You know the drill. Each week, I ask travel writers and readers to submit their favorite travel posts of the week. This can be from your own personal site or another writer’s post you enjoyed. I will stumble, comment, and tweet each submission. The goal behind this segment is without question to help those neglected travel posts get a little more love and attention. On the following Monday, I select 5 favorites submitted last week for a little more promotion from yours truly.
Keep in mind….
- Please only submit ONE link per person each week.
- The deadline to submit for this week is by the end of the day on Saturday (US Mountain Time).
- The post must be travel related.
- Leave a link to the post in the comment box here rather than sending it to me on Twitter.
- Be sure to follow me on Twitter to see your posts tweeted and subscribe to my stumbles to make sure I am doing my job.
Please enjoy the five favorites from last week and submit your travel post for this week.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“India: Day 3 (Part 2)” From My Beautiful Adventures
Submitted by Andi
Andi shares her experience at one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The photographs of the Taj Mahal are gorgeous and inspiring. However I particularly enjoyed her moments with celebrity while touring the area. Crowds beckon for a photo with the Taj Mahal and Andi, making for a good story and an even better experience.
“Memories of Kosovo” From The Brink Of Something Else
Submitted by Camden
This piece had me at the first cup of coffee. As Camden explores Kosovo, the reader does as well. It is not a “what to see, where to eat piece”, but rather an emotional telling of observations of Kosovo. The gritty feel leaps off the webpage.
“Fighting Fires in Luang Prabang, Laos” From Todd’s Wanderings
Submitted by Todd
Travel is a learning experience, and this post reminds you of that fact. Part of learning about another culture comes through uncanny and uncertain situations. Todd saves a burning village in Laos. The last paragraph of this piece is exquisite, reminding me of just how important it is to embrace how your destination handles doing the right thing. Not every good task comes with applause.
“Five Travel Lessons My Dog Taught Me” From Landlopers
Submitted By Matt
Experiencing travel is often encapsulated in the human mindset. We go into a new place with that fear, hesitation, and uncertainty. Matt instead presents travel through the eyes of a dog. He compares different aspects to how his dogs live their lives and how applicable these attributes are when on the road. Perhaps I’m biased having two dogs, but those canine souls have a deep insight that travel craves.
“ 7 Cities Not To Be Confused With More Famous Cities” From The Jetpacker
Submitted By The Jetpacker
This week’s humorous post had me scratching my head that people actually confuse Paris, Texas with Paris, France, arriving in one with a disappointment and perhaps even stupidity. I guess this post helps out those who book tickets to Brussels and land in Wisconsin instead. We travel the world and yet some do not even know basic geography. Pull out the map before you purchase that flight to Sydney. You may be headed to Canada and not Australia.
Don’t forget to submit your post for this week in the comment box below.
From Stuart:
Here’s my link for the week. It’s about my trip to Seoul, South Korea for the Lotus Lantern Festival.
http://www.glassesandhat.com/wordpress/2010/05/lotus-lantern-festival-2010/
From Todd:
Thanks for including me Suzy! And for the nice words on my story.
Now for a bit of self promotion
If you like the story PLEASE vote for it in the Southeast Asian Writing competition: http://www.southeastasia.org/index.php/seaawards/articles/no-thank-you-laos/
I’m in the running to win for May but I need a few more votes. If you don’t like it feel free to vote for the current leader
Cheers!
From Globetrooper Lauren:
Hi Suzy, great pick with the LandLopers post, it’s now in my reader!
I hope you like the post that I wrote today, to consider for this week’s favourites:
http://globetrooper.com/notes/to-read-or-not-to-read-the-value-of-face-to-face/
From Jaime:
Hey Suzy!
I agree with everyone else – this is a great idea and resource for awesome travel writing. I love it!
We’re currently hauling around an incredibly heavy carpet around Turkey. It was bought after much tea drinking, sweating, and heavy negotiation. Check out the story (my submission for this week’s favorites) here:
http://www.seatofourpants.com/2010/05/16/buying-a-carpet-in-turkey-a-competitive-girls-adventure/
Cheers!
-Jaime
From Andi:
Sooooo honored that you picked me. Thanks darling! Big hugs from Brasil!!!!!!!
From Poi:
Hey Suzy,
All good reads – thanks!
About time we jumped in on this I think –
http://www.noplacetobe.com/travelblog/weekend-break-in-amsterdam/
I hope you enjoy!
From sean:
Hey Suzy,
love your blog and your stumbles, this week we posted an article about some of the cool people who are travelling in 2010.
Introducing the RTW Class of 2010 – we’ve got a yearbook and everything:
http://www.thomandsean.com/2010/05/18/introducing-the-rtw-class-of-2010/
Thanks!
Thom and Sean
From Billie:
Hi Suzy-
Great thing you are doing here. I think Anza Borrego Desert State Park is a largely undiscovered treasure and I want to share it with people.
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-20914-Santa-Fe-Insider-Travel-Examiner~y2010m5d15-The-great-roadtrip-from-Santa-Fe-to-San-Diego-Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park
From Michael Hodson:
My post this week isn’t on any travel location or trip I took, but is more about just the attitude of travel and exploration.
http://su.pr/1LUNOE
From Abby:
Love the idea, but it’s taken me a little bit to get used to the self-promotion side of it! But hey, why not. My fav for this week is: Life of an expat: When it’s time to stop erasing your past.
Talk soon!!
http://www.thejungleprincess.com/2010/05/17/expat-diaries-linking-to-your-past/
From Andrew:
I’d like to add my post on Transatlantic Cruising for this week.
http://www.groundedtraveler.com/2010/05/18/slow-boat-to-london/
From Camden Luxford:
Thanks for the pick Suzy!
Ready for another crack at it with “Near misses in Cusco and the Sacred Valley”
http://brinkofsomethingelse.com/2010/05/near-misses-in-cuzco-and-the-sacred-valley/
Cheers,
Cam
From Matt:
Backpacking is addictive. Backpacking is eye opening. Backpacking is rewarding. Yet, backpacking certainly isn’t easy. In this post I outline 7 Challenges of Being a Backpacker. Enjoy!
http://www.backpackingmatt.com/the-challenges-of-being-a-backpacker/
From HeadingThere.co.uk:
Hey Suzy,
My entry this week is my blog from a trip to San Sebastian in northern Spain. I don’t know if you can tell, but I was rather fond of the place and the food!
http://www.headingthere.co.uk/Blog/?p=332
From Guy McLaren:
http://tip2top.co.za/blog/places-to-see/aurora-borealis
OR
http://tip2top.co.za/blog/on-the-web/10-ways-to-decrease-your-twitter-follower-count/
From Dina:
Hi Suzy, great picks! Love the 7 cities one, it mentions London Ontario where I’m from
And the India one reminds me of my childhood – went to Bali and took picture with Swedish and Japanese! (But I was only 7!)
So, this time I want to submit an article that is not mine. Raam Dev wrote it. I love this article, one of the best that I have read lately. I don’t want to ruin the story, you should check it out yourself!
http://raamdev.com/discovering-sandals-made-of-gold-and-the-link-between-frugality-and-gratefulness
From Kara @ The Vacation Gals:
I’m partial to this one on our site this week, a guest post:
http://thevacationgals.com/volunteering-at-best-friends-animal-sanctuary-utah-2/
From MaryT:
Hi Suzy – love your top picks. Here is one for families planning a trip to Washington DC this summer. There are two air and space museums and both are a hit with teens and tweens. Let me know if I can return a stumble favor!
http://travel-with-teens.com/2010/05/teens-fly-high-at-national-air-and-space-museums/
From Jenna:
Hi Suzy,
My submission this time is called “Living Abroad: 5 Things I Learned.” http://wp.me/pyyEX-1p
Thanks for taking a look! Jenna
From Nathan:
oh yay it’s that time of the week again – better not miss out – here is one of my fav. posts from this week:
http://www.aswetravel.com/exploring-a-sleeping-city/
From Stephanie:
Hey Suzy,
This is such a good idea. I’ll submit my most popular post from last week”Second Chances: Where Would you Revisit?”: http://twenty-somethingtravel.com/2010/05/chances-revisit/
From Caz Makepeace:
Hi Suzy!
Great idea!
Here is my post for the week. It’s all about my feelings on the events in Bangkok Thailand this week
http://www.ytravelblog.com/places/thailand/mai-pen-lai-please-get-back-up-thailand
From Benny:
Hey Suzy!
Love the idea! We’re chilling with some cheeky chimps in Calabar Nigeria and battling below par internet connections but here’s our post from Dogon Country in Mali!
http://www.amateursinafrica.com/2010/04/27/dogon-do-it/
It’s like that place you imagined existed but that place you’d never actually seen – traditional Africa at its best!
Take it easy! Cheers
From Suzy Guese:
Thanks for all of the submissions this week! Entering for this week is now closed but check back on Monday to see if your post made the favorites and to start submitting all over again.