Latest at globaltravelpack.com10th February 2010 - Technical problems with globaltravelpack.comDue to an unforeseen problem with our wordpress publisher globaltravelpack is currently experiencing technical problems. All previous blogs written can still be access, although currently no new blogs can be added. We are trying to sort this problem as soon as possible. So save your blogs, and enjoy the ones already there! 2nd March 2009 - Cycle Asia, All for charity!
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Competition WinnerWe are delighted to announce that Emily Patterson won globaltravelpack competition for the best blog of 2008. "Volunteering in Zambia"
Volunteering while abroad has become more and more popular. It provides a great way to give something back and can also be a cost effective way of getting some great travelling experience. For more information on volunteering abroad maybe start here, http://www.projects-abroad.co.uk/! A number of great articles have been posted on globaltravelpack about volunteering, so why not have a look. These include, an article by Derek Turner "How you can change the world through volunteer work" |
globaltravelpack team on their travels! Featured ArticlesSt Louis - Route 66 - November 6th 2008- by Backpacker566
Hitching through Tibet - September 27th 2008- by jclark
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Chris Moore, one of the globaltravelpack.com team, along with four other travellers is taking part in a sponsored 5,000 kilometre cycle across 5 countries in Southeast Asia. As part of their epic around the world trip, this charity bicycle marathon will take them through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and ending in Cambodia. 
globaltravelpack.com has had considerable developement since its launch in June 2008. As part of this developement we have teamed up with web developers "Sociable", to provide the facility to connect to globaltravelpack using your facebook details. This facility links with the globaltravelpack.com application on facebook and will share all your blogs and comment seemlessly between both sites. 
Emily was a clear winner with her blog attracting over 22,000 hits since it was added to the site in July.
We drove into St Louis in a massive hurry after being informed by some friendly locals on the mother road that the St Louis Cardinals (Baseball) were playing and there was an outside chance that we could get tickets and make it to the game on time!
We drove in over the impressive Martin Luther King bridge and into the centre of the spectacular looking city. We spotted an Econo Lodge that was very close to the St Louis Rams stadium and parked up to inquire about the price of a room. We were dissapointed to learn that due to the hotels central location that a room cost $96 a night. A little too pricey for us so we drove to a reccommended nearby hostel.
We managed to finally fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu by arranging an "organised tour" through a company called Greenhill Travel - based in Thamel, they also do all extreme sport trips around the Kathmandu valley area. I think the cost of the flight was about £150 which appears incredibly expensive but in fact was the cheapest option to get into Tibet as any guided organised tours require you fly as a group and then return to Kathmandu as part of the group usually in Land Cruisers. These cost anywhere from $500 to over a $1000 depending on company and duration. Our tour allowed us into Tibet because we were collected by our guide at Lhasa Categories
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