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Adventure, jungle, wildlife and beauty are the first words that spring to mind when I think of my travels in Borneo. This place should definitely be on the list of places to go for the adventure-hungry traveller. It's just waiting to be explored.

The island of Borneo is the third-largest in the world, which includes Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. The two provinces of Malaysian Borneo are Sarawak and Sabah, where I spent most of my time…

I’ve been to Berlin numerous times so have already seen major sights such as the Brandenburger Gate or the Reichstag. For that reason I was keen to do some sightseeing in Berlin that was off the beaten tourist path. When I heard about a free street art tour by Alternative Berlin Tours which promised to show a different side of Berlin, I was very excited.

Until this point I thought that graffiti and street art were pretty much the same thing, but during the tour I learned that there…

I already mentioned in my last post about the Holi Festival of Colours that I have fallen completely in love with Kathmandu, Nepal’s wonderful capital. When I drove from Kathmandu airport to our hotel I didn’t think I would like Kathmandu as much actually. It was so dusty that I had to wear a facemask. Poverty and homelessness was omnipresent. Most of the roads were undrivable and there were loads of crumbling or…

Holi is a religious festival mostly practised in India and Nepal which celebrates the beginning of spring. Originally, it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time for enjoying spring’s abundant colors and saying farewell to winter. It also has a religious purpose, commemorating events present in Hinduism. But in reality much of this holiness seemed, to the untrained eye, as an excuse for children (and a good many adults) to roam the streets…

A few years ago I did an Amazon Jungle Tour in Ecuador where I was trying to fulfill my dream of being an explorer. In true explorer fashion we embarked on a trip to an indigenous village, somewhere in the middle of the jungle. The locals were really friendly, but I couldn’t help but see them whispering to each other and our guide as we arrived. They were giggling and when…

So finally, after a long time planning and a bit of a visa disaster in India, we arrived in Kathmandu ready to start our Himalayan adventure – the Everest Base Camp trek.

Here follows some insights into our little expedition…

“Make sure you put all of your valuables into the dry bag, because it’s gonna be wet.” We were about to board a speed boat to drive up close to a massive waterfall that was famous well before it featured in the latest Indiana Jones movie, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – the magnificent Iguassu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil.

(this is an excerpt from the blog posted at thenomadcouple.com)

St. James’s Park is a small, lovely royal park in London. It can not be missed when visiting London as it’s strategically surrounded on all sides by some of the city’s famous…

I’ve been pulling the levers and switches behind the scenes at Vagabondish.com for more than six and a half years. Today – May 21, 2013 – marks my 2,418th day of travel blogging.

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in that time. Like, a lot. (Bah … this Twitter thing’ll never catch on!) But thankfully it’s taught me a lot too. While I can’t tell you everything I’ve learned (because I’ve forgotten much of it), here are the ten most important things I think every travel…

•        As of May 3, 2013, bus & tram fares are 1,50 € (instead of 1€) for a one-way ticket; however, buying a group of 10 tickets still costs 1€ each (buy at tram stops or at Lignes d’Azur shop)

•        The…

Catalina Island  by golf cart.…

By MIKE NORTON

The sun is shining, the Bay is a beautiful blue, and the flowers are…

The East End of Long Island is less than two hours from New York City and suprisingly rural, so parents often ask me what there is to do out there with kids. Unfortunately, everything I know about the Hamptons I’ve learned from watching Sex and the City and Revenge, which tend focus on adult pursuits like drinking, back-stabbing and adultery.

To find some better answers, 5-year-old Tiny Traveler and I headed out to the Riverhead and the South Fork over spring break.…

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“There aren’t going to be any sharks, are there?”

I was about to be dropped off a boat for some snorkling, a slightly scary distance off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos archipelago. As I have been somewhat traumatized by the film Jaws since the tender age of four I am not very…

This year’s Fête du Travail (Labor Day) was extra special for two reasons:

• the local Cercle des Amis was celebrating their 140 year birthday, known for playing “boules carrés”   (video link)
• the main village square’s six-month long renovation had just been completed & in the nick of time!

Flowers were proudly displayed…

Writers’ Expedition Southern Peru (Aug 2-15)

Adventures for Travelers Who Like to Write and Writers Who Like to Travel

This August you can journey through Peru with two established and engaging travel authors and your local travel experts, who will immerse you in the real Peru and pamper you with hospitality and idyllic hotels.

You’ll dance centre bullring with a matador in a remote village, take a…

Every year we Up-Northers wait for that One Day: the day when we know spring has finally and irrevocably arrived, when we can finally open the windows and let the warm, moist air…

First class airline tickets are usually not a choice whether you are a regular business class traveler or just someone who like to go on trips. The cost can easily equal to two or more major travel expense. Those who want to experience it can look for discounted first class tickets offered by many airlines and travel agencies. By increasing the number of travelers moving regularly from one city or…

Anyone that has been to Nice knows that the Cours Saleya is the heart of Old Nice and is host to the daily food and flower market, except for Monday’s antique market. Being a highly touristic area, the restaurants, situated along each side of this corridor, compete for customers, as they try to verbally lure you into theirs.

I hadn’t eaten seafood in a while, so decided to try “Chez Freddy,”…