In the best-selling book and motion picture ‘Eat Pray Love,’ Elizabeth Gilbert spends an entire year on the road. She visits three different countries for four months each. How did she do it? Apart from having a book deal already in place to fund her journey, she also travelled smart and travelled slow, especially in her choice of lodging. From Italy to India and Indonesia, she chose longer-term apartment and lodge rental.
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Ways for Women Travelling Together to Bond
I’ve seen a lot of travel articles written in praise of solo travel for women. They’re great. I’ve done a good amount of travelling alone and I do love the independence and self-fortification as much as the next girl. Yet, it has its limitations. I’ve found that there are certain things I’m just more comfortable doing within the safety of numbers and these pursuits are often a little livelier in good female company.
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Lesotho Is More: An Insider Shares
Lesotho is the very small ‘Kingdom in the Sky’ completely land-locked by South Africa. It’s a perfect gem of a place – especially for the independent traveller – where the exploring opportunities seem endless. You Too a Basotho To come to grips with new cultures, what could be better as first immersion than to live…
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A Hidden Side of Turkey’s Cappadocia: How to Go Where Others Don’t
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia is the Turkish Anatolian region southeast of Ankara. and famous for its incredible eroded volcanic rock formations and the cave hotels carved directly into them, especially in the villages of Ürgüp, Göreme and Uchisar. Unfortunately, most visitors – and even some locals – don’t know that what’s hidden far off the beaten Cappadocian track.
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Epi Island Guesthouse: Genuine Green in Vanuatu
On 8 December 2008, under a marquee on a beach at Le Lagon Resort in Port Vila, the Vanuatu Tourism Association (VTA) distributed honours to the stars of its industry. On hand were John and Silvana Nicholls of Vanuatu Hotels to present to Epi Island Guesthouse the Green Award, introduced to create a greater more…
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Seeing Mauritius like a Mauritian: Savouring Chamarel
The island nation of Mauritius (aka Ile Maurice) sits in the waves of the southwest Indian Ocean. Its white sandy beaches and immaculately groomed hotel grounds draw in thousands of travellers every year. Many are also eager to find the ‘real Mauritius’, so here is a special inside look at how a Mauritian might take…
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Bula! Experience the Real Fiji: Ten Hot Travel Tips from a Local Fijian
Fiji is truly a jewel of the Pacific, fabled for both its amazing scenery and some of the happiest, friendliest people you have ever met. Here are ten helpful hints from a local eager to see you make the best of your time in paradise. * First things first: Exchange currency at Western Union outlets,…
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