Back in Florence, I finally was able to catch up on some travel reading. Hopefully you will as well with this week’s favorite submissions. In case you are new here, each week I ask readers and writers to submit their favorite travel posts of the week. I read, comment, stumble (using Stumbleupon) and tweet every submission. The following Monday, I highlight my five favorites from the week and the stumbling begins yet again.
If you want to submit, leave a comment here with your submission. This can be from your own site or another writer’s post you enjoyed. Please keep it to one link per person each week. The deadline to submit is Saturday (US Mountain Time). I can’t accept submissions on Sunday. Be sure to follow me on Twitter and subscribe to my stumbles on Stumbleupon to make sure I get to your post.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“Drinking and Travel” From Tiburón -Shark- Žralok: Writing Cooking Traveling
Submitted by Andrea
Andrea explores the connection between travel and drinking. Could you live without drinking on your travels? I thought the topic of her piece was particularly interesting and had me thinking if drinking helps or hurts the travel experience.
“Has Your Travel Style Changed?” From World Curious Traveler
Submitted by Mary
Somewhat along the same lines, Mary takes on her changing travel lifestyle, examining how she traveled when she was 23 and how she travels now. Much of traveling, we forget, is a growing process. Travel styles change and so do you. I think most will read this piece and find themselves dialing back memories of their first travels and travels today. It is remarkable how much you change and your travels change as a result.
“Parents: Bane of the Adventurous?” From The Traveling Editor
Submitted by Dylan
Just as drinking and age can affect our travels like the two posts above, Dylan explores how much his parents’ words affect his travels. To bungee jump or not? That is the question with Dad’s “Is that safe?” comment looming in the background. I appreciated Dylan’s honesty on the subject. Perhaps may be not just parents, there are always going to be people in our lives that caution us when we travel. Parents just happen to carry a great deal of weight when they utter their opinions about travel, good or bad.
“9 Surprising Facts About Southern Mexico” From Sean and Lauren
Submitted by Lauren
Sean and Lauren lend the reader some compelling reasons to head to Southern Mexico, a country these days the media does not always represent as a great travel destination as a whole. Their piece offers up some humorous facts about the area and their experience in Southern Mexico.
“Photo Essay: A Day in Vatican City” From Maiden Voyage
Submitted by Emily
Perhaps it is my upcoming trip to Rome at the end of my travels in Europe as I enjoyed how Emily captured her time in Vatican City. Her photographs are moving for the religious or not so religious. The grandeur of Vatican City requires no connection with Catholicism to appreciate.
Don’t forget to leave a comment here with your submission for this week.
From Lauren Lionheart:
Hey Suzy, congrats on the Flighter nomination. Went over to vote & got sidetracked looking at the recent posts.
Thanks for featuring my post on southern Mexico this week. It’s helped me discover a few other folks traveling that area who have had equally positive experiences. I can definitely see Mexico getting some more travel love in the near future
Andrea, Mary, Dylan & Emily, it’s an honor to be listed with you this week. All awesome posts!
Peace,
Lauren
From Emily:
Suzy, thanks so much for including my Vatican post! I appreciate it. I also just voted for you–good luck!
From Ed Loessi:
Great posts, here is a new one from us – Tuscany Bike Tour – A Day in the DuVine Life
http://www.duvine.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/13/tuscany-bike-tour/
Thanks,
Ed
From Andi:
I love reading your finds.
From JoAnna:
Great selection of pieces this week Suzy! It’s interesting that so many people are contemplating their travel styles. I wrote a somewhat related piece in narrative format that was just published this morning that I thought you might be interested in checking out: http://kaleidoscopicwandering.com/2010/08/16/sunse-crater-national-monument-arizona-2/
From Kristy:
My favorite recent post is about Petrosains Science Center in Kuala Lumpur. Get out of the heat and learn a bit at the same time!
http://vagabondkids.blogspot.com/2010/07/kids-in-kl-petrosains-science-center.html
Thanks for the awesome site and keep up the good work!
From Shane:
Hello Suzy,
My submission this week covers how to (or not to) deal with noisy and curious cleaners in the Balkans, aging Bulgarian queue jumpers, Egyptian touts and almost everyone in Vietnam:
http://www.the-working-traveller.com/get-in-touch-with-your-inner-jerk/
From LeslieTravel:
Hi Suzy! Great picks from last week. I’d like to submit my latest article: http://lesliekochtravel.blogspot.com/2010/08/honeymoon-in-yellowstone-dealing-with.html
It’s about my honeymoon in Yellowstone National Park and my debilitating fear of bears!
Hope you have a great week and I’m excited to see your favorite stumbles.
From Mary:
Suzy,
Thanks for featuring my post, and glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with the contest… I really liked your Iceman article…
From Caz Makepeace:
Congrats on your article Suzy. Nice work!
Here is my latest on how to deal with writers block and a lack of inspiration/motivation
http://www.ytravelblog.com/travel-media/travel-blogging-travel-media/how-deal-with-lack-of-inspiration-motivation-writers-block
From Lilliane:
I really like Mary’ article! Wouldn’t have found it w/o this segment..
Photo loaded post about the island paradise of Sta. Cruz and its Pink Sand Beach.
http://www.wanderlass.com/2010/08/pink-sand-beach.html
From CruiseMuse:
Hi Suzy,
Well my latest post is not ground breaking journalism by any means, but quite useful if one is really into cruising… and maybe worth a Stumble!
http://cruisemuse.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/best-cruise-line-twitter-account-list/
Thank you and have a great week in Florence!
From Michael Hodson:
shockingly…. I wrote a new post this week. Some things I wish I’d known before I went RTW… http://su.pr/4dk2a5
would over comments to it from others about what knowledge they want to pass along.
From Theodora:
Hi Suzy, and congratulations. Here’s one for you to look at: Climbing Mount Kinabalu, from Travels with a Nine Year Old.
http://travelswithanineyearold.com/2010/08/14/climbing-mount-kinabalu-sabah-borneo-malaysia-travel-family-children-kids/
From Todd | Todd's Wanderings:
Hey Suzy,
I’ve been gone way too long, glad to see you are still finding great gems to share.
Here’s mine for the week:
Use Travel to Make you Happy: http://www.toddswanderings.com/2010/08/use-travel-to-make-you-happy.html
Cheers,
Todd
From Yvette:
Submission this week- are videos ok? Because I took this one at the Big Piano at FAO Schwarz last weekend and thought it was pretty impressive
http://whereisyvette.com/2010/08/17/video-the-big-piano-fao-schwarz/
From Adventurous Kate:
Hi, Suzy!
I’d love to submit a post for this week: How to Couchsurf Without Couchsurfing! http://www.adventurouskate.com/how-to-couchsurf-without-couchsurfing/
Hope you enjoy…
Kate
From Cam:
Hey Suzy,
We just did a post on Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Have a read and give it a stumble if you like!
http://travelingcanucks.com/2010/08/hiking-the-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu-peru/
Cheers!
Cam & Nicole
Traveling Canucks
From Jeremy Branham:
As I have reflected on my last year of writing, it’s culminated in a series on my search for job satisfaction. I’ve learned a lot of lessons in the process and discovered that travel writing is job satisfaction.
http://budgettravelintentions.com/2010/08/19/part-iii-travel-writing-is-job-satisfaction/
From Andrew:
Nice list again this week. I’ll add my photo-tour/rant about why Germany is more than just Berlin and Munich (as a lot of the tour operators seem to think)
http://www.groundedtraveler.com/2010/08/20/germany-is-more-than-just-berlin-and-munich/
From Norbert:
Hi Suzy -
Congratulations on being selected for your Otzi article. Too bad I couldn’t vote… poll closed 2 hours ago.
Wish I could have done it sooner.
Earlier this week I wrote about Sagrada Familia and how it inspired me to travel. http://su.pr/33TBZ1
Cheers
From Amanda:
Since the subject matter seems to beckon to travelers, here’s my review of “Eat Pray Love.”
http://www.dangerous-business.com/2010/08/review-eat-pray-love-lacks-something/
Congrats on being a Flightster finalist! I voted for you.
From Jessica:
A last-minute submission on the Dragon Boat Festival in rural Guizhou Province, China! Thanks again for running this feature!
http://tochinaandbeyond.com/2010/08/snapshots-dancing-dragons/
From Dina:
Hi Suzy, here’s my submission for next week. It’s about characters of 2 small town in New Zealand: World’s Biggest Carrot and Gumboot are in New Zealand
http://www.vagabondquest.com/new-zealand/worlds-biggest-carrot-and-gumboot-are-in-new-zealand/