Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Trekking Couple Circles Planet Three Times In 424 Days
Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...Hotel News We Noted: April 5, 2013
Apr 5th, 2013 at 3:00PM: Hola and buenos tardes from sunny and warm Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, "Hotel News We Noted" readers. This week, as always, we round up the best, the worst and the most interesting news in the hotel industry, tracking resort openings, pampering packages and other reportings from our travels.
Stay tuned next week for a special edition, including a full recap of our Cabo exploration. We welcome your ...Traveling Couple Hits 20 Countries In 312 Days On 3 Minutes Of Video
Feb 5th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
In a quest to tackle 30 must-have travel experiences before they turn 30, career breakers Gerard & Kieu of GQ trippin traveled 108,371 kilometers (67,338 miles) in 312 days through 20 countries for one adventure of a lifetime.
Shooting 1,266 videos along the way, the traveling couple ended up with 11 hours of video but has reduced it and their entire year of travel to just three ...
Trouble In Paradise: Cyclone Evan Hammers Samoa And Fiji (PHOTOS)
Dec 18th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
A powerful cyclone that left at least four dead as it ripped through Samoa late last week caused flooding and structural damage when it hammered Fiji on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph is reporting.
The worst of Cyclone Evan, the first tropical cyclone of the season in the South Pacific, seems to have passed, but the storm left a path of destruction as it made its way through Wallis and Futuna, ...
Powerball Winner Travel Options
Nov 26th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
The nation's multi-state Powerball lottery is up to $425 million for Wednesday night's drawing, the largest jackpot ever. Would-be winners have dreams of financial freedom, never working again for the rest of their lives and more. Odds are, travel may be one of the options the big winner will choose. With a cash value of $278 million, that's a lot of travel. But just what will $278 million buy? ...Today Hindus Celebrate Diwali, The Festival Of Lights (PHOTOS)
Nov 13th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Across the world today, Hindus are celebrating Diwali, one of the religion's most important holidays. Popularly known as the "festival of lights," Hindus mark the occasion by decorating their homes with flowers, paper lanterns, powders and earthen oil lamps called Diyas, which signify the triumph of good over evil. Other traditions associated with the holiday include cleaning your house, ...Trinidad And Tobago Host Celebrations, Beautiful Beaches
Oct 19th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
The dual-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, just off the north coast of South America, offers a distinct blend of culture, eclectic cuisine and an assortment of eco-adventure activities. Celebrating its 50th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom throughout 2012, two special events coming up in November highlight why Trinidad and Tobago is also known as the cultural ...Savoring The Kava Connection On Fiji
Oct 10th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
"You want some grog?" a 20-something Fijian man asks me. He's very fit and is wearing nothing but surf shorts.
It's 10 a.m. and he's sitting with four other local guys on a linoleum floor around a faded wooden bowl the diameter of a large pizza. We're in an elongated, sparsely decorated room with one wall made entirely of open, sliding glass doors and windows. Through the open spaces is a ...Paradise Flooded: Fiji Closes To Tourists
Apr 2nd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Tropical storms have battered Fiji in recent days, causing flash floods that have stranded tourists, forced mass evacuations and caused upwards of three deaths. Now, the Pacific island nation braces itself as a tropical cyclone approaches the main island of Viti Levu with forecasted gusts of 68 miles per hour and the certainty of even more damage. Already, the government has declared a state of ...Luxury vacations now within reach through new travel service
Mar 8th, 2012 at 1:00PM: For many travelers, a luxury vacation is a thing for which to save, splurge on for a special occasion, or hope to do some day. Adventure travelers often do not even have luxury vacations on their radar and are more apt to grab the backpack than to hit the road. But luxury vacations do not have to be for just the rich and famous. An online source for discounts on luxury is bringing that world ...The Bachelorette heads to Fiji for tonight's episode
Jul 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM: One of our favorite parts about hit ABC television series The Bachelor / Bachelorette is the final few weeks. This is not because it showcases the show's main contestant falling in love with multiple men and women, or because of the cheesy "fantasy suite" overnights. It's because of the far-flung and romantic locations the contestants visit that give us inspiration for our own honeymoons ... ...SATW blogs live from Fiji
Apr 12th, 2011 at 7:30AM: The Society of American Travel Writers Freelance Council is heading to the other side of the world for their annual conference. The group of self-employed writers, photographers, videographers, broadcasters, and other travel journalists will be reporting life from Fiji this week, in an effort to bring readers an inside look at the island down under.
Outside of the professional development ...Couples can win a trip to Fiji, courtesy of CheapOair
Jan 20th, 2011 at 12:30PM: Valentine's Day doesn't have to be about roses and chocolates. How about a trip to Fiji? CheapOair is playing cupid and giving away a free trip for the couple that wins their "Crazy in Love" contest.
All lovebirds are asked to send in a 30-second video that answers the question "What makes you and your significant other unique?" It could be a hobby or a special talent or anything that shows how ...Teva giving away adventure vacation to Fiji
Sep 20th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Teva, the company that manufactures a host of great outdoor and travel footwear, is preparing to send a few lucky travelers on a once in a lifetime adventure to the South Pacific, where they'll have the opportunity explore Fiji aboard a private yacht, while hiking, snorkeling, and rafting through beautiful tropical locations.
The Teva House 2011 contest will select one lucky winner from the ...Travel missing among fastest growing Facebook pages
Jul 13th, 2010 at 2:00PM: What happened to the hotels, resorts and destinations? These naturals for social media didn't make the cut on All Facebook's list of the fastest growing Facebook pages. Media and celebrities dominated the list, which consists of Facebook pages not on All Facebook's leaderboard, but even there, there isn't a travel-related site until #37, the destination- and company-agnostic "I need a vacation!!!" ...Top five weekend travel media stories
Jun 21st, 2010 at 8:00AM: Here are some of the best travel stories from this weekend's English-speaking newspaper travel media.
1. In the New York Times, Stephen Heyman profiles six moderately-priced New York City boutique hotels. One of the boutique hotels reviewed even has nightly rates under $200!
2. In the Globe and Mail, Heather Zorzini writes about her night in the apparently quite beautiful Dildo, ...Exciting Repositioning Cruises for the Fall
Jun 15th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Repositioning cruises are the leftovers of cruising. When cruise ships need to move from one port to another at seasonal cusps, they take less conventional itineraries to get from one home port to another. Repositioning cruises can often be booked for less than more conventional cruises on a per-night basis.
Repositioning cruises are also, somewhat ironically, a good option for independent ...Galley Gossip: Passenger of the month: Adam Schaffer
Apr 15th, 2009 at 9:30AM: Name: Adam Schaffer
Occupation: Media and publishing executive. I am in the magazine business, but had the honor of being on the editorial advisory board of Inside Flyer magazine a few years back
Which is exactly why I picked you as my passenger of the month. Tell me something interesting you learned while working for Inside Flyer: Airline club memberships are huge. Not only is the lounge access ...Travel surf etiquette
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: I was having a grand ole time surfing at Ala Moana Bowls the other day when a rude, disrespecting woman decided to paddle for a wave and proceeded to cut off three other surfers and nearly behead my friend. Growing ever more confrontational in my old age, I began to argue with the lady about her very inappropriate surf etiquette. Profanities were exchanged, I nearly spit in her face, and she ...Man smuggles iguanas in fake leg
Apr 12th, 2008 at 3:30PM: I never get tired of people's inventions when it comes to smuggling stuff across the border. Take Jereme James, a 34-year old Californian man, who tried to smuggle iguanas into the US inside his prosthetic leg.
James was caught and convicted on two counts of smuggling and possessing endangered animals. He allegedly stole three baby Fiji Island banded iguanas from an ecological preserve while on a ...
