The effect is stunning. For armchair explorers it’s about as close to a live visual experience of a place as one can get. Immersive spherical panoramic photography, sometimes called VR (virtual reality) photography, practically puts the viewer in the place of the photographer, the latter having taken multiple digital photos of a place, covering it…
Read More >>Archive for April, 2010
Outdoor Himalayan Treks Lends its Support to Nepal’s Underprivileged Children
Ever since its establishment, Outdoor Himalayan Treks (OHT), while providing top-notch tourism services to travellers in Nepal, has always maintained corporate social responsibility and community development as its primary background concerns. The Orphan and Street Children Rehabilitation Centre, which OHT has been actively supporting since 2005, is just one excellent example.
Read More >>Notes on Prague: A Guide to Gift-Buying in the City of a Hundred Souvenir Shops
As one of the most popular mini-break destinations in Europe, Prague is weighed down with an abundance of souvenir shops and markets offering goods of varying qualities and authenticity. Sifting through the cheap imitations and tourist tat to uncover that bona fide little piece of Prague can be a daunting prospect. Fortunately, there are several gifts that are worthy of your hard-earned cash.
Read More >>Photo of the Week: Now and Then – Corfu, Greece
In addition to making trips to the towns and beaches of Corfu, Greece, a visitor must get to know this island’s lush green countryside. Picturesque hamlets and calm, peaceful olive fields await discovery, as do the manners and customs of the inhabitants, a couple of which are pictured in the photo below, taken in southeast Corfu outside of Petriti.
Read More >>Western Uganda Comes to whl.travel as the Country’s Third Travel Portal
The magnificent landscapes – volcanic craters, grasslands, snowy mountain peaks and thick, verdant jungles – national parks, game reserves and bird sanctuaries coupled with the incredibly wildlife diversity and numerous activities make travel in Western Uganda enormously popular with tourists.
Read More >>whl.travel Welcomes Xieng Khouang as its Fifth Travel Portal in Laos
The province of Xieng Khouang is found in the peaceful northeast of Laos. Despite being one of the Lao areas most heavily bombed by the Americans during the Vietnam War (known in the region as the Indochina War), Xieng Khouang boasts stunning untouched landscapes with rolling hills, lush pine forests and deep valleys.
Read More >>OPINION: The Travel 3.0 Era – Local Travel
There is no right or wrong about how we position the Local Travel Movement, but its relevance is obvious. As I look at the evolution of travel, we are at the leading edge of what I would call Travel 3.0.
Read More >>Photo of the Week: A Warm Smile from an Elder in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is valued for many things, but its most precious treasures are its historical heritage, rich culture and, of course, its people. The cordiality and hospitality possessed by local citizens make acquaintance with them an unforgettable experience for people in Uzbekistan who have come from abroad.
Read More >>Traveling Mexico’s Mountainside like a Local
Ever since the swine flu fright and the recent economic downturn experienced throughout the world, there has been a drastic drop in tourism to Mexico. But this doesn’t stop everyone. Mexico is still optimistic and thriving with the continuation of its beautiful colors, traditions and cultures.
Read More >>Latvia’s ‘Grown-Ups’ Effect Change in Riga’s Beleaguered Children’s Hospital
It is a sorry state of affairs when, due to a crippling lack of medical supplies and equipment, a mother is forced to buy a thermometer for the hospital in which her child is being treated. Spurred on by these stories of harsh privation, Anda Cirule, the whl.travel local connection in Riga joined a gang of mothers determined to turn around the fate of the hospital.
