After celebrating my birthday on Sunday in the heat of Texas, I bring you this week’s Suzy Stumbles Over Travel. In case you are new to this site, each week I ask bloggers/writers and readers to submit their favorite travel posts of the week. This can be from your own site or another writer’s piece. I read each submission, comment, tweet the article on Twitter, stumble the piece using Stumbleupon and post a link to the article on my Facebook page. The following week I select my five favorites to be featured here and the stumbling begins again into the next week.
Just a few things to keep in mind, please only submit one post per person each week. Your submission must be travel related. Please leave a link to your post in the comment box below rather than sending it to me on Twitter, Facebook, etc. You have until the end of the day on Friday to leave your submission. Anything left past Friday will be carried over into next week’s submissions. I will get busy promoting the articles by the end of the day on Sunday. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, subscribe to my stumbles on Stumbleupon and “like” me on Facebook to make sure I give your post the attention it deserves. Check back here next Monday to see if your submission made my five favorites of the week.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“Being ‘Off The Beaten Path’ Is Overrated” From Travel & Graphs
Submitted by Ryan
Ryan takes us on the beaten path, dissecting the benefits of not always searching for the “off the beaten path” experience. He details just why we have these two distinctions and how the off the beaten path option doesn’t always produce the best results.
“Cruising Copenhagen’s Canals” From The World Is a Book
Submitted by Mary
Mary takes a tour of Copenhagen’s canals. In a city you can best see on a boat, her tour puts you right on board, exploring the old and new aspects to the city. The largely photo based piece provides a look at all the details of Copenhagen.
“A View from the Crossing: 10 Bridges and Why They Matter” From Around the World in Eighty Years
Submitted by Jim
Jim provides a symbolic look at bridges across the world, with the help of others sharing their most meaningful crossings. From bridges that end in the Florida Keys to the covered bridges of Portland, Jim’s collection of bridges will have you thinking twice about the symbolism in your next crossing.
“10 Traditional Dishes A Portuguese Grandma Would Feed You” From BackpackME
Submitted by Zara
BackpackME present several dishes you might want to try on your next trip to Portugal. These aren’t your average dishes, but rather hearty meals a Portuguese grandma might feed you, from classic salted cod dishes to more meaty meals.
“7 Tips for Wine Tasting” From This Is My Happiness
Submitted by Jenna
After having gone on many wine tastings where I didn’t quite know what I was doing, Jenna provides some helpful tips to take the snobbery out of wine tastings. From swirling to chewing the wine, she lends insights into her wine tastings across California that you can apply to your next tasting.
Don’t forget to leave your submission in the comment box below. You have until the end of the day on Friday to submit.
From Ryan at Travel and Graphs:
Woo, thanks for including me Suzy! Now time to go check out all the other good reads on here.
From Jenna:
Hi Suzy,
Thank you for including my post this week!
From Laura Mannering:
Hi Suzy,
What a great idea – I hope you get sent some interesting ones…
I’m a traveller, eater and runner – my latest post at World Out There (my travel blog) combines all three – running, cake and cocktails in beautiful Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy:
http://worldoutthere.net/running-routes-cortina-dampezzo-italy-mountain-trails-dolomites
Enjoy!
Laura
From Mary @ The World Is A Book:
Thanks for selecting my post on your stumbles this week, Suzy! Have a great week!
From Barbara:
Happy birthday Suzy! I hope you had a wonderful day.
Here’s my submission to your Stumbling segment, an interview with a super-amazing traveling family. Not only do Chris and Jill keep track of FIVE kids, one has a profound disability and gets around in a wheelchair.
http://www.thedropoutdiaries.com/2012/07/meet-the-dropouts-chris-and-jills-mob/
From @mrsoaroundworld:
Hi Suzy!
how was your super trip to Europe?
Happy birthday
Wanted to post my latest about Sao Paulo, Brazil
http://mrsoaroundtheworld.com/2012/06/27/24-hours-in-sao-paulo-brazil/
Thanks, Ana
From Lash:
Hi Suzy, I was considering submitting my narrative travel story about cruising in the Amazon, but then I decided these tips on free types of accommodation around the world was much more useful to people. So, here it is:
http://www.lashworldtour.com/2012/07/travel-tips-free-accommodation-world.html
thanks, as always, Lash
From Tash:
Happy Birthday for Sunday gone, hope you had a great day!
I will submit my post from a recent trip across to Montreal, whilst I am here in Canada for the Summer. I took in, and loved, the street adorned with pink….
http://jouljet.blogspot.com/2012/07/les-boules-roses.html
From Julie:
Hi Suzy,
Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great day even with the high Texas temperatures and all!
I’m submitting my post on whether or not tourists are “ugly human beings” as Caribbean novelist Jamaica Kincaid states in her scathing missive A Small Place.
Thanks for considering it!
http://www.theredheadedtraveler.com/2012/07/tourists-are-they-really-ugly-human.html
Best,
Julie
From The GypsyNesters:
Hey Suzy!
Here’s us for this week!
http://www.gypsynester.com/quito.htm
The Key to Quito, Ecuador!
From Monique:
Hi Suzy,
Hope you’re having a great summer so far, and happy birthday!
Here’s my stumble for the week.
http://www.motravels.com/2012/07/5-tips-for-bike-safety-in-holland.html
Thanks!
Monique
From Beverley:
Hi Suzy, hope you enjoyed your birthday!
This week I’m submitting my latest post, Your Travel Dreams and The Opinions You Shouldn’t Listen To which is all about going to the places YOU want to go to regardless of the opinions of those around you!
http://www.pack-your-passport.com/2012/07/your-travel-dreams-and-the-opinions-you-shouldnt-listen-to.html
Thanks!
From Zara @ Backpack ME:
Thanks for including us in this section once again, Suzy!
Next time you go to Portugal, dinner’s on me!
From Andrew:
I seem to always miss the reminders in the twitter crush, but I like your series of stumbles and picks.
I’ll add the story of Ali and I getting a bus connection in Turkey that was pretty wild. Noone seemed to know it existed and yet we made it half way across the country in an afternoon (and evening).
http://ctrl-alt-travel.com/europe/turkey/from-goreme-to-izmir-fast-decisions/
From Abhi:
Yikes, I just realized that I accidentally posted the link for my article in last week’s submission list.. oooops!
Here’s my submission – tips for going on a night trek:
http://idrinkmyteasweet.com/2012/07/11/tips-for-going-on-a-night-trek/
Cheers,
Abhi