Postcard No 1 - View of the rooftops of Lisbon - in Portugal
on Nov 21, 2009 in Accommodation Europe Hotels Lisbon Portugal featured Elevador do Lavra Heritage Av Liberdade We’re in Lisbon, staying at the bright blue townhouse of the Hotel Heritage Av Liberdade with a view of the rooftops from our room on the 5th floor. This building used to be made up of a car showroom on the ground floor and apartments above a...

Off for the weekend to Lisbon - in Portugal
on Nov 20, 2009 in Europe Lisbon Portugal featured weekend By the time you read this I’ll be on my way to Lisbon for a weekend away with my dearly beloved. I love city breaks and there are plenty of European destinations we can easily access from Bristol. Lisbon is one that’s been on my list for...

Ecuador and the Amazon Rainforest - Podcast Episode 3
on Nov 16, 2009 in Ecuador Leisure Nature Podcasts World featured blogsherpa Cuyabeno Lodge Luis Hernandez Neotropicyuris Podcast rainforest In this podcast interview about the rainforests of Ecuador you’ll hear how to enjoy how to enjoy your rainforest experience, as well as the many other diverse areas of of the country, the Avenue of the Volcanoes, the Indian markets, and the be...

Friday Photo - Take a Hot Bath in Banos - in Ecuador
on Nov 13, 2009 in Ecuador World featured Banos Hot baths This week I met up with an old friend from Ecuador at the World Travel Market and it reminded me of the happy few days I spent in Banos on my trip to Ecuador a couple of years ago. The town is known for being a holiday centre, both for Ecuadorian fam...

Travel Bloggers’ meet-up at the Travel Blog Camp 09
on Nov 11, 2009 in Blogging My blogging journey featured Darren Cronian Travel Blog Camp 09 Hey there, calling all travel bloggers to the event of the travel year - no not the World Travel Market, but the Travel Blog Camp held in London last night. The Travel Blog Camp was organised for the second year by Darren Cronian of Travel Rants, the...

St Anthony’s monastery of Qozhaya in Lebanon - Video
on Nov 9, 2009 in Accommodation Hotels Lebanon World featured video Kozhaya Monastery Qozhaya Quadisha valley St Anthony's Staying at St Anthony’s Monastery on the beautiful Quadisha valley in Lebanon was one of the highlights of my trip there in June and I hope you’ll also enjoy the short video about the monastery. At 6.30 in the morning, the bells of St Ant...

Going Downtown in Beirut - in Lebanon
on Nov 6, 2009 in Eating and drinking Lebanon Leisure World featured Beirut Clocktower Downtown Nightlife The Downtown area of Beirut is the place to wander of an evening in central Beirut and stop for a drink or a meal. The area is a relatively small area of streets and squares which have been made into a showcase or smart shops and restaurants and a pl...

My Symbolya map of Istria - a fun way to record your travels
on Nov 4, 2009 in Blogging Croatia - Istria Europe Media Misc Travel products featured Symbolya Travel map travel record I recently discovered a cool new way of recording my travels on a Symbolya map that links to photos and blog posts of the trip. You use cute little symbols as the link to photos that you already have uploaded on Flickr or Picasa and links to any arti...

Review of Overcoming 7 major Obstacles to Traveling the World by Anil Polat
on Nov 3, 2009 in Media Misc Travel products featured Anil Polat Book review e-book Foxnomad Overcoming 7 major obstacles to traveling the world If you have a burning desire to travel the world, but find it just too difficult to leave a steady job or a comfortable lifestyle, then you’ll enjoy the new e-book from Anil Polat at Foxnomad.com. In the e-book Anil examines the 7 Major obstac...

Video - Saving the Caretta Caretta turtle on Zakynthos - Greece
on Nov 2, 2009 in Europe Greece Leisure Nature Zakynthos featured video blogsherpa Caretta Caretta Earth Sea Sky Loggerhead Turtle Wildlife Zante Video interview about saving the Caretta Caretta turtles on Zakynthos or Zante with Yannis Vardakastanis from the Earth Sea and Sky wildlife centre at Gerakas on Zakynthos, Greece...