New Zealand’s far away location ensures that its natural beauty is protected from the hordes of tourists who would overwhelm this place if it was easy to get to. True, New Zealand’s greatness has been exposed to the world by movies like Lord of the Rings but, surprisingly, few people make their way down here. [...]
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More Great Travel Movies
Way back in 2008, I created a list of ten of the best travel movies even created for film. It’s a great list. Check it out. However, since then, there have been a lot of great travel movies made and, even on the first list, I neglected some others that inspired us to get out [...]
The Top Travel Tweeters
Just like everyone has their own good iPhone travel apps list, everyone has their own best travel Twitter list. Most just create a long list of a lot of names. With this list, I broke it down into categories and tried to give you people who are considered experts in what they do and command [...]
Good iPhone Travel Apps
I’ve been traveling around with my iPhone for a few months now and playing around with the various travel apps to see which are worth using. To be honest, most suck. They don’t work well, they cost too much, or are too basic. Moreover, there are just too many redundant apps. How many apps do [...]
What Type of Backpacker Are You?
You always hear about the distinction made between tourists and backpackers, but even among backpackers, we love to group each other into categories by who is the better traveler. Check into any hostel, and you will find a variety of different travelers wearing their distinctive tribal gear. Here are some of the more common that [...]
Perpetual Nomads You Should Read
There are a lot of travel websites on the internet. It seems that anyone who has ever hit the road has also started a travel website. But most trips only last a year before people head back to the infamous “real world.” And when they do, they stop blogging. Yet some of us don’t ever [...]
Four Cities, One Great Thing
Guest blogger Scott McNeely is normally found managing the online activities at the tours and activities website Viator.com and the Viator Travel Blog.
Here’s a challenge. Think of your favorite city and pick your very favorite thing about it. Think of it as a “you are stuck on a desert island and you can only [...]
The Best Sunsets I’ve Seen
It’s raining here in Bangkok, and as I was flipping through some photos, I realized I wanted to see some sun. Then I got the idea, why not blog about sunsets? I’ve seen tons of sunsets. I make it a point to see them. Not just “catch one,” but actively go find a place [...]
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