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Tour of a cigar shop – 10 day Viscape video blog tour of the Dominican Republic – Day 9- Part 4

Caroline Allison Caroline Allison
July 8th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Caroline helps to hand-make cigars in Santo Domingo.  Caroline learns how to wrap and put cigars into a press.  Does Caroline finish making her cigar?  Does she get to sample the cigar?  Which is the best tasting – the cherry or chocolate?   Watch the video to find out!

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Cabarete – 10-day Viscape Video Blog Tour of the Dominican Republic – Day 3 – Part 6 – Lobster Waves Goodbye

Caroline Allison Caroline Allison
March 13th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Crazy giant lobster.  WOW.  Caroline and Dan meet a lobster fisherman at Jose O’Sheas.  Who will get to eat this giant catch for dinner?  Does a friend buy the lobster from a fisherman right there on the spot or do Caroline and Dan swoop it up? Find out what happens to the lobster.  Watch the video!  Stay [...]

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Don’t Miss Tonight’s Travel Writer Meet-up of the YEAR! Both Aspiring & Established Writers Welcome!

Dorothy Carlow
March 3rd, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Love to travel? Love writing? Are you thinking about starting a travel writing career?  Well, if so, then you absolutely can’t afford to miss tonight’s virtual travel writer meet-up of the year!  We still have a few spaces left, but sign-up is on a first come, first serve basis, so send a quick email to [...]

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Raving Reviews – Rio De Janeiro

Dorothy Carlow
February 18th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

A lot of folks have been inquiring about Viscape’s Be a “Travel Writer Contest.” Questions, questions, questions! Like: When is the contest over? What does it take to win? Where do I enter? What should I write about? Answers, answers, answers! The contest is over when Viscape reaches 1,000 reviews. Currently, Viscape has over 400 [...]

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Crazy Cool Globetrotters

Dorothy Carlow
October 18th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips, Vacation Rental Places, What's news at Viscape?

We wish we could travel all the time. But until that day comes (and money finally starts growing on trees), we’ll keep reading Viscape’s crazy good destination reviews (submitted by members of the Viscape community) and our favorite travel blogs to get away from everyday life. Here are five travel blogs we like:

Traveling Mamas: When it comes to [...]

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Where in the World is Jessica Nunemaker?

Dorothy Carlow
September 12th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips, Viscape Artist of the Week

Ever considered zig-zagging across the country in pursuit of the perfect place to live?  Well, Jessica Nunemaker, our fearless “Viscape Artist of the Week,” did just that.  Her life started in a small town in the Midwest and, like many small town kids, she couldn’t wait to escape—to get out and see the world.  Her [...]

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Go for the Gold: Part 3

Dorothy Carlow
August 22nd, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

In the spirit of Olympic competition, here’s a little trivia:
Trivia Question #1: What do Xiao Qin, Yang Wei, Jason Lezak, Stephanie Rice, Felicity Galvez and Michael Phelps all have in common?
Answer: They are multiple gold medal winners of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Trivia Question #2: What do Jessica_Nunemaker, The_Colonel, Shanimal44 and Shereshe all have in [...]

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Viscape to host Travel Writers’ Virtual Meet-up

Dorothy Carlow
August 1st, 2008

Filed Under: Event, Travel Tips, Travel Writing

Travel writing is an extremely competitive field. It takes more than packing a bag and hopping on a plane to land big travel writing contracts. How do you convince editors that you have something unique to say about a big city like Paris or something important to write about the small beach town of Outer Banks, North Carolina? [...]

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Now is Your Chance…

Dorothy Carlow
June 5th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips

…to be a travel writer!  Entering to win is super easy and fun.   Click below for details!

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