World Travel Tips

Tour Ireland and Britain On Line (Video + Stills) (Ireland)

Sat, 03 May 2008 14:33:24 EDT

The film "My Pub Runneth Over" presents a comprehensive journey to Britain and Ireland, including England (London, Stonehenge, walled cities & a castle), Wales, Ireland (kiss the Blarney Stone, Dublin, Cliffs of Moher), and Scotland (Edinburgh, the highlands, bagpipes & Loch Ness), plus interviews, and, of course, pubs. Ireland follows the first British segment, and with this kind of streaming video, you cannot fast forward. So please be patient. The video can be seen on the web, if you have a high speed internet connection. This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I sell absolutely nothing. My video site is: Video Page With any modem you can view my new gallery of English, Irish, and Scottish stills at: Stills There are over 30 of my other amateur travel videos on-line covering all seven continents. Visit Italy, Morocco, Antarctica, Bali, Russia, China, Hawaii, Peru, Mayan Pyramids, American National Parks, Egypt, Greece, or Turkey, among many choices; see whales, penguins, or polar bears. The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures at: Home Page The Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

Win great prizes with Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia (General)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:48:56 EDT

Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia has launched a unique online competition. To win great prizes, go to www.yourtravelandleisure.com and upload videos, travelogues and photographs of your favourite travel experience. Get your pencils ready, pull-up those videos and digital photographs and participate!

Hello from a family traveling the world! (General)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:07:21 EST

Hi all! I just discovered this sight and wanted to say hello! I LOVE people with a passion for travel. We are 20 months into an open ended, multi-year trip around the world and we blog/vlog as we go. We are in Spain at the moment about to head into Morocco for the second time and then onto Portugal, Northern Spain, France, Ireland & UK, onto Scandinavia, Russia,& Germany, back to France and Spain for the next winter. Africa will be our next continent! We travel very cheaply and homeschool as we go and give lots of ideas that have worked for us on our blog. Happy Travels all! soultravelers3

Discover Mayan Pyramids On Line (Video + Stills) (Honduras)

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:24:35 EST

My film "Mayavision" features the major Mayan Pyramid cities of Copan, Tikal, Chichen Itza, and Uxmal in both Central America and Mexico. It also includes Mexico City, with the Virgin of Guadalupe and the temples of Teotihuac�n. The film begins in Honduras (Copan), Belize, and Guatemala. "Mayavision" can be seen on the web, if you have a high speed internet connection. This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I sell absolutely nothing. My video site is: Video Page With any modem you can view the new gallery of Mayan Pyramid still pictures at: Stills There are over 30 of my other free, amateur travel videos on-line including trips to China, Russia, Antarctica, Italy, the UK, Japan, Australia, Bali, Africa, Greece, and Turkey; see lions, whales, elephants, or penguins. The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures at: Home Page The Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

Wine tourism in Spain (Spain)

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:35:24 EST

Last Easter holidays I decided to do visit wineries with my wife in Spain. We chose la Rioja and went to places I had not been to long time ago (15 years) This area of Spain is beautiful and visitng wineries and learning about wine has been quiet an experience. I don't understand why this is not more popular (I heard in Napa Valley the tourism around wine is a real thing). We used this route, http://www.winetourismspain.com/rioja/wine-routes-in-rioja-spain.php which was quiet useful to select the wineries we visited. We drove all the way, the roads are nice and the villages described in the route are intersting: lots of hitory and excellent foow (and wine of course!)

Exuma Weather: "Isles of the Perpetual June" (Bahamas)

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:19:47 EST

Suppose you overheard someone speaking about a place that had an average of 320 days of warm sunshine, temperate breezes, and clear skies almost all of the time. The person goes on to describe endless sunny days of fishing, golfing, and swimming. He talks of lolling on a comfortable terrace with an ice-cold beverage after a hard day of work and basking in a gentle, balmy zephyr. One might think that there exists no such place that can provide such wonderful weather in which to frolic, play, and relax and this person is relaying an elaborate dream or an unreachable fantasy. Exuma weather may be dream-like, but it is most definitely not a figment of the imagination. The Seasons
The islands that make up the Exumas are located in a sub-tropical zone. Since there is no snow and sleet, it is hard to think of the Bahamas as having concrete seasons, but they do. Although we associate the changing of seasons with new buds on trees, piles of fallen leaves, and snowstorms, it is not so simple in regards to Exuma weather. Their summers, which are warm with temperatures of approximately 89� Fahrenheit, fall between the months of May and September. Those who associate the warm summer months with a sweltering, sweat-inducing haze can take comfort, as the balmy breezes blowing gently off the Atlantic Ocean usually keep that pesky humidity at bay. As expected, Exuma winters (minus the snow, of course!) fall between October and April and are generally drier and cooler. However, temperatures will seldom drop below 75�F during the day and 62�F in the evening. Exuma weather also consists of a rainy season (between May and October), but the majority of the precipitation will occur in brief summer showers and mostly in the northern regions. Hurricanes
Many will associate tropical destinations with tropical storms and hurricanes. Hurricane season in this region spans between the end of May through to the end of November, but rarely affects the Exuma region. It is more likely that the Exuma islands will receive the heavy rains and rougher weather that come on the outskirts of a severe tropical storm or squall. Click the link to see Average Monthly Tempertures in the Exuma Bahamas Since Exuma weather remains pleasant almost all-year-round, the waters also stay at the ideal temperature, perfect for all the water activities and events that make the Exumas such a supreme location. The Bahamas have been poetically nicknamed, "The Isles of Perpetual June" and with their gentle trade winds that blow off the Gulf Stream and their abundant days of heavenly sunshine, it is not hard to see why. Exuma weather is not the only attraction to this ever-popular tropical location, but sultry island evenings and sensuous sunshine make it one of the most comfortable places on earth. Amanda Smith-Barrett is the author of numerous articles for Oceania Heights: Bahamas Real Estate concerning the Bahamas and has her finger on the pulse of new and exciting opportunities that arise in the area. By exploring current trends, traditions, and the Bahamian lifestyle, she was uncovered several fresh, exhilarating activities and events native to the region.

Tour Mayan Pyramids On Line (Video + Stills) (Guatemala)

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:10:05 EST

My film "Mayavision" features the major Mayan Pyramid cities of Copan, Tikal, Chichen Itza, and Uxmal in both Central America and Mexico. It also includes Mexico City, with the Virgin of Guadalupe and the temples of Teotihuac�n. The film begins in Honduras, Belize, and Guatemala. "Mayavision" can be seen on the web, if you have a high speed internet connection. This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I sell absolutely nothing. My video site is: Video Page With any modem you can view the new gallery of Mayan Pyramid still pictures at: Stills There are over 30 of my other free, amateur travel videos on-line including trips to China, Russia, Antarctica, Italy, the UK, Japan, Australia, Bali, Africa, Greece, and Turkey; see lions, whales, elephants, or penguins. The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures at: Home Page The Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

Taking A Year (General)

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:14:36 EST

Hello to those who read this! I'm planning on taking a year off from work and school in May/June in order to travel the world a bit and expand my mind and horizons. I'd like to visit several different continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America to be exact.) If anyone would like to give tips, opinions, or recount some personal experiences they've had with traveling, that would be great. I'm so excited to do this and I can't wait for the lease on my apartment to be up! Thanks. :D

Tour Vietnam and South East Asia On Line (Video + Stills) (Vietnam)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:25:08 EST

My film "Ho Asked Me to Go" presents an exciting trip to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. It features Bangkok, Angkor Wat, Cambodian court dancing, both north and south Vietnam, including Hanoi's water puppet theater, the Great Sacred Stupa of Laos, and Luang Prabang with its dazzling Buddhist temples, plus much more. The video can be seen on the web, if you have a high speed internet connection. This is a free, non-commercial, streaming video on the Windows Media Player. No ads and no strings attached. I still sell absolutely nothing. My video site is: Video Page With any modem you can view the new gallery of still pictures from this trip at: Stills There are 30 of my other amateur travel videos on-line including trips to China, Russia, Antarctica, Italy, the UK, Australia, Bali, Japan, Africa, Greece, and Turkey; see lions, whales, elephants, or penguins. The planet is yours, including my Home Page giant galaxy of still pictures at: Home Page The Intrepid Berkeley Explorer

Tour Cambodia and Southeast Asia On Line (Video + Stills) (Cambodia)

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:28:03 EST