As I count down to my wedding and Greece in a few weeks, 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
“Falling in Love with Diving in Koh Tao” From Chasing The Wild
Submitted by Lindsey
New to the world of diving and exploring the world beneath the water, Lindsey decides to put her fears aside and go diving on Koh Tao. Underwater and on the dive site, she uncovers a love of diving, one that was hidden by fears up until this point.
“How Much Does It Cost To Travel in Bolivia?” From Indefinite Adventure
Submitted by Sam
Indefinite Adventure breaks down the costs of traveling through Bolivia. The detailed account of these travelers’ accounts provides insight into just how much you might spend on accommodations, transportation, food, entertainment and Internet in Bolivia.
“Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica” From Red Headed Traveler
Submitted by Julie
Julie introduces us to Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica. While one could look at such a structure as yet another church, Julie reminds us to head inside and soak up the majesty of this space.
“Things To Do in Queenstown for Non-Extreme Sports Enthusiasts” From Pack Your Passport
Submitted by Beverley
When most consider Queenstown, New Zealand, they often think of extreme sports. Beverley proves that you don’t need to throw yourself off of a platform and bungy jump while in town. She provides a thrilling list of the simple ways the area can impress.
“What I Learned From My 1st Workaway” From The Barefoot Beat
Submitted by Mariah
Mariah takes us into the world of Workaway. She shares a few of the things she learned while volunteering for various jobs in exchange for accommodation and meals on the road. She details the good and bad encounters on this way of making traveling possible.
Don’t forget to leave your submission in the comment box below. You have until the end of the day on Friday to leave your submission.
Submission from Adina…
Hello Suzy! This week I put together my very first photo essay about the four days I spent in Cadaqués, Spain. The funny thing about it is that the day before arriving, our fancy camera broke and we ended up buying an underwater camera to capture our time there. It ended up being perfect when we found ourselves caught in some crazy rain while exploring around town.
http://www.glutenfreetravelette.com/blog/2013/8/5/photo-essay-our-four-days-in-cadaques-spain.html
Submission from Tom…
Hi Suzy, here’s the link to my latest travel blog destination article, on vantastic Vancouver. Hope you like it. Very best regards, Tom.
http://tomsweeneytravels.blogspot.ie/2013/08/canada-vancouver-is-simply-vantastic.html
Submission from Anurag…
Hi Suzy
Here’s ‘The Ascent of Everest’, a chronicle of death, danger and dreams to commemorate 60 years of the first successful climb in 1953.
https://redscarabtravelandmedia.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/higher-purpose-the-ascent-of-everest/
Cheers, Anurag
Thank you for including my post Suzy!
Thanks for sharing my post Suzy, hopefully it will be helpful to others who are looking at long-term travel!
Hi Suzy, thanks so much for including my post 🙂
Congrats on the upcoming wedding!
Here is our share for the week: http://1000fights.com/budapest-in-three-days/
Hi Suzy, not long to your big day. I hope the planning is going well.
My submission this time is a focus on one of the little perks of being locked away in a hotel room alone far away from home http://flightsandfrustration.com/get-a-free-pen-just-stay-for-the-night/
Great posts this week. I can’t wait to hear about your trip to Greece! I’m planning one to London/Pairs, where we went on our honeymoon 7 years ago, and put together a post about saving in expensive London:
http://shereentravelscheap.blogspot.com/2013/08/save-by-pound-in-london.html
Hi Suzy,
Thanks for including my post!
My submission is a bit more serious but definitely a serious issue for female travelers!
http://www.theredheadedtraveler.com/2013/08/were-all-marte-deborah-dalelv.html
Thanks!
Hi Suzy,
Here’s my submission for the week. It’s about spending the night in Helsinki’s infamous jail hotel:
http://thatbackpacker.com/2013/08/08/spending-the-night-in-jail-helsinki-prison-hotel/
p.s. Wishing you a wonderful wedding day!!! 🙂
Hi Suzy! Here’s my submission: http://www.mywanderlust.pl/2013/08/lviv-in-winter-lviv-in-summer.html I recently visited Lviv for the second time this year and the city is beautiful, no matter if in winter or in summer 😉
Hello Suzy!
Checking all the links now 😀 I would like to submit my latest entry about my birthday trip:
http://www.senyorita.net/2013/08/celebrating-my-birthday-at-tagaytay-city/
Thanks! Happy Trip 😀
Hey Suzy! Here’s a post I wrote about the bizarre garlic foods I ate at the world’s largest garlic festival held in Gilroy, California a couple of weekends ago. I ate anything from garlic ice cream to garlic chocolate! http://www.whereverwriter.com/6-weird-things-i-ate-at-the-gilroy-garlic-festival/
Forget Disney or Universal… I wrote about an awesome and unique European amusement park on my blog this week 🙂
http://bonvoyagelauren.com/copenhagens-delightful-amusement-park/
Loved reading your picks for this week, especially the one about the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal. As always, thanks for sharing!
Hi Suzy, Here’s one celebrating the Birthday (today) of one of our great National Parks, Lassen Volconic National Park in California.
http://trans-americas.com/blog/2013/08/lassen-volcano-national-park-california/
Have a great weekend
Hey almost married gal, can’t believe you have time for this right now!
In case you are still sane and stumbling any time soon, here’s my kickass interview with a concierge who has been with the SAME hotel in Paris for 43 years! He has met everyone who is anyone and let me take a look at his autograph book and life story.
http://www.theweekendinparis.com/jean-luc-of-hotel-lutetia-the-most-charming-concierge-in-paris/
Thanks for including our cost breakdown, Suzy!
We recently celebrated 200 days of travel, so I thought I’d submit our highlights:
http://www.indefiniteadventure.com/200-days-of-travel/
Submission from Richard…
http://everydaytourist.ca/blog/2013/8/8/saskatoon-urban-trekker-discovers-calgarys-charm
Suzy, above is link to a guest blog from Saskatoon’s City Trekkers who were in Calgary recently. They remind us that we don’t always have to go to big cities to enjoy urban exploring…
Hi Suzy. Thanks for sharing. I found “How Much Does It Cost To Travel in Bolivia?” extremely useful as I am planning to go there next year and I was afraid of high cost of living there. Thank you! How’s been going? Where in the world are you now :)? Hope you’re enjoying yourself!