http://travelingg.com Discover new countries with Traveling G Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:03:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fruit Loops - take a hike! Fruit Roll-Ups - they're yesterday's news! The latest, greatest Slovakian fruit sensation is Bag O' Fruit With A Nail In It. Doesn't that look delicious? In search of sustenance I made my way to the supermarket and bought what seemed to be an ordinary healthy snack. ... http://travelingg.com/fruity-nails/ While in India I rented a car with a driver to take me around to see the Taj Mahal and nearby cities. As we were driving along to the next city, a bear jumped out in the middle of the road and put his claws up! My driver ... http://travelingg.com/bearjacked/ Ah, yes, Croatia is indeed a beautiful land, and very sunny. I had a fantastic time walking atop the city walls that encircle Dubrovnik... so fantastic that I even left my badly-needed sunglasses on a ledge while I was taking these cool pictures.   The sunglasses were good ones that I ... http://travelingg.com/sunglasses-poem/ A mystical Japanese temple beyond the country's ancient capital holds a secret force so compeling, so inspiring, so hungry...for your ice cream.     Nara, Japan - a 1,000 year old wooden temple protected by 1,000 Hungry Mini Deer! [caption id="attachment_31" align="aligncenter" width="338" caption="I want your cookie!"][/caption] My only weapon is the delicious Deer Cookie... ... http://travelingg.com/japanese-deer/ If you'd tried learning a language before and met with limited results, the first piece of advice I'd suggest is to stop what you've been doing and try a different approach. There are many methods available for language learning, but most involve either memorization or disjointed vocabulary that won't help you ... http://travelingg.com/language-learning/ Yes, apparently this IS the famous Sri Lankan Elephant "Lakshmi" from the Tarzan movie. I wonder if she signs autographs?   http://travelingg.com/sri-lanka-elephants/ During my latest year-long trip around the world, the new friends I'd meet would always be surprised that all I brought with me was a standard-size carry-on bag, which I rarely pay more than $20. I get the largest carry-on size the store has and make sure that the wheels ... http://travelingg.com/packing-light/ Croatia has an amazingly beautiful coastline filled with spectacularly designed Venetian cities. For over 1,000 years Venice was its own country and stretched down the Croatian coast. Perhaps you'd heard that Marco Polo was from Venice, some scholars say he was from the city of Venice, but in ... http://travelingg.com/croatias-coast/