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4 Weeks to Prepare for a 4-Year RTW Adventure. Oh crap.

That’s right, in just one month I will bid adieu to my house in Austin and embark on my longest and greatest adventure yet. No more ‘six weeks in this…

My Passport

Travel Wisdom: 4 Years & 16 Countries Later…

What’s the difference between a tourist and a traveler? Tourists are only on vacation while a true traveler is in it for the learning and the experience. And after four-and-a-half…

Jeremy of travelFREAK

Words Of Wisdom From A Self-Confessed Travel Freak

Every week they get better and better. This week I sat down with self-confessed travel freak Jeremy Foster, who many of you probably recognize from his awesome and aptly named…

New Zealand

Surprisingly Easy Countries For Americans To Visit

An American passport is like a golden ticket to go almost anywhere you want. Visa? Letter of invitation? Pre-approval? Excessive paperwork? Ha — not for nine out of ten countries….

Flying sideways

Aerial Photography, A First-Time Pilot, & Zero-Gs

Flying is fun. Economy, first class, hang-gliders, personal light aircraft, helicopters, biplanes, even in a house attached to balloons — all can be a blast! At least to us poor…

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Travel Blogger SEO & Google Authorship

Last week on a press trip I discovered that many of my fellow travelers were unaware of the recent changes Google has made to its search results, including the addition…

Hannah @ Caravan Of One

Hannah @CaravanOfOne On Why Everyone Should Try Solo Travel

This week’s featured blogger is an avid solo traveler who luckily had the joy of experiencing Syria and the Middle East last year, before tensions and turmoil in the region…

The infamous hotel, in all her glory.

Ryugyong Hotel: North Korea’s Attempt At Luxury

Nothing epitomizes the conundrum that is North Korea better than the Ryugyong Hotel in the capital city of Pyongyang. It would have been the world’s tallest hotel, had it been…

Grand Canyon, USA

Life As A Nomadic Family With @FlashpackerFam

I am pleased to announce the return of our weekly interviews with travel bloggers. Presenting the best bloggers you have not yet met…and a few you may already know. Yes,…

Colorado, USA

Another Road Trip Thru The American Southwest

I’m not dead, it’s just been an erratic summer road trip. Ever since TBEX back in June I’ve been taking minor treks around the American central / southwest as well…

Simon & Nicola

Beers And Banter With The Anti-Bear Grylls

This weekend at TBEX only reminded me that no matter how busy I get, I need to stay on top of our weekly travel bloggers interviews. This week I am…

Inside The TBEX 2012 Gift Bag

TBEX 2012 Wrap-Up

Well, my first Travel Blog Exchange was a success..sort of. As I mentioned in my last post, I only purchased my ticket a week beforehand and was totally unprepared for…

TBEX Friday Night Menu (Small)

TBEX 2012: The 4th Annual Travel Blog Exchange [US]

Yes, the US edition of TBEX 2012 (the Travel Blog Exchange) is kicking off…well, technically the pre-events have already begun. But Friday’s evening soiree (yes, tomorrow) will be the real…

Nate @ Yomadic

Important Words From Travel Evangelist Nate @ Yomadic

I know it has been a few weeks since our last travel blogger interview here at the HoliDaze, but like a fine wine that gets aged just perfectly, this delay…

Philippines Beach

Where Would You Travel If Cost Didn’t Matter?

Let’s say you have a month of freedom…where would you travel to and why? There is only one catch: it is July, the peak of the Western summer, and heat…

California's Cash Crop

A Summer Job In The California Marijuana Fields

Worth over $2 billion annually, California’s world-renowned wines used to be its number one cash crop, but now they’ve been surpassed — err..blown away — by the marijuana industry, which…

Lack Of Clean Water

Water Wars: Growing Tension Between Bangladesh & India

Have you ever heard of Bangladesh? It’s okay to say no, you won’t be the first one…and I’m sure you won’t be the last. It’s a small country, originally part…

Beachside Travel Blogger

The Benefits Of Being A Travel Blogger

No one will ever tell you being a blogger is easy work. It is a long, slow, painfully tedious process, often filled with doubts such as “is anyone reading this?”…

Screenshot: Official DPRK Site

North Korea Copies My Blog!

Okay, so they didn’t copy it so much as just use a slightly different version of the same template. But still it made Wired news, which I find hilarious. From…

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Website survey HoliDaze style!

We have been working like crazy to improve the site. This is a short survey so please try it out and let us know what you think. Take our The…

Alexandra, Beach Gidget

Spotlight: Alexandra, Fluent In Frolicking

Greetings fellow travel enthusiasts, I’ve got another interesting interview for you. This week’s world wanderer is Alexandra Pucherelli, originally from Hawaii. Now she is proudly living life out of a…

Urban City

Random Travel Facts: The Final Round

Missed Any Facts? Collection #01 Collection #02 Collection #03 It is with a little bit of sadness that I announce this final round of #TravelFacts. While I am sure more…

Cannibals & Crampons Screenhot 4

Need Travel Inspiration? Got You Covered Here..

Warning: The following documentaries and movies on travel will make you want to drop whatever you are doing and hit the road for some serious traveling, so do not watch…

Strange Food

What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten while traveling?

I ‘ll start in Japan I tried everything that was handed to me 99% good. Then I tried this octopus and I am not sure how it was prepared etc…

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Food! New blog cool posts and again food.

More interviews of up and coming bloggers here we go. This is a very new blog and a short article but still just as interesting none the less. So check…