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THE kids are like mountain goats. As we climb, the views across the rice fields become ever more breathtaking. We’d made the right decision earlier in the day, hiring mopeds for $US10 and heading out to explore the limestone karsts surrounding Vang Vieng. The small town is about a four-hour bus ride north of the … Continue reading
01/09/11: Travel industry experts believe the web has had its day and Facebook is the place to be. With a more than 20 per cent growth in the ‘travel brand Facebook community’ in the first quarter of 2011 the big global brands are now using Facebook as an alternative to search. A new report – … Continue reading
28/08/11: The 11Eleven Project is set to create a global snapshot on November 11 this year, and organizers are asking everyone who wants to be involved to register at 11elevenproject.com Over 24 hours anyone with a smartphone, a camera or computer is invited to make a short movie, take a photo, write, make music or capture … Continue reading
Travel and food reviews that refer to the writer’s love of ‘Asian’ food really get my goat. To homogenize such a variety and plethora of culinary experience in the name of ‘love’ is to insult the very object of affection. Whether Pad Thai in Bangkok, Pho Bo in Hanoi or deep fried spiders in Pnomh … Continue reading
Within the next two years travelers with $140,000 to spend will be able to take a balloon flight into space. Spanish businessman Jose Lopez-Urdiales plans to launch the ‘bloon’ which will climb up to 36km above the Earth. Trips will last an hour each way and 4 passengers and 2 pilots will be treated to … Continue reading
24/08/11: Tourism Australia and TripAdvisor have announced a new partnership to provide visitors to the Nothing Like Australia website with travel reviews and other user-generated content.. great news for both parties and for visitors who now have access to TripAdvisor’s fantastic resource of reviews and opinions about destinations, attractions, experiences and more.
23/08/11: Sydney backpackers get a car market – good news for backpackers, although there are already a number of car markets like this in Sydney. Buying a car is a great way to get around if you’ve just landed down under, you can pick up vehicles for a few hundred bucks – check out the Kings Cross … Continue reading
22/08/11: Sip quietly: a guide to Sydney’s dining secrets – some great insider dining tips here from Lonely Planet author Jane Ormond. Sydney’s credentials as a mecca for foodies have gone crazy over recent years – at one end of the spectrum, if you have the mullah, the city is home to some of the world’s best … Continue reading
Check this new series of online videos from Lonely Planet photographer Richard I’Anson (monks in orange robes playing football with a lime – sound familiar?) giving wannabe travel snappers tips and tricks for taking great shots. The videos cover lighting, framing and more, with the first instalment offering I’Anson’s insights into taking great shots with … Continue reading
Sydney is well known globally for its iconic attractions and outstanding natural environments. They’re must see experiences on any first trip to the city. While it’s true that those of us who live here never quite take this ‘surface Sydney’ for granted, underneath it all – like any major global city – Sydney’s a boiling … Continue reading
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