Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers en Global Travel Writers: Articles http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/EXT:tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/ Global Travel Writers TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:50:00 -0400 Reykjavik- The Steam Also Rises http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/iceland/article/reykjavik-the-steam-also-rises/ Glenn A Baker discovers a new kind of cool in Iceland. Icelanders, let it be known, are not adverse to a good time. Even an official tourism guide for the 'Capital of Cool' declares that: " the nightlife scene in the city centre at weekends is one of hedonistic mayhem". The rise in profile of what was once dismissed as an "unlikely tourist destination" has been dramatic. It is no longer just a place to fly over. At the 2003 Guardian/Observer Travel Awards Iceland was decreed Favorite European County by British readers. Singer Bjork is at the head of a creative community that has reshaped Rekyjavik as one of the most culturally vital cities in Europe - one surrounded by a thermal wonderland of geysers, springs, lava flows, mudpots, craters, active volcanos, glaciers, waterfalls. In 1992 the geothermal spa complex known as Blue Lagoon instantly assumed the status of one Europe's most popular attractions, drawing more than two thirds of the country's annual visitor intake, which now exceeds the population by a good 30,000.

Photography by Glenn A. Baker

]]> Glenn A Baker Destination Travel Iceland Cities Cultural Travel By: Glenn A Baker Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:09:00 -0400 Cities Of Sound http://www.globaltravelwriters.com/articles/category/iceland/article/cities-of-sound/ Glenn A. Baker presents a Bakers' Dozen of cities worthy of cruising through, with all antennae... Every city leaves a stamp upon our consciousness. Some engage with their architecture, some dazzle with the depth of their hospitality, some compel with their commerce. We come home with a head and a heart full of what they have to offer.

Music in Havana

 

Though fine hotels, grand views, good air and delectable dishes top most traveller's checklists, seductive sounds may well leave the most indelible imprint of all. Music defines a city's character and evokes its history. It reveals its tone, exposes its soul; indeed it is a city's heartbeat.

 
Glenn A. Baker presents a Bakers' Dozen of cities worthy of cruising through, with all antennae twitching. The music generated in these burgs ranges through rock, reggae, folk, blues, jazz, township jive, cubop, powerhouse percussion, moody electronica, throat singing, orchestral, sweet soul, salsa, dance, Britbeat, Pacific grooves, metal and Icelandic adventurism. His thirteen mighty musical cities are Memphis, Havana, London, Beijing, Rio De Janeiro, Tokyo, Kingston, Johannesburg, Dublin, Reykjavik, Ulaanbaatar, Chicago and Auckland.

 
This story runs to about 1750 words in total, with an array of images representing each city.

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