Written on September 30, 2010
The Guardian reported last week that “as many as 700 owners of guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels are joining forces over what they see as unfair reports” on TripAdivsor.
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Written on September 10, 2010
By the time you read this, we should be aboard the MV Hanjin Madrid, a container ship traveling from the Seattle to Yokohama, Japan.
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Written on September 10, 2010
WINNER OF THE BACKDOOR: The day after Spain held aloft the 2010 World Cup trophy, we found ourselves listening to South African talkback radio during a long drive down towards the country’s picturesque Eastern Cape.
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Written on September 9, 2010
SECOND PLACE THE BACKDOOR: When I was in London on July 6 of 2005, the city was celebrating. After a long bidding campaign to host the 2012 summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee had declared it the winner.
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Written on September 8, 2010
THIRD PLACE THE BACKDOOR: There’s something repugnant about carbon calculations. In an age of green enlightenment, it seems whatever recreational pursuit we might want to indulge in, we’re instantly informed of the carbon footprint that such a heinous activity leaves.
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Written on August 28, 2010
For the most part, my life in Cambodia is not nearly as “exotic” as people living in cities like Chicago and Cleveland might think it is. I ride my bike around our small town, I work in an office with cement walls
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Written on August 28, 2010
High summer sees vegetable plots across the country bursting at the seams with fresh produce, most people grow enough to furnish their own tables from time to time, but there are a handful of green-fingered wizards that have taken their patches to the next level
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Written on August 27, 2010
Of all the English stereotypes, the obsession with tea drinking is perhaps the most accurate and what better way to get a first-hand experience for English culture than by joining in the traditional Afternoon Tea ritual when the clock strikes 4 o’clock.
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Written on August 24, 2010
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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Written on August 4, 2010
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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TripAdvisor is breaking businesses
The Guardian reported last week that “as many as 700 owners of guesthouses, B&Bs and hotels are joining forces over what they see as unfair reports” on TripAdivsor.
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On a freighter in the Pacific
By the time you read this, we should be aboard the MV Hanjin Madrid, a container ship traveling from the Seattle to Yokohama, Japan.
Continue Reading »
The Lasting Legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
WINNER OF THE BACKDOOR: The day after Spain held aloft the 2010 World Cup trophy, we found ourselves listening to South African talkback radio during a long drive down towards the country’s picturesque Eastern Cape.
Continue Reading »
Hosting a sports “mega-event”: Promises, promises.
SECOND PLACE THE BACKDOOR: When I was in London on July 6 of 2005, the city was celebrating. After a long bidding campaign to host the 2012 summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee had declared it the winner.
Continue Reading »
Tourism in South Africa: An Own Goal?
THIRD PLACE THE BACKDOOR: There’s something repugnant about carbon calculations. In an age of green enlightenment, it seems whatever recreational pursuit we might want to indulge in, we’re instantly informed of the carbon footprint that such a heinous activity leaves.
Continue Reading »
A prostitute stole my cell phone
For the most part, my life in Cambodia is not nearly as “exotic” as people living in cities like Chicago and Cleveland might think it is. I ride my bike around our small town, I work in an office with cement walls
Continue Reading »
Honesty boxes
High summer sees vegetable plots across the country bursting at the seams with fresh produce, most people grow enough to furnish their own tables from time to time, but there are a handful of green-fingered wizards that have taken their patches to the next level
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Afternoon Tea – A traditional English experience
Of all the English stereotypes, the obsession with tea drinking is perhaps the most accurate and what better way to get a first-hand experience for English culture than by joining in the traditional Afternoon Tea ritual when the clock strikes 4 o’clock.
Continue Reading »
How to get sponsorship for your cycle tour
When planning an extended cycle tour, many people go in search of corporate sponsorship. Some come back empty-handed. Some are successful.
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What has happened to travel?
Technology enables us to make better informed, faster decisions and hopefully saves us some money as a result, but sometimes as a traveller I wonder how this all impacts on the intrinsic value of travel.
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