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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 ...
Video Of The Day: Fireworks Lighting Up The World's Tallest Building In Dubai
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 ...
Video Of The Day: Amazing Ice Sculptures Wow Crowds In Japan
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 ...
Video Of The Day: Close Encounters Of The Humpback Kind
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 ...
Video Of The Day: Dozens Of Balloons Over Cappadocia, Turkey
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 ...
Video Of The Day: A Taste Of Vietnam
Dec 5th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
"A Taste of Vietnam" from The Perennial Plate on Vimeo.
For some upbeat and inspiring footage of Vietnam, watch this video. With an emphasis on the food of Vietnam, this video pairs creative music with professionally shot and edited film. This video is just one of many impressive videos from the folks at The Perennial Plate. Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine, the makers of this video, have a knack ...
Video Of The Day: Take A Walk Around The World
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 ...
Video Of The Day: Getting To Know Guangzhou, China
Nov 26th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
For today's Video of the Day we're traveling to China, where this short video from Vimeo gives a glimpse of Guangzhou, the third largest city in the country. I like this video because it first offers an up close look at artists and other locals going about their day to day routine, and then really wows viewers with some dazzling time-lapse photography. Be sure to look out for the twisting ...
Video Of The Day: Rummaging Through Singapore's Thieves' Market
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 ...
Video Of The Day: A Trip To Chiloé Island
Nov 12th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Upon learning that LAN Airlines launched service to Chiloé Island in Chile, I became immediately curious about what the remote island has to offer. I sought out to find a video that gave an overview of the place, and luckily, Vimeo user Benito Larraín Súnico delivered. This three-minute vignette was taken during a family trip to the island earlier this year, and it ...
Video Of The Day: Drawing 100 Camels In Mali
Nov 8th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Before I watched this video, I only remembered that Bamako was the capital of Mali from playing "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" as a child. After watching, I know that the people are friendly, the music is lively, and at least 100 people know how to draw a camel. American Phil Paoletta has been on a mission to travel in West Africa and draw camels, in no particular order. For this ...
Video Of The Day: Time Lapse Of Superstorm Sandy Hitting New York City
Oct 30th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Richard Shepherd created this time lapse video of Superstorm Sandy hitting New York City by using images from the New York Times webcam, which has been positioned on the 51st floor of the Times building in midtown Manhattan since the start of the storm. The video shows the progression of Sandy from noon on October 29 until 9:30 a.m. on October 30. Keep your eye out for a shift at minute ...
Video Of The Day: Woman's Painful Escape While Running With Bulls
Oct 29th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
A woman narrowly outruns a trio of bulls stampeding through the streets, only to find herself having a run-in of a different kind. Her painful escape is a reminder that running of the bulls ceremonies often result in serious injuries, most of which aren't directly caused by bulls. In Pamplona, Spain, the most famous location for this type of event, between 200 and 300 people are injured ...
Video Of The Day: Amazing Kuala Lumpur Time Lapse
Oct 22nd, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Once a small Chinese tin-mining village, Kuala Lumpur has grown to be the largest city in Malaysia, a metropolis of around 6.5 million people. The transformation took only about 150 years, and today visitors will find an ultra-modern city with dazzling lights, cloud-reaching skyscrapers, a state-of-the-art monorail, bustling shopping centers and more.
Architectural photographer Rob ...
Video Of The Day: 'Half The Sky' Visits Cambodia's Toul Kork Road
Oct 16th, 2012 at 6:30PM:
Watch Meg Ryan Visits Cambodia's Toul Kork Road on PBS. See more from Independent Lens.
"Half the Sky" is more than a four-hour PBS documentary series; it is a movement to turn oppression into opportunity for women worldwide.
The documentary, which premiered earlier this month, is the film manifestation of the best-selling book by New York Times writers Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. ...
Video Of The Day: Summer In Barcelona
Oct 15th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Summer might be over, but that doesn't mean we need to stop daydreaming about warm places and days spent at the beach. It also means that some great videos produced over the summer are now popping up on Vimeo, such as the film above by director Pau García Laita. Over the summer months, the 22-year-old filmmaker sought out to capture a day in the life of his hometown of Barcelona, Spain. ...
Video Of The Day: The 'Wildscapes' Of Wyoming
Oct 8th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Wyoming, the least populous of all of the states in the United States, is also one of the most beautiful places to visit. The land is covered in mountains, foothills, prairies and high plains, nearly half of which is owned by the U.S. Government. Each year, more than six million people come to see Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, making this one place where travelers ...
Video Of The Day: Men Embrace Pointy Boots in Mexico
Oct 1st, 2012 at 5:00PM:
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If you plan to travel to Mexico soon, look out for the latest fashion craze young men are embracing: pointy boots. Said to have originated in Matehuala in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, the fashion trend has men elongating the toes of their boots as much as five feet, ...Video Of The Day: Times Square In The 1980s
Sep 24th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Here's a bit of nostalgia for all you old-time New Yorkers out there.
This mini-documentary on Times Square really captures my memories of it from the 1980s. Walking around there with my friends at night was a gritty, sleazy, surreal experience. Touts tried to sell you stolen watches or draw you into shell games or strip shows. Street preachers screamed at the crowd and were totally ignored. ...
Video Of The Day: Switzerland By Train
Sep 17th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
Without a doubt, Switzerland has some of the most scenic railways in the world. Not only do trains send travelers past the snow-covered Swiss Alps and vast valleys covered in green, but these systems are also a modern engineering marvel. The video above shows the variety of rail traffic passing through the country. Filmed throughout the Canton of Ticino, it is so artfully done is almost ...
