It’s rare that I post a link to a promotional video here, but this new one from Visit Holland so perfectly encapsulates all the reasons why I love the Netherlands that I had to share. It has it all: cycling, funky shops, great food, great art–even a cool soundtrack. Enjoy! Tweet

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Sometimes, I get so busy visiting and writing about other places that I don’t properly appreciate the richness in my own backyard. So I very much enjoyed this video tribute to Ottawa on Canada Day from National Geographic Traveler‘s Digital Nomad, Andrew Evans. It actually brought a tear to my stoic Canadian eye. And, since [...]

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Greg Spencer and Austin Mann are on a mission: to help provide 5 million cooking stoves by 2020 to families in developing nations, including Kenya, Guatemala and Haiti. Today, they released a slick video–the first of four in a web-only series called Stoveman–chronicling their efforts to learn a bit about what life is like for [...]

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For the next few days, travel bloggers around the world are joining in a worldwide effort to raise awareness among travellers that–despite the tragic earthquake in Christchurch–most of New Zealand is undamaged and eager to welcome visitors. Here’s something to spark your imagination: a Tourism NZ video of a photo safari of the country’s jaw-dropping [...]

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I love this jaunty, clever, thought-provoking little video from National Geographic, which draws on a range of statistics to define “the most typical person on Earth.” Most surprising thing: he (yes, it’s a he) is likely to have a cell phone but not a bank account. Tweet

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While doing some research about Italy this afternoon, I stumbled across this charming video. It puts you in the passenger seat for a series of drives along the twisty, cliff-hugging roads of the Amalfi Coast. It was a nice way to pretend I was a 1960s movie heroine in a convertible for five minutes. But [...]

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Sure, it’s a promotional vehicle for Starbucks. But it’s also a way to raise awareness and funding to fight AIDS in Africa. And it makes me smile like a fool. What more, really, do you need from a viral video? The video in question is a four-minute compilation of people around the world singing “All [...]

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I just got back from a European trip that included two stops in the Netherlands. And, once again, I’ve found myself captivated by Dutch cycling culture. Not only are there dedicated bike paths just about everywhere; there are also huge bike garages at many railway stations, where you can have a mechanic tune up your [...]

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Every time the economy hits a roadblock, a whole new generation of media and travelers seems to rediscover home swapping as though it had just been invented. The truth is, though, that this fun and frugal way of seeing the world has been around since the 1950s. Back in the day, swapping clubs published huge [...]

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CNN first aired this video on home swapping in 2005, but the tips and insights on are pretty timeless. And even though the woman profiled has a flat in Manhattan, don’t think you have to have a home in a hot tourist area to swap! With a little work, you can probably find someone somewhere [...]

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