Top 5 Travel Posts Of The Week: July 24th, 2015
Each week, we scour the blogosphere to bring you top 5 travel posts from the last 7 days. This week we’re bringing you posts about delicious market grub in Lisbon, naked sauna experiences in Finland, and tonnes more travel goodness to fuel your wanderlust.
5 Middle Earth Locations You Can Visit In Real Life by A Dangerous Business
Lord Of The Rings fanatics, listen up! Middle Earth is more than just a fantasy world between the pages of a book – it’s a place you can actually visit. The good folks over at A Dangerous Business have put together 5 locations in New Zealand where Lord Of The Rings was filmed, and that you can visit for yourself!
“Even though Tolkien created the legends and histories (and languages) of Middle-Earth to serve as the mythology that he felt England was missing, it only takes a few days in New Zealand to second-guess the good professor. Because New Zealand pretty much IS Middle-Earth, brought to life straight off the page.”
6 Reasons to Visit Zurich by Global Grasshopper
Okay, Zurich might not be a major player on the Europe backpacking scene like Barcelona or London, but that’s not to say that it isn’t totally spectacular – it 100% is. These photos of outdoor bars and the quaint old town by Global Grasshopper will make you want to book a ticket asap.
“The wealthy, efficiently run city with a reputation for being more of a business hub than a sightseeing city is often unfairly overlooked as a travel destination. Although it’s a city slowly coming out of its shell and the attractive, culturally vibrant Swiss city is now emerging as one of Europe’s hippest destinations.”
20 Killer Photos of Greece by travelFREAK
It’s no secret that Greece isn’t having the easiest of times at the moment. But as a tourist and backpacking destination, it’s still top of the pack. And these photos taken by Jeremy Scott Foster at travelFREAK prove it. From Santorini sunsets to the moonscapes of Milos, these snaps have our jaws on the floor.
“The history of Greece is just one example of the resilience of both the people and the country itself. Despite recent negative media attention, Greece will continue to thrive, as it has done for thousands of years. After one month of traveling there, these are my 20 favorite pictures of Greece.”
My Finnish Sauna Experience by Drive On the Left
One of the best things about getting out there and seeing the world is experiencing local things you wouldn’t find in your own country. And so when in Finland, Drew from Drive On The Left took the bull by the horns and had an authentic Finnish sauna experience. Discover more about the ritual, which includes jumping naked into a freezing pond (!) in his post.
“We relaxed in the sauna, profusely sweating while we talked about work or relationships. We passed beers around in the warming pool, sang songs, made fun of each other. One person wore a London bobby hat and nothing else for four hours.”
Inside Lisbon’s Incredible Mercado de Ribiera by Twenty-Something Travel
Obvs, one of the best things about being in a foreign country is sampling all the yummy grub there. Lisbon is a foodie city through and through, and if you are on a tight budget but still want to eat well, you need to make it to the Mercado de Ribiera where you can pick up market bites for pennies. Steph from Twenty-Something Travel gives you the inside track on this post.
“Imagine: a vast cafeteria, the size of a football field, serving up nothing but unique local food items at affordable prices. Imagine most of the vendors here speak English, for ease of ordering, and you can just wander from stall to stall sampling all kinds of dishes.”
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