#TTOT Round-Up: Once in a Lifetime Travel

Every Tuesday, it's Travel Talk on Twitter! There are two scheduled sessions to join: 9:30am GMT and 9:30pm GMT. Follow the #TTOT hashtag on Twitter and join in on the fun!

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT on "Once in a Lifetime Travel!" 

Q1 via toniwonitravels: If money was no object, where would your 'once in a lifetime' trip take you?

• cookiesound: If money wouldn't be an issue, I'd travel for the rest of my life. That would be the most amazing "once in a lifetime trip"
• elle_croft: The moon
• SwannySA: I'd follow in the footsteps of Charlie and Ewan and take the Long Way Down, Long Way Round... and then hit Antarctica
• jenniferlo_: A Mediterranean tour starting in Cote d'Azur & hitting up all the Greek islands 
• usemobilese: North Korea, and meet the locals
• MzansiGirl: Would love to do an overland Africa trip by public transport
• RachelChaikof: TO THE SPACE!!!!! I want to see the stars, galaxies, and the overview of Earth
• hjortur: To sail up Nile,cont into the jungles,sail Victoria lake,head on to Victoria falls & end in Cape Town
• ivypollock: Castle hopping around Europe

Q2 via marksmayo: Which trips that used to be "once in a lifetime" have now become commonplace?

• nikeshashar: Every journey is unique - but nearly everyone has done the south east corner at least once
• toffeebugs: Middle East. now travellers have been on that region even in Iran
• MalloryOnTravel: I believe some places should always remain hard to reach only for those with the skills necessary to do so
• kirstenjh: Most places. The length of time is more of a luxury now than distance I reckon 
• freakoutoftown: For my age group, Prague. It used to sound so exotic. Now people go there like its the Jersey Shore
• themorningfresh: Trips overseas have become overrated - which is why I'm working to revive the 'once in a lifetime' idea of the American road trip
• onlyapartmentsD: The Camino de Santiago de Compostela
• familyonbikes: The whole RTW thing used to be HUGE! Now it's pretty common

Q3 via nickhealy: Share (and label) a photo of your 'Once in a Lifetime' travel experience 

Yvette Cendes: Mount Everest Base Camp, Tibet side

liz cleere: Sadla Island, Eritrea

Jessalyn Pinneo: Throwing myself off Kawarau Bridge, Queenstown

momeunier: Tahiti

Q4 via mobilelawyer: If you could only travel to one continent from here to the end of (your) time, which one would you choose & why? 

• kelaussie29: Asia - after 15 years exploring it from Iran and Pakistan, to India and SE Asia, it never fails to impress or amaze
• elatlboy: Europe. So many countries, cultures So much history. Great food
• Lozula: Africa, without a doubt. History, wildlife, landscapes, it's got everything
• BudgetTraveller: South America appeals to me ever since I saw Motorcycle Diaries
• beatthebrochure: Europe- so many countries + cultures in 1 continent, never bored
• latinAbroad: Asia - I haven't seen any of it yet. Plus, it includes the Indian subcontinent. DOUBLE WIN
• HomeExchangecom: Haven't been to enough places to answer this! But if I had to pick it'd be Australia because you have New Zealand too
• redheadedtravel: South America - mountains, beaches, amazon, markets, and the locals like a party
• TopdeckTravel: Since NZ isn't really a continent I'm going to go with Oceania

Q5 via RachelChaikof: What was the best travel moment you had that it is impossible to remake?

• JoannaHC: Finding a stranded baby turtle on an empty beach in Queensland and returning it to the water. Didn't have a camera on me. Doh
• JustChuckinIt: Selling everything, quitting my job, and traveling for the first time in my life
• traveldudes: The 1st trip anywhere is just unique & fab. No chance to get the same moment/feeling again
• monaibra: Can't reproduce any of them, but dancing in the rain to a street performer over the Seine in Paris on my honeymoon
• InAForeignLand: Probably cooking over and in a fire with a family in a village in Northern Albania
• WanderlandAlex: Swimming with a whale shark for the first time here in Koh Tao! Get chills thinking about it
• travel_bugg: Waking up in a strange room & not knowing where I am, like just now
• MagsTheBlogger: Watching old couples get up and dance to a live orchestra in the streets of Venice
• KelseyIvey: Drinking a 1974 Stag's Leap Cabernet all thanks to tweet invite to a road trip to Napa
• MalloryOnTravel: Snorkeling with killer whales in Tysford, in the Norwegian Lofoten Islands, mindblowing 
• NewYorkHabitat: Meeting Yoko Ono in Paris was kinda cool
• OrtencaAl: Being offered to marry a man from Timbuktu in exchange for his father's camels

And there you have it, "Once in a Lifetime Travel"!    

Next week's #TTOT topic is: "A Weekend Away!" Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT to chat about all things travel!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

Have YOU got anything to add to the "Once in a Lifetime Travel" discussion? 

© Connie Hum 2012

#TTOT Round-Up: TTOT

Every Tuesday, it's Travel Talk on Twitter! There are two scheduled sessions to join: 9:30am GMT and 9:30pm GMT. Follow the #TTOT hashtag on Twitter and join in on the fun!

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT on "TTOT and its First Year Anniversary!" 

Q1 via economy_carhire: Has #TTOT ever explicitly inspired you to travel somewhere?

• HipTraveler: #TTOT inspires me to grab my passport and explore the world. Just travel for travel's sake. Everywhere is on my list!
• Roopunzel: Def helped spur my desire to see Northern Lights - the more I talk about it the more I gotta do it! SOON!
• redhunttravel: #TTOT helped create my desire to head to the Faroe Islands
• kelseyivey: #TTOT adds to my travel bucket list weekly. Can't wait to take some of the trips I've learned about
• meljbel: It's brought a few places to mind in my home country that I had never thought of visiting, plus made lots more mates
• roniweiss: Writing my own answers on #TTOT has made me want to revisit places that I've already been

Q2 via thearcticnomad: What's the most bizarre/unusual place you've done #TTOT from?

• kelaussie29: I try and tweet from the classroom if I'm teaching on Tuesdays, difficult but so far successful as I get my students involved
• MalloryOnTravel: Usually with my head in the clouds planning the next epic adventure
• hjortur: Well, I'm sitting in my car now in a snowstorm at the roots of Eyjafjallajokull volcano. How's that?
• TheAlexLop: Two words. Airplane. BATHROOM!! BLAM
• TravelBlogAgain Sadly, nowhere unusual. Just my boring desk job
• bpmojo: Pretending to take notes in an important meeting, but tweeting about bad bathroom experiences instead 

Q3 via ae_carhire: What do you get from #TTOT?

• kymri: Friends who inspire, and find inspiration without attitude. We all love travel, that's what it's all about
• LandLopers: Meeting awesome people from around the world and talking about my favorite subject, travel
• Inga_Ros: A platform to share my own advice, stories, pics etc. with like minded people who appreciate them
• megamondotravel: #TTOT has connected me with people I never would have known and opened hidden doors I never knew were closed
• FionaHilliard:  Best thing is chatting with people as enthusiastic about travel as I am and remembering past trips
• easyJetHolidays: Being part of amazing travel community of lovely people who want to share advice & even embarrassing stories
• nomadicchick: Friendship, laughs and inspiration. And the chance to sift thru travel memories

Q4 via fourjandals: What can be done to improve #TTOT?

• santafetraveler: More questions, less time between
• HostelBookers: This ones easy... MAKE #TTOT LONGER!!
• 25travels: I like #TTOT as it is now - no complaints
• roniweiss: Sometimes I forget that you can write funny answers, too... Not everything needs to be serious. Creativity is king
• Zimo1984: More pictures!
• MalloryOnTravel: Anybody else think #TTOT could make a awesome travel conference all of its own?

Q5 via traveldudes What topic would you like to discuss in future?

• foodieintl: More culinary adventure travel! I can talk food forever
• Inga_Ros: Theme parks. Yes, I´m being serious
• chimeratravel: With the Olympics coming up this year, maybe something Olympics-related?
• middleseatview: How about active travel? Cycling vacations, kayaking trips, hiking excursions
• 25travels: Booze from around the world
• Xplore724: Nature travel: travel to National parks, Galapagos, etc

And there you have it, "TTOT and its First Year Anniversary"!    

Next week's #TTOT topic is: "Once in a Lifetime Travel!" Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT to chat about all things travel!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

Have YOU got anything to add to the "TTOT and its First Year Anniversary" discussion? 

© Connie Hum 2012

#TTOT Round-Up: Landmarks

Every Tuesday, it's Travel Talk on Twitter! There are two scheduled sessions to join: 9:30am GMT and 9:30pm GMT. Follow the #TTOT hashtag on Twitter and join in on the fun!

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT on "Landmarks!" 

Q1 via mapthegap: What's the most unusual landmark you've seen?

• hyperren: The bit of the Berlin Wall with all the chewed up gum on it. Fascinating, yet gross
• OliOrtiz7: For me it has to be the Sagrada Familia! Still being built after so many years! And unusual looking
• TravelingEditor: The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao - an architectural mystery
• WillingFoot: The fingers coming out of the sand in Punta del Este, Uruguay
• ilivetotravel: The monkey head "statue" next to the bridge in Heidelberg
• kitwhelan: The golden, flaming poo in Japan is super weird
• mrwhitepatch: Monument of a garlic in Bauang, La Union, Philipines

Q2 via Tours_By_Locals: What landmark would you most like to be photographed in front of?

• davfel: The pyramids and sphinx in Giza
• _kateandrews: No doubt, the Bolivian Salt Flats. Nothing funnier than messing with perspective
• XperienceEg: Somewhere under water! probably the Thistlegorm near Sharm 
• latinAbroad: Me leaning on the Tower of Pisa. Cheesy, I know...but...but... 
• MalloryOnTravel: Whatever is left of the 'old station' and South Pole 'flag' would do as the most desirable landmark to me 
• MiddleSeatView: The Treasury in Petra - I'll get there someday
• raelinn_doty: Oooooh Machu Picchu would be awesome
• travelwithkat: I'd like to be photographed at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro! Although I'd rather be taking the photograph
• magellanpr: It would have to be the amazing Taj Mahal, India - an iconic landmark! 

Definitely one of MY favorite travel photos!

Q3 via utour: What's the most over-rated landmark in your experience?

• elle_croft: I've never found a landmark itself to be overrated, but the crowds and tourist traps surrounding them can tarnish an experience 
• MyDLondon: The Hollywood Walk of Fame
• lethers: The London Eye
• mikix10: The Statue of Liberty in New York... and the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen
• CeceMelinda: Stonehenge was kind of disappointing - mostly because you can't get very close anymore
• MirandasTravels: I'm gonna say it...Notre Dame. It pales in comparison to La Sainte Chapelle just down the street 
• the_HoliDaze: Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras. Fun for a few minutes, then boring, then annoying
• NicoleTravelBug: Harbour Bridge and Opera House are over rated in my books
• packDsuitcase: The Leaning Tower was pretty overrated... too many tourists and it's a bit in the middle of nowhere

Q4 via TravelBlggr: What landmark best represents its city? Why?

• kelaussie29: The Taj Mahal, The Gateway to India, The Golden Temple in Amritsar and the streets areas of Mumbai - beauty and poverty all mixed
• travel_edits: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow - so Russian and folksy- fairytale looking
• davfel: Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco 
• JustTravelous: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin - played an important role in every different part of it's turbulent history
• travelFLA: I would say landmark Niagara Falls is pretty representative of the city Niagara Falls
• the_HoliDaze: The canals of Venice, Italy
• WindstarCruises: The way the Acropolis resides over Athens - a symbol of its past overlooking its future
• GreenGlobalTrvl: The Statue of Liberty, for many immigrants it's so much more than a landmark. It's a symbol of opportunity
• thearcticnomad: Hong Kong sky line at night, because Hong Kong is amazing at night

Q5 via utour: What landmark you've visited deserves to be better-known than it is?

• lizcleere: Sadla Island, Eritrea. Quite simply the most spectacular desert island in the Red Sea
• Zimo1984: The old city of Palmyra in Syria, and the Crak du Chevaliere
• bYY4: Mount Bromo in Indonesia. It's a caldera inside another caldera. And It's still active. Amazing
• TheTripologist: Anything in South Korea. It's an awesome country to travel in, but everyone goes to China or Japan
• traveldudes: Plitvice National Park, Croatia, one of the most beautiful natural sights in Europe 
• beatthebrochure: Maspalomas Sand Dunes in Gran Canaria - there is nothing insignificant about them and the beaches on the other side are perfect
• happy_rambler: Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria - a true fairytale castle
• wanderplex: The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia - amazing but so few tourists go
• earthXplorer: The Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Itlay - burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile & Rossini

And there you have it, "Landmarks"!     

Next week's #TTOT topic is: "TTOT!" Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT to chat about all things travel!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

Have YOU got anything to add to the "Landmarks" discussion? 

© Connie Hum 2012

#TTOT Round-Up: Camping Travel

Every Tuesday, it's Travel Talk on Twitter! There are two scheduled sessions to join: 9:30am GMT and 9:30pm GMT. Follow the #TTOT hashtag on Twitter and join in on the fun!

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT on "Camping Travel!" 

Q1 via mcmedia: Advice for non-campers to get the most out of camping.

• CaptainandClark: Make sure your sleeping bag is warm enough. No one likes to freeze in their sleep
• retrotraveller: Sound carries... snoring and other things! Take some ear plugs
• SaraKateTravel: Don't be afraid of...the dark, but also nature!! There may be spooky noises but not *all* of them are made by ferocious creatures
• MalloryOnTravel: A good Thermarest or equivalent self-inflating mattress is the campers best friend, comfortable insulation
• hjortur: Don't take yourself so seriously. Put down the mask, laugh at your messed up hair, wrinkled clothes and enjoy

Q2 via traveldesigned: What is your funniest/disastrous camping story?

• FreakOutOfTown: Watching my camper come loose and roll away behind the car
• Inga_Ros: When we poisoned our own and the neighbors kids by roasting marshmallows over toxic logs
• TheMinuteTour: Didn't think we'd need to worry about rain, so didn't put up the 2nd layer of the tent. at 4 am: HAIL
• RunawayBrit: Not my story but my dad once woke up in a tent with a toad lodged in his armpit
• TravelingEditor: Camped in a field of sheep that liked leaping onto tent-shaped hay mounts - and presumably hay mount-shaped tents 

Q3 via ae_carhire: Ever woke up w/ something in your tent that shouldn't have been there?

• JauntingKerrs: Hillbillies tried to break down our camper door complaining the internet was down & couldn't do online poker
• foodieintl: Bugs and lizards, but really, they SHOULD be there. My tent was on their turf
• laranicotra: Luckily not INSIDE, but lots of QUOKKAS outside the tent on Rottnest Island, Australia
• LandingStanding: 5 Inches of snow in the summer
• crozul: Yes, a stranger! And when we camped in Egypt, a camel
• thomaswingham: A snake...of the non-poisonous kind...tried to snuggle up with me once. Not my type

Q4 via SandraFoyt: What is the one extravagance that you must have on camping trips?

• KevinMims: For summer camping, give hammocks a try - so comfy! The shelter itself can be considered an luxury
• Annora: Butter for my fresh fish and toilet roll
• jbranigan: Good wine & cheese and a nice crusty bread
• retrotraveller: Extravagance - pimped my bed roll by buying gold blanket & pillow in Xinjiang market China
• HotelPRGuy: 500 thread count sleeping bag. Luxe baby
• AboutLondon: A hotel

Q5 via mapthegap: What's your favourite camp-side food?

• BespokeTravels: Smores, always
• jayne_a_broad: Grilled whatever meat, rice, veggies, and spices
• foodieintl: Everything tastes better around a campfire. I love warm runny eggs on fire-toasted bread
• HipTraveler: Grilled cheeseburgers, roasted marshmallows/smores (and anything served on safari)
• jbranigan: Freshly caught fish is always great, but unreliable, at least in my family
• flyingwithfish: Grilled chicken and what-ever-you've-got soup
• shelleyduff: Instant coffee, can't live without my caffeine
• LandingStanding: S'mores with Resse's Peanut Butter Cups... EPIC

And there you have it, "Camping Travel"!     

Next week's #TTOT topic is: "Landmarks!" Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT to chat about all things travel!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

Have YOU got anything to add to the "Camping Travel" discussion? 

© Connie Hum 2012

#TTOT Round-Up: Architecture Travel

Every Tuesday, it's Travel Talk on Twitter! There are two scheduled sessions to join: 9:30am GMT and 9:30pm GMT. Follow the #TTOT hashtag on Twitter and join in on the fun!

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT talk about "Architecture Travel!" 

Q1 via bevshemaine: What is your favorite architectural style & which country represents it best?

• PollyEJHolidays: I love Art Deco, particularly in New York. It's sleek and impressive
• AdelaideTrip: I love the Parisian Gothic. Gargoyles anyone?
• toffeebugs: Japan has nice architectural structures especially the old houses in Kyoto and Nara
• sudhamathew: In India, I love Rajasthani havelis and old Kerala wooden houses
• SaraKateTravel: I really like Baroque & Gothic, & both Prague and Krakow have stunning examples of such styles. Can wander their streets for days
• cookiesound: The architecture of Angkor Wat in Cambodia fascinates me every time I'm there
• NvGtravels: I've got a passion for Islamic architecture and have seen the most incredible examples in Uzbekistan
• TheAlexLop: Gaudi, Barcelona. You feel like you're walking through gingerbread houses made of dragon bones

Q2 via christinahegele: Which city is best for marrying architectural style with surrounding landscape?

• mapthegap: It's not a city - but the Great Wall of China is beautiful in the surrounding landscape
• Roopunzel: The architecture of Petra definitely has been able to marry into its surroundings well 
• monaibra: Amalfi coast in Italy does this beautifully! Especially Positano!
• TendToTravel: Bali. No doubt. Those cool green paddy fields with the thatched rood. Vernacular architecture at its best
• theridingdutch: Kuala Lumpur also blends nice with the hills and the rainforest, there's green everywhere you walk
• ElleninTurkey: Amsterdam. The architecture and the canals are a perfect match. Every step brings another photo op
• JauntingKerrs: Love the heavy wooden alpine structures in the Alps -- they look so sturdy and cozy

Q3 via LizJarvisUK: What is the most breathtaking/memorable building you've seen on your travels? 

• chowandchatter: Has to be Taj Mahal
• roniweiss: La Sagrada Familia is pretty nuts, right?
• bpmojo: It's not a building, it's a group of building, but hey! Machu Picchu
• MalloryOnTravel: The monansteries of Meteora took my break away  
• nomadicchick: Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Hands down! 
• TheMinuteTour: I've never seen it, but have always wanted to see the Burj Al Arab
• traveldudes: The Hong Kong skyline seems a bit like one huge building
• whereisyvette: That would be the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Just jaw-dropping
• EuroTravelog: Brunelleschi's Dome in Florence, Italy

Q4 via christinahegele: Show us your best example of architecture travel in a picture! 

London, earthXplorer

Florence, packDsuitcase

 

Barcelona, kelaussie29

Sedlec Ossuary in Czech Republic, easyJetHolidays

Q5 via HotelPRGuy: Which hotel has the most unique architectural style?

• MyDestination: Underwater hotel in Fiji!
• cookiesound: Gibbon tree house in Laos. Sleeping 60m above ground is not for faint hearted
• waegook_tom: I'd have to say the cave hostels in Goreme, Cappadocia, are pretty unique - even if a bit damp 
• kymri: The Zhiwa Ling in Paro, Bhutan
• dogjaunt: My vote = dangling tree house "orbs" on Vancouver Island

And there you have it, "Architecture Travel"! 

Next week's #TTOT topic is: "Camping Travel!" Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT to chat about all things travel!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

Have YOU got anything to add to the "Architecture Travel" discussion? 

© Connie Hum 2012