2008 June | Viator Travel Blog

Ode to Midsummer Madness

30. June 2008

I used to think that “Northern Lights” was just an exotic name for nasty skunk / plutonium-powered hydroponic weed from the boffins back at the Smoking Lab in Amsterdam. Turns out it’s more than just the stars you see on the back of your lids when you’re belly-up in a back alley outside a “coffee [...]

A Cure for Jet Lag in Sydney

28. June 2008

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For almost everyone in world getting to Australia takes a long time. Sure, it’s no longer necessary to hang your head over the ship’s rail for a month or more, as visitors from the mother country (that’s England, for the history-challenged among you) routinely did until just 40 years ago. But a flight time that [...]

Things to Do in Istanbul: Go Shopping

27. June 2008

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It’s wrong to buy designer ripoffs, right? But when they are being sold as ‘original copies’ do the same rules apply? Because that is the sales pitch of the guys in the markets of Istanbul. Sincerity abounds as they shake Dolce and Gabbana shirts and Prada boots and Versace jeans in front of you: ‘Original [...]

Free Thing to Do in London? Speakers’ Corner

23. June 2008

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Free Thing to Do in London? Speakers’ Corner

London is brimming with life, from the pounding underground nightclubs (catering for every music taste known to mankind) to the chic boudoirs bustling with sparkling Russians in Bond Street. Tourists and natives alike are spoilt for choice on how to spend their days, but rest assured the majority will cost you an arm and a [...]

C U IN PARIS 4 LNCH

21. June 2008

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The kids got it sorted If it’s hot, the kids have got it. Like yellow T-shirts this summer. They are “it”. It’s taken me a few years, maybe ten, but I have just started to get used to mobile phones in movies. Y’know like the villain is out doing some villainous thing and then the goodfella finds [...]

Australian Outback in 3 Days or Less. It can be done.

17. June 2008

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Uluru from a helicopter, Ayers Rock The iconic Australian Outback - kangaroos, the Red Centre, akubra’s, four-wheel drives, Ayers Rock (Uluru). I always thought that it was something I would do when I “had more time”. But whether it’s 2 or 3 days out of your trip to Australia, or a long weekend from Sydney for [...]

Day Trips from Amsterdam

13. June 2008

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Traveling further afield from Amsterdam? You can try the well-known tourist destinations in Belgium like Bruges and Ghent, or Antwerp and Brussels. Yet there are several options for quicker day trips within the Netherlands, whether your tastes lean towards modern urbanism or pastoral tulip fields.

List Mania: Europe’s Top 6 Eating Experiences

10. June 2008

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Try this with your friends: say the name of a city they’ve been to and most likely they’ll come up with a one-word, sensory delight that sums the place up for them. For example, Lisbon – ‘oh, the fish; Munich – ‘ah, the beer’; Paris – ‘ooh, the croissants’. Well here are a few of [...]

Ardmore. Yes, Ardmore.

7. June 2008

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The Disillusioned Dubliner isn’t usually one for giving romantic advice, but here’s a pearl of wisdom for all you lonely hearts out there: Get yourself a lover from somewhere else. Katie Lincoln comes from a small fishing village (I know every village says that, but you can take my word for it, people fish there) called [...]

2008 Mongol Rally: The Countdown Begins

6. June 2008

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Editor’s Note: Read the latest on the Optimistic Fools preparation for the 2008 Mongol Rally. Viator is pleased to be a sponsor of the Optimistic Fools rally team, on their journey to complete the 2008 Mongol Rally from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia. The race starts July 19, so the next time we hear from [...]