Category Archives: Travel

Top New Travel Products: “The Layover” Travel Blanket Is Perfect For Flights, “Super Packable”

From YankoDesign.com article:

Layover Travel Blanket PackabilityDesigned with the soul of a sleeping bag, the Layover is a blanket explicitly built for traveling with. Its construction beats those flimsy, tiny, smelly blankets they hand out on flights, and gives you a full-body comforter that wraps you in its cocoon-esque design. Crafted with a breathable nylon exterior and an insulated interior, the Layover is cozy and can keep you warm in those often-chilly flights. Unlike traditional flat, rectangular blankets, Layover’s design comes with pockets and pouches for your hands, legs, and even a few key belongings (like your passport or boarding pass), giving you an experience comparable to being a baby kangaroo in its pouch. The Layover fits your body like a glove, keeping you absolutely snug and ensuring that the blanket doesn’t come off when you move or turn in your sleep. Pair it with a good eye mask and neck pillow and you’ve got yourself the holy trinity of effective transit-napping.

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Website: https://www.graveltravel.com/

To continue reading Yanko Design article: https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/07/18/the-layover-travel-blanket-is-the-most-innovative-travel-product-since-the-neck-pillow/

Top RV Campgrounds: Indian Dunes National Park Offers Challenging Hikes, Abundant Campsites

From a New York Times article by Henry Alford:

Indiana Dunes National Park map NY TimesThe volunteer encouraged me to take the 3 Dune Challenge, a 1.5-mile hike up Indiana Dunes’ three highest dunes (Mount Tom, 192 feet; Mount Holden, 184 feet; Mount Jackson, 176 feet), adding that completion of the Challenge would yield a “special reward.”

Back at my well-shaded and firepit-equipped campsite, I surveilled the campground’s 146 other sites. The R.V.-to-tent ratio was about ten to one. My thumbnail sociological findings: The people in R.V.s tended to have a baseball cap and a spouse, while the people in tents tended to have a beard and a slightly unsettling stare. I also took note of the 20-mile-per-hour winds that would be present throughout my stay: These made for cool nights and for campfires that were ridiculously easy to get going.

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To read more click on following link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/travel/camping-hiking-indiana-dunes-national-park.html

Top RV Campsites: Piñon Flats Campground In Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

From Fodors.com online:

Piñon Flats Campground“After a day sledding down the largest sand dunes in North America, Piñon Flats, a decidedly un-sandy campground protected by the shade of cottonwood and conifer, is where you want to be. The Great Sand Dunes National Park’s April-October seasonal campground has 88 individual sites and 15 group sites, all of which are framed by views of the dunes and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance. All campsites require reservations and come complete with fire pits and picnic tables. Each loop of the campground has restrooms with flush toilets and potable water.”

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Website: https://www.nps.gov/grsa/planyourvisit/pinonflatscampground.htm

Boomers Travel: 2019 Study Finds Over Fifty Percent Of Travelers Concerned With Climate Change & Overcrowding

From “MMGY Global’s 2019–2020 Portrait of American Travelers”:

  • Overtourism: Sixty percent (60%) of American travelers believe tourism overcrowding will have a significant impact on destinations they choose to visit within the next 5–10 years.
  • Climate Change: Forty-eight percent (48%) of travelers agree that climate change will have a significant influence on what destinations they want to visit in the next 5–10 years.

MMGY Global's 2019–2020 Portrait of American Travelers study

Website: https://www.mmgy.com/industry-insights/test/

Top RV Campsites: Fruita Campground In Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Capitol Reef National Park“Capitol Reef National Park is known for its cliffs and canyons of red rock, which makes Fruita Campground something of an anomaly. Fed by the Fremont River, which rolls along the campground’s edge, Fruita is literally an oasis in the desert, surrounded by the cool, green shade of historic orchards. During the peak season, most of the 64-tent/RV sites and seven walk-in sites, complete with flushing toilets, running water, and fire pits or grills, can be reserved; during off-season they switch to a first-come first-serve system.”

From Fodors.com online article.

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To read more click on following link: https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/utah/capitol-reef-national-park/gallery/hickman-natural-bridge-capitol-reef-national-park-utah

Top New Travel Videos: “Faroe Islands” Directed By Marcello Ercole

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Marcello Ercole

Faroe Islands Travel Film by Marcello Ercole 2019

Between the Norwegian Sea and the north of the Atlantic Ocean, between Iceland and Norway, there is a land whose nature is one of the most beautiful we can see on earth.
Faroe Islands.

Music by Chad Lawson
Supported by “Visit Faroe Islands”

Website: http://www.illusion-group.it/

Top New Travel Videos: “Desert Patterns 4K” By Andrew Studer Features American Southwest

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Andrew Studer

“I’m so fascinated by the unique landscapes in the American Southwest . The dynamic patterns and formations become so stunning and dramatic from an aerial perspective. This is a short collection of some aerial footage I shot one morning while filming for ‘Space to Roam.’ ”

Top Aerial Travel Film Desert Patterns 4K By Andrew Studer Features American Southwest

Website: https://andrewstuder.com/

 

Top New Travel Videos: “A Taste Of Taiwan II” In 4K Timelapse By Firstlapse

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Henrik Matzen and Jonas Hoholt

We are proud to welcome you to Taiwan – The Heart of Asia – through our latest time- and hyperlapse film, officially made as a Taiwan travel video for Taiwan Tourism and EVA Air.

A First Taste of Taiwan II by Firstlapse

“A Taste of Taiwan II” is made with love and passion throughout 1 year of Henrik travelling back and forth several times between Denmark and Taiwan to shoot, and finally peaking in April 2019 when Jonas went to Taiwan for the first time together with Henrik for 10 days to shoot the final scenes together. In total more than 100.000 photos was shot from various locations all over Taiwan during a period of 12 months, and was finally cherry picked and narrowed down to this final short film, which consists of more than 25.000 photos in their original full length sequences to make this Taiwan travel video.

Music tailored and composed by: Joona Lätti

Watch first film below:

Website: http://firstlapse.dk/

Top New Travel Videos: “The Epicness Of Namibia” By Maritina Laskaridou

Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Maritina Laskaridou

“A short film of 18 days across the most unique country of Africa.
A lifetime experience with a road trip of 8.000km from north to south Namibia.”

Music by: Cee-Roo – “Feel The Sounds of Kenya”

Locations visited:
Windhoek
Sossusvlei – Sesriem
Swakopmund – Sandwich Harbour
Spitzkoppen
Opuwo – Kaokoland
Etosha
Kolmanskop – Luderitz

Website: https://vimeo.com/user62952441

Future Travel: NASA Seeking To Land People On Moon By 2024 (Podcast)

From Nature.com podcast on July 10, 2019:

Nature PodcastNick Howe catches up with planetary science reporter, Alex Witze. They discuss the latest US plans to land people on the moon by 2024, the history of the Apollo missions, and what’s next for the lunar exploration.