recommendations & rants (tips, links and reviews)

Travel health reminder for Brits in search of a holiday Royal Wedding free

March 17 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #8weekstogo, #health advice, #holiday, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Royal Wedding, #travel, #travel advice, #travel health, #travel tips, #travelling

According to The Telegraph on line, 1.5 million people will be watching as much as they can of the Royal Wedding live, in London, come April 29. Up to four billion others worldwide will be watching the hour long service on TV. I say more grease to their...

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Let's creatively procrastinate together

February 23 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #creative, #non-planner, #planner, #procrastination, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews)

If you've been wondering why my blog posts have no been as free flowing of late, it's because I have whole-heartedly adopted the procrastinator's life-style. For Christmas, a dear friend thought it would be funny to give me the must-have guide to procrastination:...

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Top 10 backpacker destinations

February 18 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Argentina, #Australia, #backpackers, #Bolivia, #Brazil, #Cambodia, #Columbia, #Destination, #destinations, #India, #Italy, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Reykjavik, #Thailand, #top 10, #travel, #Travel Beyond the UK, #Travel Insurance, #travel tips, #Travel Write Now (stories and news)

If you are after an adventure filled, life changing experience, then backpacking could be the answer. Afterall, what else gives you that sense of endless freedom plus the chance to redefine yourself and life's priorities? When it comes to backpacking,...

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Travel quote: Experiencing a city

January 25 2011 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Harlem, #new York, #photo, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Snap Away (travel photography), #The Apollo Theatre, #Travel quote, #travelling

"For me, cities are like people, with souls and temperaments of their own." - Arthur Symons, historian Photo: The Apollo Theatre, Harlem. New York.

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#TEDwomen: “She Does Not Know Her Beauty” by Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo

December 8 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Female heads of state, #girls, #global issues, #Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, #poetry, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #TEDWomen, #TEDx, #TEDxWestminster, #women

Sadly, I could not attend TEDxWestminster, London, to watch the live streaming of “TEDWomen: Reshaping the Future”, started yesterday and finishes today. About TEDWomen TEDWomen was created in the spirit of TEDx movement. The TEDx program is designed...

The TSA Pat-Downs: 'It's Our Business To Touch Yours' (video)

November 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #airport security, #Huffington Post, #Pat-downs, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Saturday Night Live, #SNL, #travelling, #TSA

Saturday Night Live" did one of the best parodies of the controversial TSA pat-downs yet, turning flyers' fears of unwanted touch into a commercial for a sensual experience. What starts out looking like a sex hotline or escort service ad quickly turns...

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The perils of travelling ... planning (and credit cards)

November 22 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Business Travel, #credit cards, #Ellicott City, #Ola Fagbohun, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #solo travel, #travel planning, #travelling

I have meticuliouly planned my next two weeks of travel: a night in Baltimore, last time I was there 2000, five nights in NYC via Jersey City, two nights in Philadelphia,last there in 1997, a night in Baltimore, back to Ellicott City for the weekend,...

10 of the most misused words in travel blogs ...

November 10 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Ant Stone, #blogging, #DiverseTraveller.com - Women Who Travel, Write, Snap & Share, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #Trail of Ants, #travel writing, #writing tips

... and (travel) writing in general. Presentation by Ant Stone of http://www.trailofants.com

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Reading: Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America

October 23 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Jenny Diski, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #stranger on a train, #train, #travel, #traveling, #travelling, #USA, #women travelers, #women travellers, #women writers

Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition (15 Jan 2004) Price: £6.99 Stranger on a Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America "We were on a train, out of the way of our lives, any of us could tell anything we liked. We were, for...

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Detained for questioning

October 16 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Airport, #BWI, #Diverse Traveller, #immigration, #interview, #Ola Fagbohun, #questioning, #Recommendations & Rants (tips, links and reviews), #travel, #travelling, #USA

Passing through immigration is one of the pet hates of most travellers to the USA. We all know the process is necessary, but with so many booths why are there never enough officers on hand to deal with the hundreds of passengers arriving practically every...