Travelistic: BigTripProductions

Cooking with Kangaroo

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:12:00 GMT

While traveling through the Outback, Val and I decided we needed to try some local flavor. Since kangaroo is always in the supermarket, we decided we should try some.

location: Australia
tagged: cooking, australia, kangaroo, food, travel, outback
duration: 2 Mins. 31 Sec.

South India Breakfast - Idli

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:52:00 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

Val tries the local breakfast fare in Bombay, India. Idli is a rice dumpling served with lentil soup that's fluffy and light.

location: India / Bombay
tagged: food, india
duration: 0 Mins. 50 Sec.

Cremations at Pashupatinath, Nepal

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:36:22 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

This is some video from the cremation ghats at the holy site of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal. It's a holy place for Nepali Hindus. Unlike Varanasi in India, it's not forbidden to document.

location: Nepal / Kathmandu
tagged: nepal, culture, hindu, cremation, funeral
duration: 2 Mins. 15 Sec.

The charmless snake charmer

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:16:22 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

This guy was waiting around to charm some money out of tourists to Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Nepal. On a tip from some other folks, we decided to see what this "snake charmer" would do. As you can see, any charm he may have is completely lost on his "dangerous" snakes!

location: Nepal / Kathmandu
tagged: kathmandu, nepal, animals, snakes
duration: 1 Mins. 59 Sec.

Guide to Flashpacking

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:36:00 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

A short look at how we make Bigtripblog.com happen while traveling around the world.

location: Nepal / Kathmandu
tagged: technology, around the world, flashpacking, travel, temple, the map, gadgets, bigtripblog, big trip blog, stupa, bigtrip productions, kevin allgood, valerie marshall
duration: 3 Mins. 53 Sec.

Luxor

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:07:46 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

There are few places like Luxor. It's a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian temples, tombs, and relics. It's like one big open air museum. Here are a few sights from around the East and West banks that we saw during our stop there on the Big Trip.

location: Egypt / Luxor
tagged: architecture, africa, history, archaeology, ancient egypt, temple, tomb
duration: 4 Mins. 48 Sec.

Aswan

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:39:31 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

Escaping the chaos of Cairo is pretty easy in Aswan, a picturesque spot on the Nile where life doesn't move too fast. It's also close to some spectacular ancient Egyptian temples and monuments.

location: Egypt / Aswan
tagged: architecture, africa, middle east, nile, ancient egypt, temple, egyptology
duration: 2 Mins. 36 Sec.

A lesson on pyramids

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:13:00 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

The pyramids at Giza weren't the only pyramids built by the Egyptians. In this short video we show the evolution visible in these massive structures around Cairo.

location: Egypt / Gizeh
tagged: architecture, africa, history, pyramids, ancient egypt, giza, egyptology
duration: 2 Mins. 27 Sec.

Islamic Cairo

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:56:02 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

People are always thinking pyramids when they think Egypt, but Cairo has so much more to offer than that. Take a look around the old Islamic quarter of the city and see a different side to the Land of the Pharaohs.

location: Egypt / Cairo
tagged: cairo, africa, religion, islam, mosque, city, culture
duration: 1 Mins. 35 Sec.

Ishak Pasha Palace

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:42:00 GMT

Producer: BigTripProductions

The Ishak Pasha Palace is just outside of Dogubayazit, in a far corner of eastern Turkey near the border with Iran. The dramatic background combined with the elegant architecture of this fortress/mosque/palace make visiting this place a magical experience.

location: Turkey / Doğubeyazıt
tagged: architecture, palace, middle east, mosque, fortress
duration: 1 Mins. 58 Sec.