Articles from June 2011



Amsterdam Postcards from Anchorage, Alaska

Calendar June 30, 2011 | Posted by Spencer Hackett

Special thanks to Chad Mewmaw, a personal cruise consultant with Holland America Line, for sending us these photos of Amsterdam departing Anchorage, Alaska. Thanks, Chad!

Amsterdam departing Anchorage, Alaska.

Mount Susitna in the background.

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Thomson Reuter’s Poll Reveals The Five Worst Countries In The World For Women.

Calendar June 30, 2011 | Posted by Sarah Miles

A Poll from Thomson Reuters has used a vast range of statistics to determine the most dangerous countries in the world for native women. While this may seem like something of a side issue for those visiting , it is also a fair indicator of the issues that might be faced by women traveling in such countries, from seemingly minor things like disrespectful local attitudes, all the way up to the risk of physical attack. The survey factored in all these issues, as well as incorporating information such as levels of sexual violence, mortality rates during birth, harmful practises afflicted on local women and forced marriage levels.

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Artist of the Month: Collage Artist Derek Gores

Calendar June 30, 2011 | Posted by Sarah Miles

In 2010, Gores was named ‘one of the 40 important artists of the New Contemporary Movement’ while in a show at London Miles Gallery in the UK. In 2009, Gores was honored to be one of fifteen artists asked to exhibit at the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, and he was recently commissioned to create 6 new pieces for the recently opened Amway Arena in Orlando, including a 7-foot-tall portrait of basketball super-star Dwight Howard. Having worked as a successful commercial designer and illustrator for 15 years, Gores’ clients include ESPN, Lenny Kravitz, Lucasfilm, Kings of Leon, NASCAR, and a host of famous people and corporations.

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Taking an Extended Trip: What I Did Wrong

Calendar June 30, 2011 | Posted by Anna Ewers

On Sunday I posted a list of all the things I think I did right on my extended Australasia trip. This ranged from remembering to pack jeans to being flexible in my planning, but really boiled down to following my gut and not other peoples advice.

So let me start off this post on what I think I did WRONG by saying that I dont actually believe it is possible to travel incorrectly. As long as what youre doing is right by you, then thats all that matters. Looking back now though I can see some of the mistakes I made, and Im sharing with you so you dont end up in the same traps I did.

Why didnt I pack an umbrella?

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Let your imagination run wild in Mingan Archipelago National Park

Calendar June 30, 2011 | Posted by Sarah Miles

This is a place of imaginings, where nature bends and never-before-fathomed creatures emerge to flutter against the lichen and thunder among the monoliths. This is where Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia), Buckbeak (Harry Potter’s hippogriff) and Maurice Sendak’s Wild Things go when they’re tired of being spectacles, when they need an escape in a landscape as big and surprising as they are.

This is Mingan Archipelago, a magical destination hidden in plain sight 10 hours northeast of Quebec City.

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