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Galapagos Wildlife Promises to Stun

By Renee Blodgett on September 12, 2010 in Ecuador, Featured, Photos, South America

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I wouldn't call myself a naturalist and while I subscribe to eco-friendly living, I work in the technology industry where people over-consume and over-produce. I'm surrounded by venture capitalists and entrepreneurs who have private jets,...

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Lake Affects – Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes, and Zadar Afterwards

By Kim and Clark Kays on September 11, 2010 in All Countries, Croatia, Europe, Featured, Photos

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Our travels usually take us to one city after another, filled with gray concrete and black asphalt.  Except for our week in the Austrian Alps, we haven’t had many nature activities. We took the advice...

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Sailing the Galapagos Islands in La Pinta

By Renee Blodgett on September 11, 2010 in Ecuador, Featured, Lodging, Photos, South America, Videos

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Tours to the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, are not designed for the budget or adventure traveler, whether it's finding a hotel on one of the islands and doing day trips or taking...

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Win a Trip to Malawi!

By Sloane Berrent on September 11, 2010 in Africa, All Countries, East Africa, Malawi, Photos

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Lake Malawi Beach, Courtesy of I Am The Photophile, on Flickr I came across this cool contest (best part it doesn’t include voting!) and wanted to share it. Sure you’re giving your email address away, but...

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La Basilica: Gargoyles of Paris, Eat Your Heart Out

By Renee Blodgett on September 10, 2010 in Ecuador, Featured, Photos, Quito, South America, Videos

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I've explored so many churches in my life that I tend to skip over the majority these days unless there's something uniquely special about it. From turn of the century to turn of the last...

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Raining Poems in Warsaw Poland

By Renee Blodgett on September 10, 2010 in Europe, Featured, Photos, Poland, Videos, Warsaw

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Discovered a really interesting video on poems and Warsaw - bombing Warsaw with poetry. I wanted to repost it and share here -- from the post that I found: "Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939...

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On the Tea and Horse Route: In Search of Shangri-la

By Claire Rogers on September 10, 2010 in Asia, China, Photos, Tibet

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  This is a re-post from one year ago today. The Horse Tea Route, or the Tea Horse Route, is an ancient trade route that rivals the Silk Road in importance to Asia. We heard about it...

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Gas Fire Sets More Than 20 Homes in San Bruno Ablaze Tonight

By Renee Blodgett on September 9, 2010 in California, North America, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA

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Tonight, a 60-foot pillar of fire erupted from a punctured Kinder-Morgan petroleum pipeline beside Las Lomas High School in San Bruno California, when a a backhoe digging too close apparently clipped the high-pressure fuel line. The...

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