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Photo Feature: Cappadocia

Posted by The Working Traveller on March 7th, 2012

The Cappadocian landscape produces one of life’s ‘wow’ moments. Deirdre – a foot shorter than me – had been admiring the scenery out of the crowded bus window for about ten minutes. Had I attempted to bend down for a peek I would have head-butted another passenger in the chest so I had to delay the gratification.

My first glimpse of the fairy chimneys and crooked rock formations that make Cappadocia famous was on stepping out of the bus in the town of Goreme. Without the gradual build up as the scene changed over the ten or so miles from the normality of Avanos the sight biffed me around the chops to encourage the ‘wow’ that both helps to support the local economy and give childless travel fanatics a deathbed memory to look forward to.

Tags: cappadocia, goreme, turkey

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6 Wine Regions to Work, Travel or Sample in Australia

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 29th, 2012

The fourth largest producer in the world, Australia’s wines can easily be sampled after a visit to the local supermarket but there are plenty of reasons to get closer to the source and head down under for a wine tour.

Both working travellers and tourists will benefit in looking for cheap Australian holidays to enrich either their palette or their pocket in the antipodean nation’s best wine regions.

Wine tourism and grape picking jobs in Australia

Posted in Agriculture & Animals, Travelling, Working

Tags: australia, food & drink, fruit picking jobs, grape picking

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4 Adventure Sports Invented in New Zealand

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 28th, 2012

An otherwise sedate country where people are happy to chat to strangers on a bus, New Zealand has a reasonable claim to the title of the home of adventure travel. In between tensing themselves for the next set of white water rapids or with time to ponder before opening a parachute, New Zealanders have been thinking of new ways to manufacture an adrenaline rush. So grab yourself some New Zealand holiday deals and before you know it you will be strapped in to a jet engine or flinging yourself off a bridge.

Adventure Sports Invented in New Zealand

Posted in Travelling

Tags: adventure, new zealand, queenstown, rotorua

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A Week in New York – Blogger’s Guide to New York

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 22nd, 2012

We thought of doing a guide to New York but after careful reflection decided: nah! Let someone else do it. What’s the point of all these travel bloggers roaming the world otherwise?

Celebrating Two Years in New York City: A Look Back at the Time I Got Punched on the Subway
When I first saw this headline I thought Broke-Ass Stuart was talking about me. Amazed at his powers of detection in tracking down his (accidental) assailant after all this time I tentatively clicked the link. Luckily for me if not him his bashing came from another subway misfit.

Posted in A Week In..., Blogger's Guides, Travelling

Tags: new york, Recommended Reading, usa

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#RTWsoon: Angie & Jenke

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 17th, 2012

Jenke (46) and Angie (39) are a travel blogging couple from Cologne, Germany. They both work in the media: Jenke is a TV reporter and Producer, working for Germany’s largest private television company and Angie is a PR Manager for a German Airline.

They have travelled extensively both through their jobs and independently, having seen most of Europe and are frequent visitors to Africa. They have also visited China, Japan, the US, some countries in South America and many places in South East Asia. Jenke has also recently had the special experience of travelling to the Artic.

Posted in #rtwsoon, Interviews, Travelling

Tags: Interviews, rtw travel

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The Festival A list

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 16th, 2012

Ancient or modern, film, books, arts, religious, comedy, beer or music, today is festival day. Somewhere in the world a town or city is celebrating one of the many thousands of events that make up the social fabric of the varied communities that inhabit this planet.

However, only a few have made it to worldwide notice. Of these we have chosen only activities that travellers can easily join in with and play their part in the festivities alongside the local population.

Posted in Tourism, Catering & Hospitality, Travelling, Working

Tags: brazil, festival jobs, festival volunteer, festivals, germany, ireland, laos, peru, scotland, serbia, spain, thailand, uk, usa

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Degrees, Travel and Working Abroad

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 10th, 2012

One of the great things about writing online is the ability to pick up someone else’s ball and run with it. When Wandering Earl recently asked do you need a university degree to travel long-term? I expressed some surprise that he thought you did.

Travel and work abroad with or without a degree

Obviously he didn’t mean you can’t travel without gaining a top level education. As Earl himself put it, the thresh holds of both nations and hostels can be crossed without needing to attend higher education.

Posted in Travelling, Working

Tags: gap year, university

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Top Five Most Amazing Treks to do Before You Die

Posted by The Working Traveller on February 1st, 2012

The top five most amazing treks to do before you die feature lush surroundings and unspoiled beauty. A few secluded, low-key areas have not experienced the heavy tourist traffic inflicted on other popular locales. Uncover cheap international flights to any of the dream destinations listed below using careful research and a lot of patience.

Trekking in Pakistan, Tibet, Greenland, Ethiopia and France

Pakistan – Darkot Pass
Skimming the Swat and Kohistan Valley in Pakistan, Hindu Raj is the third range of the Hindukush Mountains. Darkot Pass takes you through the Yarkhun Valley into the tourist area of Hunza. The walk is relatively easy and stunning scenery provides plenty of photo opportunities. Visit the area between April and June, known as the local summer season. December through March is bitterly cold, while July through November marks the monsoon season. Heavy rains during this period make travel impossible.

Posted in Guest Posts, Travelling

Tags: ethiopia, france, greenland, pakistan, tibet, trekking

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Frano Selak: The World’s Luckiest Traveller?

Posted by The Working Traveller on January 24th, 2012

When music teacher Frano Selak gave away the £600,000 he won in the Croatian lottery he made headlines around the world. But his win wasn’t the first time Selak had made the headlines or the event that has had him dubbed the world’s luckiest man.

Frano Selak: the world's luckiest man

In 1963, Selak was blown out of an airplane when the door blew off. 19 people died but Selak landed in a haystack and survived with minor injuries.

This wasn’t Selak’s first brush with death. The year previously Selak’s train to Dubrovnik derailed into an icy river. 17 passengers died but Selak survived with hypothermia and a broken arm.

Posted in Travelling

Tags: transport

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Insuring Your Globetrots

Posted by The Working Traveller on January 18th, 2012

Travel insurance is a vital part of the preparation for your next working trot around the globe. Nobody should jet off anywhere on any kind of trip without first covering themselves against potential accidents and mishaps. Whether you’re planning on working in a bar or out in the wild and, in your spare time, swimming with sharks or climbing a mountain, cover yourself so you can enjoy yourself. So, when it comes to finding the right worldwide travel insurance compare policies at somewhere like moneysupermarket.com to make sure you’re fully covered before you jet off.

Posted in Guest Posts, Travelling

Tags: travel insurance

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