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We asked the world to help us find 1001 Extraordinary Experiences in Western Australia. See what we found.
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When I read a travel quote or see a photo it can immediately send me day dreaming. That's why I decided to put together this collection of travel quotes. Thanks to a recent phone call..
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Humans for aliens is the ultimate guide for any extra-terrestrial who wants to understand the basics of human existence.
Tourism:Collaterals's insight:
Reverse Space Tourism.
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Why is there such an obligatory feeling to work on ones holiday? In most case scenarios, I wouldn't have bothered bringing and burdening myself with my new Nikon toy & its accessories on my week off. But I was going to Myanmar, a nation that I have placed close to my heart and visually strikes me as one of the most photogenic countries I have even seen.
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Filmed & Edited by Patrik Wallner Motivation by Tobias Ulbrich and Tommy Zhao Music by Jean-Claude Vannier Illustrations by Dan Zvereff For more info, visuals & films on Myanmar such as 'The Mandalay Express' go to www.visualtraveling.com
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A booming economy and expanding middle class with a newly disposable income has made China the number one most sought after outbound tourism market in the world.
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Despite the fact that Miss Turner was convinced I would never amount to anything as a writer, I continued telling stories, and I urged others to do the same. I continued to come across references to rules and different paradigms that suggested a limit to storytelling. There are only seven types of story. Show, don’t tell. Don’t use fragments. They all bemused me.
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Graham Hughes, from Liverpool, used buses, taxis, trains and his own two feet to travel 160,000 miles in exactly 1,426 days - all on a shoestring of just $100 a week. 'I love travel, and I guess my reason for doing it was I wanted to see if this could be done, by one person traveling on a shoestring,' he told the Christian Science Monitor. 'I think I also wanted to show that the world is not some big, scary place, but in fact is full of people who want to help you even if you are a stranger.'
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An October 2012 survey by Edelman Berland and Adobe found that American consumers are looking for deeper brand engagement than banner ads and social media “like” buttons. 73% of the 1000 adults surveyed agreed with the statement, “Advertisements should tell a unique story, not just try to sell.” Marketers are probably shaking their heads back and forth right now, thinking, “But we have been telling you stories all along!” Perhaps, but the beauty of story is in the eye of the beholder. Clearly, many customers are not feeling engaged and immersed in the brand stories they’re currently hearing. They’re hungry to connect with other users and share their experiences, whether positive or negative. Confident brands that can get comfortable with this loss of control are likely to move ahead, I believe. Via Jim Signorelli,Story-Lab
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Q:Does it ever get windy in Australia ? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK). A:We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. ___________ Q:Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA). A:Depends how much you've been drinking. __________ Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? (USA). A:A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. __________ Q:Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA). A:Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is.......Oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Switzerland's appeal as a vacation destination is timeless. As proof, the nation's tourism authority springs "Clocks" on the masses. Spillman/Felser/Leo Burnett's film finds Sebi and Paul, a pair of bearded locals introduced earlier in the campaign, on a mission to remove or disable every timepiece in their wintery homeland to facilitate relaxing holidays for stressed-out travelers.
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The "Empty America" series begins in San Francisco. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Fisherman's Wharf to Lombard Street to Ghirardelli Square to the Bay Bridge - get a good look at some of San Francisco's most iconic landmarks (wiped empty of tourists and traffic). Watch the making of this video - http://bit.ly/TmFOBA . (Learn how the streets of San Francisco were cleared of all tourists and cars and trollies and traffic) |
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Sometimes signage can be confusing; other times, hilarious. From zombie warnings to questionable parenting, check out this giggle-inducing round-up of signs from across the world.
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March 20 marks the first ever International Day of Happiness, a day established by the United Nations General Assembly. To draw the connection between travel and happiness, we ran a survey and asked you how travel factors into your happiness. Here are the results.
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Liz Kucharska is a web designer and illustrator for G Adventures. She is a heavy enthusiast of all things digital and enjoys relentlessly surfing the web for new information. You can catch her roaming Toronto streets and enjoying life in the city. Approach with caution, unless you have food to offer.
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The mysterious, double-sided, collaged watercolor drawings that comprise the journals of Charles August Albert Dellschau
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Researchers have found no account of a Sonora Aero Club, not in Texas or California. So was this simply a fantasy-fueled creative exercise by a retired man smitten with the wonders of flight?
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After the Rex organization launched its first Mardi Gras parade in 1872, the founders came up with a clever way to attract a crowd. They sent out posters bearing a declaration from the king about his one-day reign over New Orleans, beckoning visitors to join the celebration.
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"His majesty invites all of his subjects to gather, from far and near, to join in the many celebrations and processions which will shortly unfold under the joyful Carnival banner. He promises that the festivities and pageants arranged for this celebration will surpass in joyousness and exceed in beauty the most brilliant attainments of the glorious past, culminating in his grand procession on Tuesday, February 12, 2013."
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Kevin Russhas been traveling throughout the great American west shooting landscape and wildlife solely with his iPhone 4s and 5. He rarely pulls out his DSLR unless it's for a bear or bear cub where he can't get close.
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Why do we love our favorite stories? Do they need a beginning, middle and end, and a character who changes by the conclusion? Masters of storytelling explore new answers to age-old questions of the craft.
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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories.
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Let's face it, it just isn't cool to be a tourist. Taxi drivers rip you off & you're the lowest of the low on the food chain. Yet every year millions of travellers fall into the largest trap of looking, acting & living like a tourist.
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WE TELL OURSELVES stories in order to live. We can think of the world in terms of the stories we’ve told, or heard, or haven't heard.
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The world of travel, tourism and hospitality is a competitive one, with thousands of brands fighting to stay afloat in a raging sea of sameness. To distinguish your brand in a crowded marketplace, you must look beyond the more obvious features of your product to consider the broader experience you create for your customers, the meaning they take away from those experiences, and the role you play in their lives by providing them.
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"Unlike the man in the video, I waited until I was 54 to begin wandering the world, but the sentiment is the same. It is so easy to forget that love of friends and family, laughter, and joy are so much more important than working 70 hours per week for things like money, success, and fame, which in the end bring no joy. In my case, joy results from realizing, time and again, that we are all one human family, and Peru was one of the places on this earth that forcefully brought that message home." By Barbara Weibel
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Mural Locator is a simple to use web tool for helping people locate murals around the world. MuralLocator.org makes global murals more accessible and keeps people informed of this ever developing and growing art form. |
