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Travel trivia: Week 3 winner and answers

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Travel trivia: Week 3 winner and answers

Thanks to all of you who played this week’s round of trivia. This week’s questions are now closed, and we have a winner: OlyveOyl, who will receive this week’s prize: the $20 gift certificate from BnBFinder.com. Here’s a recap of the week’s questions, along with the answers. January 15 Q. What cinematic city has a […]

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Sunday papers: Tango, stone soup and Chinese cinema

Posted on January 16th, 2011 by Laura Byrne Paquet

I can’t promise I’ll do this every week, but most weeks when time permits, I’ll post links to my favourite recent newspaper travel stories. They’ll generally be stories where people get under the skin of a place, do something offbeat or go off the beaten track. You know: travel like locals. Here are my votes […]

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Contest: Win an African safari for 11!

Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Become a friend of Intrepid Travel on Facebook, and you could win a 14-day trip to Africa for you and 10 lucky friends. Highlights of the Road to Zanzibar tour include a Serengeti Plain safari, a night of camping at Ngorongoro Crater, visits to a children’s home and a Chagga village, and a stay on […]

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Year of Geography: Why I’m learning about every country

Posted on January 2nd, 2011 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Three years ago, around this time, I got what I thought was a brilliant idea. Having observed other writers spending a year doing various things that interested them–from living biblically to buying nothing–I thought I’d spend a year learning at least something about every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. I’ve always been […]

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Road sign: "Caution: Guitarists"

Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

I have a strange fascination for oddball road signs, dating back at least as far as 1978, when my sister and I spotted a British road sign that consisted of nothing but a large exclamation mark and the dire words, “Warning: Road liable to subside.” Since then, I’ve photographed an iguana crossing sign in Montserrat, […]

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iPhone apps put cities in your pocket

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

London

Heading to London, New York or Chicago soon? Looking for travel tips about the Everglades or Napa? Check out Sutro Media Guides, iPhone and iPod Touch apps that serve as pocket travel guides to destinations in North America and the U.K. While there are a couple of comprehensive guides, billed as “Essential” guides to particular […]

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Q&A Part 2: Travel journalist Vicky Baker

Posted on January 26th, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

Buenos Aires buildings

Buenos Aires. Last Friday, I ran part 1 of my e-mail interview with British travel journalist Vicky Baker, who now lives in Buenos Aires. The interview took place back in the fall; it’s only due to my disorganization that it hasn’t appeared here before now! Here’s part 2 of our virtual chat. I was fascinated […]

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Q&A Part 1: Travel journalist Vicky Baker

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

As promised, here is Part 1 of my e-mail interview with Vicky Baker, a Buenos Aires-based freelancer who blogs at Going local travel (a blog inspired by the “Going Local” series she wrote for The Guardian). Note that Vicky answered these questions way back in October 2009; the delay in posting them is all mine, […]

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Confessions of a disorganized blogger

Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

OK, so it’s a new year, and it’s time for a wee confession: I have been a terribly disorganized and erratic blogger lately. Well, that’s probably not much of a confession to anyone who has been following this blog for any length of time; my posts haven’t been very frequent over the last few months. […]

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Video: "All You Need Is Love" in 156 countries

Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Laura Byrne Paquet

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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