My 3 Best Kept Travel “Adventure” Secrets
on Nov 21, 2009 in DESTINATIONS MALAYSIA North Africa PERU Bedouin blogsherpa BORNEO Camping Dune Buggy EGYPT Gunung Mulu huacachina Malaysian Peru pinnacles sand dunes sandboarding White Desert We were recently nominated to participate in Tripbase’s “3 Best Kept Travel Secrets” game by our great Twitter friend, Isabelle of @IsabellesTravel. You can read Isabelles best kept travel secret here. “The aim of this game is to unite trave...

10 Things We Learned Before Traveling
on Nov 20, 2009 in EXPERIENCES JOURNAL LONG TERM TRAVEL blogging cafes internet IPhone lessons Packing problems Travel Little did I know that I would already be living life as a backpacker before leaving Canada. We have been spending our evenings at the local coffee shop catching up on emails and blog posts, negotiating with advertisers and finalizing the last of our...

Our Top Adventures in Asia
on Nov 19, 2009 in DESTINATIONS India JOURNAL adventures base camp blogsherpa camel china everest ganges genghis khan gobi desert great wall horse back riding mongolia mountain biking nepal rajastan sri lanka Trekking whitewater rafting yoga In Six Days we will be in India. While it is drawing closer with every minute, it doesn't even feel like in less than we week we will be on the other side of the world. We may be starting in India, but we have a lot of countries on our itinerary and...

Giving Back: 12-Weeks of Inspiration
on Nov 16, 2009 in Helping Communities JOURNAL donors giving back INSPIRATION NGO ngo's preserves responsible tourism round up sanctuaries volunteer volunteering voluntourism As the time of our travels draws near, we want to reflect on our giving Back Series. The diverse stories that we gatherer over the past couple of months have been inspiring and touching. It is a reminder to us to be more responsible in our travels...

What We Have Been Reading Lately
on Nov 14, 2009 in JOURNAL best of blogs carnival reading Travel We follow many wonderful Bloggers and try to check out their great posts regularly. (Thank God for RSS feeds) It has been a busy few weeks out there in the land of Travel Blogging and here are a few posts that we enjoyed, caught our attention, gave...

How to Travel the World
on Nov 13, 2009 in ADVICE JOURNAL LONG TERM TRAVEL Reviews 7 Major Obstacles to traveling the World ebook how to life life and travel obstacles to world travel round the world tips Travel world travel We have received a few emails lately asking us how we travel the world. People want to know what we do in our day to day lives to save and budget and people want to know how we afford it. Many people are so afraid to take a chance to follow their dr...

This Weeks Adventure’s in Blogging
on Nov 11, 2009 in JOURNAL Planetd News affiliates blogging blogs commission junction disclosure guest posts newsletter Travel The big news is that we are starting a monthly newsletter while we are away. Make sure to sign up for it at the top right hand corner of this page! All you have to do is leave your email address and first name and you will receive a monthly update f...

Your Own Two Hands
on Nov 10, 2009 in Helping Communities JOURNAL charity china giving back Laos NGO non profit responsible tourism Travel wasn't born in Bangladesh. I was born in a developed country as a member of the racial majority. I've had amazing parents and friends who have always supported me. I've received educations among the best in the world - both practical and academic [no...

Holiday Gifts for the Adventure Traveler
on Nov 9, 2009 in EXPERIENCES JOURNAL Packing adventure gifts adventure travel Gear gifts holiday holiday gifts list shopping travel gifts There are common traits between adventure travelers, luxury travelers, green travelers and budget travelers except when it comes to holiday gift ideas. While the world is slowly coming out of a recession, it’s really the thought that counts when g...

I Can’t Believe We Are Going to India
on Nov 8, 2009 in India JOURNAL backpacker fears Global nomads preparations Travel world travel I can't believe we are going to India. In our minds, you haven't truly traveled until you have gone to India. All the real hard core backpackers go there for a tough, character building, frustrating and yet enlightening travel.