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5 Steps To Save Money Like Buddha 2007-03-13 15:36:52
What can the Buddha
teach you about saving for your dream trip? You’d be surprised…
guest post by Lucia Byttebier
Everyday we see more and more people who dare to leave it all for a few years of backpacking throughout the earth’s vast terrain. We hear about the adventures, the misfortunes, the soul-searching, the friends found, the friends lost, the breathtaking sights, the new sensations.
No one ever really mentions the one thing that makes it all happen. The money!
A lot of people have done well in their careers and can easily make the decision to take off. Others have investments (i.e. property) that allow them to travel for very prolonged periods of time without having to worry about working.
But the vast majority of us have to save for months, maybe even years, to start even thinking about quitting everything and flying off to Timbuktu.
And even if we do save up as much as we can, we still have to sign up for the occasional odd job here and there during the Read more:Money
A General Theory Of Tourism 2007-03-15 15:12:21
When you break down travel into its essential elements, you start to see patterns emerge.
guest post by Travis Smith
As I jaunted about town (town currently being Singapore) today by taxi, bumboat, escalator, staircase and metro, enjoying restaurant, museum, statue, skyscraper and crowds, I found myself musing on a general theory of tourism.
The way I see it, all tourism can be reduced to six categories (view handy diagram here).
1. Learning something new
2. Eating something new
3. Buying something new
4. Watching/seeing something new
5. Doing something (physically) new
6. Meeting someone new
Every possible tourist activity falls into one (or in a few cases, several) of those categories. Satisfaction comes from doing something that is more extreme and interesting and new in one of these six ways.
Tourist activities cost money, of course, and the amount you’re willing to pay is increased by what extent it fulfills one of the six categories (and correspondingly limited by t Read more:General
, Theory
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How To Escape An Undesirable Travel Mate 2007-03-16 17:11:18 Travel
ing is all about meeting people on the road. But what happens if you want to get rid of one?
guest post by Travmonkey
Say you meet someone when traveling. You discover you’re both heading in the same direction so you decide that you’ll go together.
For a few days everything is going great — until you discover that your new travel partner is limiting your adventure, or even worse, annoying you with their bad habits.
There is only one thing to do, ditch them. While it sounds horrible, for the sake of both of you and your trip it’s probably best to go your separate ways.
Yes, you could have avoided this situation from the start by traveling alone, or by choosing the right travel partner to go with in the first place.
But If you find yourself with a partner that you can’t get on with, what is the best way to deal with such an awkward situation?
Here are a few tactics to lose your annoying travel mate:
The Ninja
I laughed when someone once tol Read more:Escape
BNT’s Best Of The Week 2007-03-17 17:26:02 It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web. Enjoy!
Timen is offering a free download of his new photography book “My First Experience,” showcasing images from Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. I highly recommend you grab a copy of this stunning collection before everyone uses up his bandwidth.
Where The Hell Is Matt? is back…with outtakes. And wouldn’t you know it, he’s getting sponsored to go on another “dancing” trip around the world, and asking YOU to join him.
“Aldous Huxley was right. To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries,” writes Jeff Greenwald as he muses about the definition of ethical travel. (via World Hum)
As if torn from the pages of a sci-fi book, Wired writes Could Crazy Technology Save the Planet? revealing the number of bizarre and bewildering solutions being considered to combat global warming.
Fortunately, Eyeflare put together 5
My Time With The Navajo Elders 2007-03-20 15:12:37
When you live with people who have lost everything, can you learn to forgive?
guest post by Jenn DiPiazza
Black Mesa, also know as Big Mountain, is a beautiful desert land out in the northeastern tip of Arizona. It is dotted with few sheep and other livestock.
It is also home to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.
“We are humans but our laws have been broken. All of these people’s rights have been violated.”
– Percy Deal, Dine’, Hardrock Chapter
These two peoples have peacefully shared and lived off this land from time immemorial. But the United States government, who holds these peoples in its charge, drew their own borders in 1974, leaving over 10,000 Navajo (Dine’, “The People”) and about 100 Hopi families on the wrong side of the line.
This land is held sacred to these peoples. It is the physical representation of Mother Earth.
So the irony wasn’t overlooked when these artificial boundaries were drawn in order to exploit the land for the coal, ur
Can We Buy A Better Future? 2007-03-19 15:12:40
The Epic hybrid car, on display outside the Vancouver Convention Center.
This question was essentially on display this weekend at Epic: The Sustainable Living Expo in Vancouver, BC.
I was able to secure a media pass and attend the event, held at Canada Place on the ocean, amid a torrential downpour that’s not out of the ordinary this time of year.
It was a veritable orgy of up and coming products that hope to save the world by enticing consumers to make better choices with their dollars: from recyclable clothing, organic beer, fair-trade coffee, eco-travel guides, hybrid cars, sustainable tabletops, low-flush toilets, personal compost bins, living walls, rooftop gardens, the list goes on.
I wandered from booth to booth, snapping photos, glancing over information materials, samples and booklets, inspired by the sheer range and ingenuity represented by these green companies and entrepreneurs.
Surely, with no limit to our collective potential, the future looked bright.
Fad Read more:Future
Interview: Robin Esrock Defines Modern Gonzo 2007-03-21 15:13:54
Recently on a local talk-show, I caught an interview with Robin
Esrock, the founder of “modern gonzo” — a style of travel modeled after the journalism of Hunter S. Thompson.
In his own words, modern gonzo was inspired by “a desire for enlightenment, a need to escape encroaching adulthood, and the schmuck who drove his car into my scooter, breaking my knee cap, and in doing so, teaching me the true meaning of pain, and also, settlement.”
Makes me wish I could get hit by a vehicle, and spend the next few years gallivanting around the world…almost.
For more information on modern gonzo, and a slew of envy inducing articles, videos, and photos, check out his website.
Does ‘modern gonzo’ travel sound appealing to you?
Read more:Modern
Do You Want Culture With That? 2007-03-22 15:18:22
In a city engulfed by corporations and Americana, the essence of true culture is always changing.
guest post by Cameron Karsten
Mazatlan, Mexico. It conjures a precision of memories. For many years my family met once a year to live, laugh, eat and drink and recount memories together.
We lounged, strolled, swam, shopped the Zona Dorada, rode horses and para sailed. It was our yearly home at The Inn at Mazatlan, one of relaxation and adventure as a family conglomerate stuck together for a week or more by the sticky juices of squeezed limes and empty Margarita mixes.
Due to my own direction and the various travels, I missed the last three revivals under the Mexican sun, and so I looked forward to my reintroduction to a culture buried within the memories of youth.
As I sat in the back of the taxi from Mazatlan's international airport, heat and the dust drew in through the open windows. A faded CD flashed in my eyes, as Jesus Mother Mary spun from the driver's rear view mir
5 Reasons The Lost Girls Can Afford To Travel The World 2007-03-23 15:23:42
Think spending a year abroad is beyond your grasp? The Lost Girls
explain it’s easier than you think.
guest post by Amanda Pressner
On the road, we’re frequently asked “Where are you from?” and “How long are you staying.” But back home, people are dying to know “How the heck can you afford to quit your job and spend a whole year bouncing around the globe?”
Between flights, lodging, food, drink, entertainment, internet, shopping trips and extras, we’ve estimated about $15,000 to hit more than a dozen countries around the world.
That figure might seem exorbitant —until you consider it’s the same amount as our yearly rent in overpriced Manhattan.
As our pals in Gotham are struggling to save enough for a summer share or a single coveted pair of Jimmy Choos, they wonder how we managed to sock away that kind of cash.
First, let’s put two popular notions rest: No, we’re not trust fund babies and we don’t have sugar daddies.
Th Read more:Reasons
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BNT’s Best Of The Week 2007-03-24 17:01:20 It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web. Enjoy!
A reason to still love print: Wend Magazine. In their own words, they blend “the convergence of sport, style and creativity” along with stunning photography and great travel writing.
Dare to Chat the Planet? This unique website streams daily video “confessionals” from people around the world, offering a much needed glimpse into their lives - and shared humanity.
Gaze at the majesty and beauty of the 10 Most Magnificent Trees In The World.
Rolf Potts dishes up a gem of advice for the aspiring travel journalist: pick an area of expertise.
Why are the governing elites threatened by public expressions of collective joy? Barbara Ehrenreich writes a stunning article urging us to reclaim what makes us human.
Lastly, figure out how to snap great low-res pics with 13 Tips For Improving Camera Phone Pictures.
Keep it real, folks.
13 Simple Journalist Techniques For Effective Interviews 2007-03-26 16:24:14
The interview is a staple of the travel journalists’ repertoire.
guest post by Sarah Stuteville
Journalism is a creative job. Despite all the professors who told me articles were a fixed formula plugged up with simple facts and despite the avalanche of clichéd crap that passes for most mainstream journalism, I stand by that statement.
The finished product may be a piece of writing that you craft, but the material a result of the interviews you conduct.
Like any creative profession, you use your perception to re-interpret the world around you. You try to engage an audience with ideas and issues—you create something meaningful from all the incoherent information and noise out there.
But here’s the catch: good journalism is dependent on a total stranger’s cooperation and participation.
At the heart of this issue is the interview. The finished product may be a piece of writing that you craft, but the material a result of the interviews you conduct.
And while sourc Read more:Simple
, Journalist
, Interviews
The Ultimate Guide To Memorable Travel Slideshows 2007-03-27 16:14:41
With this comprehensive guide, you won’t have to suffer anymore.
Boring travel slideshows.
You know what I’m talking about. You gather at your friend’s place, who’s just returned from their travels. They fire up the computer, open up their photo gallery, and splash their journey onto the screen.
Usually, the first few photos are compelling. A crammed street. A stunning vista. (Or more likely, an airport lounge as they’re waiting for the plane).
Twenty minutes later, the glossly excitement has worn off. You wonder just how many photographs of buildings/trees/desert your friend could have taken. And they’re only on the first week of their two month trip.
You don’t have to sit through this nightmare anymore (or inflict it upon others). This comprehensive guide will show you how to craft memorable travel slideshows that will have your friends raging with envy and bubbling with compliments.
But first, a disclaimer. This guide is Read more:Ultimate
, Guide
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10 Reasons Why Volunteering Is Better Than Traveling 2007-03-29 16:10:30
Imagine ending each day knowing you helped make a difference in someone’s life.
guest post Steve Jackson
In 2002, after a dozen years of office work, I took off around the world. I had a good job, with a good firm and I wasn’t happy. Changing jobs wasn’t enough.
So I traveled. First through South East Asia and then Central America. I visited a dozen countries in all and had the time of my life.
Coincidentally, my trip turned into something of a “Victims of US Foreign Policy World Tour.” Vietnam, Cambodia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama – I asked the same questions about their history and got roughly the same damning answers.
By the time I returned to the UK the next victim was being lined up. The Iraq war was inevitable. My marching, letter writing and blogging didn’t seem enough.
In the ‘70s our rock stars and businessmen joined the “brain drain” and left highly taxed Britain for the States. In 2004 I joined the “Shamed Drain” a Read more:Reasons
, Traveling
Greatest. Roadtrip Soundtrack. Ever. 2007-03-28 16:04:27
Austalia in the spring of 2002.
Somewhere on the Great Ocean Road, sitting on a bus with other like-minded backpackers as part of the Oz Experience tour.
Our amicable guide was nicknamed “Two Dogs,” for some obscure reason I can’t remember now. He sported a soul-patch on his chin and could pull off some pretty neat stunts with a pair of whips (which he demonstrated at the hostel the night before).
He also loved obscure Australian folk music. Which normally wouldn’t have been a big deal. To each their own right? Except here’s the thing: he also figured the rest of us should love it as well and blared it over the bus speakers.
I remember most of us tried to endure it. But you can only take so many repetitions of Waltzing Matilda and “jumbucks” from “tuckerbags” before you start fantacizing about kicking in the cd player.
I stand by this musical compilation as the closest anyone has ever come to roadtrip soundtrack enlightenme Read more:Greatest
, Roadtrip
, Soundtrack
Budget Travel Tips You’ll Never Read In A Guidebook 2007-03-30 16:11:44
Well, maybe if it was a really good guidebook…
guest post by madeleine somerville
Previously, I wrote about working abroad and I offered many helpful and practical tips (if I do say so myself).
Now I am going to bestow some more financial advice regarding how to save money while traveling, but with one important difference - these are tips you’re not likely to read in any Lonely Planet or Rough Guide. Intrigued? Let’s begin.
First of all, if you’re a man I am warning you now that some of these strategies will require trust and flirting.
Accordingly they may be a little more easier to wield if you are a creature with breasts and sleek shaven legs, but don’t get discouraged - perseverance is key! A little cologne couldn’t hurt either.
“Borrow Food” In the Hostel
Please note that I said borrow, not steal. Borrowing implies two things, (1) permission from the owner and (2) replacement of the item.
You already know that it’s usually cheaper to buy Read more:Travel
, Guidebook
, Budget Travel Tips
BNT's Best Of The Week 03/31/07 2007-03-31 16:40:08 It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web. Enjoy!
How can one travel to a foreign place without watering down local culture? This question is posed in The Tibet Dilemma.
A provocative article over at Alternet is causing a stir Ecotourism: Responsible Travel or Marketing Sham?
Similarly, Timen and Daniel ruminate on the difference between a tourist and a traveler, if in fact, the distinction even exists.
The Cosumerist dishes up a video clip outlining 9 Times Travel Insurance Isn’t a Ripoff.
Gadling offers 5 Tips To Avoid Getting Ripped Off While Traveling.
Thinking of packing your mobile abroad? Better read NuNomad’s Cell/Mobile Phone Basics for Travelers.
And finally, have you ever wondered what make’s a great photo? Conscientious asks around and gathers a collection of answers.
Have a great weekend!
5 Reasons Why I Blog 2007-04-02 16:18:00
Last week, Stacy from Rambling Traveler tagged me with the ongoing "5 reasons why I blog" chain.
For those not in the know, it’s an opportunity for a blogger to articulate why they spend vast amounts of their time for little monetary gain. Now I can’t speak for our legions of talented guest contributors, so I’ll approach this exercise as my own.
But rather than answer with straight-forward sincerity like my peers, I figured I would take the opposite approach…with tongue firmly in cheek, of course.
So without further ado, here are my 5 reasons why I blog.
1. I can shove my travel experiences in people’s faces
If you wander through the site archives, you may have noticed the occasional place drop here and there, such as "When I was roaming through the Australian Outback," or "While hanging out in a hammock for two weeks doing little…"
This wasn’t an accident. It was to subtly stir up envy in those readers who have never hit Read more:Reasons
How To Protect Your Travel Funds 2007-04-03 16:03:30
You never know who is aching to steal your hard-earned cash…
guest post by Kevin Allgood
Online banking makes accessing and managing your cash while traveling a breeze.
There are only a few countries left that don’t have an army of ATMs scattered across the main tourist zones, making it easy to head out the door with a few crisp emergency bills, your trusty ATM/check card, and some backup plastic.
But with such convenience comes risk every time you use your card or log into your account from a public internet terminal.
Online fraud and scams, or even the small chance of being robbed at your ATM or forced to make a large withdrawal, are all things to consider before leaving.
If you’ve got your hard-earned travel cash sitting in a lump sum in your checking or savings account, you’ve still got all your eggs in one easy to empty basket. You should protect yourself and your funds from an accidental or malicious travel disaster.
It’s time to diversify your Read more:Protect
, Travel
, Funds
The Traveling Morans' Guide To Video Podcasting 2007-04-05 16:07:24
guest post by Brendan Moran
I like to tell people that my wife and I are among the first people to produce an independent travel podcast. No one is ever really that impressed.
Maybe I should just stop fishing for compliments.
The back story here: my wife and I were married last May and immediately took off on a round the world honeymoon. We produced a video podcast called, “The Traveling
Morans.”
If you're thinking of doing something like I did, maybe I can help. Here are a few things that worked for me.
Make it Different
I always thought of our podcast as a show I would like to watch if it were on regular TV. In my opinion, lots of travel shows these days still have the same, "lets all marvel at this beautiful old building behind me" sort of feel.
I think that if you want to get people interested in what you're doing, you need a hook (if the "beautiful old building" concept is what you're going for, don't let me stop you).
“The Trave Read more:Guide
, Podcasting
The Karmic Consequences Of Wal-Mart 2007-04-04 16:05:48
The high cost of low price ripples through the Universe, producing unintended consequences.
guest post by Cameron Karsten
I rose from the television, my evening’s indulgence. I walked through the crystal glare of the screen and entered the kitchen.
Flicking on the lights, I reached the pantry, opened its wooden doors and pulled down two contents: a can of Equal Exchange Organic Hot Cocoa, and a plastic bag of Western Family Marshmallows—jumbo.
Outside, a layer of clouds blocked the night sky. A sheet of rain piddled on the patio. As the teakettle came to a boil, I turned down the gas flame and filled my mug.
I stirred in the powdered chocolate and white puffs of sugar. As the marshmallows dissolved to sweet perfection, I wondered: is true sustainability ever possible?
A Sickness At The Root
Back in the television room, I continued watching the documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. Directed by Robert Greenwald, the film captures the stories of employees a
BNT’s Best Of The Week 04/07/07 2007-04-07 17:52:52 It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web. Enjoy!
Lorraine Sanders gives us practical advice with an extremely long title in Five Ways Travelers Can Reduce Carbon Footprints without Spending a Dime.
The greater Tokyo metro area has over 12 million people and no trash cans. Yet there is hardly any trash on the street. Andy Stoll thinks he knows why in Trash Talking.
Technological nomads take note: Chris Mitchell delivers Seven Tips For Taking A Laptop Travelling.
Peter Casier dispells any myths in an excellent post So you want to be an aidworker, hey?
Travel writing will forever be the ‘middle-man’ of literature, writes Thomas Spurling in On Travel Writing.
Finally, who says you’re not allowed to jump on a hotel bed? Celebrate cutting loose with the offbeat Bedjump.com.
The 5 Hilarious Travel Photos Contest 2007-04-09 16:29:48 Travel photographers usually try to capture a variety of subjects and emotions with their shots.
Whether it’s a sunset framed by Fijian palm trees, the weathered face of an Indian rickshaw driver, or strips of Tibetan prayer flags flapping in the wind, the focus is on beauty, emotion, and awe.
But rarely is the art of the “hilarious” travel photo celebrated in these circles.
These are the shots depicting a certain look of horror as you’re about to board a rickety river ferry, the satisfaction of “raising the roof” in front of the Vatican, and the shame of passing out on the table of the Irish pub after one pint too many.
So in the spirit of this underrated art, I’ve decided to launch the 5 Hilarious Travel Photos Contest
.
Here’s how it works: pick your top 5 hilarious travel photos and publish them on your blog.
What’s the prize? Well, you’d think the amusement one gets from digging through their travel photos for the most Read more:Travel
My 5 Hilarious Travel Photos 2007-04-11 16:17:37 If you missed the big announcement on Monday, this is my entry in the 5 Hilarious Travel
Photos contest.
Entries have already started trickling in, which you can read by scrolling down and looking beneath the “recent readers” widget. I’ll be adding all the entries as they are submitted, up until the April 22 deadline.
As I’m a judge, I obviously can’t win. But I just thought I’d put together my list to offer inspiration and guidance when crafting your own 5 most hilarious photos.
Remember, yours doesn’t have to be structured exactly like mine. You can write as much or as little of the back story behind each of the photos you choose. Keep in mind, all entries will be judged on overall hilarity, and not on a single photo alone.
1. High Fivin’ Buddha (Bangkok, Thailand)
Upon arriving in Bangkok, there’s one thing you realize pretty quickly. Buddhas are everywhere. Gold buddhas, fat buddhas, wooden buddhas, happy buddhas, buddha
Holy New Site Design Batman! 2007-04-11 05:45:21 If you’ve visited the site since yesterday, chances are you noticed things are looking a little different around here.
That’s because I’ve unveiled a new Brave New Traveler design and layout, incorporating a number of changes I’ve been wanting to do for a while.
Warning: if you’re not a web design geek, I won’t blame you for not reading any further.
But for the rest of our readers interested in things like CSS, layouts, and Wordpress, than by all means, read on. Here’s a breakdown of the most important changes and why I chose them.
Shrunk The Header
I loved the old Brave New Traveler header. It was a great place to showcase an interesting photo. It’s just too bad it took up too much prime real estate on the page.
Website experts will tell you the better way to design a site is to have the juicy content start sooner. After all, when you see the header once, you don’t spend time looking at it again later. You want good cont Read more:Batman
Lessons From The United Nations: An Interview With Mike Reed 2007-04-10 16:11:34 Mike Reed has been many things: a surfer, a musician, and a backpacker. We had many grand experiences while traveling around the coast of Australia back in 2002.
Recently, Mike decided he would experience cultural relations from the perspective of the Model UN, held every year in New York City. I caught up with Mike to ask him about his trip and his newfound insights into the challenges of navigating nations.
Why did you participate in the model UN?
I’m soon to be finished my Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Victoria. International relations has been a significant area of study in my undergrad education, so to actually put my knowledge into practice at the Model UnitedNations
Conference in New York seemed like a great opportunity.
I have known about the UN Club at UVic for a few years now, but I hadn’t joined in previous years because I thought it would be too time consuming with all the planning, fundraising, and studying that is requi Read more:Lessons
The 50 Greatest Campfire Songs Of All Time 2007-04-13 16:01:19 Ever chuckled at the poor dude getting on and off boats and buses with a pack AND a guitar? Well they’re not as dumb as they look. Their time comes.
Because, if they can find a campfire, they’ll be in their element. And, if they can play just a handful of the following songs below, they won’t be going back to their Thai beach hut alone.
Some are oldies, some are new. Some are cheesy. Some are cool. Some weren’t cool but magically are again. With a beer in your hand and with the sun setting – guitar dude suddenly becomes the coolest guy in the world.
If you can’t play, then download them. No self-respecting, blissed-out beach bar will turn your Ipod away.
Here are The 50 Greatest
Campfire Songs Of All Time (in their coolest versions to download).
1. House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
2. Let It Be - The Beatles
3. Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
4. Time of your Life – Green Day
5. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
6. Our House – Crosby, Still Nash & You
Interview: Kevin Sites On Citizen Journalism 2007-04-13 06:29:00
I recently came across this interview with KevinSites
, conducted for YouTube’s new political vlog Citizen
Tube. Who’s Kevin you ask?
“As one of the world’s most respected war correspondents, Kevin Sites has spent the past five years covering global war and disaster for several national networks. Sites helped pioneer solo journalism, working completely alone, traveling, and reporting without a crew.” — from In The Hot Zone
He’s got some interesting words about his own experiences in the world’s war zones, as well as the hope for citizen journalists to change the world.
In Search Of Authenticity 2007-04-12 16:01:50
In an age of commodified culture and globalization, does true authenticity even exist?
Authenticity
. It’s the buzzword of the enlightened traveler. We seek the genuine experience, something unspoiled by commercialism or prior visitors; we seek the perfect interaction with the culture we’re visiting.
Maybe our fantasy is to be adopted by a tribe, to receive some kind of acknowledgment that we’re not just another camera-toting white-shoe wearing tourist. Maybe it’s to have a time travel moment, to visit a land seemingly unspoiled by progress.
Maybe we want to boldly go where no man has gone before. We are out of luck.
For some reason, writing about authenticity in travel has been flying across my radar lately. I read stories punctuated with introspective commentary about polluted cultures or an inability to leave our world behind.
I’m starting to think we are missing the point.
The Inescapable Us
We live in a small world. In a day and a half, we can be in the African bush Read more:Search
BNT’s Best Of The Week 04/14/07 2007-04-14 18:12:49 It’s time to wrap up the week now with our favourite links from around the web. Enjoy!
This is from last year, but if you’re wondering how to video blog from your phone, check out How I Mashed Up A Mobile Videoblog.
Step Up Travel Offers $1000 Advocacy Grant to anyone who can identify a specific issue in a developing country that needs greater international attention and advocacy for change. Proposals are accepted until May 15.
How long before a traveler is no longer traveling? According to some, that magic number is identified in the 3 months rule.
What do you call it when men go on real vacations normally without their women and families. Apparently, a ‘man’-cation.
If you’re dreaming of hitting the road with a laptop and earning while you travel, a recent interview with a Nu Nomad offers some helpful tips.
Finally, in a world that seems separated by a clash of civilisations amid continued globalisation, can tourism bridge the gap among regions and c
Judges Announced For The 5 Hilarious Photos Contest! 2007-04-16 16:11:54 We’re now in Week 2 of the 5 Hilarious Photos Contest
, and the action is heating up. The word is spreading thanks to mentions in Gadling, Jaunted, Upgrade:Travel Better and other travel blogs around the web.
Thanks to the first few brave souls who have submitted their entries. (You can check them out by scrolling down and below the MyBlogLog widget on the right). If you’re still in need of inspiration, I included my own top 5 photos here.
But now onto the good stuff.
Who will be judging the competition?
I’m delighted to announce the following judges are confirmed onboard:
Kris Krug - Photographer, technologist and author based in Vancouver. I first met Kris at the Northern Voice pre-dinner a few months ago, and have since been in awe of his stellar photographic skill. Check out his website and Flickr sets to see what I mean.
Pam Mandel - Travel editor for the women’s blogging network, BlogHer and personal blogger/photographer over at Nerd’s Eye View
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