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The island of Samos is an island very green, with dense forests, with many sources and many criquent which earned him a very rich history at the crossroads of ancient civilizations. The island of Samos, today, offers a peaceful place to live, to cultivate olives, grapes and vegetables Muscat. The island of Samos is also a vacation spot where you can mix, enjoy the beach and lounging with the original discovery of a landscape



It was during Christmas.

Some really good tips in here, like using "private sale" sites or booking your flights on Tuesday.


Amazing places to visit - which ones do you want to see, or have you seen?


Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary destination for your next vacation? Check out these 20 top trips, hand-picked by National Geographic Traveler editors as the best of 2011. Where do you want to go this year?

Want to travel and don't really know how things are going to work with your cell phone? I have done so much research on this topic that I now carry two cell phones with me overseas to be prepared. We are going to cover some of the basics of things you need to know about using your cell phone overseas and how NOT to get a $1,000 bill when you get back home. If you're interested in using your BBM overseas FOR NO CHARGE scroll down....Read More


Long Way Round (LWR) is a documentary television series documenting the 19,000 miles (31,000 km) journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles. They traveled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska and continued by road from there to New York.


If you've got a lot of free time and some cash saved up, what better way to spend it than to see the whole world?



Accurate Search for International ESL/EFL Teaching Jobs. Covers Dave's ESL Cafe, Craigslist (edu jobs in Asian capitals), dozens of major ESL job sites, and in total indexes 3 million+ pages.

Inject life into your landscapes

By Ethical Traveler

The number of ways to work and travel are infinite but we only got as far as 101 travel jobs to inspire you… quit stalling and get out there.
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The Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain is one of the world's most popular Pilgrimages.

A prolific travel writer can always consider starting his own travel site. If you know a country or a city inside out then you really can start your own site, work on drawing traffic and make money from ads. Not much money, maybe but something. And you get read.

Another video I made building zip lines. A day in the life of building them.


A man visiting Belize gets his hand impregnated by a Botfly larva. He decides to let it mature and give birth to it.

My friend Jan recently went traveling in Eastern Europe as part of her "30 before 30" project. This is her blog post about her adventures in Budapest.

A really cool new feature on Kayak. Flight map link
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I've looked for courier flights in the past with no luck. This about.com article explains the decline.

This is a video I made while building zip lines in Massachusetts. It gives you an idea of what goes into making these things. All the lines were still in the building phase so they run a little slow.

You're traveling to a new, exciting destination. You've just bought your tickets, booked your hotel room with a nice view of the garden and you're ready to go. What could go wrong with such a splendid holiday? It might be a new scam that many tourists fall for. We've found the ten most "popular" scams you should be aware.... Read more

This crazy ass Canadian, Mike Spencer Bown, has officially become Mogadishu's first tourist.

Brilliant article with many useful links. May be out of some peoples comfort zone.
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It's not cheap but it's the ultimate travel destination. Check out Virgin Galactic's space port website. Also, a pretty interesting video about the spaceport with interviews.


