video posts

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 months ago)

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 ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (4 months ago)

Jan 5th, 2013 at 1:00PM: We just don't get programming like this in the states anymore. A new show on BBC Two called "Wonders of Life" is shaping up to be one of the best shows on science and travel in a while. In the preview above (yes, that's Monty Python) we're privy to beautiful destinations, a fresh dose of science, outstanding filmography and most refreshingly: a modest host. It's the sort of show that could ...

by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (4 months ago)

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 ...

by Jessica Marati (RSS feed) (4 months ago)

Jan 1st, 2013 at 6:00PM: Leave it to Dubai to ring in 2013 right. The city's magnificent New Year's Eve fireworks display illuminated the world's tallest building, the iconic Burj Khalifa skyscraper, stretching more than 2,716 feet into the city sky. Sparks flew from the base all the way to the spire of the building as the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra performed in perfect synchronicity. It's a spectacle fit for ...

by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (4 months ago)

Dec 31st, 2012 at 3:00PM: Made popular by the cinematic hit "Slumdog Millionaire," there's a certain romanticism with the Indian city Mumbai. We're drawn in by the color, culture and music. With over 12 million inhabitants, Mumbai is the most populous city in India. The slums of the city are a backdrop to the hectic daily life that's indicative of a large Indian city. With its infrastructure and inhabitants, it's ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 22nd, 2012 at 11:00AM: Remember that fast-talking fellow with all of the nifty geography lessons? The guy who sorted out the difference among Great Britain, England and the UK for us in one dandy film? Well he's back, and he's here to explain the proper use between The Netherlands and Holland. I won't ruin the surprise for you, but the geographic difference was quite enlightening. His name is CGP Grey, by the ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 20th, 2012 at 5:00PM: Recently we reported on the discovery of King Richard III's remains at a grave in Leicester, England. Now historians have recreated the medieval inn where he stayed the night before being killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Blue Boar Inn was the new, posh place to stay in late-15th-century Leicester, and so it was a natural choice for the king to rest there before facing his enemy ...

by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 20th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Tis the season for holiday-themed marketing videos, but this one is so charming, it's already on heavy rotation in my household. Pauanesia, the wonderful Auckland shop featured in our New Zealand-made souvenirs story, has just released this "Night Before Christmas" video starring their stuffed kiwi birds. The adorable and colorful birds, retro-simple stop-motion animation, and jazzy ukelele ...

by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 19th, 2012 at 1:00PM: "On Tane Baum in Istanbul" from Manzara Istanbul on Vimeo. Want to feel some holiday warm and fuzzies? Take a few minutes to enjoy this Turkish video from Manzara Istanbul, a vacation apartment rental agency in Turkey's most popular city. The agency is run by a German Turk, who coordinated his entire staff to sing a not-exactly-stellar but very sweet version of the Christmas carol "O ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 17th, 2012 at 7:00PM: Today's Video of the Day comes from last year's Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. Press "play" and you'll see why the week-long festival is one of the largest winter events in the country, attracting nearly two million people. Hundreds of snow statues and ice sculptures take over Sapporo's expansive Odori Park, as well as Susukino, a shopping and entertainment district, and the Sapporo ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 15th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Lots of things make me uncomfortable about this video (including the music) but the most gut-wrenching is probably the final approach that this pilot takes towards the air strip. It's an acrobatic, if not risky way to land an airplane, but it sure does make for some sensational video. Skip up to 2:00 if you want to cut down on the superfluous music and footage. ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 12th, 2012 at 6:00PM: People travel far and wide to see whales in their own habitat, and it's not uncommon for the majestic mammals to take notice of visitors and do a little showing off for them. In the home video above, however, a father and son are treated to the sight of an entire pod of humpback whales doing just that. It's unclear exactly where the video was shot, but it's evident that the whales are ...

by McLean Robbins (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 12th, 2012 at 3:00PM: El Al Airlines has gotten creative – and pretty hilarious – in a promo video for their new Economy Plus seating. The video, above, made us laugh, as it mocks the crazy excuses people use to get upgrades, ranging from false pregnancies to fake names. What do you think? Psst, they're also having a contest. "Like" their Facebook page for a chance to win two round-trip economy ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 10th, 2012 at 5:00PM: This video is a short but sweet time-lapse from Cappadocia, Turkey, where dozens of hot air balloons appear to bounce around like rubber toys as they hover over the region's famous chimney rock formations. Although balloons depart daily here, passengers certainly get a once in a lifetime experience as they glide over this unique landscape, which includes hundreds of these unique pointed ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 6th, 2012 at 9:00AM: With the help of filmmaker Roman Coppola, son of director Francis Ford Coppola, W Hotels and Intel recently held a travel-inspired screenplay competition. Out of more than 1,000 online entries, four scripts were chosen by Coppola, who then used his production company, The Directors Bureau, to match the winning scripts with emerging directors and actors. The result are the short films ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 3rd, 2012 at 5:00PM: Planes, trains and automobiles are what first come to mind when most people think of the act of traveling. But really, some of the best people and experiences are discovered by simply walking. This fun video, created by filmmakers Kerrin Sheldon and Gaston Blanchet, takes viewers on a long walk through 12 different – including India, Thailand, the Philippines and Japan. The pair made ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 3rd, 2012 at 4:30PM: Remember that New York Magazine cover by Ryu Ho-Yeol showing the departure of a score of aircraft from a German runway? It's actually a composite image stitching all of the aircraft together, and we've now the same thing in video format. Over the Black Friday weekend, filmmaker Cy Kuckenbaker captured every single aircraft landing on one runway at San Diego International airport and merged ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (5 months ago)

Dec 2nd, 2012 at 2:00PM: At Archstoyanie, an annual festival held in the forests of Nikola-Lenivets, Russia, architects from Estonian design firm Salto created a 170-foot-long trampoline. Dubbed "Fast Track," the elongated trampoline acts similar to a people mover at an airport. Except in this case, instead of helping you get from one place to another in haste, Fast Track was designed to allow users to experience ...

by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (6 months ago)

Nov 19th, 2012 at 6:00PM: This short documentary film about making personal connections at Singapore's Thieves' Market is a little different from Gadling's usual Video of the Day, when we often feature time lapses and quick glimpses of cities or neighborhoods. Filmmakers John Clayton Lee and Jaspas Deck capture a place often avoided by tourists: Sungei Road, the largest and oldest flea market in Singapore. People ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (6 months ago)

Nov 16th, 2012 at 10:00AM: "Are you American?" The little boy with the big brown eyes was sitting at the couch next to mine in the lobby of my hotel in Najaf, Iraq. He was dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt and sneakers. He peered at me over the edge of his iPad. I looked up from my email. "No, I'm Canadian. You Iraqi?" "I'm Lebanese but I live in Syria. We move back to Lebanon now." "Your English is ...