Blog Profile / Vagabondish
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Blog Post Archive
Travel Splurge: Fancy a Private Island Vacation? Check Out Mozambique’s Medjumbe Resort
Click. I switch off the last light and climb back into the hammock where I’ve been for the last three hours. Darkness has fallen around my beachfront chalet and I wait for my night vision to come. The moon and a thousand pale points of light come into focus against the pitch black sky before [...]
New Web-based Game Ideal for Geography and Travel Fans
Globe trotting ©Moby’s Photos If you’re the kind of person visually stimulated by geography and have a knack for identifying far off locations, GeoGuessr is the game for you. Using Google Street View and Google Maps to plot location images around the world at random, the player is tasked with “pinning” their guess for the [...]
Japanese Beer Made with Elephant Poo
© Rajiv Patel Yeah, you read that right. I said poo. Craft brewers the world over are constantly experimenting with different ingredients and flavour profiles in their beers, so novelty is nothing new. Even so, a beer made with elephant dung still has enough shock value to grab one’s attention. Before you get too grossed [...]
Travel Site’s Poll Finds Colombian Women as the Sexiest in the World
Colombian singer Shakira © Huffington Post The votes are in and according to travel site Miss Travel, Colombian women are the sexiest in the world. The travel site pairs wealthy men with attractive women who want to see the world. With 13,000 votes in, the voters–all American men–probably have unofficial “judging” experience. Women were surveyed on [...]
Photographer Hitchhiking Americas From Top To Bottom To Aid Orphanages
©Pite Many of us have grandiose and romantic ideas about setting out on record-setting expeditions, or saving the world, but only a small percentage of us actually make them happen. Greg Clarke aims to be one of those people. Clarke is a photographer based in Huntington Beach, California who is fulfilling a lifelong dream of [...]
The Theme Park on Drug Lord Pablo Escobar’s Estate
Main gates @ Hacienda Nápoles theme park, featuring Escobar’s smuggling plane © Pete Hottelet Adding this one to the bucket list … In one corner of the 3,700-acre park, a bright pink hippo statue poses on a plinth; in another, dinosaurs are frozen in time. Elsewhere, a giant octopus emerges from a swimming pool with [...]
© Chi KingDiamond-Laden Lego Model of Queen Unveiled in Windsor
Presumably the diamonds are well guarded © Do-Hyun Kim It’s important to be on good terms with one’s neighbours, and since Legoland is in the same neck of the woods as Queen Elizabeth II’s residence at Windsor Castle, it makes sense that they would want to pay tribute to her. A new model has been [...]
Berlin’s “Barbie Dreamhouse Experience” Being Met with Protests
Barbie collection © Wandy in Pensacola This week, the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience will be unveiled in Berlin. The 27,000-square-foot pink estate will showcase the doll’s Malibu lifestyle, allow visitors to “bake” cupcakes, and view over 350 dolls on display. It all sounds delightful for an 8 year old girl, but the new attraction is not [...]
© amira_aIcebreaker Tech T Lite: Bringing Sexy Back to the Traditional Travel T-Shirt
The design of today’s outdoor/active/travel apparel is a bit … dull. No surprise really as such clothing tends to be more about functionality than aesthetics. But Icebreaker’s new line of Tech T Lite shirts is an ideal blend of both. They commissioned a collection of guest artists including Ed Hepp and Adam Haynes to create [...]
Construction Crew Destroys Mayan Pyramid in Belize
Gravel © Jake Mates A 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid in northern Belize was discovered this week to have been destroyed by a construction crew building a road. Although all pre-Columbian structures, even those on private property, are protected under federal law in Belize, the builders working on the road used heavy equipment to extract crushed stone [...]
The Best Natural Remedies for Travel Ailments
Green tea contains an amino acid that supports relaxation ©vordichtung Been plagued with jet lag, motion sickness or traveler’s diarrhea? These, and other ailments encountered when traveling can put a damper on our precious vacation time. Yahoo! Travel talked to naturopathic experts Dr. Kate Brainard, resident naturopathic doctor at Pharmaca, and Dr. Karen Hurley of [...]
ECBC Spear Laptop Tote: A Messenger Bag Aimed at Travelers [First Look]
ECBC’s recently released tote bags aim to be ideal for travelers. The Spear Tote in particular offers a luggage trolley handle pass-through feature, padded shoulder strap, front ticket/passport pocket, and accommodates most 17? laptops (with a removable foam spacer for smaller laptops) with plenty of room for an additional tablet and/or accessories. The exterior is [...]
Demolition Begins On Roller Coaster Destroyed By Sandy
Jet Star sits in the Atlantic Ocean © Jozef Stazka The ruined and partially submerged roller coaster became an emblem of the devastation Superstorm Sandy caused in New Jersey. The Jet Star was a favourite amusement among seaside holidaymakers for generations, but the pier it stood upon could not withstand the extreme weather unleashed upon [...]
10 Reasons to Make the Trip to Detroit
Monument to Joe Louis; Hart Plaza, Detroit ©ktpupp With the city nearing Chapter 9 bankruptcy and neighborhoods ranking as the most dangerous in the U.S., Detroit could use some good news. Or at least a list of great reasons to visit the city. Travel site Gadling.com has counted down 10 reasons why the city should [...]
Photo of the Moment: Dubai After Dark
© Dominic Scaglioni
Man Dies In Attempt to Dribble Soccer Ball From Seattle to Sao Paulo
Richard Swanson © Breakaway Brazil It was a journey that endeavoured to inspire and change the lives of young people. Richard Swanson, 42, was attempting to dribble a soccer ball all the way from Seattle to Sao Paulo in time for the World Cup. The 10,000-mile stunt was raising funds for the charity One World [...]
Passenger Booted Off American Flight for Singing Dolly Parton Song
American Airlines will not always love singing passengers ©Nydailynews.com For anyone that believes they’re a star, taking it to the skies is probably not the best option, especially on American Airlines. A female passenger caused a ruckus on a recent flight for singing Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You,” on a nonstop loop. The [...]
More of the Potterverse to Materialize in Orlando
© Shockingly Tasty When the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened in Orlando, I was regaled by young and old with tales of chugging Butter Beer and other Potterian adventures. It sounded like a lot of fun, but now I’m glad that I held out. I’m not going until I can ride on the Hogwarts [...]