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An Instagrammer’s Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago
From June 5 to July 8, Brooklyn-based Instagrammer Michael George (@migeophoto) walked for 34 days from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, a 790 kilometer journey.
“During the journey I felt I was transported into the Land of Oz – a postcard fantasy of Spain,” Michael said. “Luckily each day the landscapes were an easy way to keep my mind distracted from my aching feet. Now that the walking is over I am excited to welcome others into the adventure.”
Michael’s photos trace his journey through the Pyrenees Mountains and into the charming Spanish villages that dot the route. Be sure to visit his Photo Map to get a better look at his photos and where along the route they were taken.
“I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me.” - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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Santorini, Greece. Someday #goalsfor2013
If I ever visit Greece, one popular destination is Santorini, Greece. Its an island south of the coast in the Aegean sea. Its absolutely beautiful (as seen in photo).
I’ve looked at how to get there and it seems like a stretch. Once you get to Athens it is approximately a 7-9 ferry ride. Or you can take the high speed rail for 45 euros in 5 hours. But if you want to go to Athens anyway, maybe its worth the time.
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Paris, France though the sun roof
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Some of the video footage I didn’t loose. SPOILER ALERT; PARIS FRANCE. At 10 pm every night, the Eiffel Tower will EXPLODE INTO FLAMES. Just kidding, but it will light up for a couple minutes, every hour until 1 am. It is truly a sight to see. I would recommend paying the 14 EUR to walk to the top of the legs and then taking the elevator AT NIGHT. The views are amazing. BEWARE OF PICK POCKETS!
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i like my men skinny and white, like my lattes
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This is very helpful if you got your belongings lost or stolen when abroad. It is better to be safe than sorry. Something like this can ruin your long awaited vacation. Usually, at the United States Embassy, there is a fee of 140 USD to receive a new passport if lost or stolen.
Interesting travel tip from the folks over at Gizmodo:
Make an Emergency Flash Drive and Take it With You Whenever You Travel.
-taj
SOME years ago, executives at a Houston airport faced a troubling customer-relations issue. Passengers were lodging an inordinate number of complaints about the long waits at baggage claim. In response, the executives increased the number of baggage handlers working that shift. The plan worked: the average wait fell to eight minutes, well within industry benchmarks. But the complaints persisted.
Puzzled, the airport executives undertook a more careful, on-site analysis. They found that it took passengers a minute to walk from their arrival gates to baggage claim and seven more minutes to get their bags. Roughly 88 percent of their time, in other words, was spent standing around waiting for their bags.
So the airport decided on a new approach: instead of reducing wait times, it moved the arrival gates away from the main terminal and routed bags to the outermost carousel. Passengers now had to walk six times longer to get their bags. Complaints dropped to near zero.
