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Vine gives you 6 seconds to tell your travel story
There’s a new toy in my social media toychest and it’s rather addictive. It’s called Vine, and it allows you to record and publish 6-second videos to Twitter. And that’s about it. It has to be done in real time, i.e. you can’t upload edited videos, so people are playing around with it to see more »
Hola Peru! You look nice from above.
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Home is Where the World Is: 15 spring global activities in DC
APRIL International Pillow Fight Day, massive pillow fights breakout in cities around the world. Check out the following photos of the pillow fights in Washington, DC. April 6th, National Mall. (Note: No Down Pillows, they make too much mess!) Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is the more »
Around the world in one global city – Washington, DC
This post is part of the initiative “100 cities to home swap before you die” from Knok.com. One of my favorite things about Washington, DC is its global nature. Yes, it is the capital of the U.S. of A., and you could easily spend a day or a week immersing yourself in Americana. But as more »
Richmond with Kids: 24 hours steeped in history and luxury
Ask any fifth grader in Alexandria and they can tell you not only the rivers of Virginia, but the social customs of the Powhatan Indians, the rise of the tobacco trade, and the key battles of the Civil War. Ask me about any of these and you’ll probably be met with some vague half-answers and more »
Magno’s Travel Journal: New Zealand
We have been in New Zealand for about three weeks now, and while it’s a lot like the U.S.A., there are many major differences. One of the biggest differences that I’ve noticed is that the majority of Kiwis are a lot more active and adventurous than most Americans. Almost all of the attractions and sights require more »
Slowing the Pace and Making Some Plans
We’d had an exhausting 6 weeks. First it was our whirlwind camper van adventure in New Zealand, spinning the odometer on a 1973 VW so quickly we thought it might crack. Then more driving from Sydney to Melbourne in Australia, then some brutally long bus trips to get us from Ho Chi Minh City in more »
Learning to Fry: A vegetarian cooking class in Hoi An
Oh, the joys of the chả giò. Vietnam’s fried spring rolls have been on Calla’s mind for a while now. We’ve made the fresh version of spring rolls at home many times. In fact, they are something of a specialty of Calla’s. She even made them for Christmas dinner one year. But we’ve never even attempted more »
