Travel Guides:Video of the Day: Portlandia demonstrates the stresses of housesitting

February 15, 2011 :: Posted by - admin

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An travel guide blog providing travel related news, tips, advice and information.Filed under: Photo of the Day, Video of the Week

The new IFC show Portlandia takes the quirkiness of the Pacific Northwest city and magnifies it. However, the inspiration for this sketch is as real as the trees are big in Oregon. Anyone who has ever had a housesitting gig knows that

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Online Travel Guide:Photo of the day (11.11.10)

November 13, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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An travel guide blog providing travel related news, tips, advice and information.Filed under: Photos, North America, United States, Photo of the Day, Transportation
At first glance, I thought this photo was an aerial view of the sea with the gorgeous, saturated aqua green color, looking down from the clouds. Then I saw the tiny airplane silhouettes and realized

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World Travel Guide:Photo of the day (11.12.10)

November 13, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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The travel guide with useful information, what to visit, where to stay, activities, maps on every neighborhood and their touristic references with images, museums, buying guide, and tips, among others.Filed under: North America, United States, Photo of the Day

As a kid, I listened to my grandparents talk about the desolate beauty of the Badlands. The place with the simple, slightly confusing name had to be beautiful and special, I reasoned with myself, or its name wouldn’t provoke

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Online Travel Guide:Photo of the day (9.16.10)

September 17, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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The travel guide with useful information, what to visit, where to stay, activities, maps on every neighborhood and their touristic references with images, museums, buying guide, and tips, among others.Filed under: Photos, Europe, Netherlands, Photo of the Day
Some countries are more open to public displays of affection than others. In India, “obscene acts” like kissing in public are discouraged, if not downright illegal. In France, amorous couples are practically de rigeur. This

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Travel Guide:Photo of the day 7.9.10

July 09, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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The travel guide with useful information, what to visit, where to stay, activities, maps on every neighborhood and their touristic references with images, museums, buying guide, and tips, among others.Filed under: Nicaragua, Photo of the Day, Central America
This image jumps vividly, something that may have to do with how many impressions it casts simultaneously. It speaks immediately to the promise of a road trip and the lure of the open road. Its vibrant, humid greens place it

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Tourist Guide:Photo of the Day (04.24.10)

April 25, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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An travel guide blog providing travel related news, tips, advice and information.Filed under: Photo of the Day

Between the ash cloud and the tragic plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski (amongst other news stories), the world’s attention has shifted away from Haiti. But, lest we think that the Caribbean nation has fully recovered from the devastating

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Tourist Guide:Photo of the Day (3.31.10)

April 01, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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Travel Guide reflects upon the things that are cool about travel, what inspires us to travel, and what’s so inspiring about travel. It also provides a place for my musings about our own travels, destinations we visit, travel research and writing, the travel media and travel industry, and includes travel advice and insider tips.Filed under: Photo of the Day Traveling - whether by plane, car, boat or train - can be a dramatic experience. This photo of the day, courtesy of feserc, is properly titled “Traveling” and was taken at Ao Phang-Nga National Park in Thailand.

This photos shows that even a still shot

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Online Travel Guide:Photo of the Day 1.27.10

January 27, 2010 :: Posted by - admin

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Travel Guide reflects upon the things that are cool about travel, what inspires us to travel, and what’s so inspiring about travel. It also provides a place for my musings about our own travels, destinations we visit, travel research and writing, the travel media and travel industry, and includes travel advice and insider tips.Filed under: United States, Photo of the Day
New Englanders are all too familiar with this scene - the white house filled with history and an American flag waving proudly in the front yard, saluting the people of the town it calls home. But what’s great about New England is its ability

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Travel Guide:Photo of the Day (12.12.2009)

December 14, 2009 :: Posted by - admin

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The travel guide with useful information, what to visit, where to stay, activities, maps on every neighborhood and their touristic references with images, museums, buying guide, and tips, among others.Filed under: Photos, North America, United States, Photo of the Day
Riding a ferry anywhere in the world is simply one of the most pleasant experiences in the world, and this photo pretty much sums up why. This particular ferry is the 4:20 to Bremerton on the Puget Sound. The water

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Online Travel Guide:Photo of the Day (11.28.2009)

November 30, 2009 :: Posted by - admin

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An travel guide blog providing travel related news, tips, advice and information.Filed under: Photos, Asia, China, Photo of the Day, Nightlife, Hong KongYesterday, I passed by several businesses that were setting up their holiday lights and decorations. I chose this shot as a lovely reminder of the beauty of city lights no matter what time of year it is. There’s

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