Wanna be a travel writer? Get a World Nomads’ 2009 Travel Scholarship & Writing assignment
Monday, December 1st, 2008 Posted in Contests, Random, What to do | 2 Comments »Love to travel? Want to be a published travel writer? Here's your awesome chance to do it - between now and January 9, 2009 - our friends over at World Nomads are offering a travel writing scholarship to Kerala, where you'll ...
P is for Puffin
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 1 Comment »I was tempted to make this post P is for Pokin, but thought that might be a bit much. :p So puffins it is. Specifically I'm going to yabber about Atlantic Puffins. Puffin photo by mrpattersonsir's Aside from sea ...
It’s Safari Time
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 2 Comments »aka 4 alternative things to do on a safari 1) Buck the trend – photograph the tourists. Coming back from a safari, it's usually show and tell time. "And here's the zebra, there's the elephant, oh-and a sleeping lion. And ...
Best foreign experiences that I could have just done at home…but why?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in What to do | 6 Comments »So I know going abroad is about new discoveries and maximizing your experiences. So why do abroad what you can easily do at home? Actually I've got no good answer for you. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's ...
7 more reasons to hike Kilimanjaro
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Places to See, What to do | 1 Comment »I've always been fascinated by the continent of Africa. I also happen to like to climb tall things (my fear of heights notwithstanding :p.) So when I first saw the IMAX Movie about Kilimanjaro, I was hooked. Four years later, ...
Kill some time during airport layovers
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in What to do | 5 Comments »aka 6 things to do during airport layovers Background: I have a tendency to miss my flight. I have flown <100 times in my life, but have managed to miss >10 flights. The result? The dreaded sleepover chez aerogare. Add to that ...
