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Secrets of the Louvre for the Savvy Traveler

30/4/2014

 

No trip to Paris is complete without a visit to the Louvre. Learn all our travel secrets - including the entrance to the Louvre everyone forgets. Updated 2023.

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Entrance to the Louvre: Get to dramatic sculpture and an equally lovely ceiling at the Louvre. Paris TurnipseedTravel.com
Dramatic sculpture and an equally lovely ceiling at the Louvre.
When you think about "secrets" at the Louvre, you probably imagine some dark and mysterious tales, straight from the Da Vinci Code.  But the secrets I'm about to share - like the entrance to the Louvre that everyone forgets about -are lot more travel friendly than anything Dan Brown created! 

The Louvre is one of my favourite places in all of Paris. And I'm not alone. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's the most famous, the most spectacular art gallery in the world. But it's so much more than that! It's also a museum, a piece of royal history, and a medieval fortress. At times, it's been the most crowded place I've ever experienced and I've also been completely alone in several rooms.  

If your trip to Paris includes a visit to the Louvre - and it absolutely should - here are some insider secrets to help you get the most out of your visit. 

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Guesthouse Review: Yangon's Mother Land Inn 2

28/4/2014

 

You've hit the travelling mother-load at Mother Land Inn 2

Motherland Inn 2 in Yangon exterior shot of guesthouse
Nothing has even looked so lovely to me as the MLI2
Have you ever been so happy to see a place that you nearly cried? In truth, it wouldn't have mattered what Mother Land Inn 2 looked like, or how friendly the staff were, or how comfortable the rooms were. We rolled into Yangon after the worst travel experience of our lives, 20 hours of pure misery on the overnight train from Bagan. It was a bone jarring, flesh bruising, filth accumulating experience and MLI2 appeared to us like a mirage, then an oasis.

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Golfing at The Bear - A Jack Nicklaus Masterpiece in Traverse City, Michigan

27/4/2014

 

Will Ryan's review convince you to golf The Bear - or scare you away?

The Bear
"You might want to lay up here", I was told by an old hand as we were on the course.
"I'm sorry, I can't do that. I didn't come to The Bear to play safe" I replied.  
Based on my results, I should have listened. 
Based on the challenge, I'm glad I didn't.

On June 7, 1985, a very special venue was opened at Grand Traverse Resort to golfers living in, or traveling to, Traverse City, Michigan. That was the day The Bear opened. And like the course architect, Mr. Jack Nicklaus himself, the course has aged very, very well.

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Hotel Review: Paris' Hotel Academie

17/4/2014

 

5 star location, 3 star room. And the bathroom? Oh my stars!

Standard room Hotel Academie Paris TurnipseedTravel.com
Welcome to our standard room. Yep, this is the ENTIRE room!
Every writer - and perhaps every single visitor - dreams of a cozy nest to call their own in Paris.  Even the most humble of Parisian hotels can't help but be romantic. All you need to do is look out the window and you'll find a reason to swoon!  I've been searching for a while for a "go-to" hotel in Paris and therefore, with a few romantic flutters in my writing soul, I was keen to try the Hotel Academie. 

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Packing for Prickly Situations

9/4/2014

 

Packing should be a pleasure, not a pain! Here are our best tips to help you pack and prepare for tricky situations.

Pile of clothing waiting to be packed on a bedPicture
Everything but the kitchen sink! Bonus points if you can spot the cat.
Packed suitcase in the spare bedroom Picture
With a little luck, it all fits!
Playing around with the contents of my backpack is a well known favourite hobby of mine. Show me a 3-1-1 kit that needs reorganizing and I'll show you a rockin' Friday night! But not everyone feels the same way - in fact, most people hate packing! While I'd like to say they don't know how much fun they're missing, the truth is that there are a lot of seriously un-fun things about packing. Strict rules, tight restrictions, so many packing "gadgets" that don't actually work, and so many challenging destinations - no wonder people hate packing! 
Travel bloggers are no exception to packing frustrations, but fortunately their pain and past experience is your gain! I asked 8 travel bloggers to share their best packing tips, accumulated over years of experience.  So if you are driving from London to Mongolia, packing a carry on bag for Antarctica, smuggling a bicycle half way around the world, trying to look fancy on a cruise or backpacking bar, or just trying to keep organized, their stories are sure to help. 

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Travel Gear Review: Osprey Porter 46 Backpack

8/4/2014

 

The Osprey Porter 46 is one of the most popular travel packs on the market.... Here's our honest review of this backpacks pros and cons.

Close Up Osprey Porter 46 Black backpack. TurnipseedTravel.com
I appreciate the dark colors and the fact that it doesn't look like a typical pack.
Packing obsessed? Who, me? Maybe just a little! I'm constantly in search of the perfect bag and, at one point, I thought I had found it. In a previous post, I wrote that I was thrilled to have discovered the Osprey Porter 46 - but now that I've traveled with it for over a year, how do I feel? ​

The Osprey Porter 46  is the absolute lightest pack I've found. It weighs about 1.2 kilograms, much less than traditional backpacks and significantly less than conventional carry on suitcases. A big travel pet peeve of mine is "ultra light" carry on bags that actually weigh closer to 10 lbs! Carry on weight restrictions are increasingly enforced and this bag's tiny weight is a huge asset.

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Communists, Canyons, Cactus, and Colours: A Las Vegas Photo Essay

7/4/2014

 

There's as much to see off the strip as there is on the strip.

Las Vegas is one of the most photographed cities in the world and the famous landmarks of The Strip are instantly recognizable. But Las Vegas has much more to offer than casinos and hotels and I hope my photographs capture the unique beauty of this fascinating city.
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The swirling colors and designs of Freemont Street of old Las Vegas.
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Celtic music at Nine Fine Irishmen in New York, New York.

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