As I try to figure out how to cram a month’s worth of clothes in one bag for my trip to Ireland on Wednesday, 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 posts of the week. I read, comment, tweet the post on Twitter, stumble the article on Stumbleupon and post a link to the piece on my Facebook page. The following Monday, I select five favorites to feature and the stumbling begins again.
Just a few things to keep in mind, you must leave your submission in the comment box below. Please only submit one link each week. You have until the end of the day on Friday to leave your link in the comment box below. The article must be travel related. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, subscribe to my stumbles on Stumbleupon and “like” me on Facebook to make sure I get to your post.
The 5 Favorites of Last Week
“Encountering Racism on the Road” From Finding The Universe
Submitted by Laurence
Laurence deals with racism and travel. After encountering a racist comment while in Australia, he ponders notions of standing up for your worldview or keeping quiet. His post reminds me that travel opens up for meeting new people who might not always be up to our standards in terms of beliefs.
“Tips For Keeping Your Valuables Safe While Traveling” From Ordinary Traveler
Submitted by Christy
Christy shares one of her experiences on the road of being naive and getting robbed. In the end, she presents some valuable lessons on how to keep those valuables safe and sound while you are on the road that she has learned over the years. Nothing can ruin a trip more than being scammed or having some precious item stolen.
“Coffee, Crickets and More—Kerala in Pictures” From Flying Suitcase
Submitted by Neha
Neha’s writing always gets me with lines such as “Everything is quiet, even in the noise” and “It’s funny how things start off and where they end”. Apart from being well written, Neha shares peaceful and calm Kerala through colorful photos and words.
“Working Abroad as a Linguist” From Working Traveller
Submitted by Shane
In a guest post for Working Traveller, translator Carla shares how she can live and travel anywhere in the world and work as a translator. If you know another language well or you are still undecided about a career path, for those linguist travelers, you may want to read how Carla lives and works as a translator.
“The Destruction of My Home Town” From What’s Dave Doing
Submitted by Dave
After a devastating earthquake hit Christchurch last week, Dave shares his thoughts on the natural disaster from a local’s perspective. As travelers we sometimes forget about our homes, but Dave highlights those emotions of just how much home can mean, especially after experiencing such a terrible disaster.
Don’t forget to leave a comment with your submission for this week. You have until the end of the day on Friday to do so.
Thank you for including our post, Suzy! I hope some travelers can learn from my mistakes! 🙂 Great round-up of posts here!
Great round up, Suzy, especially the Kerala post! Here’s Travelated’s submission this week!
http://travelated.com/5-places-to-find-a-drunk-worth-kissing-on-st-patricks-day
Hi Suzy! I really liked the post “The Destruction of My Home Town” also.
My submission for this week is a guest post from my husband on my blog about his trip to Antarctica- “My Husband’s Trip to Antarctica Part 1”
http://museumchick.com/2011/02/visiting-antarctica.html
Thanks for featuring my post Suzy 🙂
Thanks for including me in such great company, Suzy 🙂
Hi Suzy,
Thanks for including the post by our guest writer, Carla.
This week I’ll submit the moanfest that resulted from our attempt to climb stupid Mount Sinai:
http://www.the-working-traveller.com/the-man-who-went-up-a-mountain-and-vowed-never-to-go-near-one-again/
Hi Suzy,
Great roundup as always!
Here is a post we recently did, it is something we call DuVine Inspirations. We invite people who have often traveled or are getting ready to travel and who are contributing to the world in unique ways.
http://www.duvine.com/blog/index.php/2011/02/22/duvine-inspiration-nancy-brady/
This post is about a lady named Nancy Brady and her visit to our offices to talk about her work in Uganda with HIV and Malaria and how that experience has driven her to action.
Thanks,
Ed Loessi
http://www.duvine.com
http://www.twitter.com/duvinetouring
Thanks for including my post Suzy!
Suzy, thanks as always for doing this. Love finding new stuff to read and follow and enjoyed “The Destruction of My Hometown” as well.
For me, this is a SUPER exciting time as I just launched a new blog on Monday – Budget Travel Adventures. People can check out what it is all about through CommentLuv. However, my submission for this week is this and it basically lays out what this blog is all about:
10 reasons Budget Travel Adventures will make you a better traveler –
http://www.budgettraveladventures.com/blog/10-reasons-budget-travel-adventures-will-make-you-a-better-traveler/
Hey Suzy,
Happy to send another post your way.
http://disarmdoors.blogspot.com/2011/01/olfactory-traveller-following-your-nose.html
Enjoy.
Nice one,
Ben
Have fun in Ireland!!! Great picks!
Great submissions as always! I really enjoy Neha’s work as well. I’d like to submit a piece about living in Mexico has brought to my attention some great flaws in American media, and how it affects the way many perceive travel as more dangerous than it actually is.
http://bit.ly/hBfasN
Great idea for a weekly segment, I’d love to be a part of this. Here’s my submission for the week:
http://www.gomexicoguide.com/2011/03/mexicos-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-at-piedra-herrada/
Now I’m off to check out your favorites from the past week! 🙂
I really enjoyed this crop of picks! Here’s my latest post on, well, genocidal tourism in Cambodia. Even if you don’t choose it for your stumbles, I would love to hear people’s opinions on it- so far it has been quite emotional feedback.
http://www.ephemeraanddetritus.com/2011/02/27/notes-on-genocidal-tourism-in-cambodia/
Hi Suzy! I have another India post for submission: Pantsless at the Taj Mahal. Thanks, as always, for reading.
http://odysseusdrifts.blogspot.com/2011/03/pantsless-at-taj-mahal.html
(Also, have great fun in Ireland!)
Here’s your homesick German’s submission for the week: http://countryskipper.com/2011/03/03/karneval-in-cologne-or-why-i-miss-germany-today/
Viva Colonia! Koelle Alaaf!!
Great picks this week. Dave’s post on the Christchurch earthquake was very powerful. Check out this post detailing our second day on a Jeep tour through the deserts of Bolivia!
http://travel-for-love.com/2011/02/23/bolivia-jeep-tour-southwest-circuit-and-salar-de-uyuni-day-2/
This week I’m submitting my post on the Top 10 Murphy’s Laws of Travel
http://www.livingthedreamrtw.com/2011/03/top-10-murphys-laws-of-backpacking.html
Please share your adventures (with photos) on Ireland, take care and have fun! Nice featured posts especially – Working Abroad as a Linguist. Thanks Suzy!
My bud Dave had a great post last week.
In prep for Semledagen coming up on the 8th of March, and because I love dessert, I wrote a post about seasonal Swedish / Nordic treat called “Semla”
http://www.skinnybackpacker.com/home/2011/2/24/culture-quirks-swedens-semla.html
ps: yum
Got a fun one for ya this time Suzy.
Hope your travels have been easy and exciting.
http://www.balifornian.com/blog/2011/3/5/photo-of-the-day-charlie-sheens-tiger-blood-aint-got-nothin.html
Today’s Photo of the Day puts Charlie Sheen’s Tiger Blood and Adonis’ DNA to shame. Who’s winning now Charlie?
We captured this guy (with photos of course as an actual capture of this beast would be quite a feat) on Balifornian Tours and Travel Blog’s Eco-Adventure Tour while on the indonesian island of Java. This ultra-rare white tiger seemed to indicate that he wanted nothing to do with our advances.