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Waves Crashing on Playa Bavaro – 10 day Viscape video blog tour of the Dominican Republic -Day 7 -Part 8

Caroline Allison Caroline Allison
June 16th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Nothing is more relaxing than the sound of these waves crashing on Playa Bavaro.   Are these waves soothing enough to put a baby to sleep? Find out- watch this video!

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Affordable Amalfi vacation rentals

Caroline Allison Caroline Allison
June 7th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

We are dreaming up a trip to the Amalfi Coast of Italy and figured….what the heck!  Let’s take a look and see if we can find an affordable Amalfi Coast vacation rental on Viscape.  We were surprised to see that there’s a pretty good selection of vacation rentals for Italy and southern Europe – over [...]

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Cabarete – 10-day Viscape Video Blog Tour of the Dominican Republic – Day 3 – Part 2- Pedro the Amazing Kite Boarder

Caroline Allison Caroline Allison
March 11th, 2009

Filed Under: Travel Tips

Caroline and Dan met the cutest puppy on the beach in Cabarete. Is the little surfer named Norman or Pablo? Is the adorable chihuahua a kite boarder or is he a surfer? Was this little dog – this cute little chihuahua - a competitor in the world kite boarding championships? Find out in this video!

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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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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 University to Host Travel Photography 101

Dorothy Carlow
August 16th, 2008

Filed Under: Event, Travel Tips, What's news at Viscape?

Viscape is all about “Living it, Loving it and Sharing it!“
That’s why we’ve decided to launch Viscape University – a place where kindred travel spirits can connect, share and learn from experts in all kinds of travel related fields. Each week, we’ll host a virtual seminar featuring experts in the fields of travel photography, travel [...]

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Viscape Artist of the Week

Dorothy Carlow
August 14th, 2008

Filed Under: Travel Tips, Viscape Artist of the Week

She loves traveling and writing. She shares her adventures and experiences with witty stories and spontaneous photographs. She believes in the power of community and she believes in connecting with others who share her passions! So, when I first met LNathan in Viscape’s diving and snorkeling discussion group, my very first thought was, “Viscape Artist [...]

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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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Go for the Gold! Part 1

Dorothy Carlow
July 22nd, 2008

Filed Under: Contests, Staff Adventures, Travel Tips

As the world gets ready for this summer’s Olympics in Beijing, the Viscape community of world travelers has already started competing for the gold when it comes to destination reviews! Who will win the coveted prize? Which review will be picked as the BEST review and earn the writer a trip to Key West or [...]

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