Picture of the Week

Picture of the Week

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by awanderluster.

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Some Egypt shots from didmouman stood out in our Flickr pool, and upon further inspection, we found a few albums of amazing photos from his time in this magical country. We couldn’t narrow it down to one, so this week’s Picture of the Week is actually a few!

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Traveller’s Notes – Jonathan and the Climb to the Top of Africa

Traveller’s Notes – Jonathan and the Climb to the Top of Africa

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by awanderluster.

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Aside from Twitter, one of our favourite ways of sharing information and travel stories from around the world, we’ve got a few other places we hang out online. Are we connected on Facebook? Have you checked out our Youtube channel? Added some photos from your travels to our Flickr group? And been looking for travel [...]

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From Cover to Cover – Saris on Scooters

From Cover to Cover – Saris on Scooters

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by gapadventures.

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We love travel related books (of course!) around here. When the latest paperback, compliments of Dundern Press, made it’s way into Base Camp, Gapper Allie was the first to get her hands on it. Saris on Scooters by Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos is a fascinating read about how microcredit is changing village India. Here’s Allie’s recap of [...]

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Meet a CEO – Greg Snell

Meet a CEO – Greg Snell

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by gapadventures.

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We’re taking you behind the scenes to meet some of the Gappers that help make the magic happen here at Gap Adventures. Meet this week’s Gapper, Base Camp CEO Greg Snell.

How long have you been a part of Gap Adventures?
I have been working with Gap Adventures at the Base Camp in Toronto for just [...]

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Galapagos – In Search of the Giants

Galapagos – In Search of the Giants

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Shop Talk.

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Michael Kappel, CEO at our Calgary Concept Store, recently returned from a Gap Adventures trip to the Galapagos. Check out his video highlights and recap below:

When I first thought about going to the Galapagos, I actually questioned myself – “Will I be bored?”
My first thoughts were that I would be walking around an eco friendly [...]

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Nomadic Matt says Viva Italia!

Nomadic Matt says Viva Italia!

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by gapadventures.

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World traveller and successful travel blogger Matt Kepnes, also known as Nomadic Matt, has been close to the Gap Adventures family for more than a few years. When first deciding to set out to see the world, Matt first ventured to Costa Rica on a Gap Adventures trip. Since that trip, Matt has been exploring [...]

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Turning Pages for Planeterra

Turning Pages for Planeterra

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by gapadventures.

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How do you create happiness and community, while recycling and raising money for charity, all at the same time? Run a second-hand book fair for Planeterra!
The staff at Gap Adventures in our Melbourne office, which is affectionately known as The Outpost, collected pre-loved books from friends, family, past travellers, travel agents and the general public [...]

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Love at First Listen! Music by Country, Vol.1

Love at First Listen! Music by Country, Vol.1

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by awanderluster.

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Smells, tastes and sounds are just a few of the things that take us back to a certain moment in time and to the memories of the places we’ve been. While we can’t always just whip up a delicious meal of Gujarati thali, that thin and perfectly crispy Margherita pizza, or melt in your month [...]

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WE CAN FEEL IT – AND IT IS AYOBA!

WE CAN FEEL IT – AND IT IS AYOBA!

Posted on 30. Jun, 2010 by gapadventures.

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Week three of the World Cup in South Africa and the energy is still high! With the remaining teams battling it out to get to the semi-finals, Carolina, our resident World Cup expert in Johannesburg, has provided us with another great recap of the atmosphere in the country. This time, she brings us coverage of [...]

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