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- 26 Janandra88 in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
The best boat trips in the world
Halong Bay, photo by Joseph Hunkins
Plane travel has all but replaced other ways of getting around the world, like trains or boats – why spend days or weeks to cross the ocean when you can do it in less than a day? While flying sure is practical, in some parts of the world boats are the most convenient (and sometimes the only) way to get around a destination.
The view from the water is often better than the view from the shore, so if you find yourself in a particularly nice place near water, taking a short boat trip can never hurt! Here are some of the best trips in the world, some shorter and some longer, but all of them with some great scenery to offer. …
- 19 Sep
The most scenic ferry rides in the world
Split
Ferries are just convenient ways of getting across water, especially if you’re with a car, right? While this is an incontestable truth, there just might be more to ferries than meet the eye. Ferry rides can actually be quite scenic, and although there probably aren’t many people who take ferry rides just for the fun of it, if you have no choice but take the ferry, then you might as well enjoy it and make the most of it.
But some ferry rides are simply too good to miss, and if they happen to be on (or near) your itinerary, then you should definitely hop on, kick back and stare in wonderment. Here are some of the most scenic ferry rides in the world. …
- 18 Octitachan in Travel Planning | 1 COMMENT
Offbeat travel destinations in India
Udaipur, India
India has been one of the most popular travel destinations in the world or quite some time, especially or backpackers. But the charm of backpacking lies in exploring places which are not seen as conventional tourist destinations. Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi or Kochi are all surprising and refreshing if you compare them to a traditional beach resort, for example, but as far as Indian destinations go, they are the staple.
Once you’ve visited these places, it’s time to explore the country a bit further, and start looking for some of the offbeat, quirky places where you can learn something new about fascinating India. …
- 08 Octevike14 in Travel Planning | 2 COMMENTS
Top 10 places to see in Asia
Temples in Luan Prabang, Laos
Are you planning on visiting Asia anytime in the future? When thinking about tours that will take your through most parts of a continent, it’s really difficult to pick the most essential destinations. Asia is one big continent, so it’s so surprise that there should be quite a lot of things there that a visitor might want to see.
And while the more attractions the better, it can be really annoying when you travel somewhere and just can’t decide what to see first, and how to organize your time so that you manage to see all the important places. To help you, here’s our list of top ten places to see in Asia. …
- 21 Seplizzy_a in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
5 great ecotourism destinations
Now that global warning is pretty much accepted as a reality by most people, many of us have started worrying about the impact that our hobby has on the environment. You don’t have to be an informed environmentalist to know that a plane-trip, for example, is not exactly eco-friendly.As a matter of fact, few means of transport are eco-friendly nowadays (except for biking maybe, but how would you visit islands, then?). So for all of you who are environmentally conscious, here is a list of ecotourism travel destinations that, where you can explore nature without damaging it, and improve the local economy at the same time. …
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