I'm currently studying abroad in London for the year and trying to make the most of my time in Europe to travel! For more pictures, check out my blog! estherinasworld.com

I'm currently studying abroad in London for the year and trying to make the most of my time in Europe to travel! For more pictures, check out my blog! estherinasworld.com

 We are delighted to announce that flight comparison website, Skyscanner, have signed up to be sponsors of the Travel Bloggers Unite Conference in Umbria, Italy.

I often get asked how I pick the destinations for TBU conferences.  Aside from the qualities I look for in the host destination, flight…

I can be a real cheapskate sometimes.

So when my travel buddy and I were in Arequipa, Peru, and she asked if I wanted to check out the Santa Catalina Monastery, I initially took a look at the entrance fee and scoffed. 35 soles (12$) to get in? I had better things to spend the money on - like dinner!

Besides, just walking around a city is always free. And isn't that the most interesting kind of sightseeing?…

On Tuesday 7th November, Travel Bloggers Unite brought together an expert panel to discuss a topic that is important to all travel companies wishing to work with travel bloggers:…

Kat's travel snap of the week....

Valentine’s day 2005, Thekkady, Kerala

After a lazy morning which involved a swim and some shopping (I’m not much into shopping in the UK but I turn into a shopaholic in India!) I…

Accommodation for TBU Umbria is going to be a little bit different than previous conferences.  This year we are actively encouraging you all to stay at the conference venue, which is the four star Valle di Assisi Hotel & Resort, situated just a few minutes from Assisi, in…

Anyone who travels to foreign lands faces the challenge of cross-cultural communication. My latest blog post summarizes my thoughts on this theme, touches on what I learned at TEDxRainier 11 and lists some of the questions I'm still thinking about based on having been there.

http://www.jennyneill.com/blog/2011/11/tedxrainier11-to-gain-in-translation/

The 3rd Travel Bloggers Unite Conference takes place 19th - 22nd April, 2012.  It may be 5 months away, but now is the best time to start thinking + planning your travel arrangements.  Here are some handy hints on the best ways to get to TBU…

Yesterday Stephanie from Outbound Lounge complimented me on the great job I was doing with Trip Antigua's twitter account.  After seeing her tweet I got up and started doing my happy dance which is very similar to Elaine's dance from Seinfeld (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY_DF2Af3LM) and yes my dance is exactly the same *covers face*.

I took the opportunity…

I initially attempted to shoot star trails during a recent trip to Caramoan Island, Camarines Sur. Unfortunately, my camera settings were all wrong and I failed miserably and pathetically.

So, when our photography mentor, Edwin Martinez, shared his knowledge and new learnings with star trail photography, my friends from…

Today the Nelson's Dockyard celebrated its 50th Anniversary Restoration as a tourism site. Nelson's Dockyard is the most visited tourist location in Antigua & Barbuda and it the only continuously working Georgian dockyard in the world.  

As you enter the National Park you can feel the presence of history from the old buildings and cobblestone walkways.  Nelson's Dockyard was the centre of the Royal Navy for servicing British Warships.…

Last weekend the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton near Chichester in West Sussex, hosted its annual Christmas Market. The museum, in the heart of the South Downs National Park, is a wonderful collection of nearly 50 buildings that have been painstakingly dismantled, re-built and restored, to bring alive southern England’s homes, farms and workplaces from the past 500 years.…

When Richard and I first decided to go travelling we didn’t know quite what to expect. Having never been on anything more adventurous than a two week holiday to Spain, we were inevitably apprehensive about what we would encounter on our trip across the world.

Whilst we imagined exotic beaches, vast landscapes, iconic landmarks and lots of beer; nothing could have quite prepared us for the roller coaster ride that our 11 months on the road would become. Hand on hearts, we can honestly…

I’ve had it with the World Travel Market! My back aches, my feet hurt and I just schlepped a shedload of Press kits across the Southern Counties. This is just an exercise in collecting brochures, and I’m not going next year.

Mind you, I’ve been saying that every year since 1997 … and I still keep going back!

What I have noticed over the years is that…

I try not to set my expectations too high about anything lest my expectations get crushed to bits and pieces.  That didn’t really work out well for me when I headed out to Turkey.  There were so many people singing the praises of the food, the people, and the sights that it was impossible not to have heightened…

Read More: http://www.nomadicexperiences.com/2011/11/phnom-bakheng-sunset.html

Last night was my first real Loy Krathong experience in Thailand. For those unfamiliar with Loy Krathong, as far as I know, it's a water festival to celebrate the end of the monsoon season in Thailand and to give thanks for the fact we have water (which we have in absolute abundance at the moment!), I'm not sure about other South East Asian countries.

A Krathong is like a flowery, floating birthday cake - as demonstrated by the lovely Pla below :)

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Hi All,

This is actually my first blog post EVER! So, I think it's appropriate I introduce myself and give a little background about myself.

I live and work in Bangkok, Thailand. After a couple of years of working full-time as a teacher and a part-time web designer, I now work full-time for one of my favourite web design customers/friends, Footsteps in Asia.

I've been giving the monumental task, or so it seems…