Friday Travel Photo: Edinburgh Sunset

Today’s Friday Travel Photo takes you to Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh is a fantastic city filled with cozy pubs, excellent gardens, and some great nightlife. If you’re visiting Edinburgh, don’t miss out on these three pubs – they’re excellent places to grab a pint or a plate of Scotland’s national dish: haggis. If you have a [...]

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Dolphin Watching in the Bay of Islands – New Zealand

A backpacking trip to New Zealand isn’t complete with out a visit to the Northland. One of the prime destinations in the Northland is the beautiful Bay of Islands – an inlet off the South Pacific dotted with over one hundred tropical islands. It’s an area of mild temperatures, beautiful coastline, and laid back, friendly [...]

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7 Tips For Mainintaing Your Travel Blog On The Road

Keeping your travel blog up-to-date while traveling is not an easy task. You’re forced to balance internet time, with writing time, with traveling time, and of course – with socializing time. I’ve been in New Zealand on a working holiday for the last four months. Throughout this time, I’ve done my best to juggle work [...]

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Friday Travel Photo: New Zealand Vineyard

This shot was taken in New Zealand’s Marlborough wine region on the South Island. It’s one of New Zealand’s warmest areas and competes with Nelson for seeing the most hours of sunshine each year. Marlborough is an excellent place to spend the day. Hire a bike or find a designated driver and spend the day [...]

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Experiencing the Seville Spring Fair – Feria de Abril

This post was written by Cat Gaa. Cat is a Chicago native who is currently living in Seville, Spain, where she teaches English. When Cat isn’t teaching or enjoying her Sevillian lifestyle, she is planning her next trip around Europe. Check out my interview with Cat about her experiences teaching English in Spain. And check [...]

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Monday Escape: Tobermory, Isle of Mull

Today’s Monday Escape brings you to the small fishing village of Tobermory on Scotland’s Isle of Mull. The village just asks to be featured on Scottish postcards with brightly colored buildings surrounding a small harbor. It is a working fishing village which was founded in 1788 and well worth a visit if you’re traveling around [...]

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Friday Travel Photo: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

The Cliffs of Moher in County Mayo, Ireland. The cliffs stretch for 8 kms and rise dramatically to 200 meters above the sea. You can view the cliffs from the viewing platform which requires a paid entry. Otherwise, you have the option of hiking the cliffs yourself. This photo was taken midway through the hike. [...]

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Hostel Review: Raglan Backpackers – Raglan, New Zealand

I have been in New Zealand for nearly five months and have seen a good share of both islands. It’s a fantastic place with stunning and diverse landscapes, friendly people, and plenty of activities for the backpacker or traveler. These are characteristics that make a location a destination – and New Zealand is definitely that. [...]

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A Local’s Perspective: Washington, DC

Today’s guest post comes from Stephanie Yoder, a girl who cannot sit still. She writes about travel for young people (the why, the where and the how) for Twenty-Something Travel. When not on the road she lives in Washington DC. Very few people are actually from Washington DC. One of the odd charms of the [...]

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Friday Travel Photo: Bari, Italy

This photo was taking in the port town of Bari, Italy. I was stranded in Bari waiting for a ferry to Greece. I wasn’t expecting much from the city, however I spent an entire evening walking it’s cobblestone old town alleyways taking in the feel of the place. It was a wonderful place to get [...]

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