Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 31, 2012, 7:16 pm
I'm just back from a trip to the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, home to lovely beaches, including this one in Las Terrenas. Now that I'm home in chilly Seattle, I'm wishing I had stayed put, but staring at this photo warms me up a bit and allows me to daydream about my next beach adventu...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 31, 2012, 11:01 am
We think the web is full of great "travel guides," created by people who live and love the places we visit. Before you shell out a dime on a mass-produced book, check out these great blogs and websites before your next trip to Los Angeles, and get a taste of the city as locals see it. Image: Kansa...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 30, 2012, 1:58 pm
Art Smart Image: Binder.donedat. Many people, when they first stand in front of a fresco, think that they're looking at a work straight from the hand of the artist. While there is some truth to that though, what many don't realize is that there are many other hands that have worked, manipulated, ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 16, 2012, 10:55 am
Image: jaymiheimbuch. CES, the yearly technology extravaganza in Las Vegas, offers the gadget and gear lover an almost endless array of new toys to drool over. This year seemed focused on thin laptops, sleek tablets and smart TVs. But what about tech for the traveler, especially ones who already ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 12, 2012, 6:52 pm
Recently, I've been going crazy at the daily announcement of yet another "hot places to travel in 2012" list. Everyone is doing them and I can't help but wonder, what purpose do they serve? Are they the work of lazy journalists who aren't quite ready to ramp up to serious work in a post-holiday co...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 9, 2012, 2:02 am
Image: tonyhall. Sometimes even the most promising travel photos turn out badly. Some of the most frustrating ones come out blurry, and unless you are experimenting with creative photography techniques, that's probably not what you were hoping for. Unfortunately, you can't just crop out the bad p...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jan 2, 2012, 1:30 am
Happy New Year! We've been thinking a lot this past week about where we've been and where we want to go. It's been almost two years since we've been to Italy and we hope that 2012 takes us back there. One unforgettable view we had on our last trip was not in Italy itself, but the hilltop country ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Dec 26, 2011, 5:03 pm
Art Smart Looking up is uncomfortable, as any visitor to the Sistine Chapel can attest. (Heck, even Michelangelo complained about it when he had to paint the thing.) Try it. Tilt your head back and look at the ceiling for awhile. It hurts after awhile and as humans, we avoid things that cause d...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Dec 9, 2011, 4:04 pm
We recently spent a crisp, fall weekend in the Columbia River Gorge, which lies on the border between Washington and Oregon. As we took in the stunning views, tasting wine and peeking behind the scenes of Maryhill Winery, we quickly realized that a winery might just be the perfect activity to disco...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Dec 1, 2011, 3:01 pm
This gift list won't talk about traditional travel gear and it wont tell you to get an iPad. You already know about that stuff or we've covered some of it in past. (Those old lists, they are still really excellent, by the way. In 2008 we tackled gifts for first time travelers, backpackers, urban s...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Dec 1, 2011, 2:11 am
As the year winds to a close, we've been thinking a lot about where we've been this past year. Our conversations keep returning to food and these bright red crawfish called me to as the offbeat mascot of this holiday season. One of our most salient memories from this past May was attending the Cra...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Nov 29, 2011, 12:07 pm
Ever since I got my first smartphone, I've more and more frequently run into the situations where I'm out on the road and my phone is dying. Or, I've been part of the growing masses of people in the airport, frantically searching for a free plug to give their phone or tablet a charge. It's a frust...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Nov 28, 2011, 8:09 pm
Art Smart Image: andybrannan. To the uninitiated, art after 1950 can be tough to wrap your head around. Artists moved away from just a pretty picture and expanded their repertoire to include the likes of dripped paint, text on walls, boxes made of plywood or dropped the visual entirely and went c...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Nov 1, 2011, 1:06 am
... ve done a lot of local travel this fall, including a whirlwind trip down the coast of Oregon and boomeranging into the interior to see Bend and Portland. I saw lighthouses, ice cream, waterfalls, seafood and some of the best beer in the United States. (More on all of that in the coming weeks....
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 31, 2011, 12:51 pm
Art Smart I didn't go out in search of Jaume Plensa's sculpture, but instead it kept finding me. In my travels lately, I keep bumping into the work of the Spanish sculptor. In New Orleans, I became enthralled by this work made of a lattice of letters in the sculpture park at the New Orleans Museum...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 26, 2011, 12:38 pm
Markets are my favorite place to explore when I travel. The sights, the sounds and the smells; it can be intoxicating. On Granville Island on Vancouver, BC, the Public Market is a feast for your senses. Granville Island, a former industrial island just south of downtown Vancouver, is a bit of a...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 18, 2011, 12:55 am
We think the web is full of great "travel guides," created by people who live and love the places we visit. Before you shell out a dime on a mass-produced book, check out these great blogs and websites before your next trip to Boston, and get a taste of the city as locals see it. Image: mituldesai...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 11, 2011, 6:36 pm
What does it mean to go to the beach? As you move across the globe a trip to the beach can conjure up many types of memories. Deserted ones in Hawaii, boardwalks and caloric snacks on Coney Island, Caribbean resorts with rum drinks just steps from the ocean, and well groomed Italian beaches where ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 4, 2011, 11:20 am
The WhatchyaGot bag suits it's name perfectly. Regardless of what you've got, there's a spot for it in this bag designed by Julie Gallegos. As she watched her father battle cancer, she saw a need that traditional bags did not meet. As Julie designed a bag to hold his medications, vitamins and oth...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 3, 2011, 7:01 pm
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. I just spent a few days at Iron Springs Resort at Copalis Beach, WA. I'll be sharing that experience with you later this week, but until then you can enjoy this sunset over the Pacific O...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Oct 3, 2011, 5:54 pm
Who says your gear has to look like everyone else? I've dug up some great travel goods that you may not have seen before. Crumpled City Maps by Emanuele Pizzolorusso solve the problem of folding up a map wrong by making it crumpled to start with. Twenty-three cities are available and made of a wa...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Sep 26, 2011, 11:18 am
Art Smart Just outside the Umbrian town, Spoleto, I discovered a church that confused me. Perched all alone and covered in animals (both on the facade and surrounding the church, itself) it wasn't a sight that I had seen before. The litter of kittens wandering the grounds was quickly explained by...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Sep 22, 2011, 1:30 pm
Image: an_untrained_eye. Are you planning on heading to an art museum on your next trip? Will you be carrying your backpack with you, complete with a laptop and a camera? I've got a few tips for you that will help you avoid any surprises at the coat check. On my most recent trip to New York City...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Sep 19, 2011, 10:04 am
I'm not usually a guided tour kind of girl. So, when I found myself in Kona on the Big Island and prepping to go on a whale watching/snorkel tour I was looking for fun and frugality. And the bottom line with a tour, sometimes you have to pay someone to do something you can't do yourself. I can't ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Sep 6, 2011, 12:22 am
When I first visited St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, I expected to sample seafood, fresh fruit, and standard resort fare. What I found instead was a varied and diverse mix of Caribbean and American influences throughout the island. From a local brewery to fishermen’s grub and on top of all ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Sep 2, 2011, 1:54 am
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. Since summer is winding down here in the northern hemisphere, I thought we'd appreciate one last look at the beach. This photo is from a brief stop in Gulfport, Missisippi on our way to ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 31, 2011, 12:44 pm
Image: Mr. T in DC. When it comes to travel skills, finding a good place to eat is one of the most essential. But, when you're on the road, especially in a foreign country, making a good choice can be harder than you think. After all, when you don't speak (or read) the local language, menus and s...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 30, 2011, 12:20 pm
On our recent roadtrip through the southern United States, we made sure we spent a few days in New Orleans, home of po-boys, funky jazz, and perfect beignets. Our temporary home in the Big Easy was the Chimes Bed and Breakfast, a wonderful old house tucked near the Garden District and the St. Charl...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 29, 2011, 12:00 pm
Art Smart National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC We're art museum fiends here at Travellious, but I remember the days when I couldn't tell a Rothko from a Rembrandt. The photo above is of my former art history professor who taught me the subtleties of looking at art and the first to make me full...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 26, 2011, 4:31 pm
what: Fried Chicken Sandwich and Fries where: Skillet Seattle why: A Southern-style chicken sandwich with a modern twist. Loved the fennel seeds in the crust,the thinly sliced kale on top, and the jalapeno aioli for a tiny bit of heat. Find this food truck or head to their newly opened diner ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 18, 2011, 3:55 pm
Slowly, but surely, we're getting back in the habit of sharing our favorite travel related links. Here are my favorite from the past week: Travel Handmade A series of posts and tutorials on how to make your own handmade travel gear. Love the first in the series, the duffel bag. Might have to br...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 17, 2011, 1:52 pm
Last December, I spent an afternoon visiting Lamanai, a Mayan ruin site in the heart of Belize. But to get there, I had to take a 26 mile boat ride down the New River. read more
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 10, 2011, 9:52 pm
During the summer in the South it's tough to get through the day. The sun, the brutal beast that she is, is really messing with your mojo. It's hot, like really hot, so hot that your brain stops working and there's no relief in sight. If you happen to be in New Orleans during the summer, you migh...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 8, 2011, 7:53 pm
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. I'm a week late, and for that I apologize, but it's summer so I think you'll forgive me. This month's calendar is a bit abstract and a bit green, but it's a shot of the outdoor earth scu...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Aug 8, 2011, 2:17 pm
Recently, I was perusing an article where creative types shared their travel essentials on Hypebeast. One stand out entry was a collapsible shopping bag from BAGGU. While I was a bit skeptical about just how necessary a shopping bag was for travel, it was easy to see why their line of brightly colo...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jul 19, 2011, 7:59 pm
Juicy, sweet, delicious. A ripe cherry can be a foodies dream. For eight to ten weeks in the summer, Eastern Washington abounds with them. From dark, sumptuous Bings to sun-kissed Rainiers and countless other lesser-known varieties, there is a cherry for everyone. If you're someone who travels f...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jul 13, 2011, 4:03 pm
what: Fried Chicken Livers with Elizabeth’s Pepper Jelly where: Elizabeths Restaurant New Orleans why: Fried savory goodness topped with sweet and spicy Southern speciality. You want to eat it because it's two Southern traditions melded into one and that is just AWESOME.
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jul 8, 2011, 2:18 am
There's a meme going around where travel sites share seven themed links from their past. We were nominated to share some of our posts by the awesome guys at No Vacation Required and Mary Alice of Dog Jaunt fame. Since we've got almost 5 years of posts laying around, we were only too happy to dig i...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jul 1, 2011, 2:15 pm
Moveable Type Portland-based letterpress artist, Kyle Durrie is combing two of our loves, travel and printmaking. She is taking her studio on the road this summer, in her printmobile, Moveable Type. We were able to catch her at Miss Cline Press in Seattle and got to chat with the artists, make a ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jul 1, 2011, 2:18 am
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. I just got back from a cherry tour in Eastern Washington, where I photographed these lovely cherries, freshly picked and waiting to be delivered to a store near you. I love planning trav...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 30, 2011, 6:36 pm
I don't know about you, but I get bored quickly at the beach. Don't get me wrong, I love the sun and sand, but I like to keep moving and learn a little bit while in the process. In St. Croix, I found two ways to do just that. read more
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 28, 2011, 12:56 pm
If you were to look at an Eye-Fi card without knowing what it was, you might guess it was just a normal SD memory card. But tucked inside its tiny plastic shell, is lots of memory AND the ability to talk to your computer without a card reader. This feature is awesome for all photographers, but how...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 24, 2011, 2:21 am
Sometimes when you're on the road, things don't work out as planned. Your perfect shot of that monument is blown out, it was too dark to capture that wonderful meal you had, or all of your shots just look...flat. For me, there's nothing more disappointing as coming back from an amazing trip and havi...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 22, 2011, 12:12 pm
Who says your gear has to look like everyone else? I've dug up some great handmade goods for the traveler from Etsy. Source: etsy.com via Kelly on Pinterest Organic Twill Cotton Messenger Bag, ikabags, $69 read more
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 20, 2011, 7:52 pm
"It's 11am and it's raining," said Nate, the brewer, to our group "I know who the real beer drinkers are." It was true, a lot of people probably woke up on this cold, drizzly Saturday morning in June and decided that sleeping in or a second cup of coffee were in order. But no, here we were, in the...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - Jun 7, 2011, 4:51 pm
In my travels, I'm always on the hunt for something off the beaten path. On a recent trip to St. Croix, I found this quite literally, as I headed off into woods to the Virgin Island Sustainable Farm Institute (or VISFI.) What I discovered down that path was an oasis of tropical fruit, sustainabl...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - May 31, 2011, 1:21 am
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. For June, I've chosen an unusual spotting in Houston, Texas from our recent roadtrip (stories and food pics, coming soon!) This eye-catching street art decorated shops across the street ...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - May 19, 2011, 12:16 am
Image: Kelly. Usually when I take shoes with me on my travels, I've broken them in, gotten to know them, and have an idea what to expect when I'm traipsing around. But not so with my recent trip to New York, where I ran my new pair of Sanuk Shunamis through the gauntlet. I broke them in at the ai...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - May 18, 2011, 6:17 pm
I'm always on the hunt for the perfect travel shoe. One that's comfy, easily packed and doesn't look like it's sole function in life is orthopedic. Recently, Sanuk contacted me to see if we wanted to test out the travel heartiness of a few pairs of their shoes that are "as much about funk as funct...
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Austin H. posted an article on Travellious - May 2, 2011, 1:15 am
Somedays we all need a little travel inspiration and what better place to put it other than right your desktop. For May I decided on an image of renewal, being that it's springtime. Instead of picturesque tulips, I chose a striking image of regrowth that I spotted a few months ago while on the Big...
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