Jump to the full entry & travel map Bangkok, Thailand Zam richten fuer dahoam

Jump to the full entry & travel map Siem Reap, Cambodia So much for the not giving money to kids. Today I set off in my tuk tuk with a full agenda of seeing the majority of the temples now that I got the big 2 out of the way. I started off with Ta Prohm where Tombraider was filmed, and being a movie buff, I had an over inflated expectation. I bet it is/was really cool, but there was extensive restoration going on at this one, and also a million other tourists, and I left feeling a little bummed. To be honest…

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The vibrant capital of Finland is a perpetual “most livable city” candidate and benefits from a progressive, cosmopolitan and erudite populace. Helsinki is the premier metropolis in Finland by a wide margin, with a population of 1.3 million people spread out over peninsulas, bays and islands. Scenic and fortuitous geography then, plays a massive role in Helsinki’s overall appeal. Photo credit When To Visit If frigid Nordic winters send a chill down your spine, summer may be the best time visit Helsinki. Come summer solstice time, the city enjoys over nineteen hours of sunlight a day, with average high temperatures in the 20 °C range. Photo credit Fear not Helsinki’s winter however. Despite Scandinavia’s rep and despite the fact the city is on the same latitude as Anchorage, Alaska, protection from the…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Bargara, Queensland, Australia Aside from the normal early morning regimes of sunrises, workouts and bike rides, we spent the latter part of the morning heading in to Bundaberg to visit the Bundaberg Rum distillery and the Bundaberg Ginger Beer factory. Both were fairly interesting self guided tours, the distillery tour requiring close toed…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Daegu, Korea Rep. ok, so made it thru my first week of teaching relatively easy. this week was easy as they left it up to me to come up with a lesson plan so i did my own intro lesson. i setup each table with a canadian flag, toronto tourist map, and one item each of some tourist stuff i brought like a baseball bat, hockey puck, frisbie, so each table had something different. wasnt nervous at all and very comfortable talking to the kids who responded well and enthusiastically. now i am the celebrity, they are yelling my name ash-ip, and boys yell i love you, and high five me! on my first day i gave a box of …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Saint Terese, Alaska, United States Some distant memories linger reinforced by sight, sound and smells. My first field trip was to Assateague Island . In my mind’s eye stands Prof. James H. Barrow holding forth on critters we found, encouraging us as if we had collected precious pearls. In addition to being a…

Visit Japan and Tokyo for the food? That’s an emphatic yes. Japanese cuisine is a great reason to visit – nevermind the country’s castles, temples, gardens, and geisha. Eating in Japan is like a tour of historical attractions in its own right. And with more than a dozen types of specialty restaurants, my plan was to eat my way from one end of my week-long visit to the other. Japanese food on display (even the plastic samples look tasty) What I didn’t realize was that my gastronomic tour of Japan would shatter a few long-held perceptions. Namely, that the food is mostly healthy, often …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Florence, Tuscany, Italy From Becky: Ciao Peoples! We started off the day by going to the Galleria dell’ Accademia (again) for mum to take some photo’s, she asked for authorisation yesterday and they said come back tomorrow (in the morning…) so we did. Sam and Dad sat and played chess and I watched them while mum wondered off. We then walked down through the market to the Ponte Vecchio, and on the other side of the bridge we walked along the river and then continued up a steep hill to the Piazzale Michelangelo to view Florence. Dad decided that we haven’t walked enough, and made us walk up…

Jump to the full entry & travel map Montevideo, Uruguay The flight to Montevideo took just under 3 hours and was with PLUNA, the national Uruguayan airline. We will remember the flight for 2 reasons – it is the first time we have seen cabin crew dressed in denim jeans, and it was very cold. Not having mentally adjusted to the change in climate from equatorial Brazil, we were still in short sleeves – and freezing. We found that the menu card in the seat back pocket (food and drink had to be paid for – not impressed) unfolded into a large enough sheet to cover our arms and provide some protection from the fierce aircon. We got …

Jump to the full entry & travel map Mycenae, Peloponnese, Greece Diana and I left Athens at 8AM on a 3 day journey by bus. Our first stop was at Corinth to see the Corinth Canal. In the past, Corinth was inhabited by Hellenic tribes in 2000 BC. Dorians settled there in the 11th century BC with Aletes as their first king. One decendant, Bakchis, founded the Bakchiad Dynasty which ruled here from the 9th…

We’re celebrating great travel with a Twitter giveaway that’ll make any foodie smile. If you love to dine out, you won’t want to miss this Orbitz Twitter Giveaway and the chance to win a $50 Restautant.com gift card ! Here’s all you have to do to enter: Credit: kelowna09. 1. Follow  @Orbitz on Twitter (if you’re not doing so already) 2. Retweet the contest message posted on the @Orbitz Twitter page by Tuesday We?ll announce the winner on the @Orbitz Twitter page. If it?s you, make sure to send a direct message via Twitter within 48 hours. Remember, all entries must be received by 8:59 a.m. CT on September 7, 2010.  Limit one entry per person/twitter address. Read on for official rules… NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, PLAY OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE…

Time yet again to dole out mad props (or is it prøps ) to another superb city in Scandinavia. Bergen, the exquisite European Capital of Culture in 2000 (one of nine that year) and venerable “Second City” of Norway, suffers, like many other Nordic destinations, from a lack of mainstream attention. This is my humble opinion. To be blunt, most of my friends and family want to go to Spain, France, Australia and the Caribbean. I hear very few concrete plans made in favor of Sweden, Finland and Norway for example. Oh I know. When given the opportunity, everyone lauds Nordic Europe’s gorgeous scenery, progressive spirit, civic pride and culture. But do they take it …

Fans cheer for fallen ski star Shane McConkey at last year’s Matchstick Productions premiere at the Boulder Theater. (courtesy Matchstick Productions) Summer’s over. There, I said it. I know it’s heresy to say that before Labor Day. And I know…

The largest city in Turkey and one of the most fascinating cities in the world, Istanbul is a unique tourist destination located in the very place where East meats West. Featuring a plethora of attractions, from historical monuments, to the famous Grand Bazaar, Istanbul has a little bit of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]