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| Dear Marieta, In less than 24 hours I'll be off to visit my 7th and final continent: Antarctica! This is probably the biggest adventure I've taken in my 5-years traveling around the world. In addition to Antarctica, I'll be visiting the Falkland Island and South Georgia Island. I'll be sailing with G Adventures on their Spirit of Shackleton tour. By the next time I write you, I should have a mountain of photos and dozens of stories to tell. Speaking of tours, as you know I am giving all my readers a chance to travel with me this May through the American Southwest. I am also giving one lucky reader a chance to win a spot on the trip for FREE. Just follow the instructions on this page to enter the competition. Finally, I'm pleased to announce that Scottevest as the official travel clothing provider of Everything Everywhere! I've been wearing Scottevest gear for over a year now. If you have met me in person you have probably seen me wearing my Scottevest gear. They are the only clothes I've found that meet the demands of travel in the 21st Century. They have more pockets than you will ever know what to do with, plus they are durable and look good. After Antarctica I'll be flying to the Central American nation of Belize to rest and go through all my Antarctica photos. I'll be in that region for a month or so before heading back to the US to attend various conferences in March. Until next time... Keep traveling, Gary
New at the Website
Win a $2299 Trip Through the American Southwest
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| Last month I announced I was running my first evertravel photography tour through the American West in May with G Adventures. This month I'm giving away a spot on the trip which will take place from May 5-19!
One lucky winner will have a spot on the two week trip that will visit spots such as: San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Los Angeles... and more! [Read more...] |
Photo Essay: Canary Islands
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| In 2011, I had the pleasure of visiting the Canary Islands. Located off the coast of Africa, the volcanic chain of islands are a Spanish province and have a history that goes back to the colonization of the Americas. I was able to explore 5 of the islands in the Canaries: Gran Canarias, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Gomera, and La Palma. Each island's unique geography gives it a character distinct from its neighbors. These images capture some of the culture and diversity I found on the Canary Islands. [Read more...] |
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Scottevest: Official Travel Clothing Provider of Everything Everywhere
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| I'm pleased to kick off the new year by announcing that Scottevest is the official travel clothing provider of Everything Everywhere.
I've been wearing Scottevest gear every single day for over a year now. If you've seen me at any point in 2011, the odds are you saw me wearing my black Fleece 5.0 jacket. It is literally the only jacket I will wear when going through an airport. I can quickly and easily dump all the metal in my pockets into my jacket and be through security in no time. [Read more...] |
My 10 Most Memorable Hotels of 2011
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| I stay in a lot of different hotels. A LOT of hotels. They range from 5-star luxury hotels to youth hostels. Some I pay for myself (aka the cheap ones) and others are provided by tourist boards (aka the nice ones). The majority of places I stay at all sort of blur into one another in my memory. [Read more...] |
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Daily Travel Photos
Jan. 5, 2012
 Lake Tahoe, NV
| Jan. 4, 2012
 South Africa
| Jan. 3, 2012
 Canary Islands
| Jan. 2, 2012
 Siena, Italy
| Jan. 1, 2012
 Yukon, Canada
| Dec. 31, 2011
 La Paz, Mexico
| Dec. 30, 2011
 Sukhothai, Thailand
| Dec. 29, 2011
 Galapagos Islands
| Dec. 28, 2011
 Ireland
| Dec. 27, 2011
 Gwynedd, Wales
| Dec. 26, 2011
Wales
| Dec. 25, 2011
Basel, Switzerland
| Dec. 24, 2011  Liverpool, England | Dec. 23, 2011  Berlin, Germany | Dec. 22, 2011  Berlin, Germany |
This Week In Travel: Episode 104
This week's guest is Robert Reid of Lonely Planet.
This Week's News
Picks of the week
[Hear it now...]
January 2012 Wallpaper
Iguana be Friends
World Heritage Site of the Week
UNESCO World Heritage Site #17: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
From the World Heritage Inscription: "Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During the period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments -- Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace -- provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change."
While in Kyoto, a must day trip is a visit to Nara. In many respects, Nara can be thought of as the sister city to Kyoto. It was the capital of Japan before it was moved to Kyoto and also contains many historic shrines and temples.
The primary building in Nara is the Todaiji Temple (shown) which is thought to be the largest wooden building in the world. The temple is home to the largest Buddha statue in Japan: The Daibutsu. The current building was finished in 1709 and replaced with an even larger structure which was destroyed by fire.
One of the unique features of the city are the small red deer which roam about freely. If you go to the central park in the city, you can buy small packets of crackers to feed the deer, which are quite tame.
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