Travel Voyeur

The European Alps – at the Speed of Sound

2007-03-08T15:19:00Z

Hold on tight as we fly at hundreds of miles per hour across the most famous mountains of the European Alps, a fantastic bird eyes view at high speed of the most majestic mountains.

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This is one of the most spectacular videos you will see of the European Alps from the air. The jet takes off and fly’s low over Europe’s highest mountains, and at points appears to nearly hit some of the peaks. View of Mont Blanc (France and Italy), The Matterhorn (Switzerland & Italy) and a range of glaciated valleys.

Vertigo on The Leaning Tower of Pisa

2007-03-02T08:01:00Z

The Westwood European band tour from the Canada winds its way through Italy in the summer of ‘06, stopping at the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. In this video you’ll get a view of the tower, wind your way up the narrow steps and take in the view from the top.

By Youtube user wildermann.

For more information on the Israel, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Greece 2004 Trip

2007-02-28T08:01:00Z

Nice slideshow of a Los Angeles resident Aaron Salcido’s trip to Greece in 2004. Includes Athens and some Island Hopping. Nice job looping the photos with the great music. Length: 3:48 minutes.

Aaron is Youtube user a2ron83.

For more information on the Greece, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on the Greece.

Las Vegas in Google Earth 3D

2007-02-27T08:01:00Z

If you have not yet downloaded Google Earth and traveled the globe, you’re missing out. This video by Google will demonstrate their new “3D Building” layer by taking you on a tour through the hotels and casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada, in three dimensions. It’s as if you are flying through it yourself. It’s a truly insane program.

This video originates from the gearthblog.com.

To download Google Earth for yourself, go to http://earth.google.com/ They have one free version and two paid versions. The free one gives you the following:

Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.

Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you’ll zoom right in.
Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
Save and share your searches and favorites.

That’s all you really need to fly around the earth, but you can upgrade to Google Earth Plus to add GPS device support, faster performance, the ability to import spreadsheets, and higher resolution printing.

But wait, there more! Need Google Earth for your organization? Google Earth Pro is the ultimate research, presentation, and collaboration tool for location-specific information.

Croatia Slideshow

2007-02-26T08:01:00Z

With its wonderful stretch of Adriatic coast, many consider Croatia as one of the most beautiful parts of Europe with especially with its great weather. The war in the early 1990’s interrupted its booming tourist industry, but it has since come back strongly. Locally called Hrvatska, the country has a great number of national parks, mountains, lowlands beaches and over 1,000 incredible islands.

Created by Youtube user mat17x.

For more information on the Alps, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on the Croatia.

Mountaineering the Alps

2007-02-22T08:01:00Z

A beautiful video that begins with a helicopter taking the mountaineers to the base of the Swiss Alps near the Matterhorn, follows some of their climb, and shows lots of gorgeous scenery. It’s a lot more scenery than mountaineering, but that’s okay—the view is incredible and it’s worth the watch.

Created by Youtube user TheFatElvis72.

For more information on the Alps, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on the Alps.

Nouba Wedding

2007-02-21T08:01:00Z

Join in a Nouba Wedding. The Nouba group populates different parts of Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan, they live mostly on the Nile river banks and they rely on farming and fishing for the most part of their living. The filmmaker believes this particular ceremony was performed by the Egyptian Noubas.

Created by Youtube user mrstep.

Vancouver Timelapse

2007-02-20T08:01:00Z

Awesome, incredible, beautiful, exhilarating, relaxing, brilliant, memorizing. Those are just some of the words that quickly come to mind as I watch this time-lapse video of Vancouver which was taken from the flimmaker’s condo in Yaletown, Vancouver, Canada. He used a simple Canon miniDV cam and using BTV Pro software on his Apple computer.

Created by Youtube user paulngstewart.

For more information on Norway, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on Vancouver.

Simply Beautiful Norway

2007-02-16T08:01:00Z

There’s not much I can say about this video slide show except that it gives you an absolutely gorgeous tour of Norway. Not many photos of any cities or towns, and lots of natural beauty of the country and coastline. Filmed in July 2006, the photos are beautiful and is making me consider traveling there soon.

Created by Youtube user srus.

For more information on Norway, I suggest the Wikipedia Page on Norway.

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Maui Whale Watching

2007-02-15T08:01:00Z

Mark and Shayla get a new boat and away they go off Maui, Hawaii to sound conch shell for whalesong. Serious whales. They warn to not try this video on your own. Whales are very large, intelligent creatures who come to Maui in the winter to spawn. They do not eat while in Maui but go back to Alaska in the summer to eat. You’ll see beautiful scenery, huge whales and “undiscovered” beaches. Spend the ten minutes and relax with this peaceful video.

Made possible by Youtube user kimokekahuna. They say there is a nude beach in here somewhere, but my eyes are not good enough to verify it.

Modern Gonzo Sees the World

2007-02-14T08:01:00Z

Here are some of the adventures of “Modern Gonzo” who take a tour around the world, after he cashed in his insurance money from an accident. Hanggliding, spelunking, crazy people and . it’s not quite the Crocodile Hunter - but there’s plenty of Gonzo madness. He manages to visit 24 countries in five continents in 12 months.

Check out the traveler at moderngonzo.

Preschooler Naming World’s Capitals

2007-02-13T08:01:00Z

Here’s a future traveler that will know where he is going! Watch this little preschooler being quizzed by (I assume) his father on the capitals of the fifty states of the United States of America, and the capitals of the countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and the other Americas. It’s extraordinarily cute and he’s phenomenally smart. You’ll love it. He not perfect, but he comes pretty close. But it doesn’t matter. Once you watch it, you’ll see why I decided to include it. So, worry you don’t get a real travel video today, but I thought you’d enjoy this.

U.S. State Capitals

Other Americas Country Capitals

Asia Country Capitals

Europe Country Capitals

Africa Country Capitals

Made possible by Youtube user krislux. If you click on his link you;ll find other videos of this brilliant kid.

Taj Mahal of India

2007-02-12T08:01:00Z

A great video six minute video of the incredible Taj Mahal. The Tāj Mahal, generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements of Persian and Indian, is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1648. Sit back and enjoy, and hope you get the chance to see it in person some day.

Made possible by Youtube user sgkmuc.

Wikipedia entry for Taj Mahal

At Home in Prague

2007-02-09T08:01:00Z

Here’s a beautifully done film showing some of the most famous places in Prague in the Czech Republic. Wonderful music by Mozart accompanies the video. The filmmaker lives in Sweden, although he longs to live in Praque, creating several films of the city, which we also include on the page once you click through. That’s three films of Prague for you.

Here is a absolutley gorgeous video by the same filmmaker he titles “Autumn in Prague.” Don’t mess with you speakers, there is no sound with this one:

And here is “A Look at Prague” which takes you from morning to night in less than three minutes:

Filmmaker Lars’ Youtube user name is Pragblues.

Wikipedia entry for Prague.

Getting around in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

2007-02-08T08:01:01Z

Here’s a raw video of and by some Americans who traveled to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In this six minute video, you’ll join these tourists as they visit markets and other everyday spots, especially navigating the streets in pedal-power taxis. Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam and is located near the Mekong River delta. The metropolitan area which consists of Ho Chi Minh city metro area, Bien Hoa, Thu Dau Mot and surrounding towns has more than 9 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in Vietnam and Indochina.

The travleler who made the video goes my the Youtube user name ksgdocumentary.

Wikipedia entry for Ho_Chi_Minh_City