From Kilkenny, Ireland, I bring you this week’s Suzy Stumbles Over Travel. In case you are new here, each week I ask writers and readers to submit their favorite travel post of the week. I read each submission, comment on the article, post a link on Twitter, stumble the piece on Stumbleupon and place the post on my Facebook page. The following Monday, I select five favorites to be featured here and the stumbling begins all over again.
Just a few things to keep in mind, you must leave a link to your article in the comment box below. You have until the end of the day on Friday to do so. The piece must be travel related. Please only submit one post per person each week. 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.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“The Olfactory Traveller—Following Your Nose” From Disarm Doors and Crosscheck
Submitted by Ben
If you haven’t considered just how powerful smells can be in relation to travel, Ben’s article brings that importance to the table. This line had me thinking, “Smells, good and bad, have that quality. The power to lift you from wherever it is you are and deposit you in another time, another place.” His piece goes through some of his most poignant and pungent smells on his travels.
“Notes on Genocidal Tourism in Cambodia” From Ephemera and Detritus—A Totally Impractical Guide to Living in Shanghai
Submitted by Maryanne
Maryanne visits the Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia along with the Killing Fields. Her photos and words are powerful to say the least. As she goes through the Cambodian spirit despite such atrocities during the Genocide, Mary Ann reminds us of gratitude and being able to live as we are.
“Bolivia Jeep tour: Southwest Circuit and Salar de Uyuni (Day 2)” From Travel For Love
Submitted by Laura
Travel For Love shares the striking landscape of Bolivia on their Jeep tour. Complete with hot springs, flamingos, llamas and highways to Chile you can’t believe are even considered roads, I now have another travel itinerary to add to my list.
“Culture Quirks: Sweden’s Semla” From Skinny Backpacker
Submitted by Dustin
For a sweet treat, Dustin does the dirty work for you and tries the Swedish pastry Semla, typically eaten on Fat Tuesday. Whip cream, icing sugar and an almond “goo” had me curious about this dessert.
“Top 10 Murphy’s Laws of Backpacking” From Living The Dream
Submitted by Jeremy
In this list, Jeremy outlines some of those Murphy’s Laws of travel. From selecting the stand with the most overpriced souvenirs to getting sick and being without the one medicine you need, anyone can relate to these travel moments.
Don’t forget to leave a comment here with your submission for this week. You have until the end of the day on Friday to submit.
Thanks so much for including us, Suzy! I hope you’re having a great time in Ireland and looking forward to reading about your adventures!
After making 100+ lists of my potential travels of 2011, it was in my best interest to blog about it. =o)
“From Alaska to Zurich & All Points in Between, Travels of 2011”
http://theopinionatedwanderlust.com/2011/02/26/alaska-to-zurich-all-points-in-between-travels-of-2011/
Great choices! I have read 3 of these. The Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh is heartbreaking! As We Travel also recently posted a video of their visit to this place and it’s hard to get through it without tearing up.
Our latest post is a photo essay of a prison we visited in Arizona which has an interesting history and I found it to be a very cool place to visit if you are every in Yuma. http://www.ordinarytraveler.com/articles/finding-beauty-in-unexpected-places-yuma-territorial-prison-photos
Excellent round-up as usual! Would love to have our post on New Zealand animals (and a scary lion encounter) considered:
http://inspiringtravellers.com/2011/03/03/new-zealand-rotorua-animals-nz/
Thanks =)
Another great selection Suzy 🙂 This week I’m pondering the selfish nature of travel:
http://www.findingtheuniverse.com/2011/03/travel-my-selfish-pursuit.html
Cheers!
Hi Suzy
I would like to nominate my post about surviving my first Canadian winter – a bit of an achievement for an Aussie used to 10C degree daily minimums in winter!
http://beachedeskimo.com/2011/03/surviving-a-canadian-winter/
I love this. I get to read some fab posts I’d never normally come across.
http://www.totaltravelbug.com/2011/02/typhoon-katrina-pays-visit.html
Getting trapped in Hoi An for days and days after a typhoon brought along 6ft floods. It was terrible at the time but seems like another hilarious travel adventure now.
Does this count for travel?- I went to the Armory Art Fair in NYC last week. It was such fun to be in NYC during art fair week! http://museumchick.com/2011/03/nyc-armory-show-2011.html
Thoughts while in Seattle for a weekend. Most times when I go places I just try to see a city as a local, not a visitor.
http://bigwillythomas.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-was-going-to-write-about-how-grunge.html
and one about the Seattle Aquarium :
http://bigwillythomas.blogspot.com/2011/02/seattle-aquarium.html
I love the Murphy’s law post. So funny 🙂
Hi Suzy! Great picks – I hadn’t read any of them!
I’d like to submit my latest post: Lessons I’ve Learned From My Passport: http://katiegoingglobal.com/lessons-from-my-passport/
I hope you’re having a great time in Ireland! Here’s Travelated’s link this week: http://travelated.com/spot-the-clueless-tourist-game
Great choices this week! Gave me some ideas for future posts! My submission this week is a post about my final thoughts on solo travel. Just got back from Guatemala!
http://www.touncertaintyandbeyond.com/2011/03/guatemalan-firsts-solo-travel/
The Murphys law of backpacking post is a great read 🙂
Hey Suzy, thanks for posting this awesome list! I will surely read them over the weekend. Been caught up with work lately, I just passed by to say hello 🙂
Hi Suzy,
Our submission of the week is our story climbing the tallest mountain on the continental US:
http://jackandjilltravel.com/hiking-mt-whitney-in-one-day-a-once-in-a-lifetime-experience-like-really/
Thanks for the great picks and the sharings!
Great list of articles. Having been to the Killing Fields and S-21 in Cambodia we can say first hand how powerful and thought-provoking those places are. Unfortunate that they are indeed now commercial tourist hot-spots, but no-one should forget the lessons of the past.
One to share with you all: The wonders of human faith, ingenuity and scale combined with the nature that governs us all… http://www.notworkrelated.co.uk/2011/03/cambodia-angkor-wat-8th-feb/
Thanks for taking the time to visit our blog. x
Thanks for the exposure last week, Suzy…was very excited.
This week, a chance travel encounter with a doyenne of good manners led to the learning of some great life lessons from an another time.
http://disarmdoors.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-life-lessons-from-unexpected.html
I hope you enjoy.
Ben
Great picks – hadn’t come across any of them! Can’t ever get tired of looking at pictures of the Salt Flats and that Swedish semla makes my mouth water 🙂
We wrote about our travels through Honduras, a country that felt rather unsafe and is therefore skipped by many travelers, and ask: Is it safe to travel in Honduras?
http://globetrottergirls.com/2011/03/travel-in-honduras-safe-or-not/
Hi Suzy, here’s our submission for this week 🙂
http://www.vagabondquest.com/usa/two-days-in-historical-old-san-juan-puerto-rico/
It’s about our exploration in the historical Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. From the fortress, the slum, to the iguanas and Pina Colada.
Thanks for the feature last week Suzy. Funny seeing me up there with those other big hitter travel bloggers. 🙂
Hey there, I’ve got a piece fresh off the press for your consideration: this time it’s my musing on encountering hostility in a foreign place. Hope you like it!
http://www.thetravellingeditor.com/wp/hospitality-vs-hostility/
And rumour has it that I might get to meet you on Sunday? Looking forward to it!
Dylan
Hey Suzy,
I hope you’re enjoying Ireland! I’m heading out to Kerry and Cork for some training in April if you’re still going to be around?
I’d love for you to have a look at this post on my site:
http://www.danmartinextreme.com/archive.php?post=1608
It’s for a Where I’d Rather Be on Monday (#WIRBMonday) feature I do each week.
Dan x
I”m writing a series of “10 FRee Things to do in..” for cities all over the world where I’ve spent a chunk of time. This week: Singapore. The city is expensive for Asia, so knowing a chunk of amazing free activities is really helpful for budget travelers. cheers! Lash
http://lashworldtour.blogspot.com/2011/03/10-free-things-to-do-in-series.html
The piece on genocidal tourism was so moving. I cannot imagine what it would have been like for Maryanne, a teacher, to see a school turned into a torture chamber. Heartbreaking.
On a lighter note, good selections as always Suzy!
Another wonderful eclectic selection this week.
My contribution this week is: My First Impressions of a Carnival Parade in Germany http://myexpatgermany.com/first-impressions-of-a-carnival-parade-in-germany
Can I still submit a post? Here we go with ” Do You Speak Texan?”: http://countryskipper.com/2011/03/10/do-you-speak-texan/
Hey Suzy!
Hope you’re enjoying Ireland and sufficient quantities of Guiness.
Here is our submission:
http://travelingcanucks.com/2011/03/snowboarding-in-dubai/
Snowboarding in the Middle Eastern Desert
Cheers!
Cam and Nicole