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News Summary for Week of July 02, 2020
8/02/2020 0700 HST Global Covid Cases: 18,134,406 Global Covid Deaths: 690,787 New Deaths: 40,065 average of 5724 per day – this is down slightly from last week’s 6235 US Covid…
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Palampur, India – Kangra Tea and Lord Shiva’s House
This guest post comes from Srishti Jha, a writer and traveler in India. Srishti introduces Vagobond readers to the beauty and wonders of Palampur, India.
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Dharbanga, India – Home of the Ramayana
World travel begins with where you live and this guest post from Gunjan Priya highlights one of the most significant cities in India you may have never heard of. Dharbanga.
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Top 5 Beaches in the World You May Not Know – Sun Travel
A beach vacation is one of the most beautiful, relaxing and fun travels to have, and there certainly is no shortage of them in the world!
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Big Island of Hawaii During a Pandemic and Hurricane Douglas with an Earthquake
Let me start out by saying that these are not my ideal conditions for travel, but that being said – it’s sort of nice to be able to wander around…
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Wonderful Alberta: Breakfast with Dinosaurs and Lunch in the Wild West
Drumheller in Alberta, Canada is the best place in the world according to guest writer Esther Amis-Hughes
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News Update for Week of 7/26/2020
7/26/2020 Global Covid Cases: 16,306,788 Global Covid Deaths: 650,122 New Deaths: 43,648 avg of 6235 per day up from 5340 last week US Covid Cases: 4,336,782 US Covid Deaths: 149,557…
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South America for Adrenaline Junkies
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and La Paz are some of the world’s most famous and intriguing cities. And the beaches, but don’t forget about the adrenaline adventures…
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Meeting Marzipan Men and Hanseatic Sailors in Lübeck, Germany
Designated a free imperial city in 1226, it became the capital of the Hanseatic League, a powerful confederation of 200 city-states banded together against pirates and warring nations to protect…
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The Week in Review for July 19, 2020
This is my weekly update for the week ending July 19, 2020. I’m sure I missed a lot of important stories so please feel free to comment on them below.…
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Yodeling Vagabond in the Alps – Tour of Mont Blanc
The price for a cot was unfit for the vagabonds who they purported to attract, so I slept on a bench in a little hut by the train tracks on…
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Fireworks, Bulls & Pirates – Another Explosive Event in San Sebastian
For the San Sebastian locals, Semana Grande is the highlight of their cultural calendar and seemingly every resident will don costumes and take to the streets to party on each…
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Truckhenge Quirky Folk Art in Topeka, Kansas
Phrases such as , “Rise Up” is on one truck, and “Freedom Isn’t Lost” is on another. A school bus is buried nose-down in front of a ragged concrete tombstone…
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News Roundup for Week ending July 12, 2020
This is my weekly news roundup for the week of 7/12/20/ World Covid Cases: 12,925,331 World Covid Deaths: 569,097 (34084 newly dead – 4,869/day – from 4639 last week)…
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The Kazakh Eagle Hunters of Western Mongolia
All I can hear from my perch, other than the wind, is the beating of wings, coming from a large golden eagle who sits beside me, scanning the horizon for…
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A Magnificent Galapagos Cruise
The Galapagos is the perfect place for tight portraits of wildlife.
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Reasons You Should Travel the World with your Kids
If you want to take your kids around the world but you have some reservations, then you are not alone. So many people are in the same situation that you…
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Big Island of Hawaii Travel During COVID-19
As 2019 drew to a close, I told myself that 2020 would be the year that I started doing serious travel again. I booked a trip to Australia and Tasmania…
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AK-47s and the Smoke that Thunders – Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls are a UNESCO World Heritage site that straddles the boarders of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Here the Zambezi river drops almost 400 feet across a 1 mile wide face…
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Around the World through a Photographers Lens – China
Dave Stamboulis introduces readers to the Long Haired Yao of Ping An, China in this week’s Around the World through a Photographer’s Lens
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Five Far Out Wildlife Retreats in Costa Rica
In recent years, Costa Rica has emerged as a premiere destination for wildlife lovers and ecotourism. Here are a couple of places you should know about…
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Puenting of Life – Bridge Jumping in Peru – Part 2
The first three steps were crucial. Freddy and the assistant were go to hold me steady. Jerry would be on the other side of the bridge to check me after…
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Vagobond Travel Museum – Hiking Videos on Oahu, Hawaii
Videos of hiking in Hawaii with a man of many facial hair styles.
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Travel This Year And Next: Where You Should Consider
Right now you may feel like travel is just a dream away. Something that we once found so easy has now become something we have to plan and account for…
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