For the past few weeks, I have been stumbling, commenting, tweeting, and picking five favorites each week of travel posts, videos, and websites submitted for my “Suzy Stumbles Over Travel” segments. This week is no exception. Leave a comment here with your favorite travel post of the week. This can be from your personal site or another post you have read and enjoyed. I will read, stumble, comment, and tweet each submission. On Monday, I will select the five favorites of the previous week.
Just some things to keep in mind…
- Only submit one link per person each week.
- Leave your link in the comment box below here.
- You have until the end of the day on Saturday to submit your post (US Mountain Time).
- Be sure to follow me on Twitter to see your posts tweeted and subscribe to my stumbles to make sure I do my job.
And without further ado, here are the five favorites in travel submitted last week.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“Jaw-Dropping Sunrises Around The World” From A Pair of Panties and Boxers
Submitted by Monica
Monica assembled quite the photo post here. Various travel writers and photographers submitted their favorite sunrises seen around the world. While we all seem to be suckers for great sunsets, these sunrise photos may motivate you to get up earlier when you are on the road. This post showcases the skies over several different corners of the world when the sun decides to make the first appearance of the day.
“Travel Memories Monday – Vatican City, Italy” From No Onions Extra Pickles
Submitted by Ashley
Visiting those famous museums, monuments, and landmarks can sometimes feel more like partaking in a competition. Ashley shares her experience at the Sistine Chapel. I enjoyed the humor woven into the post. Once the doors open for business to see precious art, everyone wants a piece, as though they are trying to squeeze through the gates of paradise. However, Ashley reminds the reader just why so many flock to see the famed ceiling. It is something the crowds and elbows in faces cannot really ruin.
“My 5 Goals From Extended Travel” From Living The Dream RTW
Submitted by Jeremy
I often say travel is not just sightseeing and crossing off landmarks on that lengthy bucket list. While that is a part of travel, I try to be changed by the experience in some way. We all have our personal goals we hope to achieve on the road. Some want to just see it all. Others delve a bit deeper like Jeremy here. This post explains his personal goals from extended travel. Knowing someone’s travel goals can inspire you to look at your vacation or trip a little differently. That is just what this post did for me. It brought to my attention just what my goals are and sparked some ideas for my upcoming trip. It is posts like these that make me appreciate travel so much more as you can get so much out of travel.
“Appalachian Tale” From The Spokesman-Review
Submitted by Cherly-Anne
Cheryl journeys back to the Appalachian Mountains. This is not just a re-visit, but rather a journey through her life and connection with the area, from childhood to adulthood. The piece is moving in that a place can be so tied to who you are. I love that about travel and Cheryl highlights that fact as she explores the Great Smoky Mountains on her own. Once again, I am always drawn to those travel narratives and stories and this piece is no exception.
“Couchsurfing Communities” From Over Yonderlust
Submitted by Erica
This week I learned something new through my stumbling. Erica brought to my attention Couchsurfing Communities. I am probably the last person to know about these, but I always appreciate learning new aspects to the travel process through these weekly submissions. Erica discusses her initial fear with couchsurfing, getting over those fears, and just how to build up your couchsurfing resume by interacting with couch surfers in your local community. If you are trying to travel cheaply, this post is a nice introduction into traveling by couch.
Don’t forget to leave your travel post for this week to be stumbled, commented, and tweeted by yours truly. Check back next Monday to see if it made my five favorites.
erica says
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Thank you Suzy for the review! <3
Fantastic picks for the week – each completely different. "Appalachian Tale" really hit a chord with me. Thank you for sharing.
Andi says
http://mybeautifuladventures.com/2010/05/05/india-day-3-part-2/
Above is my link! 🙂
I can’t wait to read 3 of the 5 (2 I have already read and loved). I hope you had a beautiful weekend?
Jeremy says
Thanks for the review!! I’m glad that you enjoyed my post so much as we discussed a few days ago. The great thing about travel as a form of life changing goals, well, even if something doesnt happen like we want it to, you still are visiting awesome places and can enjoy the experience for other reasons too!
The Jetpacker says
Here’s something that can help any travel who didn’t pay attention in geography class:
http://thejetpacker.com/7-cities-not-to-be-confused-with-more-famous-cities/
MaryT says
You might like my article on visiting Rockerfeller Center with teens – great art deco! Or check out some of the other posts from our recent trip to the Big Apple
http://travel-with-teens.com/2010/05/exploring-rockerfeller-center-with-teens/
I enjoyed and stumbled your article on Riomaggiore
Ana O'Reilly says
http://myscrapbookmisapuntes.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/photo-essay-kensington-market-toronto/
Hi Suzy, here’s my link. Thank you for this opportunity.
Ana
Sheila says
I like this stumble over travel thing you are doing. Seems like it will be a great way to connect with other travel bloggers and get some travel inspiration as well. Thank you for taking this initiative.
For your consideration, I present http://www.govisithawaii.com/2010/03/10/8-great-hawaii-waterfalls-worth-gushing-over/
Thanks!
Christine says
In honor of our shared love of long-term vacations, I’d love it if you could stumble for me 🙂
New post: my dirty little travel secret http://bit.ly/c93YGU
Camden Luxford says
I managed to miss all of these this week! The reading begins now…
And my self-promotional link of the week: Memories of Kosovo http://brinkofsomethingelse.com/?p=211
Todd says
Great selection as usual Suzy. Here is my post for the week, a story of fighting fires in Luang Prabang, Laos and the curious reaction by the locals: http://www.toddswanderings.com/2010/05/luang-prabang-laos.html
Cheers
Ragne says
I’ve been active about couchsurfing for quite some years already, i mostly host, sometimes also surf when i travel. It is an amazing way to meet new really cool people and get contact from all over the world. And when you surf, it is a truly interesting experience to stay in somebody’s private home, get the feel of the way people live close-up. I haven’t personally experienced anything specially bad about couchsurfing, though i did have a shouting match over an e-mail with a Moroccan guy who misrepresented himself on the Couchsurfing site and actually wanted to charge me and my friend over 200 euros for few nights stay! He didn’t realize until the very end that it’s people like him who ruin this wonderful program, not cheap and stingy people like me who don’t want to pay :). If anybody’s interested, i’m writing longer about it in my blog http://sshiksa.blogspot.com/2009/06/couchsurfing-in-morocco.html. But all in all, couchsurfing is great, highly recommend!
katie f says
by day i work for a travel search engine and i am thankfully on the content team which means i write their travel blog and keep their twitter account active. as for the blog, i think my favourite article to write so far was one about travel myths, busted! the first one: japan is expensive, you can find it here:
http://www.liligo.co.uk/travel-blog/travel-tips/2010/05/11/travel-myth-buster-japan-is-expensive-1040/
id love to hear what you think!
all the best,
katie.
Keith says
A vignette I wrote: http://www.traveling-savage.com/2010/05/12/vale-do-inferno/
Guy McLaren says
Crocodile Gorge, an adventure http://bit.ly/bYqwup
Leslie says
Hi Suzy! I love your weekly selections. Here’s an article I wrote for the NY Press about my visit to Union Square Park in NYC. I got there before dawn and shadowed park artists for 7 hours- before the tourists arrived. Not the usual traveler’s perspective 😉
Leslie says
D’oh- I forgot the link. Here it is: http://su.pr/AW5CXH
Matt says
Hi Suzy! Excellent picks this week. I’m going to submit an excellent post from Lillie at AroundtheworldL.com. She did an excellent piece explaining why a RTW travel trip is definitely not a vacation …
http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/2010/05/11/why-rtw-travel-must-not-be-seen-as-vacation/
Cheers!
Matt says
Thanks for the opportunity. Here’s one of which I am particularly proud from this week: http://landlopers.com/2010/05/12/five-travel-lessons-my-dog-taught-me/
Ashley says
Thanks so much Suzy! Little belated, but I’m trying the whole “hey, on vacation, so stay away from the computer” thing 🙂 I definitely appreciate the mention though, and will read the other selections when I get back home.
Emily @ Maiden Voyage says
I hope you will consider my post for this week! http://maiden-voyage-travel.com/an-encounter-with-cross-country-vagabond-sean-robinson/
I met Sean Robinson, a man who is bicycling across the country on a rickshaw with his dog, Cooper. For this post, I interviewed him to learn about why he left his life behind, what his journey has been like so far, and his advice for other travelers. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks!
Dina says
Hi Suzy, as usual you have great picks up there! I’ve read 3 of them, but 2 are new. The sunrise collection at Monica’s is thrilling indeed.
So, this week I would like to submit an article that I wrote for Nora (The Professional Hobo). Nora has this great biweekly series called “Week-in-the-life” that features many travelers.
She said: “The series is intended to give readers a sense of what the “daily grind” of long-term or full-time travel is like. The beauty of such a concept is that it’s so very different for every traveler… it’s worth celebrating!”
I wrote our week doing a road trip in southern France. How we drove over 2000 km from Toulouse, Monaco, until finally reach Paris, and how we juggled sightseeing, working, and doing travel chores. From to fun moments, to the sad one when we saw an accident inn front of our eyes, to our desperation couldn’t find a place to sleep.
Even if you are not choosing this article to be featured, I hope you will still enjoy this writing. Please take a peek at other travelers writings in this series as well, they are fun to read!
http://theprofessionalhobo.com/2010/05/a-week-in-the-life-of-dina-and-ryan-vagabond-quest/
Victoria says
Hi Susie, here’s my link for this week…a little lesson in bargaining:
http://itsasmallworldafterallfamily.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/can-you-do-a-deal/
Sabina says
Hi Suzy – Here’s some travel myths I hope I’m succeeding in helping to bust http://www.solofemaletraveler.com/ten-solo-travel-myths-debunked/
Sarah V. says
I’d like to share my post about the historic Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas: http://bit.ly/cuWiX3
Thanks!
Kara @ The Vacation Gals says
Thank you for the opportunity!
Here’s my favorite: Best Hikes for Kids in Arches National Park:
http://thevacationgals.com/best-hikes-for-kids-in-arches-national-park/
HeadingThere.co.uk says
Hi Suzy, I really like the stumbles over travel concept so here is my first submission. I don’t know if you are considering parts of a series but this is part one of four posts I will be doing over the next week http://su.pr/1BWNDG
Thanks!
Suzy Guese says
Thanks everyone for the submissions this week! Stay tuned on Monday to see if you made my five favorites and to start submitting again for next week.
Authentic Seacoast Resorts says
Here’s our travel post for Where I’ve Been, “10 Spring Getaway Ideas to Get Off Nova Scotia’s Beaten Path and on the Authentic Seacoast”
http://blog.whereivebeen.com/2010/05/10-spring-getaway-ideas-to-get-off-nova.html
Richard Ross says
Hi There,
We just got back from a pretty epic trip to the French Alps and made a few blog entries, here is the whole ‘Category’ listing with individual posts within:
http://aussieskier.com/index.php/category/travel/trip-reports/chamonix-2011/
Cheers,
Richard