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move, eat, learn – WOW!
this is just about the coolest thing i’ve come across since joining the travel space twitterverse. do yourself a BIG FAVOR and watch these 3 awesome videos that are only a minute long but will leave thoughts in your mind that could perhaps last a lifetime!
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3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…..
= a trip of a lifetime.
move, eat, learn
Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover
These films were commissioned by STA Travel Australia
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looking for a place to rest your head? look no further
view these 18 spectacular and swanky hotels for your inspiration
curated by yahoo!
Shanghai – Jin Mao tower Pudong – China
Quebec City – Hotel du Glace – Canada
Changi – Crowne Plaza Hotel – Singapore
Macau – Wynn Encore – China
Barcelona – Hotel Hesperia Tower – Spain
Kuala Lumpur – Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Dubai – Burj Al Arab – United Arab Emirates
Atlanta, GA – Hyatt Regency – USA
Madinah – Movenpick Hotel – Saudi Arabia
Singapore City – Atrium Hotel – Singapore
San Francisco, CA – Hyatt Regency – USA
West Baden Springs, IN – West Baden Springs Hotel – USA
Madrid – Hilton Hotel – Spain
New York City, NY – Westin Hotel – USA
Tokyo – Tokyo Disney Resort – Japan
Beijing – 7 Stars Hotel – China
Las Vegas, NV – Aria Hotel – USA
Elciego – Hotel Marques de Riscal – Spain
MTV's 30 today – here are some video flashbacks that make me dream of traveling afar!
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Top 5 travel-inspiring music videos from MTV
by Melanie Renzulli on Aug 1st 2011 via gadling.com
If you’re as old as or younger than MTV, which turns 30 today, then you probably can’t recall when MTV (short for “Music Television”) played music videos and nothing but. MTV launched on August 1, 1981, with a handful of videos filmed mostly on stages or sets tricked out with some lighting and a few props. As MTV grew in popularity, more and more musicians went on location to shoot miniature films backed by pop music soundtracks. Indeed, some of these videos, shot in places such as Venice and Prague, were like postcards beckoning viewers to find out more about the locales. I grew up in the years when MTV was at the forefront of popular culture and credit the network with fueling a number of my travel fantasies. It is in this spirit that I list the top 5 MTV videos that inspired my desire to travel. *Note that all of these videos were made in 1989 or earlier.
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1. Like A Virgin – Madonna. As a known Italophile, I’m often asked what my favorite film set in Italy is. This Madonna classic, which must have single-handedly inflated ticket prices for a gondola ride when it was released in 1984, is always the first thing that comes to mind. Watch the video and tell me it doesn’t make you want to go to Venice.
2. Never Tear Us Apart – INXS. The sweeping views of Prague and INXS’ somber walks through that city, in particular their stroll through the Jewish Cemetery, is one of the most beautifully filmed music videos of all time. I still haven’t made it to Prague and that fact makes me sadder than this video usually does.
3. Personal Jesus – Depeche Mode. I distinctly remember the first time I saw this video and perked up when the VJ announced it had been shot in Spain. “Personal Jesus” was filmed in the Tabernas Desert in southern Spain, the location for many Spaghetti Westerns of yore.
4. Rio – Duran Duran. There is really nothing particularly related to the city of Rio de Janeiro in this memorable video by Duran Duran, but the shots of the white sand beaches and glossy sailboats gave me an itch for Caribbean travel. Apparently this video was shot in and aroundAntigua.
5. Going Back to Cali – LL Cool J. Even 24 years after it was made, LL Cool J’s funky black-and-white homage to L.A. is a love letter to the City of Angels even if LL continues to insist he’s not going back there.
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get buzzed but sleep responsibly!
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i’m all for drinking a cold brew or shot-gunning one for that matter but how about sleeping in one?
if you ever find yourself in Lake Skanderborg,Denmark – you can rest your head inside a giant 6-pack of beer! this message was brought to my attention by [twitter-follow screen_name= ‘areadaily’] CHEERS!!
