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What Is Experiential Travel? Here’s What We Think
What is an experience worth? Like the long-lasting memories that come from them, the experiences of travel are what make it priceless and unique. Today’s traveller seeks experiences. More than the...
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Experiencing the World with All Five Senses
To dig deeper into the concept of ‘experiential travel,’ we asked the WHL Group’s partners – local travel experts from around the globe – to tell us how life feels in their destinations. We asked them...
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Our Favourite Farmers’ Markets from Around the World
To culminate our agritourism theme, The Travel Word asked everyone in the WHL Group network about their favourite farmers’ markets. The answers we received are as varied as the places they identify,...
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Photo of the Week: Rolling Boats along the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
The Mekong Delta is the biggest delta in Vietnam, located where the Mekong River divides up into nine mouths that run to the sea. Rich and fertile, this region is Vietnam’s agricultural heartland, full...
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Photo of the Week: A Gondolier on the Job, Venice, Italy
This picture, showing a gondolier during a work break, was taken near St. Mark’s Square, one of the main tourist spots in Venice, Italy. Although the area is always bustling, with people rushing around...
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Photo of the Week: Locals in Old Beijing, China
With all the modernisation of Beijing, it’s easy to become lost in the maze of malls, impossibly wide boulevards and glass and steel megastructures. Parades of shoppers and domestic tourists flock to...
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How Do You Meet Locals While Travelling?
A major highlight of travel is always the people we meet along the way, especially local inhabitants. Local people burst the tourist bubble and offer valuable insight and access to incredible...
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Our Favourite Local Suppliers in the World of Travel
In many industries, like those built around cars and electronics, the final product is a composite of parts and services that come from all over the globe. In travel, the final “product” is no...
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Photo of the Week: A Chincheros Farmer in the Sacred Valley of Peru
When in Peru, no visit to Cusco is complete without time in the nearby area of the Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado). With Inca fortresses and ruins, bustling local markets, stunning countryside and small...
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Photo of the Week: Angel Place Birdcages, Sydney, Australia
This photo was taken in Angel Place in the downtown area of Sydney, Australia. It is part of an art exhibit installed by the local council to remind us of the abundant birdlife that was in the area...
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Where Would You Like to Be for the End of the World?
This Friday, December 21, 2012, marks the end of the 5,125-year-long Mayan calendar. It’s a date that has had some new-age astrologers speculating about the possibility of cataclysmic world events,...
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The Best Local Travel Pictures of 2012
With another year of pictures under our belt, it’s time again to spotlight our Photo of the Year – an image that most captured the imagination of The Travel Word team and a group of external judges: A...
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Photo of the Week: A Sunset in Hoi An, Vietnam
Located in central Vietnam, Hoi An is a famous World Heritage-listed town notable for its relaxed way of life, commitment to traditional customs, preserved architecture and fantastic food. Visitors to...
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Photo of the Week: Rice Paddy Field in the Backwaters of Kerala, India
This shot was taken in the backwaters of Kerala, India, a highly complex network of inland waterways that connect the area’s remote villages. I hopped out of my canoe to watch and photograph this...
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Photo of the Week: Carnival of Cultures, Pentecost in Berlin, Germany
Every year around Pentecost (the end of the Easter season), Berlin celebrates its multiculturalism with a Carnival of Cultures! During a four-day street party (from May 17 to 20 in 2013), there’s a...
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