The Tools and Services I use to Operate my Travel Blog

The Tools and Services I use to Operate my Travel Blog

As I mentioned in my 12th-anniversary post last week, there have been a lot of changes to travel blogging in the last decade. In that article, I focused mainly on the cultural and business aspects of running a travel blog. As with the business side of things, there have been huge changes on the technical …

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Photographing Vietnam’s Rainy Season

My friend and two-continent club member Sherry Ott is a prolific travel photographer and blogger. She recently visited Vietnam during the rainy season. While that might be a deterrent for most people traveling, Sherry managed to find inspiration and beauty in the rain. Here is Sherry… I often get people who tell me they are …

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iPhone Travel Wallpapers

I’ve put together my first batch of travel-themed wallpapers for the iPhone. All of these photos were taken by myself during my travels over the last two years. Just click on the image to view the 320×480 wallpaper and then save the image to your computer.

The Seven Wonders of Egypt

Great Pyramids and Sphinx The very fist list of wonders created by Herodotus in the 5th Century BC had the pyramids on the list. In 2,500 years, not much has changed. The Great Pyramids and the Giza Complex are still one of the most impressive sights in the world. The pyramids are from the Upper …

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Kakadu National Park

In the United States, there are three parks which are considered to be the crown jewels in the National Parks system: Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon. If you had to make a similar list for Australia, I don’t know what two of the parks would be, one one of them would have to be …

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Falling in Love with Kodiak, Alaska

For months I had been planning my summer trip to Kodiak, Alaska and I was excited.  I told everyone I ran into that I was headed there, and without exception, they questioned me on my choice of destinations.  I was somewhat at a loss – there was no particular reason I could point to.  Somewhere …

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Video: Moment of Silence on Israel’s Memorial Day

Israel has a very unique tradition on Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). An air raid siren will go off and everyone will stop what they are doing for 2 minutes. People in their cars will stop wherever they are and get out to stand. This video was taken at 10:58 …

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Traveling in Tornado Alley : A Guide for Visitors

I grew up in North Texas, so how to respond when there is a possibility of a tornado is second nature to me.  However, talking with travelers from other parts of the world I realized that not everyone knows what to do if they are on a trip and threatened with severe weather. What is …

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Five Places to Explore the War of 1812 in the US

Every Friday I’ll take on a fun travel-related topic on Friday Five!  This week let’s talk about places where you can explore history by visiting places that were important during the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was somewhat of a second war of Independence.  Benjamin Franklin was said to have stated the following …

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