We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently […]
Tag Archives: Lenguage
Beijing, raw and forbidden even from the air!
When I went to China a few years ago i heard of things being confiscated specially photography and videos. Trey Ratcliff from Stuck in Customs made this really awesome video recently with a quadcopter. All the footage was shot with a GoPro. Beijing is the seat of all Chinese government power. So, deciding to fly […]
Keep calm and learn Spanish.
Categories: community, Conservation, Culture, Lenguage, Travel
Whether your studies take you south or across the ocean, you’ll likely have a transformational experience both inside and outside of the classroom. It’s worthwhile to keep in mind that Spanish, like English, changes dramatically between countries, and you’ll be able to keep learning new words, phrases and slang every time you visit a new […]
How to Say Cheers in 30 Languages
CHEERS! Here’s to you! Bottom’s up! The clinking of glasses can help cement friendships and celebrate new ones — it’s an expression of goodwill and one that every traveler should know. So raise your glass to the people you meet at airports, hostels around the world, tourist kiosk volunteers, tour bus guides of the world […]
10 signs you were born and raised in Nicaragua.
1. When you need to get a taxi at the airport, you buy someone a drink before the plane lands. By ordering the best rum in the world “Flor de Caña” and inviting the person next to you to cheers you can make your friendships on the flight to Managua, chances are someone on the […]
10 signs you were born and raised in Venezuela.
1. You don’t have friends, you have panas. You also use the term mi costilla (my rib) because your friends are part of you and you love them from the bottom of your heart. This is the kind of friend who comes to your rescue after you’ve had a traffic accident, checks up on you […]
Travel pick up lines!. vol.5
The act of traveling is an impossible broad category, it can encompass both the death march and the cruise ship. Travel has no inherent moral character, no necessary outcome. It can be precious or worthless, productive or destructive. It can be ennobling or self-satisfied. The returns can be only as good as what we offer […]
The Walled City of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, also known as Ragusa, is a city on the Adriatic Sea coast of Croatia, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Its total population is 42,615 (census 2011). In 1979, […]
Travel pick up lines!. vol.2
I enjoy a good laugh!.. in fact it has got me information, a good place to eat or a fair money exchange,. try some of these on your next travel adventure. The act of traveling is an impossible broad category, it can encompass both the death march and the cruise ship. Travel has no inherent […]
Travel pick up lines!. vol.1
When traveling humour can also be use as an ice-breaker in other cultures, everyone understands it as a common language and we all get a kick out of making a little fun with places we’ve visited. Here are a few you can try when finding yourself in the middle of an awkward situation. enjoy!. *I […]