TR AVELTELLY Issue 4 | March 2013 | Travel, Camera, Action!
Pura Vida
Costa Rica Panama
In this issue
Wonders of Nature
Capture N E W YO R K
Wintersport
Hero
Citytrip Shanghai
Travel apps | Travel gear | Dream journey | This is an interactive magazine
When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves. – David Orr
Underwater world (Bocas del Toro), Panama
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6. Pura Vida
22. Travel Apps
29. Shanghai
Costa Rica & Panama
Tripomatic & Vine
Through our camera lenses
14. Stock footage
23. Wildlife facts
34. Book of the month
Prague, Czech Republic
New Zealand
100 Countries 5000 Ideas
16. Wonders of Nature
24. New York City
35. Dream journey
Yosemite National Park
Visit-Capture-Experience
Hurtigruten (Norway)
20. Wintersport
28. Travel gear
36. Next month
Become a wintersport hero
Solar Charger & Security Lock
Kenya & Tanzania safari
Travel, Camera, Action! A travel magazine fo r t rave l e r s w h o l i ke to photograph and film
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San Blas Islands, Panama
Dear traveler, I am writing this introduction of the already 4th TravelTelly magazine at a magical and beautiful place in our world, the San Blas Islands in Panama. I hope that our readers are also at some amazing place or planning a new journey, to capture some incredible moments and cultures which will make you appreciate life and the world we are living in even more! Saying this, I realized after seeing this video, that it is so important to treat this world the best way we can! Our consuming culture and all the rubbish we leave behind is a huge problem, and we can only enjoy this world if we take care of it. Together with the TravelTelly team we decided to start a new recurring section in our magazine. The topic will be about eco projects and initiatives around the world, which all try to make a better and cleaner planet. This way we hope you all get inspired to do your own small part of making this a cleaner world! Are you a travel photographer/videographer and would you like to be interviewed by TravelTelly? Contact us and maybe we will promote you and your work in one of our future magazine issues. Safe, clean and happy travels to you! Johannes Oppewal CEO TravelTelly
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Costa Rica Pura Vida
& Panama
A three hour drive from san JosÊ will bring you to Jaco, a little surftown on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica. You can take the local busses or shuttle busses, like we did. The shuttle busses go to many different place close by a hotel near the airport. Jaco is a nice place to relax and to do some surfing. It was great to start at the beach, before heading to our first real stop to do some wildlife filming. Of course we made some shots in Jaco, but because there were no big waves at that time, we couldn’t make any surfing shots.
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Punta Uva, Costa Rica
Manual Antonio National Park We stayed in Quepos, which is a small town near Manual Antonio National Park. Along the road from Quepos to Manual Antonio NP, you find many different places to stay at. With the local bus (which is the cheapest way of traveling. it is less than half a dollar one way), you can easily get to the national park. The entrance fee is $10,-. Don’t expect a huge park, but there is still enough to see. Be on time, so that you can visit the park before the large groups come in and make lots of noise. Having said this, many animals don’t mind people and are used to seeing them around. Often the sloths are just sleeping. But for us video/photographers we like to have the best place to film/photograph from and we like to stay there for a while, to get the best shot possible. Animals that you might see in Manuel Antonio
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Filming a sloth with the Sony Nex FS 700
Guapinol, Manuel Antonio National Park
include capuchin monkeys, howler monkeys, different kind of birds, sloths and last but not least raccoons. Next to seeing wildlife, the national park has some beautiful beaches to offer, where you can enjoy a relaxed day in the sun, ...or can’t you?!
Be aware of pick pocketing!! When visiting Manuel Antonio NP, be aware of pick pocketing. It’s not your money that will get stolen, but your food. The raccoons are often found on the beach searching for food, and they don’t mind getting into your bag to look for it! We enjoyed this experience because it felt like we were in nature and people just have to make sure that their bags are closed and that they know where their belongings are. Please don’t feed the raccoons. Watch the video we made, when raccoons are on the move to find some local food vimeo.com/59880245
Bike tour In Quepos we met Marcelo Figueroa, who started his cycling around the world tour in El Salvador and now he was heading to South America. From there he will travel to Africa or Europe. If he makes it to Amsterdam, we will try and do an interview with him. TravelTelly likes these kind of brave hearts, who like to explore the world in their own ways. Maybe Marcelo will come across your country and you can help him with whatever he might need! This is one of the slogans we found on his website “Many dreams could come true if only you believe in them.” And TravelTelly really believes this to be true, so we wish Marcelo all the best and we hope to see him again. If you want to know more about him and his journey, check out his website: www.5cub.blogspot.com.
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Lugar Manzanillo, Costa Rica
Baby sloth
Puerto Viejo
to the one side where you have to get
From the Pacific side of Costa Rica we
off, then you cross the bridge with your
made our way to the Caribbean side
luggage and you will enter Panama.
of the country. Puerto Viejo is a nice
Your visa fee is $3,- per person. If you
place with beautiful beaches, where it
only have colons with you don’t worry,
is possible to stay close to the coast and
because there is a guy who can change
in the middle of a national park with all
your money for dollars, of course with
kinds of animals. We made one of our
a high exchange rate :-). Because you
best sloth shots right next to our hostel.
can only get colons at the ATM in
In Puerto Viejo we stayed at the Coconut
Puerto Viejo, it makes it even funnier
Grove. A hostel owned by a German lady
that they have a visa fee where you can
who made our stay lovely. She was very
only pay with dollars. But this is all part
relaxed and easy going.
of traveling. Besides the entrance fee and walking over a bridge with all your
Panama Crossing the border between Costa Rica and Panama is an easy and fun experience. The shuttle bus takes you
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luggage, there is nothing special about crossing the border here. Panama feels the same as Costa Rica, relaxed and nice!
Bocas del Toro For a couple of days we visited the islands of Bocas del Toro. This laid back island group is another good place to relax at and to do some diving, snorkeling an making some tropical shots. We flew with Air Panama from Bocas del Toro to Panama City. This is a one hour flight and the easiest way to quickly get to Panama City. Take care of your camera bag because the hand luggage boot is way too small. Let the staff know you are carrying a camera and they will take care of it. View skyline Place: taken from the old town Month: February 2013 Sunset: 6:30 PM It was hard for us to get a good spot to film the skyline, because of all the work they are doing around the boulevard. But if you take your time you can find a place in the old town and you can still have an awesome view of the Panama skyline.
Panama City
Panama is one of the biggest metropolitan cities in Central America. It has a beautiful skyline and when they finish all the work around the boulevard, it will give you a great view of the skyline as well. Panama can be divided into 2 areas. The area with high skyscrapers which is more modern and the area around the old centre with its historic buildings. To discover both areas of the city, you can walk along the shore over the boulevard and walk from the modern city centre to the historic centre. The boulevard itself is also a must visit, as people are doing sports, relax and enjoy each other’s company. It’s a lovely place to walk around and to experience the city life. When the boulevard is finished, we definitely want to come back to see and experience the Panama City life again. In the old town you can immerse yourself into the authentic city life, with small markets where you can buy your souvenirs.
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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a must see. So many
to spend the night at one of these islands,
massive ships pass through the canals,
which is really cool because you can stay
you can easily spend a couple of hours
with the actual Kuna Yale Indians. We
over there. It also takes a lot of time to
spend the night on a very small island,
guide the ships through the canal but it
together with a family who lived here.
is a lively scene to watch. To get the best
The small huts, and going back to basic
photo/video shot isn’t easy, because you
made it even more amazing. Because the
are watching the ships from a platform
San Blas Islands are becoming a popular
and that place is very crowded most
tourist destination, we hope that the
of the time. Using your tripod is going
Kuna Yale Indians can hold on to their
to be hard. We filmed during a Sunday,
culture, without too many tourists and
so it’s probably less crowed during the
luxury resorts around them. TravelTelly
workweek.
believes that holding on to cultures is important and as tourists we shouldn’t want those luxury standards, this is the
San Blas Islands
only way tourists and traditional cultures
If you’d like to make some amazing
can come together.
photos/videos from tropical islands, then the San Blas Islands are some of the most
We only spend a short amount of time on
beautiful islands in the world. It is possible
the islands and there is so much more to
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San Blas Islands, Panama
see, but even this short time was definitely worth it. We hope that things on these islands won’t change too much for the Kuna Yale Indians, so that we travelers can experience their culture and traditional ways, without wanting luxury and other western things. Having an open mind and no expectations can help to make sure you have an incredible experience and make some beautiful photos/videos, so that you will remember this amazing place with its special people for the rest of your life. Overall, we really recommend to travel and photograph/film in Costa Rica and Panama. You can capture stunning nature as well a wildlife and next to this the relaxed atmosphere makes you appreciate this beautiful part of our planet even more!
Photo/Video
gear
to
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to Costa Rica/Panama: Remember, if you’re going to the coast, to bring your waterproof gear with you. Next to our Sony FS 700 we also had some GoPros with us, because there are many places around Costa Rica and Panama where you can make some amazing underwater shots.
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of Nature
Won ders Yosemite National Park
which Yosemite Falls is probably the
is a place that many people dream
most spectacular. The Tioga Pass is
of and want to visit at least once in
the easiest and most beautiful road in
their lives. We can only recommend
Yosemite, from which you can discover
it as this park has so much to
the park’s most amazing places while
offer, including many spectacular
driving. You’ll pass by mountain lakes,
viewpoints, waterfalls and wildlife.
snowy summits, high waterfalls, rock
You should at least take a couple of
formations and forest areas. In these
days to visit this immense area, but
forest areas you can also undertake
video/photographers might want to
some hikes and you might see some of
take a week. Yosemite is such a huge
Yosemite’s old and huge Sequoia trees.
park, that your best option is to visit
Another way of exploring Yosemite is
it by car and choose two places you
by bike, which you can rent in the park.
would like to visit per day.
After a strenuous bike ride, there’s nothing better than taking a plunge
The park’s main attractions are the
and cooling off in one of Yosemite’s
viewpoints looking out on Half Dome
many clear blue lakes, like Tenaya Lake.
(Glacier Point) and El Capitan in
If you’re lucky and in the right season,
Yosemite Valley (Tunnel View). The
you might even spot a black bear
rugged mountains in Yosemite are what
walking around the park, so keep your
makes this national park so unique, as
eyes open at all times!
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Yosemite
Highlights: Yosemite Falls, Horsetail
What: Yosemite National Park (named
Wildlife: black bears, mule deer, coyotes,
after the Indians who lived in the park).
mountain lions, ground squirrels, ravens and Stellar’s Jays.
Location: Sierra Nevada mountain range, California, USA.
Size: 1880 square km.
Fall, Half Dome, El Capitan, Glacier Point, Matterhorn Peak and Giant Sequoia trees.
Costs: park entrance fee between $10.00 and $25.00.
What to see: waterfalls, cliffs, wildlife, trees and plants.
source: www.yosemitepark.com
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Himalayas mountain range, Nepal
Frank Keyner
Frank is the person in our TravelTelly
months before my departure to this
team who loves to take different crazy
year’s winter sports destination - Flachau,
shots with the GoPro camera! Frank is
Austria - I couldn’t believe my luck. The
our wintersport cameraman and has
top of the line Hero3 has everything in
been shooting, testing and playing with
it to get some great footage. Together
this little camera since the beginning of GoPro and uses it especially during his wintersport travels. You can see two of his videos on our TravelTelly Vimeo channel. He filmed in February with the GoPro Hero 3 in Austria. I was excited about creating a new winter sports movie and looking forward to getting some much needed shots for a new movie. When GoPro announced the new Hero3 Black Edition just a couple 20
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with a bunch of accessories like the chest harness, monopod, surfboard mounts and the head strap to get the much needed diversity in shots, I was ready for a great week. I did my homework and prepped
my board with the new mounts and
safe to be on the mountain with the
brought 4 batteries along for my GoPro.
condition I was in. So bye bye snowboard,
Because damn, they do drain fast. With
bye bye filming and hello bed. So there
the cold they lasted 45 min tops!
you have it. In my head I had the whole movie planned out. With the footage I
Ok, so normally, I would now start telling you how great my week has been and that I have enough shots to create a truly epic winter sports movie. Unfortunately, there are some things you just can’t control. First of all, the weather. The great thing was that we did have more then enough deep powder like snow. Great for off piste! But the downside was that it just kept snowing during the whole week and that the visibility was really poor. It’s difficult to get proper shots without sunshine. Another thing you can’t control is your health. On the third day, I woke up with a cold, a headache and no energy
did get, I probably need to adjust the plan and create another format. But isn’t this what we fellow travel filmmakers always do? Expect the unexpecting, because traveling in combination with filming never goes according to plan. It’s how you cope with it and your willingness to adapt that makes you a great filmmaker. I hope that I managed to do just that in the end.
whatsoever. But hey, this was not going to put me down! So, I went up the mountain, only to realize that it wasn’t
Enjoy to play and shoot with the GoPro 3, Heroes!
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Travel Apps Every month, we will describe a couple of useful apps in this section.
Tripomatic Free (in the App Store and Google Play) – Trip planning you’ll love. Tripomatic is a great App to have when you’re going places, but don’t know what to go see and do yet. Just type in the city you’re visiting and the amount of days that you will spend there, and the App will automatically make a list of attractions and places that you should visit within these days. You won’t have to go to a tourist centre or buy a travel guide, when you already know what the highlights and tourist attractions of that city are, within just a couple of seconds. Another great feature of this App is the fact that you can look on the map of the city and see photos of all kinds of attractions and add them to your own list. Add them by day, category or save your plan by transportation. Many options available and when you’re done you can even print it out. Planning your trip has never been so much fun! tripomatic.com
Vine Free (in the App Store and later Google Play) – Twitter’s newest way to gain interest and put a different spin on Tweeting. The Instagram of video, allows users to create a six second video loop and post it to Twitter or Facebook. We think this app could be very useful for all kinds of companies, but we will discuss Vine for the travel industry and for travel photo/ videographers, and give tips about the way they can use it. So take a look at our site TravelTelly.com Find the Vine app here Vine.co
Do you know a useful travel App we need to promote!? Mail us at info@traveltelly.com
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New Zealand
wildlife Sperm whale, New Zealand
Did you know‌ 1. Did you know that dusky dolphins are primarily spotted around New Zealand? The best place to spot these dolphins is on the southern island in Kaikoura, where you could see groups as large as 10 to 500 dusky dolphins.
2. Did you know that the kiwi is the national symbol of New Zealand? The kiwi is only found in New Zealand. There are 5 different species, which are all endangered.
3.
Did you know that 85% of New Zealand’s fur seals live on the Auckland
Islands? Fur seals are easily recognized by their pointy nose, long whiskers and visible ears.
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Visit-Capture-Experience
NEW YORK CITY We found an amazing timelapse video made by Mindrelic - Manhattan in motion vimeo. com/24492485 Definitely check this one out!
Statue of Liberty
Who doesn’t want to take photos and videos in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York!?
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The last time we stayed in New York
films, you can get special permission
for 2 weeks and we had an amazing
to shoot on locations where it is
time filming over there. The city
usually difficult to film! The best
has so much to offer for us photo/
time to shoot in New York is during
videographers and the city is full
spring time and during the fall,
of creative people! NYC is also one
because then it’s not too hot and the
of those cities where they like to
light is beautiful. We filmed in NYC in
collaborate with your productions,
the September month and had some
because you are promoting their
amazing days. We’ll definitely be
city. For documentaries and future
back there soon to film some more.
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Best Photo/Video
SPOTS
photo spot: from the Empire State building
1. Times Square The most famous hotspot in NYC is of course Times Square. This busy and crowded place is great to film, from many directions. If you start filming at the end of the day, you have the best light and you can also get some evening shots with all the neon lights.
2. Brooklyn Bridge One of the most famous bridges in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge. Take some shots from the East River Piers. You can find the piers behind the Manhattan Heliport. (If you want some amazing shots from above Manhattan, you can take the helicopter sightseeing tour, something we would really like to do next time).
3. Downtown Manhattan Walk through Manhattan. There are so many places from where you can shoot some nice videos, like the Financial District or Central Park. Just buy a metro ticket and walk around.
4.
Statue of Liberty The city’s highlight that you cannot miss, is the Statue of
Liberty. You can take a ferry to Liberty Island, but because of hurricane Sandy they are still busy restoring it. Read more about the restorations here: www.nps.gov/stli/afterhurricane-sandy.htm They also closed down Ellis Island. We made some nice shots from Government’s Island, a good alternative.
5. Take a ferry to make some amazing photo/videos from Manhattan. The best way to see Manhattan’s skyline! If you do take a cruise, remember to take one at the end of the day, so that you will have the best light and if you’re lucky with the weather, a nice sunset as well. We went on a cruise with www.circleline42.com. A useful link for more NYC highlights: http://nymag.com/visitorsguide/sightseeing/ photoops.htm
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Eco project of the
Month
Not far from Cancun, Sowa began constructing his first island in 1998. Collecting empty plastic bottles, plywood and bamboo he’d find on the beach, he built up the island until a two story house and three beaches arose, with sand from a build up near the shore that was otherwise dredged to let boats through. Through an ambitious Kickstarter campaign, Sowa hopes to expand the island, and launch it out into the lagoon. Further, Sowa hopes to sail Joysxee around the world, and teach visitors that trash can be treasure and even become paradise.
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Travel Gear and Gadgets Soladec SD4000LP Hybrid Solar Powered Charger $78.80 – bhphotovideo.com When you’re traveling around the globe it can be very useful to have a solar powered charger with you, as you might not always have an outlet available. With this solar charger you can charge all USB portable devices, like your camera and phone. This solar charger includes: -High-efficiency monocrystalline photovoltaic cell (1.65W) -Tempered impact resistant textured glass with low-iron content to maximize solar cell efficiency -Internal 4000 mAh lithium-polymer battery can retain a charge for up to 2 years -Integrated battery level and solar panel indicator light -Battery can be charged by USB (7 hours) or by solar cell (12 hours) -High Flux LED module with low-dispersion lens provides 19 hours of continuous use on a full charge -Intelligent charging system able to charge most devices that accept USB -Emergency SOS light (high visibility) -Durable non-slip coating -Integrated kick stand for easy positioning
Triple Security Luggage Lock $13.00 – magellans.com As you are traveling and filming/photographing, it’s important to lock all your valuable equipment. This ingenious triple security luggage lock has two loops. One prevents thieves from unzipping your bag while the other secures to any fixed object to prevent cutand-run theft. Or, you can use both loops to attach two bags together while wheeling them through crowded airports or hotel lobbies.
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Exploring
SHANGHAI through our
camera lenses
Feeling safe with all you camera gear in a large and crowded metropolitan city like Shanghai, is always an adventure. When you first arrive you never really know what to expect, this is also part of traveling. But for us and many others with us, it feels really good when you finally find that safe place from where you can take amazing photos/videos freely. Next to feeling safe, Shanghai has everything you are looking for when you want to film the Chinese urban city life, like the classic buildings in Yuyuan Garden. It is a real tourist hotspot, so it will be crowded, but you can take some nice shots from old Shanghai with in the background the new modern skyscrapers. And people told us that you can get the best dumplings there, the perfect way to celebrate a good shoot. You can easily find your way via the good metro system that Shanghai offers and it isn’t expensive. It is the easiest way to find your way in this huge city.
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Huxinting Tea House in old town Shanghai
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One of the best places to go and film in Shanghai is Nanjing Road in the evening and walk to the Bund. Nanjing Road is a modern street, which in the evening turns into a street full of neon lights. Such a lovely place to take some photo/videos at during
Nanjing Road
the day as well as in the evening. Next to this street, we found some more typical Chinese streets, close to Nanjing Road, with some old Chinese street signs. So try to look for other places than the main street as well. Often you will find the best shots away from the beaten track. ☺
Side street Nanjing Road
Nanjing Road and the Bund are easy to combine because they’re found in the same direction. The Bund is a large and lively boulevard, where many tourists and locals go to get a view of the impressive skyline. Because it’s such a crowded place, it can be hard to find a spot for you to film from, as you don’t want people touching your tripod when you’re filming. If someone knows another good place to film the Skyline from, please share it with us!
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Even though it was so crowded, we still made some really cool (time lapse) skyline shots. Notice: when it gets dark, it takes some time before all the lights of the buildings are on. But it is pretty awesome to see this change happening in the city, especially when the lights of the Oriental Pearl Tower (TV tower) are on when taking a time lapse video. Watch our shot here. The Jing‘an Temple is one of the most famous temples in Shanghai. It is located on the West Nanjing Highway, the hustle and bustle area of the city. This beautiful Buddhist temple is located between the modern skyscrapers. A nice place to go and see many (normally busy) Chinese people praying and burning incense. Opening Hours: 7:30am - 5:00pm.
Incense jing’an temple
The Lujiazui Shanghai area is the perfect spot to shoot photos/videos of the Lujiazui Circular Pedestrian Bridge. Traffic and people come together on this bridge, which can make a nice time lapse. From here you also have a nice view of Shanghai’s many skyscrapers and of the Oriental Pearl Tower. Filming during the morning at the Zhongshan Park was definitely one of our highlights when filming in Shanghai. The local staff with whom we were working, told us to visit Zhongshan Park in the early morning.
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SHANGHAI Feel at home in one of the biggest cities in the world! “I woke up early, not knowing what to
enjoyed filming this first group. After this
expect this morning. I already felt very
group I walked through Zhongshan Park
much at home in Shanghai and I hoped
and I was pretty much the only one who
to see people doing Tai Chi. When I
wasn’t Chinese. This made it even more
arrived outside the metro station near
fun for me experiencing the Chinese
Zhongshan, I saw the first large group of
culture. At every corner people were
older people doing Tai Chi. I started filming
enjoying their morning time in the park.
and there were some lovely people doing
They all did something different, from
all kinds of Tai Chi on music, waking up
Thai Chi and Kung Fu to dancing and
early was already the best thing I did
talking to each other. I just had the most
that day! I immediately felt “zen” when
amazing morning, so if you find yourself in Shanghai, don’t forget to wake up early and go the Zhongshan Park” – Johannes Oppewal, CEO TravelTelly
filming these people. Many of them were wearing white clothes and there was one man in particular who I wanted to film, because he had such a beautiful face. After a couple minutes he left and I thought he didn’t like me filming him, but within a minute he was back with a friend of him. I felt really welcome and
We definitely recommend Shanghai for a visit and as a city for taking photos and videos. Shanghai is growing fast, but even though it is a western city, you will also feel like you’re in the real China!
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Travel Book of the month
‘100 Countries 5000 Ideas’ is one of our personal favorites, when it comes to must have travel books. This is the perfect book to have when trying to decide where to go for your next trip. The book describes 100 countries and their highlights. There are over 250 images and maps found in this book and as always, National Geographic only shows us incredible photos. Next to that, it gives expert advice (pros, cons, safety, etc.), traveler’s notebooks (climate, language, currency, etc.) and several charts (weather, costs, lifestyle, etc.). ‘100 Countries 5000 Ideas’ helps you to decide which country to visit next. It gives all the basic information needed, including the country’s most popular cities, landscapes, festivals, coasts, excursions, wildlife and cultural heritage. When you decide which country you want to visit, you still need to buy a normal travel guide though, as this book only gives you ideas. The charts are really handy, as you can easily find out what kind of weather you can expect, and search for destinations to match your money, lifestyle or interests. The only ‘negative’ thing about this book is that it is focused on the United States of America and the United Kingdom. This means that ‘time to destination’ for example, is described from the UK/ USA to destination. Where to go. When to go. What to see. What to do. By National Geographic shop.nationalgeographic.com $16.17 34
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Hurtigruten (Norway)
Dream Journey The Hurtigruten is probably well known by European residents, but not as much by the rest of the world. It is a cruise along the coastline of Norway and takes about 7 days, starting in Bergen and ending in Kirkenes (or the other way around). During
this cruise you stop in many other Norwegian villages and cities, which makes the Hurtigruten one of the best ways to discover this amazing country and especially its stunning fjords. Norway is still on our bucket list to film at and traveling by cruise ship, while hopping off in some amazing places, would be a dream journey for TravelTelly.
Route description The Hurtigruten stops at 34 villages along the way (you can also choose to just visit some of these places and hop on board at another harbor): Bergen – Florø – Måløy – Torvik – Ålesund – Geiranger – Molde – Kristiansund – Trondheim – Rørvik – Brønnøysund – Sandnessjøen – Nesna – Ørnes – Bodø – Stamsund – Svolvær – Stokmarknes – Sortland Risøyhamn – Harstad – Finnsnes – Tromsø – Skjervøy – Øksfjord – Hammerfest – Havøysund –Honningsvåg – Kjøllefjord – Mehamn – Berlevåg – Båtsfjord – Vardø - Vadsø - Kirkenes
Trip Highlights Bergen – Ålesund - Kristiansund – Trondheim – Harstad - Tromsø - Hammerfest – Kirkenes. Bergen is probably Norway’s main tourist capital, though Oslo is its actual capital city. Bergen has a stunning setting with its traditional colored wooden cabins and the amazing fjords that surround the city make it even more spectacular. Kristiansund is another picturesque village with incredible views and beautiful surroundings. You’ll end your cruise in Kirkenes, where you might find some of the country’s indigenous people, the Sami.
Price tag This cruise with the Hurtigruten costs between $1250,- and $2000,- for a 7 day trip. For more info: www.hurtigruten.com TravelTelly.com
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