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    Thanks Kred! Top 1% Elite Influencer in Travel

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    We Said Go Travel was named a Top 1% Influencer in Travel in May 2013! Thanks Kred! What is Kred? “Kred, created by social analytics leader PeopleBrowsr, measures influence in online communities connected by interests. Kred celebrates the personal influence and generosity at the heart of human relationships-tight groups of friends and subject matter experts. Kred [...]

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    Tanzania: Freedom in Motion

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    I wasn’t thinking of anything when I turned and saw the sun brimming at the horizon. I didn’t need to think, I needed to move – the end was close. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind I wouldn’t make it, just whether I would summit before sunrise vanished. The stars to the north were [...]

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  • Myanmar: Enjoying Hsipaw Town (video)

    Wednesday, May 22, 2013

    WATCH: 16 Enjoying Hsipaw Town, Myanmar (Burma)  While in Hsipaw, we wandered the town and saw many changes. The movie theater is gone and there is a brand new bank and store that sells solar panels. Most people still wear traditional longyi and there are many types of trucks and tractors in the street. We stayed [...]

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    Three Generations in Israel – Part 3

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    Day 7 – Today is about life in Israel through the eyes of people like me.  In celebration of Yom Haatzmaut, our hosts invite us to join them for their holiday celebrations. The first party is at a beautiful home and are immediately greeted by its owner, an American and her Israeli husband. They are [...]

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  • Magnificent bull elephant, Chawang, salutes visitors as they enjoy a tram ride in Singapore's Night Safari. Chawang, the park's largest resident, is one of five Asian elephants that calls this attraction home.

    Singapore: My Trip to the Zoo with My Parents

    Monday, May 20, 2013

    Just before my nephew was born in December 2000, my parents came to visit me at work. I was living on a “Renaissance Cruises” ship amidst a fifty-day sailing from Athens, Greece to Bangkok, Thailand. Being the senior assistant cruise director, passengers had seen me on television, on stage, in the halls and in port [...]

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Jan
29

Revolution 2020: Does Life Imitate Art?

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Reading Chetan Bhagat‘s Revolution 2020 in December 2012 while traveling by bus throughout India, it has seemed that art imitates life. The newspaper has been alive with the protests in the street with the “pink revolution.” The people of India are angry about the mistreatment of women and the lack of government response and protection. [...]

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Jan
28

The Cayman Islands: Fifty Shades of BayPart 4

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It’s the final afternoon in paradise, and I head for Hell. Hell, it turns out, is a flash in the road near West Bay, named for a swatch of spiky, tortured, black, ironshore that looks like midday in the garden of evil. There are just a few structures in Hell: a bar named Club Infernal; [...]

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Jan
27

How to Write a Bad Travel Story

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  We asked David Farley for permission to share his article from World Hum: How to Write a Bad Travel Story. We hope it inspires you to read, write and share your stories with us! Join in our Travel Writing Contest: Free Entry, Cash Prizes and a Raffle for great travel books! Despite popular belief, [...]

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May
11

Taiwan Photo Book

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May
8

Two Weeks In Taiwan (video)

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Two years ago, George and I meandered from Indonesia to Mongolia. We thought at the end of our eleven-month adventure we would return home from Beijing to Los Angeles. Then, while in Laos, we discovered a brochure about Taiwan and immediately this new island climbed to the top of our must-see list. Everything about the [...]

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May
1

The Maldives Hotel Battle: Little Two-Star “Eriyadu Resort” vs. Heavyweight “Four Seasons Kuda Hura”

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Eriyadu Resort, Maldives Does this Maldivian Hotel challenge seem completely unfair from the get go? Would the locally run Eriyadu have anything on the International Bellwether? To find out, I had to develop criteria with which to compare and contrast the two Maldivian resorts. However, before the battle, I need to set the stage: My [...]

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Apr
24

Tainan, Tawian for Passover (video)

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UPDATE: From Penghu, we were able to get onto youtube at an internet cafe! I hope you enjoy the video! It is Tuesday April 25 here. We cannot wait to share all our videos and stories with you when we return May 2nd. Sunday:Due to issues with Taiwanese internet, youtube and the language barrier,  here [...]

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