To Hellholes and Back: Extreme tourism in some of the World's Worst Places.
Updated: 2012-09-30 11:31:53
Think of the most terrible travel experience you’ve ever had and the feelings of disgust and hatred that came with it. Now imagine repeatedly visiting the most horrible tourist spots consecutively....
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Mridula Divedi explores the Jodhpur-Jaisalmer highway and stays at Rajasthan's beautiful hotel.
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Thomas Kohnstamm goes to Brazil and is assigned to review 100s of hotels and resorts. How does he possibly do this on his meager Lonely Planet wages? How does any travel writer do this? Find out in...
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A review of the newest products that make life better for travelers in 2012: a tiny rubber megaphone for your iPhone, an iTwin plug and Play double headed USB stick, a Satechi camera holder to steady...
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Stephen Hartshorne of GoNOMAD visits Vilnius, an ancient city that was once part of the Soviet Union, and shares a photographic walking tour of the city.
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Though many parents would undoubtedly shake their heads at this notion, Jon and Pamela have successfully pioneered family adventure travel, showing that it can indeed be done. Both are writers,...
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Here’s one for both explorers and vacationers I discovered in Nassau, a destination frequented by many of the latter: People-to-People.
It’s run by the Ministry of Tourism and it’s a local version...
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Michael Wigge left Germany for 150 days across 25,000 miles without any money. How you can travel for absolutely free too!
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