Category: Videos
Travel video of the week: The Stone Stockmen, Melbourne, Australia
By Paul Johnson on Dec 13, 2018 in Attractions, Australia, Going Out, Oceania, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos
Enjoy street art? Next time you’re in Melbourne, Australia, look up The Stone Stockmen. These living statues (or rather – living statue – since just one of them is real) delight and intrigue their audiences with shows that include stone props, slow motion, magic and crowd participation. Find him at Melbourne’s Burke Street Mall. If 
Travel video of the week: The Maldives in 4K
Watch this spectacular 4K video of the Maldives, totally shot with the DJI Inspire 1 aerial platform. This is Patrice Gaucher’s inaugural video with the Inspire 1 and we think he did a pretty amazing job putting together this beautiful two-minute production. If you would like to subscribe to our own YouTube channel, please do
Travel video of the week: Inside the most isolated country in the world
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is perhaps the least known country in the world today. Based on a political ideology known as ‘Juche’, the socialist government controls every source of information and the national leader, Kim Jong-un, preserves the peace and defends the state’s historical, spiritual and cultural heritage. It’s hard to overestimate the
Travel video of the week: The world's shortest commercial flight (just 80 seconds!)
By Paul Johnson on Nov 15, 2018 in Air Travel, Europe, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Videos, Western Europe
Got a tight 80 seconds to spare? It’s all the time you need to fly commercial across the Orkney Islands. The word’s shortest nonstop flight is a tiny hop between the islands of Westray and Papa Westray in the United Kingdom, a mere 1.7 miles (2.7 km) apart. For the past 50 years, Scottish airline 
Travel video of the week: David Yarrow reveals his photography secrets
By Paul Johnson on Nov 08, 2018 in Adventure Travel, Photography, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos
David Yarrow has built an unrivalled reputation for capturing the beauty of the planet’s remote landscapes,tribes and endangered animals. He is now widely regarded as the UK’s best selling fine-art photographer of his genre and has become an inspiration for photographers all over the world. His Encounter Collection was exhibited in Hong Kong, New York 
Travel video of the week: Vienna from an eagle eye's view
By Paul Johnson on Nov 01, 2018 in Austria, Europe, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe
Watch the spectacular 360-degree video of Vienna from the perspective of an eagle, a product of Red Bull Media House for the Vienna Tourist Board. A world premiere – equipped with a 360-degree camera, the eagles flew over Vienna to capture impressive moving images of the city. Vienna’s beauty can only be seen to its 
Travel video of the week: Windowless aircraft
By Paul Johnson on Oct 25, 2018 in Air Travel, Featured, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos
A look at what the future may hold for air travel as current technological developments mature and find applications in markets such as the aerospace industry. Can you imagine a cabin where the windows are display screens, relaying a choice of views from around the aircraft? If you’re not sitting in a window seat, your 
Travel video of the week: Waterfall road in Nepal
By Paul Johnson on Oct 18, 2018 in Asia, Nepal, Regions, Road Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos
Talk about extreme. This road in Nepal is overwhelmed by a waterfall, making it more akin to a river than a road, and yet still the traffic drives on through! Sadly there’s no information given on exactly where in Nepal this is, as we would love to know more. If any of our readers can 
Travel video of the week: Northern Lights in Greenland
By Paul Johnson on Oct 11, 2018 in Arctic, Attractions, Going Out, Polar Regions, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos
Let the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis remind you of the seemingly infinite beauty in Greenland. It is one of the great surprises of the Arctic night and the best time to see this phenomenon is on a dark, clear Autumn or Winter night. You can experience this multicoloured light show from September to 
Travel video of the week: Discover Spain's culture
By Paul Johnson on Oct 04, 2018 in Europe, Featured, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe
Spain’s cultural richness is unique, brilliant and diverse. A luxury for the senses! Where to begin? In Spain you’ll find unique monuments, as well as outstanding museums and masterpieces of universal art. You can stroll around cities that will transport you back to past times, and choose from an exciting array of cultural events… 2,000 
Travel video of the week: A glass bridge high in the mountains in China that 'cracks' beneath you!
China seems to have become known for its crazy bridges. The world’s highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge in Zhangjiajie was famously tested with a sledgehammer prior to its opening in 2016. But, just over 1,000 kilometres to the north, the East Taihang Glasswalk in the eastern mountains of China is equally crazy. You would think
Video of the week: A spirited journey to Kyoto’s most isolated restaurant
By Paul Johnson on Jan 04, 2018 in Asia, Food and Drink, Going Out, Japan, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Videos
Fuyoh Kobayashi is a master calligrapher and owner of the famed Shoraian restaurant in Japan. Located in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Shoraian is perched on the edge of a mountain overlooking the Oi River and can only be reached by foot. To call Shoraian simply a restaurant sells it short. Visitors come as much for the celebrated 
Video of the week: Travel more and buy less
We live in a world of consumption. Before you buy your next item for your “man cave” or “she shed”, think again. Adventure and exploration is the best way to learn and expand your horizons. The idea here is simple and enlightening, that one should have a passport full of stamps rather than a house
Video of the week: This will motivate you to travel
Do you want to change your life? Travel Now. Don’t wait. If you want to travel the world, make it happen. It will be the best thing you ever do for yourself. It will motivate and inspire you in ways you could have never imagined. Travel is transformational. Travel is life.
Video of the week: Who needs snow to ski?
By Paul Johnson on Dec 14, 2017 in Europe, France, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe
OK, so this one’s an ad for Audio Quattro. But it’s quite a fun one. Candide Thovex is a French professional skier, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is notable for his creative movies to the sport of freestyle and this one – filmed in Megève, France – is no exception. 
