2009 November | Viator Travel Blog

Aurora Borealis in Iceland

20. November 2009

"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.

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

19. November 2009

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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?

Oberammergau Passion Play

19. November 2009

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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!

Your Travel Photos - Reborn as Toys!

17. November 2009

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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 [...]

Rome Catacombs Tour

17. November 2009

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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.

New Zealand: Maori Hangi in Rotorua

12. November 2009

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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.

Madrid on the Cheap

11. November 2009

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Before the arrival of the euro, Madrid was well known as one of Europe’s cheaper destinations. These days, as on the rest of the continent, you can go through money like water if you don’t come prepared. You need to plan ahead, and go with the local flow, to make Madrid achievable on a budget.

Matsuri in Las Vegas

10. November 2009

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What's the latest in Las Vegas shows? It's called Matsuri, at the Imperial Palace on the Strip. Matsuri means "Festival" in Japanese, and that's exactly what this show feels like - a festival of Japanese dancers and acrobats, full of dazzling color and bravado. For a limited time we're giving away 2 free tickets to Matsuri...

Touring New Zealand: An Insider’s Guide

4. November 2009

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I'm not originally from the northern hemisphere. But now that I live up here, only now do I realise just how idyllic my native southern hemisphere was. Is. Growing up in the southern hemisphere, each year my mother sent me to the family dairy farm in Golden Bay, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand, for a two-month summer holiday.