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Viator’s Traveler of the Month

10. October 2008

Editor’s Note: Mea culpa! You may notice a little gap in Viator’s traveler of the month. Somehow (the guilty have indeed been punished) we skipped July & August. In our defense, that’s the busiest time of the year for us, with thousands of people traveling across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. But we won’t lie [...]

Love is in the Air

24. July 2008

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When you see something interesting happen once, you think, well that’s interesting. Twice, its a coincidence. More than that, well, that’s a trend. Recently we’ve begun to notice a delightful trend on Viator - a fair number of people are proposing to their partners while on a Viator excursion. Since we’ve added traveler photos to the [...]

A Visit to the Equator(s) of Ecuador

11. May 2008

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Mitad del Mundo To find the Earth’s equator is now pretty easy. You stand around where you think it is with your handy GPS and the gadget tells you where to go and when you’ve arrived. Back when the equator was first mapped, it was the 1700s, and no one thought to bring along their GPS. The [...]

My Fear of Flying

9. September 2007

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I’m sitting on a plane and we just passed Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe. Snow-covered even in July. And at its foot, Lake Geneva. Beautiful. I’m on my way to Lisbon and I’ve just enjoyed delicious creamy veggie pasta to go with the view. Thanks Lufthansa! Until 2004 I was too terrified to get [...]

Cape Cod: Where I turned 30.

29. June 2007

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Cape Cod Dunes Some may say that nominating oneself for traveler of the week is a bit tacky. I say, bite me. You have a better traveler of the week nomination? Leave a comment (minus points for you if you nominate the guy who flew with TB). As you know from other posts, I’d rather travel [...]

What a Life I Lead

1. June 2007

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Jenny, working hard & loving it When you think about the great jobs of the world, a few spring to mind. Travel journalist, roller-coaster tester, even candy taster – but I think my job is right up there with the best of them. What I do is try out the tours and activities we sell on the [...]

A Happy Birthday in Yosemite

23. May 2007

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Half Dome There’s a tradition in my house that for your birthday you get to take a trip. You get to pick where and when, and the other person has to plan it. These rules aren’t hard and fast, my husband isn’t a great trip planner so I usually help him plan my trip, sometimes the [...]

Travel & Food: Viator Photo Contest Winners

16. March 2007

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Rosy H and the rubbery octopi Congratulations to the winners of Viator’s Travel & Food photo contest. The theme this time ’round was food. From elegant meals to humble roadside stalls, we asked for photos that captured the idea of eating and drinking on the road. Have a look at our gallery of photo winners (or browse all [...]

Traveler of the Week: My Mom in San Antonio

7. March 2007

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Last fall my newly-retired mother announced that she’d be gone for five days in early December because she was heading out to San Antonio with a group of gals for five days of shopping, sightseeing and fun. While Mom likes a nice vacation, she wouldn’t have picked Texas in a million years, so I was [...]

Traveler of the Week: December 11

9. December 2006

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Is there anything worse than a flight that is delayed for hours and hours? Actually yes, there is. It’s called a flight that is not just delayed, but canceled with no hope of being rescheduled for 18, 24 maybe even 36 hours. It’s only happened to me once, when I was trekking in Ladakh, India. The [...]