TR AVELTELLY

In this edition

Issue 1 | December 2012 | Travel, Camera, Action!

Wonderso f N a t u r e

CambodiaKingdom of Wonder

Wintersport

H e r oParis at Night

Travel apps | Travel gear | Dream journey | This is an interactive magazine

CaptureSY D N E Y

“People travel to wonder at the height of the

mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the

long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of

the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and

yet they pass by themselves without wondering.”

– St. Augustine

Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia

Content

6. CambodiaKingdom of Wonder

14. DigisliderFirst impression

16. Wonders of Nature Mount Fuji and Iguazu waterfalls

20. Wintersport Become a wintersport hero

22. Travel Apps Wifi finder and Couch surfing

23. African wildlife African wildlife funfacts

24. Sydney Visit-Capture-Experience

28. Travel gear Backpack and waterproof case

29. Paris Through our camera lenses

34. Book of the month The travel book

35. Dream journey Antarctica

36. Next month Cuba

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TravelTelly is a travel film organization, with a

love for discovering new cultures and

destinations. TravelTelly Magazine writes about

various destinations around the world and

gives tips about travel film and photography.

Each issue of this magazine is created by a fixed

team of TravelTelly employees and we guarantee

that each destination of this magazine has

been visited by one of our team members.

We also guarantee an honest and independent

opinion of each destination that we visit, we

will never write positively about destinations

or accommodations for money.

About TravelTelly Colophon issue 1, December 2012

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It’s a pleasure for me to show you the first issue of the TravelTelly Magazine.

This is a big step forwards for us at TravelTelly, in inspiring you through this

travel magazine and even more in inspiring you to go travel and explore our

beautiful world. In the TravelTelly magazines we focus on travel photography

and filming and next to that, we also want to help you discover a variety of

destinations. In this first issue, we’re taking you to Cambodia, Sydney, Mount

Fuji, Paris and more. We also share a couple of travel photography and film tips

with you, as well as some fun facts.

After 5 years of experience in the travel filming industry and having filmed

around the globe, we want to share our experience with people who love to

travel and who want to capture this amazing world.

We hope to hear from you. So please don’t hesitate to contact us with some of

your questions or to send us your own travel story and/or photo, which could

end up in one of the upcoming issues of the TravelTelly Magazine!

Enjoy this travel magazine. So Travel, get your Camera out and Action!

Johannes Oppewal

CEO TravelTelly

Dear traveler,

Find our travel pictures here!

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CambodiaThis year, we visited Cambodia for the second time in three years. And this

time, we started in Kuala Lumpur (the home of Air Asia airlines: who are

at this moment building a whole new terminal at Kuala Lumpur Airport).

Air Asia is one of cheapest airlines to fly with, when visiting Asian countries.

From Kuala Lumpur we flew out to Phnom Penh and just before we landed

in this city, we saw the beautiful landscape of Cambodia from the air

and within minutes we had landed in the so-called ‘Kingdom of Wonder’.

Before entering Cambodia, you’ll need a visa. It’s possible to buy one for $20

dollars at the airport. Officially you do need a photo on your visa, but in our

experience you can also pay approximately $3 dollars extra and enter the

country without a photo. It’s funny how this works.

Kingdom of Wonder

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After 3 years you can see that Cambodia and especially Phnom Penh

has developed greatly. In Phnom Penh we stayed in the Billabong Hotel,

which is a very good hotel with a nice swimming pool and a friendly staff.

It’s not what we would call cheap, but the high price does get you just about

anything that you’d might need. The rooms are very clean and modern.

It is a lovely place to relax, especially after having had a heavy day visiting

the Tuol Sleng (means: “Hill of the Poisonous Trees” ) Genocide Museum

and the Killing Fields.

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Angkor Wat

Killing Tree, Killing Fields of Choeung Ek

Khmer Rouge Regime*

From the year 1975 to 1979 the Khmer Rouge regime

was the name of followers of the leading communistic

party of Cambodia, led by Pol Pot. The Khmer Rouge

wanted to radically reform Cambodia into an agrarian-

based community. This means that people living in cities

were deported to the countryside to work on farmlands.

Together with the local population they had to work on the

land and as a result of this forced labour, almost 2 million

Cambodians (20% of total population) were killed. The

Cambodian people were tortured, murdered, captured or

died as a result of starvation. The Khmer Rouge regime led

by Pol Pot was the most lethal regime of the 20th century.

When visiting these sites, it’s

hard to grasp why people could

do this kind of cruelty to each

other. It made us feel humble

and appreciate our freedom a

lot more!

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The Killing Fields*

Near the city Phnom Penh, you can find The Killing Fields of Choeung

Ek. Not just here, but at several places around Cambodia you can

find these sites, where many people were killed and buried during

the Khmer Rouge Regime. The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek are now a

famous tourist attraction, as tourists can imagine how many people

were killed during the regime and learn more about the violent history

of Cambodia. These Killing Fields near Phnom Penh are just one of

the thousands of other killing fields spread over the country. It is now

a memorial and a large area surrounded by farmland. The Killing

Fields contain mass graves of approximately 20,000 Cambodians.

The bordering trees were used for hangings. Even though the Killing

Fields are not a fun place to visit while on vacation, we do think it

is a must visit. It made us realize just how lucky we are that we can

live in freedom and it helped us to appreciate the beauty of modern

Cambodia even more.

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Stupa of Skulls

Tuol Sleng Prison (Genocide Museum)*

Until 1975, Tuol Sleng Prison (near Phnom Penh) was actually used

as a high school. In that year, the high school was transformed

into a detention and torture centre of the Khmer Rouge.

Many people (mostly Cambodians) were captured and interrogated.

Though most of the prisoners were innocent citizens, they would

often confess to a crime they didn’t commit, because of the torture.

Today, the Tuol Sleng Prison is a museum. Room after room you’ll see

photographs of men, women and children who were all prisoners of Tuol

Sleng once. An estimate of 20,000 people were detained here (and often

killed as a result). This is why the Tuol Sleng prison is now also known as

the ‘Genocide’ Museum.

*source: visitcambodja.nl See our video here vimeo.com/2892862

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Tuol Sleng Prison

Tuol Sleng Prison

Stupa of Skulls

We could really see that the city Phnom Penh

and Cambodia itself have developed drastically

in the past three years, especially when seeing

a lot of expensive cars driving through the city.

But as usual, the richer get richer and the poor

stay poor. But even for the poor there are now

more chances of a better life. This is good to see,

because you only want the best for the friendly

people of Cambodia!

One of the main reasons for tourists to visit

Cambodia is its most famous icon, Angkor Wat.

To see the sun rise over this religious place, you

do need to wake up very early, but it can also

be one of the most magical experiences in your

lifetime, as it was for us. We had a friendly Tuk

Tuk driver who brought us to this place. This

friendly young guy, with the name Sokoundy,

drove us at 4:30 in the morning to see the

sunrise at Angkor Wat. It was still dark, but the

day started magical with the most amazing

sunrise that you could wish for. The Colours

were just magnificent and so our day couldn’t

have started any better.

Story and photos: Johannes Oppewal

Cambodia moves forward!

Situated in Southeast Asia. Bordered

by: Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.

Approximately 15 million residents.

Capital and largest city: Phnom

Penh.

Largest religion: Buddhism, an

estimate of 95% of total population.

Indigenous people: 90-95% of all

residents is ethnic Cambodian.

Official spoken language: Khmer

(many people also speak English)

Total of 24 provinces of which

Phnom Penh and Siem Reap are the

most visited.

Main tourist attraction: Angkor Wat

Wide variety of wildlife, including:

tiger, Asian elephant, water buffalo,

kouprey, Asian black bear, gibbon.

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Angkor Wat factsSituated in the province Siem Reap.

Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple (also seen as largest

religious monument in the world).

Most important remains of the Khmer empire.

Build between 1113 and 1145.

Max height: 65m. Area: 1 square km.

Functions: astronomical observatory, image of the

universe, images of Hinduism and Indra, mausoleum.

Listed as World Heritage by UNESCO since 1992.

Also found on the Cambodian flag.

See our Cambodia video here vimeo.com/2941485

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Digislider first impressionFirst of all, the digislider is the best quality/

price combination. It does everything what you

expect (and more) from a motorized slider with

a few downsides. The biggest downside is its

weight. The rail is fairly heavy with its 100cm in

length and its accessories. And if you travel a lot,

as we do, it becomes a little bit of a hassle.

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101 Tower Taipei, Taiwan

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It is an easy 5kg extra to carry along with all your other gear. Setting up the

digislider is relatively easy and gets easier when you’ve done it a couple of times.

Two different motors are available for the digislider, the fast motor and the slow

motor. The fast one goes up to 15 seconds per meter and at its slowest at 3 minutes

per meter. The slow motor at its slowest point goes 4 hours per meter, ideal for

time-lapses. The build quality is fine and if they improve the slider over time (lighter

and 1 motor for fast and slow slides) it’s good slider for that price.

Price

Quality

Digislider support

Weight

Fast/Slow 2 motors

Large size to travel with

digislider.co.uk

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Full name: Mount Fujisan, named for the

Buddhist fire goddess Fuchi and is sacred to the

Shinto goddess Sengen-Sama, whose shrine is

found at the summit.

Situated: in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park,

between Tokyo and Osaka. Accessible by Bullet

train.

Height: 3776 m, Japan’s highest mountain.

Mountain: volcano, last eruption: 1708.

Best view: from Shin-Fuji Station. Often very

cloudy though, best viewed in colder seasons.

Area: Fuji Five Lake (Fujigoko) and national park

Hakone.

Climbing: yes, in the months July and August.

It takes about 8 hours.

Mount Fuji

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source: Japan-guide.com and Sacred-destinations.com/japan

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Mount Fuji is a must see when you

find yourself in Japan, though you

need some luck because Fuji doesn’t

like to show itself to the public.

Depending on the time of the year

and climate, it can be hard to see

the mountain clearly. In the two

days that we spend there in October,

we weren’t so lucky and we could

only take some shots in the early

morning. But even to see part of the

mountain and its snowy summit is

already very impressive.

We also got to the top of Mount

Fuji with some local people,

who we had met in the hostel.

Japanese people are so friendly

and the young generation is open

to meet foreigners, so we had

a great time on the mountain

even though it was very cloudy.

Tip: it can be much colder on top of

the mountain than on the ground,

so wear good clothes when you’re

going up.

Sometimes you visit a place on this

beautiful earth, which will stay with

you forever. The Iguazu waterfalls is

such a place. We traveled to the falls

from Argentina, though you can also

visit it from Brazil. They say that it is

more beautiful in Argentina though,

because you can watch the falls from

more platforms. But it doesn’t matter,

when you see all the waterfalls it

will blow your mind away. So much

beauty and so much power, while

tons of water falls down. The Iguazu

Falls are definitely worth a visit.

Full name: Iguazu Falls in Iguazu River.

Situated: in two national parks, between the

state Paraná (Brazil) and the province Misiones

(Argentina). Nearest town: Puerto Iguazu.

Falls: app. 275 falls make up Iguazu Falls.

Tallest fall: the ‘Devil’s Throat’ is the tallest fall,

with 80m.

Fact: the Iguazu Falls is one of the new 7

wonders of nature.

Things to do: visit the Nature Interpretation

Center Ibyrá-retá, ride the Ecological Jungle

Train, visit the Garganta del Diablo miss, lunch

at the restaurant La Selva, tour the Green Path,

walk in the Upper Circuit, walk in the lower

circuit, do a full moon walk.

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source: nature.new7wonders.com and iguazuargentina.com

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Iguazu waterfalls

Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Become a Wintersport Hero!

Frank is the person in our TravelTelly team who loves to take different crazy shots

with the GoPro camera! Frank is our wintersport cameraman and has been

shooting, testing and playing with this little camera since the beginning of GoPro

and uses it especially during his wintersport travels. You can see two of his videos

on our TravelTelly Vimeo channel.

“Never miss a moment! The GoPro is a ‘shoot

and forget’ camera. Just turn it on and do your

thing. I can’t remember how many times, when

I was reviewing my footage, I have come across

moments I didn’t know I captured. Those moments

are priceless.. Also, it allows you to get creative!

Because the GoPro knows how to take a beating, you don’t have to worry if it gets

wet or falls down on a concrete floor 10 meters below. Because of this, and because it

is so small, it opened a whole new way of filming for me. So it was a no brainer for us

to upgrade to the Hero 3 black edition, which we will be using to film our new winter

sports video in February.”– Frank Keyner

Frank Keyner

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Testing the GoPro Hero 3We are very excited about the new GoPro Hero 3 camera. We will take a bunch of

GoPro’s with us to make some shots, and test it to see what it is capable of during

wintersports. GoPro is, if you ask us, the best camera for extreme sports and also the

best to make some crazy and difficult angle shots with.

For TravelTelly this is a cool camera gadget, which

we love to bring with us while filming around the

globe. If you like to share your GoPro experience

with us, join us on Facebook. We love to hear about

your experience and see a video you made using the

GoPro Hero 3. Soon we will return with a review of

the Hero 3!

Enjoy the wintersport, Heroes!

The GoPro is a small (ultra) HD

camera. Many people use it on

their surf and snowboard, on

the car or motor, or even in

an airplane or to dive with.

This camera is the best you

can have when it comes to

filming extreme sports or

difficult angles. Next to that,

the GoPro is very small and

available for a really good

price, so even buying a couple

cameras might be a good

option if you’re making a

special production where you

have a budget. Gopro.com

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WiFi Finder Mobile and Tablet App Free (in the App Store and

Google Play) – Finding free or paid public Wi-Fi hotspots online

or offline

When you’re desperate for internet access while traveling around the world, the

WiFi Finder is a really good App to have. It directs you to the nearest WiFi hotspots

and you can even search for specific locations near you, like restaurants, bars and

hotels. There’s also an option to get the directions to the nearest hotspot as well

as filtering for free or paid hotspots. You can also add favorites to your list of WiFi

hotspots, which makes it easy to find them again next time. This App helps you to

connect with the world, no matter where you are. jiwire.com/iphone

Every month, we will describe a couple of useful apps in this section.

CouchSurfing Mobile App Free (in the App Store and Google Play) – Spend less

time on your computer and more time exploring.

Many backpackers are already a member of the

CouchSurfing community, but did you know that

there’s also an App available for couchsurfers? With this App you can search for-

and invite fellow couchsurfers. Need a place to sleep, want to have dinner together

or looking for a local guide of the city? Find people by location, gender or age and

see who you would like to visit or invite and become a member of one of the world’s

largest online communities, while making new friends and discovering (lesser

known) destinations. Couchsurfing.org/mobile

Travel Apps

Do you know a useful travel App we need to promote!? Mail us at info@traveltelly.com

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African wildlife Funfacts

1. Did you know that elephants are the most intelligent animals of Africa?

Elephants have a great learning ability, an amazing memory, they know how to mourn,

they take care of another elephant’s calf, they have a sense of humor and there are even

some elephants who can make a piece of art.

2. Did you know that Zebras only live in Africa?

People have tried to domesticate zebras but have never succeeded. Zebras have an

instinct to panic in dangerous situations, this habit is really hard to break and that’s also

why zebras are not being kept as pets.

3. Did you know that the most popular place in Africa to go on safari is Kenya?

The Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya is the most popular place to go on safari.

Because the park is relatively small, you have the best chance to spot a wide variety of

wildlife. There are loads of wildlife you might get to see on safari in the reserve, like: the

big 5, zebras, warthogs, impalas, baboons, giraffes, wildebeests, hippos and crocodiles.

Did you know…

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Addo Elephant Park, South Africa

Visit-Capture-Experience

SYDNEY

Sydney (situated in New South Wales, Australia) is a great city if you

like modern architecture, nice people, a relaxed atmosphere and a

beautiful setting. This is also why we love Sydney and why we will

keep visiting this city. Not only is Sydney a fun place to visit, it also

offers many interesting photographic- and film scenes. There’s

so much to choose from that you should definitely spend enough

time here, at least a week. This way, you won’t just see the city’s

most famous icons like the Opera House, but you also get a chance

to discover some of its less known sights, like the Anzac Bridge. Here

are some photography/film tips for you, to make sure that you’ll

see, capture and experience Sydney at its best!

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Opera House

1. Walk along the waterside to the end of the Botanic Gardens and you’ll get a

beautiful view of the Sydney Skyline. Just before the end, stop and take a picture

of the Opera House with in the background the equally famous Harbour Bridge.

Walk into the Gardens and see the flying foxes hanging in the trees.

2. Do the Coastal Walk. Start at Bondi Beach and walk all the way to Coogee

Beach (while passing by Bronte Beach and Tamarama Beach as well). Experience

Sydney’s most famous beaches.

3. Climb the Harbour Bridge. Enjoy the wide views of the harbor on top of this

iconic bridge (134 m above sea level). Go to the top of the Sydney Tower (305 m),

if you don’t want to spend too much money. Much cheaper than the Harbour

Bridge and you’ll still get a top view of the whole city.

4. Go to Hyde Park. Shoot some footage of Sydney’s other icons, like the Anzac

Memorial and St. Mary’s Cathedral.

5. Visit one of Sydney’s lesser known neighborhoods, Pyrmont. Walk through

the park and take photos/videos from the other side of the city, including the

majestic Anzac Bridge.

Best Photo/Video SPOTS photo spot: from the Harbour Bridge

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Opera House

Windmills near the city of Alkmaar, The Netherlands

Travel Gear and GadgetsEarth Explorer Backpack by National Geographic

Every explorer, photographer, cameraman and

traveler needs a decent backpack to travel around

the world with. What better backpack than

one specifically designed for photographers

and cameramen? In these Earth Explorer

Backpacks from National Geographic you can put all your camera equipment

away safely, and still have enough room left to put other stuff in as well.

Small backpack: $170,00 – Medium backpack: $188,00

Large backpack: $398,00 shop.nationalgeographic.com

Waterproof Case for Small DSLR Cameras

A waterproof case for your camera can be used

to take some awesome underwater shots of fish,

coral and other interesting water features. This

waterproof case is designed for all small DSLR

cameras, so most ‘amateur’ photographers can

use this case!

Product Highlights

• Durable PVC / TPU Construction• Finger Sleeve for Easy Button Control• Access to All Camera Controls• Depth Rating: 16.4’• Optical Lens Included• Lens Filter: UV Coating / Anti-Fog• Accepts Bellows Lenses from 2 - 6”• Neutral to Positive Buoyancy

Waterproof Case $66,99 – bhphotovideo.com

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In September of this year, TravelTelly cameraman Frank

and I went on a short city trip to Paris. We were planning

on filming and photographing the most important

highlights of the city, including: the Eiffel tower, the

Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, The Notre Dame and the

Sacre Coeur.

On the 7th, we arrived in Paris in the evening and our

first stop was the Eiffel tower. Even when it’s already

dark outside, the Eiffel tower is still a fun place to hang

out, especially in weekends. Groups of people just hang

out on the grass, have some drinks and play guitar. This

“park” is just in front of the Eiffel tower and a great place

for us to film at. After filming from this spot we walked

to the other side of the tower, where you will find a

fountain and a building called Palais de Chaillot. From

here you have an awesome view of the Eiffel tower. It

is also one of the busiest places to be in Paris, so it can

be hard to find your own spot to film or photograph.

Filming and photographing from the Eiffel tower at

night is one of the best things you can do when visiting

Paris, as the Eiffel tower has a cool light show and looks

beautiful at night. The traffic in front of the tower is

also great to shoot, especially when making a time

lapse video or taking photos with long shutter speeds.

E x p l o r i n g

PARISt h r o u g h o u rcamera lenses

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Eiffel Tower

Paris at NightFrom the Palais de Chaillot, we walked to the famous Arc de Triomphe, which is

not too far from here. On the internet you always see these amazing photos of the

Arc de Triomphe by night, with busy traffic in front of it. This is the same picture as

we wanted to film, but it was so hard to find a good spot. Probably the best places

around the Arc to film or photograph from, are the crosswalks. But the problem here

is, that every crosswalk has a traffic light, which doesn’t make your video or photo

any better. We decided to walk to the other side of the Arc the Triomphe, where you

will find a small park. The view from here was pretty good, as we could see the Arc as

well as all the traffic, though some traffic lights and traffic signs were still standing

in the way of taking some great shots.

On the 8th, we walked over the famous Champs Elysees to the Louvre. The Louvre

is a nice place to be at. Many tourists visit the Louvre so it is really crowded, but it’s

definitely a cool place to film a time lapse. The Tuileries are situated in front of the

Louvre. From the Tuileries you also have a good view of the Arc de Triomphe and you

can even see the top of the Eiffel tower from here.

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Arc de Triomphe

When walking up to the Louvre, you walk through a beautiful park with tall trees,

fountains and people relaxing on benches. The Louvre itself is amazing, with the

modern pyramid in front of the old palace. At night, the pyramid is illuminated

as well as the palace. Even though the museum is closed at night, The Louvre is

still worth a visit as many tourists are hanging out here and you can shoot some

fun night footage here.

From the Louvre we walked to the Notre Dame. To walk up there was really

beautiful as you walk along the Seine, and we definitely felt like we were in Paris,

one of the most romantic cities in the world. We found the Notre Dame itself

a bit disappointing though. The building is nice and instantly reminds you of

the Hunchback of the Notre Dame, but the place around it wasn’t that great

and there weren’t many good spots from where you can film or photograph this

famous church. For us it took too much of our time to film here, but if you have

enough time and are just doing a city trip, the Notre Dame is still a nice place

to visit.

In the evening we visited the Sacre Coeur, which is situated just outside the city

centre. The Sacre Coeur is the highest place in Paris after the Eiffel tower and

is an amazing church, found on top of an hill. Hundreds of people are relaxing

on the steps, enjoying the view and listening to music or watching street

performances. From the Sacre Coeur you have a good view of the Paris skyline,

but the Eiffel tower was a bit hard to see. If you want to see the Eiffel tower from

here, you should visit the Sacre Coeur from the inside and have a look from the

dome of the church. Filming and photographing on top of this hill at night was

amazing, as the colours of the city changed every couple of minutes as well as

the mood and the atmosphere.

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Arc de Triomphe

On the 9th, Frank and I only had a few hours left in Paris, before our train would

leave from the Gare du Nord station. So we decided to have a day without filming

and just relax for a bit. We visited the Eiffel tower once more and bought a ticket

for the top deck, from which you have an awesome view of all of Paris, including

the Arc de Triomphe, Domes des Invalides (in which you will find the tomb of

Napoleon), the Seine and much more. The deck below the top deck actually has a

better view, because you have more space to walk around and there are no gates

to mess up your view. It’s not easy to film from here, because you don’t have

enough space for all your equipment. Photographing is a lot easier, as you don’t

need as much gear as with filming.

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Pont Neuf near the Notre Dame

Champ de Mars

All in all we had a great time filming in Paris and the city is

definitely worth a visit. We only had 3 days (well, 2.5 actually),

which is way too short to see everything. If you want to film or

photograph in Paris, we would recommend you take at least

4 full days. Paris is a lot bigger than you’d might think and

even though the city has a great metro system, it still takes

up a lot of your time to travel between the city’s highlights.

Taking the metro is really easy and the last one leaves around

1 am. This makes it a good way of transport to explore

Paris at night as well. You should also make sure you have

enough time to relax between all the places you want to visit,

because Paris makes you tired. Visiting Paris in the beginning

of September was great. It was not too hot, but the sun was

still shining and it wasn’t too crowded with tourists. Paris

definitely surprised us! Story and photos: Heleen Lamm

P A R I S

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Champ de Mars

River the Seine

The Travel Book is a huge and heavy book written by Lonely Planet and has 447 pages.

It describes every single country in the world, with a total of 229 countries. With 817

images, this is a book that shows you what a country is really like, without showing

you just the tourist attractions.

Even though each country only has a small part of text to read, it actually explains

almost everything you need to know before you will decide if you want to visit a

country. It is a book with which you will discover countries you may have never heard

of before. Though when you decide which country you want to visit, you will still have

to buy a regular travel guide, as this book doesn’t give enough information for that.

It gives the basic facts about each country as well as a small impression. The photos

in ‘The Travel Book’ are amazing, though sometimes it remains unclear what that

specific country has to offer, because not all countries have photos of landscapes. This

is the only thing that we believe could have been an improvement in this book. The

book itself looks great and is easy written. We recommend that you buy the book with

hardcover, because it’s quite big and heavy for a paperback, which will damage your

book more easily. We are sure you will like this Lonely Planet book and it should be in

every traveler’s bookcase!

Travel Book of the month Every country has around

4 photos and gives basic

information, like:

-best time to visit;

-things to see;

-things to do;

-its capital and its residents;

-map and much more.

The Travel Book. ‘A journey through every country in the world’ by Lonely Planet.

Hardback $68,00 - Paperback $33,00. shop.lonelyplanet.com

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It’s probably one of the most expensive trips

that you can undertake, but it’s also one that

is (or should be) on everyone’s bucket lists!

Antarctica is a place that speaks to everyone’s

imagination, and this is no exception for

TravelTelly either. We would love to visit this

white and icy environment at least once in our lifetime. National Geographic offers some

great expeditions to Antarctica, though there is one negative part: all trips to Antarctica

cost a lot of money, as does this one. This 14 day National Geographic expedition to

Antarctica is one of our dream journeys and we hope do to this one day.

Expedition description by National Geographic

Traveling aboard the state-of-the-art National Geographic Explorer, encounter the

spectacular Antarctic Peninsula and the surrounding islands and waterways. Glide

around enormous tabular icebergs by Zodiac, walk along beaches covered with thousands

of penguins, and kayak amid abundant marine life.

A diverse team of experts, including naturalists, historians, and a National Geographic

photographer, will accompany each expedition aboard the National Geographic Explorer.

Trip Highlights

View magnificent mountains, towering icebergs, and ice formations that make up the

dramatic Antarctic landscape. Cruise aboard sturdy Zodiac landing craft in search of

leopard seals. Kayak in protected waters, paddling around icebergs as penguins swim

nearby. Walk on shore amid thousands of penguins, including gentoo, Adélie, and chinstrap.

Explore the world’s last great wilderness in the company of a team of top naturalists.

Price tag

Costs of this expedition range between $11,000 and $22,000. Exclusive airfare.

nationalgeographicexpeditions.com

Dream JourneyEvery country has around

4 photos and gives basic

information, like:

-best time to visit;

-things to see;

-things to do;

-its capital and its residents;

-map and much more.

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A Journey to Antarctica - National Geographic Expeditions.

Next month: Cuba

Find us onTravelTelly pictures on your canvas, in a framed print or on your iPhone case.

In our upcoming issue we will take you to Cuba.

This amazing country with all its history and old cars

has so much to say. Next to that, we have an interview

with two cameramen/photographers who also work

for TravelTelly. They will tell you more about filming

and photographing in Cuba. Where do you have to

think about and where can you find the most beautiful spots. Do you have some

travel tips for Cuba? Please don’t hesitate to send them to us at info@traveltelly.com

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El Capitolio, Havana

Read the interview we had with Steve Nathans-Kelly from Streaming media about Producing Travel and Tourism Videos.

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El Capitolio, Havana