Ranking America’s Top 10 Drives

May 24, 2010
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Here is a list of the Top 10 Road Trips in America according to Yahoo Travel: Big Sur, California Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia & North Carolina Going to the Sun Road, Montana Hana Highway, Hawaii Million Dollar Highway, Colorado Click …

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AG Outdoor Now On Facebook

September 6, 2009
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For those who use Facebook and read AG Outdoor they now have their own Facebook group worth checking out:

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AG’s Six Best Train Journeys In Australia

September 6, 2009
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Australian Geographic has a list of their top six train journey’s in Australia.  Here they are listed in order: Kuranda Scenic Railway, Cairns – Kuranda, QLD Gulflander, Normanton – Croydon, QLD The Ghan, Adelaide – Alice Springs – Darwin West …

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Win Sovenoirs from Around the World from Everything Everywhere

November 12, 2008
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I have mentioned Gary Arndt’s site, Everything Everywhere that documents his trip around world in my prior posting about the Amazon Kindle. Well something readers here may be interested in is that Gary is now offering sovenoirs from his trip …

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The Future of Travel Guidebooks: The Amazon Kindle

November 10, 2008
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I have recently started reading the excellent travel blog Everything-Everywhere by a fella by the name of Gary Arndt who nearly two years ago sold his house and put his possessions into storage in order to travel around the world. …

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Australian Tourism Video Comparison

October 25, 2008
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Despite the lame music, this video from a website promoting Australian tourism, I think is better then the videos the Australian government recently came up with to promote the country: The aerial views in this video are really spectacular.  Who …

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The Coolest Campervan Ever

June 30, 2008
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Having on multiple occasions used campervans to tour around both Australia and New Zealand and I think it is safe to say I have developed an appreciation for a good campervan.  After checking out pictures of the below campervan I …

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Barossa Valley Makes NY Times List

December 13, 2007
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The New York Times have released their list of the 53 places to go in 2008 and only one place in Australia was mentioned, the Barossa Valley: The world’s love affair with shiraz is bringing wine spectators to Australia’s Barossa …

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