http://www.roamingtales.com Travels on Planet Earth Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Avoca, Tasmania; February 2007 In Avoca on the east coast of Tasmania, you might run into fairy penguins - also known as little penguins. When I was there on a family holiday in 2007, we watched them huddling on a little rocky island about 15 metres off shore. Longyearbyen, Svalbard; August 2006 Up ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/21/photo-friday-polar-bears-and-penguins/ The discussions from the Travel Blog Camp in London continue in the blogosphere. The Travel Blog Camp in London last week has generated a bit of buzz in the blogosphere - perhaps not surprisingly since it was a blogging event attended largely by bloggers! As well as my own summary, the following ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/19/follow-up-to-travel-blog-camp/ Vintage clothes, art and stuffed squirrels on Brick Lane and Columbia Road. Brick Lane, at the eastern edge of the square mile that is the City of London, is one of the most vibrant parts of London. It's best known for the Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants that line the street and ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/18/a-stroll-through-londons-quirky-east-end/ In my first post for environmental blog EcoSalon, I write about Cornwall - a stylish choice for an eco-holiday. I have some exciting news to share - I'm joining EcoSalon as a regular contributor. I've been asked to write two posts a week, one on green travel and one on green ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/14/spreading-my-blogging-wings-via-cornwall/ Svalbard, Arctic; August 2006 In 2006, for my 30th birthday, I took myself on a holiday to the Arctic. I wanted to see polar bears in their natural habitat while I still could. I did that and a lot more besides. I took an 11-day boat trip around the Svalbard archipelago in ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/14/photo-friday-perpetual-twilight-in-the-high-arctic/ Want to experience Rome as the ancient Romans did? Google Earth offers the closest possible thing - a virtual tour of ancient Rome. With global environmental concerns at an all time high and a global economy in collapse, there are plenty of good reasons for the rise of virtual travel. It's ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/13/travel-back-in-time-with-google-earth/ The inaugural Travel Blog Camp in London hosted around 80 bloggers and travel industry folk - and some heated discussions. I had planned to attend World Travel Market either yesterday or today but I've been bogged down with a feature deadline. I'm working in an office for the rest of the ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/12/travel-blog-camp-in-london/ The Daily Telegraph in the UK has published a round-up of the best travel blogs around the world. Some of them I'm already familiar with, including Gridskipper, Londonist, NewYorkology, Travel Rants, Perrin Post, Cranky Flier, Epicurious, Intelligent Travel, Gadling, Telegraph Travel Blog, and FamilyTravelLogue. Others are new to me, including Where ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/11/best-of-the-web-from-autumn-in-suffolk-to-art-in-jeddah/ Congratulations to BeWILDerwood, Africa's Eden and Ngong Ping 36O and all the award-winning travel writers. I have been a member of the British Guild of Travel Writers for about a year now. It's a professional organisation and you are only eligible to join if you can demonstrate that you are making ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/10/british-guild-of-travel-writers-tourism-and-member-awards/ Jerez de la Frontera, Spain; October 2008 Doors are a big deal in Spain. Perhaps it's the Moorish influence as doors seem to be a central feature of architecture in Morocco and Tunisia as well. We saw beautiful doors everywhere we went in Spain, from Catalonia to Andalucia, from medieval fortresses ... http://www.roamingtales.com/2008/11/07/photo-friday-dont-knock-the-doors/