A Gondola Ride in Venice? That’s Amore!
The first time I went to Venice, Italy, I didn’t take a gondola ride. It seemed like a rip-off, and we took a private water taxi on the...
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Planet Global Travel Blog
Read on for travel stories and tips from around the world.
A One-Sided Game of Hide-and-Seek
Wild animals are such characters. In their own environment, they are at home, and we are the visitors. On safari, most animals don’t even...
Stopping for One of the World’s First Traffic Lights
Sometimes, we see things so often in our everyday lives that we don’t even stop to think about them. Take a traffic light. It’s something...
Communicating with the (Wild Animal) Locals
I had just gotten to another fabulous safari lodge in Botswana. I walked to the room (my bags had already been brought there by the...
A Rapid-ly Changing Adventure
Have you ever signed up for something you weren't quite sure you could handle? Sometimes, we just need to believe in ourselves and trust...
Here...Kitty, Kitty!
When you’re on safari, most of the animals (even the lions) don’t really care much that you are there. They go about their business,...
A Huge Surprise at the Tiny Mona Lisa
It’s quite possibly one of the most famous “things” in all of the world. It’s not just definitively THE most famous painting in the...
Hanging With a Sloth
Costa Rica has 6% of the world's biodiversity. Because of that, you're likely to see all sorts of wildlife both big and small...
"Spotting" a Leopard at Work
Spotting a leopard in the wild in Africa can be a rare occurrence, but when you do come across one of them it often makes for an...
Touring the World at a Cathedral of Learning
Sometimes, we find travel treasures in the least likely of places. While this photo looks like it was taken in some grand palace or...
Lake Como and the House Where Vader Slept
I must admit, the one day I visited Lake Como was the only day it rained during a three-week vacation in Italy. It only rained in the...
Here’s a Lesser-Known “Tile” of a Famous Roof
When we think of the Sydney Opera House, we feel that we know exactly what it looks like because we’ve seen photos of it for so many...
Singing Praises (and Opera) for Sydney’s Sights
I never thought I’d see it in person. I’d seen it hundreds of times in photographs. I’d seen it dozens of times on television on New...
New York's Space for a Space Shuttle
From head on, it looks like a giant Snoopy. But it's a Space Shuttle, and it lives right in the heart of New York City. The Intrepid Sea,...
You’re “Wright” to be Amazed at the Famous Flyer
Washington, DC, has some incredible sights. The White House, the Capitol, and all of the monuments to past Presidents and historical...
Leaping Leopards! That’s a Big Cat up in the Tree!
On my first safari, once we had our first leopard sighting we saw leopards often. After some days of seeing a carcass in a tree we knew...
A 'Grande' Experience Where It All Began
I'm not a coffee drinker. I just don't like the taste of it. But I understand the global phenomenon that coffee drinking is, and how...
“Bridging” the Gap With a Climb in Sydney
When you ask people to list the not-to-be-missed experiences in Sydney, Australia, second to seeing the Opera House is always the Sydney...
A Colossal Landmark Standing the Test of Time
To many, the Colosseum in Rome is probably the most famous landmark in the world. It is truly amazing and incredible that it was built in...
A Local (and Global) Lesson from a Maori Village Elder
Sometimes when you travel, you realize how similar we all are. And most times, you also realize that we have a lot to learn from other...
Your Ticket to Journeys of a Lifetime
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