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In Motion: Local Transport from Around the World
This autumn, The Travel Word team has been thinking a lot about transportation. All too often, tourist transit and local transport are two separate spheres in the same destination. They just don’t...
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Trans-Oceanic Slow Travel: Booking Aboard Cargo Ships
In July of last year, my boyfriend and I set out on a slow travel adventure around the world. We had one rule – no flying. Overland, we had many options – walking, cycling, riding buses, taking a train...
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Photo of the Week: Beached, Jericoacoara, Brazil
Jericoacoara is old fishing village located in the northeast of Brazil, more precisely in the state of Ceará, west of its capital city of Fortaleza. The village appeared to the world in 1994, after the...
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Surfing the Cyclone Swells of the Solomon Islands
Head northeast from Australia, keeping Papua New Guinea close to your left, and you stumble over an amazing archipelago. Little known to most in the West, the Solomon Islands consist of nearly 30...
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Photo of the Week: Caxadaço Beach, Ilha Grande, Brazil
Caxadaço Beach sits prettily on the south coast of Ilha Grande, Brazil, gently curving around the tranquil and clear waters of a beautiful natural harbour. The bay itself is masked from the sea by the...
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Photo of the Week: San Blas Star Fish, San Blas Islands, Panama
The waters that surround the San Blas Islands are the perfect environment for the starfish pictured below. Warm, clear and carpeted with soft white sands, they provide the ideal conditions for this...
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The Historic Archipelago of Zanzibar Shares Indian Ocean Spice with whl.travel
The name Zanzibar triggers images of isolated, sandy beaches and a desire for the caress of warm, exotic breezes. For anyone with a good grasp of history, it also kindles curiosity about its rich and...
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Photo of the Week: Rolling Boats along the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The Mekong Delta is the biggest delta in Vietnam, located where the Mekong River divides up into nine mouths that run to the sea. Rich and fertile, this region is Vietnam’s agricultural heartland, full...
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Photo of the Week: A Gondolier on the Job, Venice, Italy
This picture, showing a gondolier during a work break, was taken near St. Mark’s Square, one of the main tourist spots in Venice, Italy. Although the area is always bustling, with people rushing around...
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Mynatour Ecotourism Contest Winner Recalls His Trip to Laos
When Italy native Mario Difra packed his bags and hopped on a plane to southern Laos – his third-place prize in the Mynatour Ecotourism Contest – he knew he was diving into a great adventure, all made...
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Top 10 Things to Do in Cairo, Egypt
Meaning “the victorious city,” Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, populated by more than 18 million people. Filling both banks of the Nile River in the north of the country,...
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The Best Local Travel Pictures of 2012
With another year of pictures under our belt, it’s time again to spotlight our Photo of the Year – an image that most captured the imagination of The Travel Word team and a group of external judges: A...
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Photo of the Week: A Sunset in Hoi An, Vietnam
Located in central Vietnam, Hoi An is a famous World Heritage-listed town notable for its relaxed way of life, commitment to traditional customs, preserved architecture and fantastic food. Visitors to...
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Photo of the Week: Rice Paddy Field in the Backwaters of Kerala, India
This shot was taken in the backwaters of Kerala, India, a highly complex network of inland waterways that connect the area’s remote villages. I hopped out of my canoe to watch and photograph this...
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When Planning a Nile Cruise in Egypt, Think About Your Eco-friendly Options
THIS POST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY HOLIDAY HYPERMARKET It has been said that a Nile cruise in Egypt is like a trip back in time. At the start, you may set off from Cairo, a city well in the grip of modern...
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Family Travel and River Cruising
In keeping with the ongoing and tremendous growth in the cruise industry, the demand for river cruises also continues to be on the rise. Popular among travelers to whom large, ocean-going cruise ships...
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