World Travel

What This Couple Learned In Two Years Of Nonstop Travel

Wayne and Pat Dunlap | Posted 05.19.2012

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By taking time away from our routines, we were able to reevaluate what was working for us and what was not. We learned that there is so much more to life than we ever imagined.

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13 Ways Africa Is Changing

Stephen Ellis | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Book News, Africa News, African News, Africa Facts, Africa Book, African Book, Travel Book, Africa Economy, World Travel, African Facts, World Travel Book, Africa Change, Slidepollajax, Books News

In the USA and Europe, people are having difficulty grasping Africa's new dynamism. It doesn't fit with standard images of a continent of war and misery. The intelligent procedure, of course, should be to rethink our mental map, not to turn away from the reality.

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How I Worked My Way Around The World

Lisa Lubin | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Working Abroad, World Travel, Work Overseas, Rtw Travel, Travel Blogs, Long-Term Travel, Around the World Travel, Travel News

In the summer of 2006, at the height of my career, with three Emmy-awards on my shelf, I slammed on the brakes. I quit. I gave it all up to travel the world. And I don't regret it one bit.

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Finding Authentic Change Through Authentic Travel

Doris Gallan | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Trip Around the World, Meaningful Travel, World Travel, Volunteer Travel, Boomer Travel, Post 50 Travel, Fifty News

Thanks to job burnout and a lack of information specific to Boomer travel, the original Big Official Trip Plan consisted of: Make it around the world in the next two years, see six continents and figure out what to do next.

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Kindness Arrives in Sin City

Leon Logothetis | Posted 01.15.2012

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The highlight of the day was taking a soon to be married couple to their wedding. It was a special moment to have these two lovely and infectiously smiling people in the cab.

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PHOTOS: The Year In Travel

Jetsetter.com | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Travel, Jetsetter, Traveling the World, World Travel, Jetsetter Book, Bon Voyage, Travel News

Bon Voyage -- our travel book, planning service and journal in a box -- hit the shelves last week. The hardback tome comprises 24 journeys designed by Jetsetter's Personal Travel Planning team of globetrotting writers, from New Year's Day in Rio de Janeiro to Holiday season in the Maldives.

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Smile Chicago, You're In The Kindness Cab.

Leon Logothetis | Posted 01.04.2012

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I was off to pick up a Panamanian family visiting Chicago for the first time. I drove them to the famous navy pier and had a rip roaring time.

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The Kindness Cab: Hoosier Style!

Leon Logothetis | Posted 01.03.2012

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Both girls loved their ice creams and their mother was thrilled that the Kindness Cab had battled through traffic to keep its promise of brightening a child's day.

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The Kindness Cab Stops (And Starts Again) In The Capital

Leon Logothetis | Posted 01.02.2012

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My next few rides included a chap who used to work in the White House and gave it all up for a life of adventure, a hedge fund manager, a pharmacy student and, my favorite, a Bolivian soccer journalist.

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The Kindness Cab is Coming to Town

Leon Logothetis | Posted 12.24.2011

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Starting at Times Square, I will be travelling across America in a vintage London cab winding my way ultimately to the Hollywood sign. Along the route I will be picking up anyone who wants a free cab ride.

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Quit Your Job to Travel With Meet, Plan, Go

Lisa Lubin | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Work, Travel Tips, Career Break, Travel, World Travel, Sabbatical, Rtw, Work-Life Balance, Traveling, Video, Travel News

October 18 is an inspirational night -- and proven so by the fact that a portion of the attendees from last year reached their tipping point and are either planning their trip or are out there seeing the world right now!

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Life advice from an English chap...

Leon Logothetis | Posted 11.13.2011

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"We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves." Author Unknown When you are feeling down, what do y...

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Mongol Rally: End of the road is the start of something good

Leon Logothetis | Posted 11.07.2011

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"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neithe...

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18 Lessons From 5 Years On The Road

Matt Kepnes | Posted 11.05.2011

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I think five years is a good point in which to sit back and reflect on what exactly travel has taught me through this long, strange trip.

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We All Truly Impact Each Other

Ashley Michelle Williams | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: South Africa, World Travel, Global-Unity, Globalization, Travel South Africa, South African Culture, Black Voices News

My journey in South Africa and my interactions with the people there have helped me to realize that we all are connected. We impact each other's lives with every action and every word.

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Finding My Way, Inspired By A Photograph

Leon Logothetis | Posted 10.18.2011

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I often find that too many of us plod through our lives failing to fully grasp the greatness we possess. Photographer John Millios is not one of those people.

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Find Your Inner Silliness...

Leon Logothetis | Posted 10.09.2011

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"If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older." ~Tom Stoppard> I have had enough. I have had enough of people telling me I shou...

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Mongol Rally, Day 8: The End of the Road, Our Car and Nearly Me

Leon Logothetis | Posted 10.09.2011

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The driver was speeding down a one-way street the wrong way. Our little Nissan Micra didn't stand a chance.

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Mongol Rally, Day 7: Illness Be Damned, We're Off to the Ukraine

Leon Logothetis | Posted 10.01.2011

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We had to be in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, in less than three days. That was about 1,400 miles from my sick bed in Croatia.

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Mongol Rally, Day 5: Three Countries Per Day, Too Many Miles Per Hour

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.28.2011

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My country count is at nine, not too shabby only five days into the rally.

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Mongol Rally, Day 6: Burger Debacle Stops Me Cold

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.28.2011

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I'm nauseated, depressed and upset with life. The culprit: a Slovakian streetside hamburger

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Mongol Rally, Day 4: Will Visa Woes Mean the End of the Road?

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.26.2011

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I'm having a bout of anxiety, and here's why: The Uzbek Embassy was late in processing the visa of my trusted friend and cameraman, Steven Priovolos, so he was forced to travel across Europe on his Greek travel documents because his passport is at the Uzbek Embassy.

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Mongol Rally, Day 3: Getting to the Czech Point

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.26.2011

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The costumes. The madness. The drinking. It's all happening down there. People enjoying a moment of glory.

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Mongol Rally: Hitting The Road, Eyes Toward Ulan Bator

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.26.2011

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There were banged up old ambulances, three-wheeled cars, motorbikes and anything else you can think of, all eager to do battle with the elements and the Turkmenistan border police.

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Mongol Rally: Let The Extreme Adventure Begin

Leon Logothetis | Posted 09.26.2011

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When boredom comes knocking, I fight back.

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