Destination Videos!

See video tours of places around the world - food, accommodation, the atmosphere of a city and some unexpected stops on your itinerary... Geobeats is currently showing videos from 45 countries, here are just a few examples:

• quickest way to a fresh coconut in Kerala, India
• a bookstore inside a grand former theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• local etiquette in Bangkok, Thailand
• parasite museum in Tokyo, Japan
• top local phrases in Lisbon, Portugal

And for any filmmakers out there, apply for paid assignments directly through the website! Explore and enjoy!

Turkey Travel Planner

There is a man named Tom Brosnahan who's written over 40 guidebooks and has a deep-seated love for tea and fez hats in his heart. And if you are at all curious about what you could see, do, how much it'll cost and even how to get married in Turkey... no kidding... I invite you to his online guide to Turkey at http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/

Time and again, browsing some info during my 3 weeks in Türkiye, I was redirected to his amazing database of regional information, maps, transport info, photographs...

Check it out!

The Man in Seat Sixty-One . . .

In our fast-paced immediate-gratification society, one of my personal joys of traversing the globe is being comfortably seated on a train, preferably with a window seat, listening to that rhythmic knocking against the rails and watching the landscape roll by...

It's amazing how far you can get around the world without flying. If you don't believe me, check out Seat 61 - one man's hobby turned into a glorious database on train travel, complete with ship connections. You'll never have to take off your shoes at an airport security station again. Unless you like that sort of thing.