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Video Of The Day: Finding Fortaleza
May 6th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Rio de Janeiro-based production company MOOV maintains Fortaleza is "one of the most beautiful cities in Brazil," and in the video above we get to see it through their eyes - or, rather, their camera lenses. Located in Northeastern Brazil, Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, a city where nearly 2.3 million people reside. On the tourism front, the city is a major destination for ...
Video Of The Day: 'Tune Up' With San Francisco's Pianobike
Apr 15th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Earlier this month I posted a video about a street performer who travels around France showing off his affectionate house cats. Well, the weird and wacky antics of buskers are far from limited to just France, so today we're traveling to San Francisco where a man has turned his tricycle into a roving piano. Gary Skaggs says his girlfriend gave him a lot of flack while he was building the ...
Video Of The Day: Quiet Time In France
Apr 8th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
The words "city" and "quiet" don't usually go hand in hand. Cities are, by their very nature, synonymous with hustle and bustle. But in the short film above, Andrew Julian challenges this notion. He offers a glimpse of Paris that shows the exact opposite of a metropolis – in fact, people rarely appear in the video, and when they do they're seen taking in their surroundings instead of ...
Video Of The Day: French Street Performer Spreads Love Of Cats
Apr 1st, 2013 at 7:00PM:
Street performers, or buskers, are found in every corner of the world, and practice of performing in public places for gratuities dates back to antiquity. Performers are constantly coming up with wild and wacky ways to impress passersby and entice them into donating their spare change. This short documentary by Paul Trillo follows one of those unique characters: a cat-loving street performer ...
Video Of The Day: Brooklyn Stop-Motion Tour
Mar 27th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
"Brooklyn Brewery Mash - A trip through BK in 3000 photos" from Paul Trillo on Vimeo.
This stop-motion tour of Brooklyn is pretty cool. As a tribute to Brooklyn Brewery's MASH tour, Landon Van Soest and Paul Trillo put this video together. Using over 3,000 images, this video manages to capture much of the essence of Brooklyn – the people, food, drink, culture and sights from the ...
Video Of The Day: Galápagos Islands Captured On A Cellphone
Mar 25th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Traveling with a giant, professional camera isn't always the best option. Some amazing photos and videos have been made on cellphone cameras, including the video above that Miguel Endara shot solely on an iPhone 4S while on his honeymoon in the Galápagos Islands. The short film not only captures some of the most famous species on the islands – including the cobalt flippers of the ...
Video Of The Day: Sunrise In Cloud City
Mar 21st, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Today's Video of the Day could pass for footage from a futuristic sci-fi movie, but it was taken recently in Dubai by photographer Sebastian Opitz. Opitz's surreal, almost comic book-like images were shot on a rare foggy morning as the sun rises. The time-lapse video was taken over four hours, at the end of which, the clouds seem to melt away, but the landscape still seems like a scene from the ...
Video Of The Day: The Maghreb In Motion
Mar 18th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
"Morocco is a country that awakens in the photographer a desire for adventure," writes Spanish filmmaker Enrique Pacheco in his introduction to this short film. The title of the film, "The Maghreb," is a reference to the region of Northwest Africa that is highly influenced by the Middle East. Pancheco, who has been working in video production for more than 10 years, also noted his trip to the ...
Video Of The Day: Transmongolian And Transsiberian Train Trip
Mar 11th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Filmmakers Rubén Sánchez and Cristina Fernandez from creative studio Factoria shot this fantastic video during a transmongolian and transsiberian train trip. The pair traveled about 7,500 kilometers (4,460 miles) on a journey from Beijing, China, to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and then from Irkusk, Russia, to Moscow. The second leg of that journey alone is more than 5,000 kilometers ...
Video Of The Day: Bear Grylls Safety Video (Behind The Scenes)
Mar 6th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Air New Zealand doesn't let you down with videos; that's for sure. This video, "Behind the Scenes of the Bear Essentials," starring Bear Grylls, is just that: a behind the scenes video from "The Bear Essentials of Safety" video, which saw over two million views. Focusing on the outdoors goodness New Zealand has to offer travelers (instead of just, say, the plane itself), this video is a few ...
Video Of The Day: A Sunny Day In Venice
Mar 4th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
Venice is widely thought of as one of the ultimate romantic destinations, especially in Europe. Today's Video of the Day, Around Venezia, captures the charm of the The Floating City's beautiful canals and colorful architecture. Venice's trademark gondolas are included, too, but what I like about this video is how it goes a little deeper than typical videos about Venice to show the beauty in ...
Video Of The Day: 10 Days In Thailand
Feb 27th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
"Ten Days in Thailand" from fredparis11 on Vimeo.
This video of Thailand is gorgeous. Chronicling ten days spent in the country, filmmaker Fred Albrecht captures his moments spent in Thailand with precise beauty. It seems as though each shot could suffice as a telling photo on its own – a characteristic that truly distinguishes the best films from the rest. If you need a relaxing ...
Video Of The Day: Starry Nights In Namibia
Feb 11th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
For more than a decade, Dutch professional photographer Marsel van Oosten has been venturing to Namibia, where he has been creating an extensive night photography portfolio. Oosten, who specializes in nature and wildlife photography and has won awards from National Geographic and Photo District, used his photography expertise to create the time-lapse video above, which is an excellent example ...
Video Of The Day: Escape To The Beaches Of Bali
Feb 4th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
This sleepy video made in Bali, Indonesia, by InfinityList has me daydreaming about a sunny escape. Shot from Uluwatu, Balangan, and Bingin, it perfectly captures the relaxed beach vibe that so may of us seek out in our travels. One watch and you might also be fantasizing about dipping your toes in the sand, spending your nights under thatched roofs, and sharing seafood and drinks with ...
Video Of The Day: Italy's Biggest Food Fight
Jan 28th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
Each year, thousands of people in the town of Ivrea in northern Italy have one of the largest food fights on the planet during the Battle of the Oranges. Part of the city's annual Carnival celebrations, origins of the tradition are somewhat unclear, but it's believed to have originated by the townspeople's revolt against their tyrant during the 12th or 13th century. As the story goes, the ...
Video Of The Day: Airplane Kindergarten
Jan 24th, 2013 at 7:00PM:
Get nervous when you see a kid on a plane? How about a whole classroom of kids on a plane? A clever kindergarten in Georgia (the country, not the state) has transformed an old airplane into a school, with an intact cockpit. Check out the video above from the UK Telegraph and get ready to be envious of a bunch of Georgian 5-year-olds who get to play with cool buttons and learn their Alpha Tango ...
Video Of The Day: Little Corn Island, Nicaragua
Jan 16th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
I was recently researching Little Corn Island, Nicaragua. I instantly became charmed by the island and obsessed with the idea of visiting it as soon as possible. But it's difficult to find footage online featuring the tiny island. Situated 43 miles east of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, the island only encompasses 1.1 square miles. The island's highest point is only 125 feet. Little Corn Island ...
Video Of The Day: London Landmarks Seen Through Time-Lapse
Jan 14th, 2013 at 5:00PM:
"When I first moved to London, I was struck by the number of people living in this great city and the speed at which they move from one place to another," writes filmmaker Lucas Veuve, who created the time-lapse film above that showcases many of London's most famous landmarks, from Tower Bridge to Piccadilly Circus.
"I wanted to capture how I saw London when I first moved here," he ...
Video Of The Day: People Of The Coral Triangle
Jan 7th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
In today's video of the day, filmmaker James Morgan follows the people of the Bajau Laut, one of the last nomadic marine communities in the world who move between Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. These countries are part of the Coral Triangle, a roughly triangular geographic area that is called the "Amazon of the seas" because of its marine biodiversity. As you'll see in the ...
Video Of The Day: Virtual Myanmar
Jan 3rd, 2013 at 7:00PM:
"Visualtraveling - Myanmar" from Patrik Wallner on Vimeo.
A few months ago, President Obama became the first US president to visit the Asian country of Myanmar. Although tourism has opened up in recent years and the country held elections for the first time in 2010, it remains a tightly controlled country that many Americans feel they don't want to support with their travel dollars. No matter ...
