Looking Through the Hole in the Donut
If the headline grabbed you, so will today’s interviewee. She’s treading her own path behind what must be some of the web’s most unique branding! (And what’s with this week’s food themes – first chocolate travel, now donuts?) Anyway, without further ado….
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Great Destinations for the First Time Traveler
The first trip out of your comfort zone is always memorable. Independent travel (without a tour group or guide) is highly rewarding but can also be very challenging. Dealing with language and culture barriers in an unfamiliar place is intimidating. If you’ve never been out of the country before, you will probably want to start off by traveling somewhere novice-friendly so as to not become completely overwhelmed. This doesn’t mean you are solely limited to Western Europe; fortunately there are some really exciting and different countries with a well-established travel infrastructure. Here are some interesting places for a first time traveler to get your feet wet:
Iceland
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World’s Most Inspirational Golf Courses
I fell in love on a golf course. Maybe that’s why they’ve held a special place in my mind and heart ever since. You see, I don’t play golf, but I’ve traipsed around some of the most beautiful and inspiring golf courses in the world, during my former life a touring professional’s wife. I’ve written about golf courses for golf magazines. I love the peace, the designs, the art and architecture — and the land, seas, rivers, deserts, mountains and lakes that often surround the courses. So I went on a search for some of the world’s most inspiring golf courses. These are courses that have an impact, not only on people’s games, but on their spirits. Even if you don’t like golf – these are places that call to anyone.
The Fairmont Southampton Course, Bermuda
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Photo Essay: Patterns
Since it seems my last photo essay, Reflections, was a big hit, I thought we would continue with another theme this month: patterns. I chose these images because of their unique perspective on a particular minute detail; in some cases it’s clear what you’re looking at, but in others it isn’t. In all of them (except for one or two 
) you can’t really tell where the photo was taken.
It’s just a brief reminder when you’re on your travels to open your eyes. The old adage is true – look up, you’ll see more.
The controversial facade of the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Scotland
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A Good Coffee Doesn’t Mean a Good Cafe
Today’s post is from Cate, the Caffeinated Traveller. So yeah, you can guess what we’re talking about… § Read the rest of this article…
Prolific Travels and Insightful Thoughts from Mark Moxon
Today’s Thursday interview is with the prolific travel writer Mark Moxon. If you thought I wrote a lot, think again – Mark’s been around the earth and back, and wrote down every last second of the journey. He’s got a way with words, so I’ll shut up and let him take the stage. And with that….
First of all could you please introduce yourself?
Filed under Topic: Interviews § 1 CommentWell, let’s see… my name is Mark, I’m 38, and I live in west London with my fiancé, an iMac and a suitcase of memories from far-flung places. I first went travelling in 1995, when I quit the rat race for a gap year that ended up lasting for three years, and that’s where I learned to be a travel writer, out there on the road. I’m just as fascinated by technology as travelling, which is why I choose to pay for my travels by working as a freelance web developer – it pays more, to be brutal – and between contracts I take time off to generate more memories for the suitcase. And sometimes I pop open the catch, fish around inside and stick the results on my website Mark Moxon’s Travel Writing, where people seem to enjoy reading them.
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Photo Essay: Reflections
I always have folks asking to see more pictures and highlight more images from the photo galleries, so I thought I’d try to do more photo essays like the photo tour of New Zealand. This week I wanted to highlight some photos of water and its reflections; these photos actually inspired a piece I wrote for Bootsnall last month called 8 Great Canal Rides. Enjoy – and if you’ve got an idea for another photo essay, let me know.
Ghent, Belgium
This is consistently a highly-viewed image and one of my favourites. Ghent is such a charming place and the canals are just picture-postcard perfection. This image is the way it is because of the unusual water flow in the canal – there is some disruption at the top but at the bottom the water is quite still. Hence the strange mirror image.
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Kevin and Zhou Go Round the World
We’re doing something a little different today. Normally on Thursdays we interview a well-seasoned traveller who has an interesting perspective or unique trip to tell us about. Today we’re chatting with Kevin and Zhou, who haven’t had their life-altering experience yet. But they’ve got an interesting 11-month
itinerary that covers most of the bases and I’m confident this will be the best 11-months of their life (so far).
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Great Travel Tips from Indie Travel Podcast
The travel blogosphere isn’t a big place, and I’m always bumping into folk here and there. So it was with great pleasure to speak with Craig and Linda over at the Indie Travel Podcast, an award-winning travel blog. I smiled when hearing some of their travel suggestions as they are experiences I have also had. Craig and Linda are from New Zealand – my favourite country – so what’s not to like? Anyway, on to the scoop… § Read the rest of this article…
A Photo Tour of my Favourite Country, New Zealand
As I mentioned in Friday’s post about travel community, I’m enjoying some great interactions on Twitter. So when Tourism New Zealand said hello, I declared my Twitterverse complete! New Zealand, as most of you know (or if you don’t, now you do) that NZ is my absolute favourite country in the whole world. If there would be only one place in the world to go and get inspired, this would be it. I thought instead of droning on with more lists and words about how amazing it is, I thought a small photo tour might be more fun instead. They say pictures speak a thousand words, and these are certainly no exceptions. We’ll be essential taking a circle tour of the South Island of New Zealand, as illustrated in this Google Map:
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