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Travel Visa Requirements To Eat, Pray and Love
August 18th, 2010
Eat, Pray, Love was a both a critical and commercial success in novel form, appeasing both professional literary critics and Oprah Winfrey as well as topping the New York Times' Bestseller list. Now, , writer Elizabeth Gilbert's chronicle of self-discovery through travel has been made into a movie, with Julia Roberts playing the lead role.
The Nileguidance blog points out that both the book and the movie are inspiring people to travel to the locations mentioned in the book in hopes of having some transcendent experiences of their own. Several tour companies have even started to offer Eat, Pray, Love tours. Here's how Nileguidance describes the appeal of patterning a trip after the book:
What Eat Pray Love does inspire, however, is the notion that long-term travel is possible, and
Kenyan Visa Requirements To Climb Mt. Kenya for Charity
August 17th, 2010
The famous mountaineer George Mallory was once asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest. He reportedly responded "Because it's there," and those three words have become something of a mantra among mountaineers.
However, modern-day mountaineers have another reason to climb: charity. Charity climbs help aid groups raise money and bring attention to the causes they support. For example, The International Childcare Trust is currently organizing a climb of Mt. Kenya, Africa's second-highest mountain, to publicize its work fighting for the rights of children to enjoy childhood without hunger, poverty or preventable sickness (h/t Gadling).
Here's how their website describes the journey:
A unique challenge of a lifetime up Africa’s 2nd highest peak – Mount Kenya, an extinct volcano wi
The Top 5 Reasons to Get a Vietnamese Visa
August 15th, 2010
In 2010, approximately 4.5 to 4.6 million international tourists will visit Vietnam. Should you join them? Here are the top 5 reasons to get your Vietnamese visa and go check it out for yourself:
1. Phu Quoc Island
This idyllic island features flawless, snow-white beaches, delectable seafood and a cornucopia of outdoor adventure activities such as riding motorbikes, sea kayaking and scuba diving. Visit it now, while it's still relatively undeveloped. It won't stay that way long.
2. Hoi An
Hoi An is a charming tourist town that revels in its history. One of the highlights of visiting Hoi An is the "Hoi An Legendary Night," a monthly street festival that celebrates the full moon with traditional decorations, food, drink, songs and dances.
If you like clothes, Hoi An is also
Should You Use Your Indonesian Visa to Visit Indigenous Tribes?
August 12th, 2010
One of the neat things about Indonesia is how many different local tribes and cultures there are, each with their own unique customs. Gadling has a post up about some of the most interesting tribal cultures in Indonesia, encouraging readers to visit groups like the Sea Gypsies (more properly, the Moken or the Mogen), the Batak, the Baliem Valley Tribes, the Tana Toraja and the Dayak Tribes of Borneo.
Certainly, a huge part of the charm of any foreign travel is seeing how people live in other parts of the world and experiencing local cultures. And often, your tourist dollars are a boon to the people you're visiting, providing money for food, schools and other necessities that we take for granted. However, too many tourists can also interfere with traditional ways of living, and there's
Money to Burn? Get a China Visa And Visit Shanghai’s Newly Re-Opened Peace Hotel
August 8th, 2010
For most of us, traveling overseas means budgeting carefully to contain costs. However, if you just won the lottery or are otherwise lucky enough to have money to burn, you might be interested in Gadling's write up of China's newly re-opened luxury hotel. The Peace Hotel, which just opened its doors back up after a 3-year, $64 million renovation, has rooms that start at $340 per night and go up to $1000 per night. Splurge on rooms here, at you can walk in the footsteps of former US Presidents Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter and silent-film legend Charlie Chaplin, all of whom stayed here often in the past.
Rooms and suites feature amenities like walk-in closets, luxury bathrooms, flat-screen CDs, powder rooms and in some cases, even dining suites so you can entertain guests in style. Sur
