South African Safari Tours: The Next Step in Women's Travel
Updated: 2010-06-30 17:14:56
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Traveling is hard work. An infinite number of disasters potentially await you the minute you book your flight and oftentimes some sort of disaster actually does happen.
But despite the inevitable bumps along the road, or turbulence in the air, so many people chose to travel again and again. It is to those people that the hilarious Titanic Awards are dedicated.
The Titanic Awards is a new book filled with hundreds of quick stories, all “celebrating the worst of travel.” Not to be read in consecutive order, this fun little book would be the perfect literature to accompany you as you try to ignore the gypsies at the train station or while you are spending time in the bathroom after drinking Mexican tap water.
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For travelers with special needs, planning any sort of vacation can be quite a production. With mobility equipment, oxygen tanks, medications, and service animals there is an endless possibility of potential packing and mobility problems.
Never mind that certain ports and countries around the world aren’t up to date on proper accessibility codes.
But traveling with special needs isn’t a pipe dream; it is possible. “Travelers with special needs assume that they have to stay home alone. Getting the word out allows people to start dreaming again and get out there” says Andrew Garnett, CEO of Special Needs Group.
Being the cultural hot-seat of India has never been easy. Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta was the capital of India under the British Raj until the year 1911. Known for its passion for cricket (thanks to the British) and rosogollas (a savory sweet), the city’s heritage is too rich and varied to be captured in a three-week holiday. So I did the next best thing. I thought of showcasing the city’s favorite festival, Durga Pujo.
In my book, Tilley has always been synonymous with hats. I was actually surprised to find out that they also manufacture a complete line of travel clothes and accessories including dresses, skirts, tops, shawls, socks, underwear and belts.
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I’m currently reading Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found by Suketu Mehta It’s been on my reading list for years, and probably on my bookshelf for 2, but just picked it up recently and now can’t stop.
It’s really about the underbelly of Bombay (now called Mumbai) and outlines the incredible corruption and disorganization at most [...]
The TraveLite Messenger Bag from GoLite is a relatively large bag that would be ideal for, well messengers, running around a city needing to deliver papers and/or books, and students hauling around much of the same on a high school or college campus.
It has more than enough features to keep geeks and non-geeks alike quite [...]
I eagerly embraced the iPad 3G, hoping to shed the weight of my laptop when traveling to China. Sadly, my conclusion is that the iPad doesn’t quite replace my laptop, maybe because I haven’t done enough to unleash its power. Here’s what I’ve found:
iPad: useful in China? Mei Zhang shares her thoughts.
1. High roaming charges [...]
“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.” ~Author Unknown
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As China’s best luxury tour operator with a focus on customized, off-the-beaten-path tours to China, WildChina specializes in making family trips to China exciting, memorable, and hassle-free for both children and parents.
This morning at the WildChina Beijing office, we read Eva Vasquez’s excellent CNN article on luxury family travel with great interest, as this type [...]
As night fell on the grasslands after our afternoon of yurt building, Shirley, my fellow local guides, our guides and I left our nomadic accommodations for nighttime revelry, Inner Mongolia-style.
The sun sets over the Xilamuren Grasslands before nighttime festivities begin.
In the communal area bordered by yurts, we gathered around a bonfire to watch traditional Mongolian [...]
In my last post on Inner Mongolia, I discussed Shirley’s and my arrival to Inner Mongolia’s grasslands. After arriving, we took our guests to build yurts – traditional nomadic housing with a circular wooden frame and burlap/felt covering.
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Welcome to my third installment of On the Road in Inner Mongolia, in which I give you a glimpse at life on Inner Mongolia’s Xilamuren Grasslands. After an action-packed day in Baotou and the Kubuqi Desert, Shirley and I traveled with our group to experience nomad culture in the grasslands.
Spending time in Baotou the [...]
WildChina’s Beijing office will be closed on Monday, June 14 for China’s national Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The US office will be open as usual.
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