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Brazil off the Beaten Track | .TR
HOME Tourism Review Online Magazine 8 / 2011 DESTINATION/ Brazil: Sensational and Colorful 5 Great Places off the Beaten Track Tomas Haupt - Aug 29, 2011 Brazil boasts many instantly recognizable sights: the beaches of Rio, the dense jungle of the Amazon, the mighty Iguazu Falls and of course the Christ Redeemer statue, listed as one of the new 7 Wonders of the World. There is however much more to this vast land of natural and cultural contrasts.
why tourism is still suffering
Perhaps our news should come with a health warning. A few weeks ago I wrote about the global media’s massive sensationalism in relation to the London riots and I was reminded of this again during our travels through Japan. I was asked by the owner of a guest house we had been staying at about the riots and whether we had been personally affected.
How to safely cross a field of cows
They are much bigger than a human, with an average body weight many times that of even an obese member of our species. So when faced with a field full of these dopey looking creatures it’s maybe understandable that there is a bit of apprehension. After all, they could inflict severe damage on us if they so wish. For many people, crossing a field full of cows is a big deal.
Five Tips to Manage Your Social Media Across Cultures
Social media communication is an essential part of global business. Companies operating on multiple continents will often have local social media accounts too, ensuring that relevant content is delivered to each market. Managing so many accounts across countries, languages and cultures presents significant challenges to any business, and in the unforgiving spotlight of the online world, mistakes are inevitably amplified, causing potentially lasting damage to a brand.
Managing a PR Crisis in a Global World
Almost every company will suffer a PR crisis at some point, whether it’s a major data security breach, a product recall, or negative media coverage as a result of an employee’s ill-judged tweets. These crises are often shared globally across social media, and quickly.
6 prisons to visit on 6 continents
JAILS MAY NOT be the most obvious tourist spots. Here are six worth visiting on six different continents (if someone knows of one in Antarctica, please share). The baddest of the bad. Where the convicts sent their convicts and then committed unspeakable horrors on them. It is perhaps one of Britain’s darkest historical chapters. The prison closed in 1877.
AI and Content Development: Is the Writing on the Wall for Human Writers?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of autonomous cars and how artificial intelligence (AI) technology is likely to make human driving, along with all its inherent dangers, a redundant task. What is less well known is how the capabilities of AI are also growing rapidly in shaping the creation of the written content we consume in our everyday lives. An increasing amount of what we read is being created with some machine input, and this trend is highly likely to continue.
Reasons I'm rubbish at travel, part 29: The Night Bus
I envy those folks who can sleep anywhere and can just pass a night on a bus as if they were in the most comfy of hotel beds. They casually drop into their conversation “and then we took a night bus there and next morning we went to visit the royal palace/go on a hike/do a bungy-jump”. I’m fairly sure that after a journey on any night bus I would be in no state to any of the above, and my only viable option would be several hours in a bed catching up on my lost sleep.
Trusting what you read: does full disclosure matter?
Read an article in any travel-related publication (blog, magazine or newspaper)Â and it’s increasingly likely that the author has been hosted for their trip. In some cases this means that they travelled on a group press trip and had their itinerary pre-arranged by the local tourist office in collaboration with a PR agency.
Country By Country
I was in great company. Karl Marx, Mozart, Jimi Hendrix and The Who are just a few of the legends to have strolled the streets of Soho. The first stop on our evening food tour of the district was La Bodega Negra on Old Compton Street, where piquant cameron (prawn) and pulled pork tacos were washed down with a deliciously fruity frozen pineapple margarita.
Reflections on Aqaba and Jordan
This is the final post of the Digital Nomad series with National Geographic Traveller. Our two weeks in Jordan flew by in a highly enjoyable blur.
Petra beyond the façades
This post is part of the Digital Nomad project with National Geographic Traveller. When we came to Petra for the first time in 2009, we spent the few hours we had at the site rushing to see the most famous parts of the site before making a premature exit and returning to Amman. We had more time to spend on our second visit, and although we visited most of the same sites that we’d previously seen, it proved a far more rewarding experience.
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
“How many are we cooking for?” I ask our guide, Sharaf, as she leads us through the maze of stalls in Aqaba’s market. Our task is to buy the ingredients for sayadieh, a celebrated Aqabawi dish of fish and flavoured rice. I select six large onions, five juicy tomatoes, and four chilli peppers.
Introducing the National Geographic Traveller Digital Nomad project
I’m excited to introduce the National Geographic Traveller Digital Nomad project, which will see the two of us heading to Aqaba in southern Jordan tomorrow (Saturday) for what promises to be an intensive and fascinating 14-day trip. Disclosures up front: we are undertaking the Digital Nomad project for APL Media, who produce National Geographic Traveller in the UK, for whom both Sam and I have worked as freelancers over the past couple of years.
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