Posted on July 11, 2008 by Duckingforks
PlanetEye.com was offically launched today. Check out the Press Release below for full details! If you want to visit site (highly recommended!) head to PlanetEye.com
PRESS RELEASE
PlanetEye Launches First One-Stop Destination for Travel Planning
Needs
Unveils Partnership with Travelocity;
Leverages Microsoft Technology
TORONTO, Canada – July 10, 2008 – PlanetEye Inc. today launched an innovative online travel planning service that [...]
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Posted on July 6, 2008 by Duckingforks
If your planning a trip to Vietnam or perhaps you live here and have been thinking about Xmas?
Well check out Air Asia! They are offering $2USD fares from Hanoi/HCMC to Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur. The price does not include taxes.
You need to book today! Yes, the offer runs out tonight - 6th July! You also [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Duckingforks
A while back I wrote about a fantastic Charity Bike Tour to be held in Cambodia - see post here - well they are having an info night soon, see image below.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see Cambodia and to help a worthy cause. If you can not make the info night in Sydney, [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2008 by Duckingforks
Last year I lead a bicycle tour through Cambodia for a group of great people raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Association of Australia (MDA). The group of 30 raise over $400,000, an amazing effort!
One of the riders, Steph, loved it so much she is now planning to run her own Charity Bike Challenge, raising much [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2008 by Duckingforks
Nearly everywhere you go in Vietnam, you’ll see people drinking tea - hot and cold! Here’s a few facts about tea in Vietnam:
Vietnam’s Tea Industry was officially established in 1890
Tea plants are believed to have been growing in the Ha Giang area (North Vietnam) for many year prior.
Three Main Tea growing areas of Vietnam are:
Bao [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by Duckingforks
Recently a new list of the Worlds Top 100 Bars was released - see it here.
It’s fairly obvious that the judges failed to visit Hanoi’s famous Bia Hoi Corner (see above) as Vietnam didn’t make the list.
At 18 cents a drink, an ever changing view and plastic stools that were made for 3 years olds, [...]
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Posted on April 14, 2008 by Duckingforks
Recently, long-time LP writer Thomas Kohnstamm has admitted he wrote a Lonely Planet Guidebook for Columbia in San Fransisco, getting advice and information from a girl he was dating! The LP writer has written 12 or so guide books and is well known amoung the travel industry.
And to top it off, he has a new [...]
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Posted on April 13, 2008 by Duckingforks
Helping Hands - Cambodia
A friend of mine has recently spent time in Cambodia helping out a charity called Helping Helps - Cambodia.
Much of their work is around the Siem Reap area and from everything I have heard, their work is quite extraordinary!
For more info check out their website or read their latest newsletter, outlining a [...]
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Posted on March 6, 2008 by Duckingforks
Just wanted to let you know that over at my other blog, I am writing a serious of posts about travel blogging and making money with them. There’s some great advice about how you can make money blogging whilst you travel the world!
Think about it, imagine blogging a few hours for just a few days [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2008 by Duckingforks
Before leaving on and during your travels, it’s always wise to do some research. Learning something about your destination can only enhance your experience. Here are a few ideas’s where you can research, learn and discover before jetting of to explore the world!
Travel Forums – Forums are great place to ask questions about your travel [...]
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