24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites 2015 When we compiled our original list of the 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites, we thought we were creating an index that would be useful for readers and for ourselves. Little did we know it would become the most popular feature we've ever published. We're doing things a little differently in 2017, asking previous winners of the Blogs & Websites feature to nominate their favorite travel sites. We're excited to present the 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites of 2017: Off Assignment Recommended by Jungles in Paris (2015 and 2016 winner) Why they love it: It's a platform for reflective travel writing. Why we love it: The Letters to a Stranger section is equally heartwarming and haunting. Fresh Off the Grid Recommended by Sidetracked (2015) Why they love it: This is the work of Megan McDuffie and Michael Van Vliet as they share their life on the road (in an old Ford Focus) along with fantastic guides and recipes that cater to backpackers, road-trippers, and campers. Carnets de Traverse Roam Magazine
Welcome to GeoWind GeoWind is an open source GIS platform that integrates OGC as implemented in GeoTools within NASA's WorldWind The vision of this effort is the creation of an open geospatial system that enables the scientific modeling process to be closer to a 'real world' experience. Some of the planned and anticipated use cases are querying and mapping available data for modeling problems using OGC web services, stepwise delineation of model parameter, embedded execution of an environmental model and its direct mapping of state variables into a world view, or simply the mapping of spatial/temporal model results in a realistic way that was never possible in the past. GeoWind leverages the following technologies: A Geotools/Worldwind integration library and an API that allows the adaptation of simulation models or modeling frameworks such as OMS. GeoWind is in early development! Feature Overview Resources Usage Note Many features such as saving/loading a view configuration are not implemented yet...
TOP 100 Travel Sites Top 100 Independent Travel Blogs and Websites: Volume 41 We’re Back… with some Changes Fist of all, I apologize for the delay in updating this list. I think it’s been nearly four months since I did an update. The truth is that I’ve been insanely busy. Between my travel magazine, Brendan’s Adventures, my new Youtube travel video channel, and the fact that I’m travelling through West Africa where access to the internet isn’t exactly on every corner, well, let’s just say keeping up has been a struggle. Still, I know how important this list is to some of you so I’ve made sure that I set aside a couple days aside to do the update it again. I’ve made some slight changes to the list but nothing major. What Changes were Made? The truth is that most of the changes won’t be seen here on the top of the list but at the bottom. I decided to chop out any site with an alexa score under 1,000,000. About the Rankings There are about 400 sites still in the math. On to the Rankings Enjoy!
Search and Rescue Help Panels and Controls There are three panels in the application: The main graphics window. See Viewing Controls below for interaction controls. A menu bar and a tool bar located at the top of the window provide access to the application functions, tools and options. Menu bar description From left to right: File - provide options for managing tracks and downloading imagery and elevation data for a particular sector. Tool bar description Track managment - See Track Management. Track Management Loading and saving tracks To load a track from a local file either click on the 'folder' icon in the tool bar, or select the File->Open track file... menu option, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-O. Managing track points A track is made of a list of points each with a geographic position and altitude. To add a position to the current track, right click on the track panel and select "Append New Position to Track" in the context menu. Track extension Extension using the '3D segment plane'. View Modes Mouse
Diary of a Wanderlust | Best travel booking websites that you’ve probably never heard of Hello from snowy Stockholm, Sweden! This past week my mom and I traveled to 6 different countries, stayed in 5 hotels, booked 2 rental cars, took 5 flights, and 4 buses. Sounds super overwhelming and complicated, I know, but through various booking websites, I was able to easily set all of this up through my cell phone only two weeks in advance (some the day of) without having to go through a travel agent! AND got great deals! More and more, online travel sites are taking the place of traditional travel agencies. Here is my top 5 travel websites you should be checking out next time you book! Booking.com I book almost all of my hotel stays through booking.com. Hostelworld.com Before you book your hotel, check out Hostelworld.com and see what’s available. Google.com/flights This is my personal favorite and I am the only one who seems to use it. Go-today.com The website is easy to navigate and has tons of different trip options and itineraries to choose from. Skyauction.com Yapta.com
worldwindrcp - World Wind Geo: A browser for the Geo Web Welcome to World Wind Geo: The Eclipse Geo browser. The Geospatial Web or Geoweb is a relatively new term that implies the merging of geographical (location-based) information with the abstract information that currently dominates the Internet. World Wind Geo is an experimental geo browser built on top of: World Wind Java SDK - : Allows developers to embed World Wind technology in their own applications. Our goal is to close the gap between GIS & SIS (Scientific Information Systems) by incorporating low/med/hi resolution GIS datasets from multiple sources: NASA, MS Virtual Earth, and others with the java NetCDF library for plotting/subsetting capabilities of scientific data. World Wind Geo has the following fetaures: Interactive 3D navigation. You can keep WWGeo up to date by using the eclipse update system: WW Geo bundles the following datasets and features: Virtual Earth Roads.
Cheap Flights & Travel Deals Montreal - Anywhere Frugal Traveler /svc/timestopic/v1/topic.json?limit=10&type=article%2Cblogpost&fq=%28headline%3A%22Frugal+Traveler%22+OR++kicker%3A%22Frugal+Traveler%22%29+AND++-type_of_material%3A%22Caption%22+AND++-type_of_material%3A%22Correction%22+AND++-type_of_material%3A%22List%22+AND++-type_of_material%3A%22Paid+Death+Notice%22+AND++-headline%3A%22Paid+Notice%22+AND++-news_desk%3A%22Society%22& Columns There are more articles available on this topic, but we can't display them here. A $1,000 Day in London for $100 By SETH KUGEL Our traveler, more pauper than prince, still manages to see much of London on a full stomach and a tight budget. September 27, 2015, Sunday Glacier National Park, Through Foreign Eyes Hiking (and camping) in Glacier with a Brazilian environmentalist brings its iceberg-pocked turquoise lakes, bighorn sheep and melting glaciers into ever sharper focus. September 3, 2015, Thursday In Indonesia, a Region Where Death Is a Lure
National Palace Museum - 100 Museums to Visit Before You Die Museums aren't just for people who love art and design. In truth, a museum is a place for anyone who's broadly interested in culture, whether it be their own or that of another people, country, or era. The "museum" is simply the building or vessel from which history, including the history of the present, is contained. Most museums aren't just for browsing artworks and getting a souvenir at the gift shop, though. Many are often a sight to marvel at from outside, featuring architecture that even casual observers can appreciate. Many have community-focused activities, including concerts and workshops, and many more are free of charge or have days where admission is waived. Some on this list are as specific as the Museum of Transportation, the Titanic Museum, and the Simone Handbag Museum, and some are as broad as the Tokyo National Museum and the de Young Museum. If you haven't already gotten the point, a museum can be a fascinating place, and no one is the same as the next.