Oregon Pissup (week of November 11)
Posted at 04:02PM Nov 03, 2008 by geekgal
Tis' the season, as more Thorn Tree-ers plan to gather for a Pissup, this time in Oregon.
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Category: PissUps | Tags: oregon pissups usa
Beyond the rush to Pennsylvania Avenue
Posted at 01:34PM Nov 03, 2008 by geekgal
With all eyes on the White House this week, we asked Lauren, one of www.lonelyplanet.tv’s contributors, to check out life beyond Capitol Hill.
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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: politics usa video washington-dc
National notes
Posted at 02:41PM Oct 20, 2008 by geekgal
Our Thread of the Day starts as a question about a national song, and becomes a fascinating chat about the history and context of national anthems and other words and music that have come to represent us.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: music threadoftheday usa
Cheap thrills in Vegas
Posted at 04:36PM Jul 14, 2008 by geekgal
Sometimes your budget is at odds with the desire to travel, but being thrifty doesn't have to mean boring.
Here one of our favourite video makers tries to get maximum bang for his buck in a city that's better known for taking the money from you.
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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: las-vegas lptv usa video
Find your way on the highway this summer!
Posted at 03:39PM Jul 11, 2008 by geekgal
Travel this summer is all about where you can go nearby that feels far away.
Many travellers don’t bring a map or a guide when they travel locally because they think they know their own backyard, but how quickly we can get lost out there!
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Category: CompetitionsPromosAndDiscounts | Tags: competition driving highway lonelyplanet national-park usa
Thinking twice when meeting the world
Posted at 04:19PM Jul 09, 2008 by geekgal
Stereotypes are infuriating, and too easily encountered. The great thing about travelling it's a way to shake up your own preformed ideas and impressions of a place and its people - and a way to disabuse others of short-sightedness about your own country and culture.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: age america locals threadoftheday usa
No place like home
Posted at 03:33PM Jul 08, 2008 by geekgal
Michael Murphy is a man who really, really, really likes his hometown. His local's eye-view of Seattle, Washington proves that you don't have to fly across the world or travel miles to create a travel video.
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Category: TravellerVideos | Tags: lptv seattle usa video
Driving songs
Posted at 07:07AM Jun 12, 2008 by geekgal
We all have our favourite driving songs, tracks you like to play while motoring along.
A new Thorn Tree user wants a playlist for an upcoming convertible trip through California, but the songs have to refer to places he's passing through. Offer your picks in our Thread of the Day.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: driving music threadoftheday usa
Get your kicks... or don't bother?
Posted at 07:26AM Jun 03, 2008 by geekgal
Get your kicks on Route 66. So goes the famous ditty about America's equally famous driving marathon. But is Route 66 all it's cracked up to be? What can you expect to see if you actually drive it?
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: advice driving route66 threadoftheday traveller usa
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