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Postcard from Italia: Horse Watching

kelly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:13 +0000

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Horse Watching

Video: Graduation Celebrations in Padova

kelly — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:45 +0000

Graduation Celebrations, Padova, Italia (15 sec.)

When someone graduates from the University of Padova, they get a proper celebration and a not-so-proper one. Last night we were taking a walk around the city center and spotted these two poor souls "enjoying" their graduation festivities.

Travel Chatter: What's Hot On The Net (November 10, 2009)

austin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:23:12 +0000

The blogosphere is full of travel inspiration and ideas... here's our favorite finds from the past week.

Image: alex the greek.

Brave New Traveler Are Americans Afraid Of Overseas Travel
The question asked in this article, and a lot of the answers aren't new either, but the question keeps being asked. But what about asking the same thing about people in other countries? I'd like to see a direct comparison/study of people in other countries. Or, I'd like to see a study of how many people in other countries leave their continent. An American can travel an exceptionally long way before they leave their country. Why doesn't interstate travel count in people's mind as travel? Thoughts?

Video: Roasting Chestnuts in Italia

kelly — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:04:39 +0000

Roasting Chestnuts, Padova, Italia (90 sec.)

Travel Stories: Charles de Gaulle Chaos

kelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:30 +0000

Image: CruisAir.

I had been on a plane all night and didn't sleep a wink, as usual. I had been slightly worried about my short one hour layover in Paris, but we were early. No problem, heck I'd even have time to change my clothes and reboot my brain that it was a new day. I passed on the airline coffee, knowing full well that I had a cappuccino in Padova with my name on it. Did I mention that it was 6am?

We land and I begin my exodus down a long hallway, some stairs and onto the moving walkway. Just follow the signs for 2F, I thought, no big deal....I've got an hour and a half. And then, I round the corner to complete and utter chaos. It looks like there might have been lines to go through customs an hour or two ago, but they were long gone now. There was no one to tell you what to do, just a few signs that made no sense in a mass crowd. My flight is before 8:20am, I should listen to that sign and head to the left, but where is left? I pause for a moment, my gut instinct to turn around and find another way ignored. What do I do? Do I push my way through the crowds of people like the obnoxious British man did to my right? Do I stand and wait? I search the crowd and everyone's face has the same expression. WTF. They're doing the same, searching the crowd for someone who might speak their language or carry the same color-coded passport to follow. (We're all lemmings in that way, aren't we?) Order was nowhere in sight, so I migrated myself to the left near a line marker and slowly got in line. Off in the distance I could read that every agent was marked "All Passports." It didn't matter what line I got in, just that I got to someone who let me past the gates and hopefully put another stamp in my passport.

Italian Road Trip

kelly — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:14 +0000

Image: rogilde.

I'm blogging from the road for the next month, coming to you live from Italy. I'll be traveling around Italy with Francesco and Fabiola, showing you how Italians do road trips.

Not only can you keep up with me here, but you can also head over to the new, and improved, Wondermap. It is live with all my photos, videos, blog posts, and even with some ideas of where we might be heading on our travels over the next few weeks.

So, after a few days of transit and transition, I'll be hitting the road Italian-style this weekend. Help me out and leave me suggestions!

Video: Windsurfing at Golden Gardens Park

kelly — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:12:05 +0000

Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, Washington (60 sec.)

Round Table: Neck Pillows?

kelly — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:25:41 +0000

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I found myself standing in the travel aisle of Target yesterday contemplating the merits of one of those travel neck pillows. You know, those oversized u-shaped pillows people cart around attached to their carry-on or inflate once they get on the plane. I'm not much of a sleeper on an airplane, so I've never actually had the desire to use a pillow. But, two red eye flights in three days and some botched planning on my part putting me in a middle seat for eight hours made me start to wonder if I actually might *need* one of these things.

Inspiration: Street Scene in Osaka

kelly — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:18:32 +0000

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Image: m-louis.

You're exploring the streets of Osaka when you wander down an empty street. You grab your map to try to discern where you went wrong. Wait, you raise your head and do a double take. Is that a dog? On a bike? I love this moment in time captured by M Louis in Osaka, Japan.

Eating Local: B.C. Coast

kelly — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:04:57 +0000

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Going local is all the rage right now, from eating only locally grown food to supporting local businesses. When you travel, you might fear it's more difficult to live a locavore lifestyle. Perhaps you don't know the culture well enough, or don't have time to be diligent in knowing where your food comes from. For me, traveling is about discovering what is unique to an area and that includes food, so I'm always on the look out for what's local be it the current season's produce or a locally roasted coffee. However, a recent trip to the islands off the coast of Vancouver, BC proved to me that you can go locavore without even trying.