Procrastinating Ola

Airport Scanner Reveals All

October 31 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Airport, #body, #body search, #Heathrow Terminal 2, #naked, #scanner, #screening, #travel, #Travel News

There has been a fair bit of unfavourable noise about the new airport body scanners, so much so that they will not be used on children. To be honest, I haven't been paying much attention, that is until I saw a video, see below, of the images that are...

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The Best Job In The World (The Remake)

October 29 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Australia, #bahamas, #ben southall, #best job in the world, #Caribbean, #compwetition, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #film challenge, #film-making, #flickr, #Great Barrier Reef, #Hamilton Island, #jobs, #queensland, #the Bahamas, #travel, #Travel and Tourism, #USA

Check this out! The Bahamas Tourist Board is giving all budding filmmakers the chance to win 'the best job in the world'! Hold on, haven't we heard something like this before? If, like me, you're thinking of Australia's Queensland campaign earlier this...

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Introducing Guest Author Nadine Stewart

October 27 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #black woman traveller, #blogging, #Bristol, #Diverse Traveller. new York, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Nadine, #travel, #traveler, #travelling, #woman

I'm Nadine and not only am I new to Ola's World and Diverse Traveller, I'm also new to the world of blogging... so please do take it easy on me! A little bit about me? I'm a 32 yr old (but very young at heart) single female originally from Bristol, but...

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Travel jobs

October 25 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #jobs, #magazine, #recruitment, #travel, #travel jobs, #wanderlust, #web editor

Half of all the emaiIs I receive ask me if I know of any travel jobs. As much as I would love to continue to answer these enquiries individually, I simply don't have the time. Instead, since there is a demand, I have decided to respond via Ola's World....

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Buenos Aires - more Italy than Spain!

October 20 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #buenos aires, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #expatriate, #female, #Italy, #living abroad, #travel, #woman traveler, #woman traveller

Buenos Aires is said to be the European City of Latin America and in many ways this is very true. The architecture is unquestionably reminiscent of many European cities. Balconies, iron gates, shutters, large windows and detailed cornicing, abound. However,...

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Introducing Guest Author: Tracey Chandler

October 18 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Argentian, #bilingual magazine, #bilingual publication, #buenos aires, #Central America, #Diverse Traveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #El Desconocido, #expatriate, #non-profit, #ola's world, #south america, #south american explorers, #tracey chandler, #travel, #vounteer, #woman, #woman traveller

After teaching in an East London secondary school for seven years, I moved to South America to work. For eight months, I lived in Mérida, Venezuela, teaching English to children from three to ten years old, using this period to learn Spanish. I have climbed...

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Nicola Brebner warns us about ...

October 16 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #camera, #camera clinic, #Jules Beard, #rants, #Travel News

The Camera Clinic ... "I have had a very bad experience trying to get my camera lens repaired in London at a place called Camera Clinic. Basically, I handed it in May this year, and picked it up in June "fixed" only to find it was in a worse state than...

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Tracy Demarest recommends ...

October 12 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Book, #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #recommendation, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Review, #road trip, #Road Warrior Princess, #Tracy Demarest, #travel, #travel book, #women

"I stumbled upon Simple Rules For The Road Warrior Princess while looking for travel books on Amazon.com, and boy what a treat! It's an inspirational guide for women to get them to take a road trip. It motivates you to embark on a journey whether it's...

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Jules Beard recommends ...

October 9 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Andalucia, #Brazos Abiertos Casa Rural, #DiverseTraveller, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Jules Beard, #La Alhambra, #Patio festival, #rants. spain, #recommendations, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #traveling, #travelling, #tripadvisor, #women travellers

Brazos Abiertos Casa Rural in Andalucia "I visited a great casa Rural in Andalucia, Brazos Abiertos Casa Rural. As a woman travelling alone it was simply perfect. I hired a car at Malaga airport ... very easy and motored to Iznajar about 50 minutes north...

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Travel writing competitions

October 7 2009 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Alain de Botton, #Arts, #British guild of travel writers, #children, #Competition, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Heathrow, #London Heathrow Airport, #narrative, #prize, #Scotland, #The Telegraph, #transistions abroad, #travel, #travel story, #travel writing, #travelers, #travellers, #wanderlust, #women travelers, #women travellers, #Writer, #Writers Resources, #Writing

Fancy yourself as a travel writer, want to get published and / or win great prizes? Then try one or all of the following travel competitions: The British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW) Travel writing competition : Can you write a winning travel article...