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Friday, November 20 ,2009

Aurora Borealis in Iceland

"I am going to Iceland to see the Aurora Borealis," I said confidently. Everyone was envious. Which only egged me on. "Yeah, it’s the right time of year, and I’ve just got a feeling." Digging myself a whole trench full of trouble. Everyone knows the Northern Lights are capricious at best, downright elusive the rest of the time. But since childhood I’d wanted to see them. So here I was in Iceland. This was my chance.

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Thursday, November 19 ,2009

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[Contest] Win 2 Free Tickets on a Sydney New Year’s Eve Cruise

We're giving away 2 free tickets on a Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve cruise!! All you need to do is answer one question: why should YOU win?

Thursday, November 19 ,2009

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Oberammergau Passion Play

The 2010 Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, is a once-a-decade event that takes over, consumes, and essentially overwhelms the entire town of Oberammergau. Once every 10 years, more than half of this Bavarian village's 5,000 inhabitants take part as actors in the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play. This may be the world's most famous play... that you have never heard of!

Tuesday, November 17 ,2009

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Rome Catacombs Tour

I arrive for my Rome catacombs tour early and so sit in the last of the October sun munching on a suppli (a Roman snack containing a deep-fried ball of rice and mozzarella). Aptly our first destination is the catacombs of Saint Calisto – one small part of a huge network of catacombs in Rome.

Thursday, November 12 ,2009

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New Zealand: Maori Hangi in Rotorua

It wasn’t easy dragging myself out of the hot thermal waters of the Polynesian Spa in Rotorua on that cold winter night. Birds were rising from the lake, heading home to roost as steam rose in the dying light of Saturday. As I forced my relaxed muscles to work, cold air hit skin: this traditional Maori Hangi dinner better be worth it.

Tuesday, November 17 ,2009

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Your Travel Photos - Reborn as Toys!

So you’ve travelled and taken lots of digital photos. Now you are now home, pining for the next adventure. What to do? Why not dust off your travel pictures and have some fun? You could show them to your friends and family again, but apparently that is boring (note to self: why aren’t people more interested [...]

Thursday, October 15 ,2009

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Google & The Infinite SEO-PPC Loop

A while back, we had a meltdown about some really awful Google Local and Google Map results. We were clearly not the only ones complaining - in fact, here’s a good article from Danny Sullivan speaking to Sergey Brin about the problems with Google maps and local. Can you tell I’m about to complain about Google [...]

Thursday, October 1 ,2009

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Viator.com Wins 2009 Travolution Web Award

Hard to believe 2009 is slowly, inevitably coming to an end. Last time we looked at the calendar it was early summer, somehow it’s slipped into autumn. And that means the 2009 awards season is coming to a close. With a bang! We’ve had a good run so far this year - both Viator.com and the [...]

Sunday, September 27 ,2009

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Surfer Mutiny at British Airways

Editor’s note: We originally posted this back in 2007, when BA first announced their surfboard ban. Since then the world’s surfing community has been boycotting BA over its policy. Just last week BA announced that from October 9, 2009, it will start carrying surfboards again - as long as they’re 6′ 3″ or less in [...]

Sunday, September 27 ,2009

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Q&A with CheapOair

Editor’s note: We were looking for some cheap airfares recently and came across the travel website CheapOair.com, which specializes in cheap airfares. We were intrigued, so we sent them some questions. Erin McBride, their Director of Social Marketing, was kind enough to reply. Q: In a nutshell, what is CheapOair? How is it different from all [...]

Thursday, September 17 ,2009

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Viator.com Earns Top 10 Web Award from TRAVELtech

You may have read earlier about Viator.com being nominated for the TRAVELtech 2009 Website of The Year award (click here if you missed it). TRAVELtech honors the top travel websites in Australia. And yes, mate, Viator has Australian roots! Viator was founded and maintains a strong presence in Australia (along with our offices in San Francisco, [...]

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