Travelling off-the-beaten-track destinations, chronicled at https://xitter.cf/t.co/BZLcPoJzVT. Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. #travel #adventure #writing
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Planning a trip to Brazil’s peerless Iguaçu Falls? Here’s your ‘how to’ guide, full of maps, photos, web links and great advice!
#Iguazu #Iguacu #FozdoIguaçu stujarvis.com/2020/12/08/igu…
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Just back from a month travelling Brazil with my wife and our 6 month old. Didn't catch #Covid. Didn't see another #tourist. Had a great time. Here's our thought process behind the trip and a little of what we experienced: stujarvis.com/2020/12/27/how…
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For anyone heading to this week's #Voodoo Festival in #Benin, my trip notes from last year should help ensure you don't miss a beat: wp.me/p6TVth-17P
#FeteduVodoun #travel #Africa #beliefs
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Disproportionately pleased to have provided some images, text and info for the recently published @BradtGuides to #Gabon. – at Gabon
I’m normally a fan of geo-tagging photos, to make #travel easier. Not the location of endangered animals whilst on #safari, however: “Tourists’ safari selfies get lots of likes ... from poachers”
thetimes.co.uk/article/touri…
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“Gatwick trial cuts plane boarding time by 10%.” Assumes everyone is at the gate on time? 🤔 bbc.co.uk/news/business-5021…
“Your lost bag is one of 150,000, BA tells honeymooner.” I’ve penned an amusing blog post on this very subject - ‘Our Epic Bordeaux Wedding Fail.’ Good to know we are not alone!
thetimes.co.uk/article/efd47…
@AMTCoffee I was admiring your, “proof og age,” typo this morning at Kings Cross station. Then I tried to read the full sentence. 🙈😬 #plainenglish #grammar #spellcheck #proofread
I see this all too often when I travel: photographers swarming and invading animal - and human - habitats to get ‘the shot’:
thetimes.co.uk/article/1c49d…
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Missing my fav - the #TransGabon Jungle Express! Now there’s a train journey, @CNTraveler!
“The 10 Best Train Journeys in the World” cntraveller.com/gallery/best…
Looks like my best kept secret - the amazing beaches on #Colonsay - is a secret no more!
cntraveller.com/gallery/best…
Interesting debate: “KLM flight attendant tells mum to 'cover yourself' while breastfeeding child”
news.sky.com/story/klm-fligh…
For anyone heading to #Ladakh in northern #India: “Dispute between #Leh, #Manali taxi operators hits tourism” Tribune India tribuneindia.com/news/himach…
This is slightly off the topic of #travel but there are parallels in the sector. The story genuinely saddens me. theguardian.com/technology/2…
The most extraordinary story: A passenger on an @AirCanada flight fell asleep and was not woken by flight crew or cleaners after landing and was locked onboard for the night?!
independent.co.uk/travel/new…
Surely they can leverage their 34k followers a little more creatively than this?!
"Instagram influencer lambasted for using GoFundMe to pay for a holiday": independent.co.uk/life-style…
Based on the @BBCNews article, @fodorstravel and @SingaporeAir took a remarkably cavalier approach to what remains an incredibly sensitive issue:
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-i…
I’ve just added the #AI #AmazonPolly to narrate all the articles and posts on stujarvis.com. Take a listen - I’m intrigued to hear your views...
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