 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Road Trip Through the Flint Hills of Kansas

            The ground was still saturated from the storms that had plagued the area the day before. It did not take long before my boots and pant legs from the knees down were wet and my legs getting cold. The early morning air was barely above the freezing point as we made our way across the lake dam and down the short trail that leads to the three level waterfall. I decided to head further down the trail to start with the bottom falls and then work my way up. I went as far as the…

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Added by Nathan Hershley on May 14, 2014 at 8:26am — No Comments

Por los Canales de Milán

¿Ámsterdam en …

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Added by Iberia Airlines on May 13, 2014 at 9:25am — No Comments

Touring the Wine Country of Georgia (And Not the One With the Peaches and Peanuts)

 Signagi is one of the picturesque town in Georgia, overlooking Alazani Valley



I grew up in a family which was fond of traveling. My parents traveled much before getting married, visiting many countries in Europe and South America, visited Africa, too. But Asia was their real passion. They talked a lot about the…

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Added by Linda Branson on May 12, 2014 at 7:58am — No Comments

The Best Part of Cruising: Sailing Away From It All

People always ask me why I love cruising so much. What makes it so special? They ask me this because I once worked on a cruise ship. I love cruise ships because I love the ocean. But what make a cruise ship so special? Well my favorite thing about a cruise ship is the sail away. I know that you also sail into a port but that usually happens when you are fast asleep in your cabin encased in your soft, high thread count luxury sheets. But sail away is a time when most of the…

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Added by Cara Bertoia on May 10, 2014 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Don't Make These 10 Common Itinerary Mistakes

A well-crafted itinerary is the cure for untold travel troubles. The right amount of pre-trip planning can save money, keep you safe, and—this one's crucial—help you have the best time possible whether you're going on a three-week cross-continent sojourn or spending a long weekend at the beach. A solid itinerary is the root of a stress-free trip, to put it simply. Want to be a master planner? Here are 10 itinerary mistakes you probably make—and how to avoid them.

Don't Bother…

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Added by SmarterTravel on May 9, 2014 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Does Travel Make You More Employable?

This is an easy one for me. Right after college, I took a backpack trip and traveled around the world for a year. Upon returning to my native San Francisco, I had no idea what I would do to make a living. Travel, for me, was an eye opener. Travel expanded my mind, so I came up with an idea: I started the first travel agency in the…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on May 8, 2014 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Learn How to Party With Brazilians

Did you know that the largest country in South America speaks Portuguese? An island in a sea of Spanish, Brazil's Portuguese isn't spoken the same as in Portugal. If you plan on visiting any time soon as a culturally aware traveler, Party Brazil Phrasebook 2014 is an indispensable guide for…

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Added by Steve Mirsky on May 8, 2014 at 8:44am — No Comments

The Greek Island of Kos

Kos forms part of the Dodecanese archipelago and is the third largest island after Rhodes and Karpathos.  It is actually the result of a range of mountains sinking, following a colossal seismic shift back in the distant past.  The nearby islands of Kalymnos and…

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Added by Iberostar Hotels & Resorts on May 7, 2014 at 3:47pm — No Comments

Yosemite's Secrets - How Deep Is Tenaya Lake?

Over the winter months while researching material for Yosemite Audio Adventures I stumbled on some Yosemite trivia that simply blew my…

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Added by Kris Corey on May 6, 2014 at 6:26pm — No Comments

#Male' #Maldives: Caffeine in the Clubs, Muslims on the Beach

The Maldives are a string of pearls posing as islands floating gracefully over the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, 1192 nuggets—1000 of them unpopulated—not simply strewn higgeldy-piggledy atoll, but arranged in a double helix and organized into garlands and necklaces…

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Added by Earl Hardie Karges on May 6, 2014 at 8:06am — No Comments

A New Kind of Wedding Travel?



It’s pretty clear that the trend in travel is toward the kinds that build memories and forge connections. Especially when it comes to family travel. 



And increasingly, that kind of travel seems to be a "familymoon" where  remarrying  couples do so with their children sharing the event and the  commitment.



The …

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Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 5, 2014 at 2:49pm — 3 Comments

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