The New Iwannagothere travel forum!!
Introducing the brand spanking new iwannagothere forums, oh yes we’re so happy about them already and know that you will be too.
This is the place where, you can get help planning a trip, a journey,or simply an adventure.
Everything from insider information to localized pointers on the do’s and don’t of any terrain.
Question discuss and inspire others and yourself. a forum of limitless travel possibilities, idea’s, knowledge and little bit of local gossip. so get your skates on and start talking ♥
http://iwannagothere.com/forums
Cool tools: Take your travel tips to go
Take advantage of our cool iwanna tools off of the iwannagothere website! Let your friends know the cool spots you’ve been to and where you wanna go:
On your Blog – Our Widget will help keep your readers up to speed on your latest iwannagothere activity.
On your Twitter – Update your followers every time you add a cool new post.
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2. Take our quiz to find out “What Traveler Type are you?”.
You can access these cool tools in “Your Profile” under the “Iwanna tools” tab.
Enjoy! 
iwannagothere on the BBC News
Happy times with BBC’s travel program fast:track.
It just showcased our very own www.iwannagothere.com this week. Fed up with out of date travel books she said then keep up to the minute with iwanna.
We are so happy as it really says what we are all about and how you are helping us get there. Random as a traveller and different, what more could we want from a review !!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/8589499.stm
Spotted By The Locals
The iwannagothere team came across a good website and want to share it with you all.
Spotted by Locals is a site created by ‘locals’ meaning people living in that area, so it gives you the feeling that your seeing and doing what general tourists do not see or do. Its also a fun way to see things from a different aspect.
Its pretty much up-to-date and the ‘spotters’ are from all over and give good insight.
Its created by travel addicts and we like that
Tally-O 1.1: Find and Create Adventures on the iPhone
The Tally-O 1.1 update, just released, adds an exciting set of new features and refinements to the app, making it a must-have for travelers, scavenger hunters and geocaching fans, and anyone that enjoys exploring unique places in the world.
Tally-O searches for nearby destinations from the app’s 1,000+ unique, personalized travel guides and scavenger hunts. Players win points for visiting and interacting with destinations, and for creating their own adventures. Tally-O is the only app on the App Store that allows players to publish their adventures to Facebook for their friends.
Each adventure features multiple destinations with a location and description, a photo gallery, trivia questions and answers, and integrated Google maps with Show My Location. Built-in GPS detects the player’s arrival at the destination, and an optional Homing Sensor on the 3G and 3GS provides an extra challenge on the scavenger hunts.
New features in Tally-O 1.1 include: Google maps, Facebook status updates, 3GS compass support, and auto-save. Adventures from partner site iwannagothere.com are now synced daily, ensuring there is always something new to explore. The new companion Facebook app allows Tally-O players an alternative platform for viewing and creating adventures.
Tally-O uses iwannagothere.com API. More information about our API: http://iwannagothere.com/api/
Tally-O is available on the iPhone App Store: http://j.mp/tally-o
The End Of Winter Competition Winner !
After weeks of capturing your idea’s for the end of winter, iwannagothere’s first photo competition, and submitting them to our website, we finally have a winner as votted by iwannagothere user’s. And here it is, taken by Shalalabg and we love it.
It is a great image and the iwanna team feel that it gives the best feeling of the end of winter but the iwanna team also thinks that everyone who entered the competition should feel good as its the taken part which is the best feeling of all.
Congratulations again to Shalalabg, your winner as voted by you !!!
The iwanna team.
Featured pictures of the week: finalists of The End of the Winter contest
This week, we haven’t got a featured picture of the week, we’ve got 8 featured pictures of the week
Here are the finalists for The End of the Winter contest!!
Vote for your favorite! You choose the winner!
St Patrick's Day, a totally green affair !!
Saint Patrick’s Day, Lá Fhéile Pádraig in Gaelic, is an annual feast day that celebrates the Irish saint, St Patrick (AD 385–461), the most commonly recognised of the saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th March, in some countries this can vary but the country that matters the most is Ireland so its the 17th March.
The day is a national & public holiday in Ireland and there are huge celebrations throughout the country and through out the world. Shamrock is considered to be the item all Irish must wear on the day and its the official emblem. Its actually registered to the Government of Ireland believe it or not and they are thinking about taxing the shamrock that grows through out the country.
The shamrock was chosen Ireland’s national emblem because of the legend that St. Patrick had used it to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity is the idea that God is really three-in-one: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. St Patrick demonstrated the meaning of the Three-in-One by picking a shamrock from the grass growing at his feet and showing it to his listeners. He told them that just as the shamrock is one leaf with three parts, God is one entity with three Persons. It is also said the St Patrick chased all the snakes out of Ireland, pity he wasn’t around during the recent economical recession as there were still a lot of those snakes about then !!!!!
The day is celebrated much the same in all different parts of the country as its much of the world, great parades take place in all the major cities and there is a lot of good clean ‘green’ fun. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade held in the new Irish Republic was held in Dublin in 1931 but it has been recorded in the United States that the first celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day in New York City was held at the Crown and Thistle Tavern in 1737, the parades were held as political and social statements because the Irish immigrants were being treated unfairly. Today the parades are full of different floats, from Fire Men to Lumberjacks, animals to piped bands!!!!!
Now the reason the Irish tend to drink on this day more than any other day is of course based on religion. Lent, a fasting period in catholicism, ended in or around St Patrick’s Day, so everyone who had been fasting would head to the pub and stay their all day having their fill and fancy, and the tradition has stuck. Its not the the Irish actually like to drink Today, Saint Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated in America by Irish and non-Irish alike.
Many people, regardless of ethnic background, wear green-coloured clothing and items, rivers and harbors are dyed green, even Mc’Donalds is Loving It green. Although in the old days wearing to much green would have been too great a temptation for the Leprechaun’s (The name leprechaun comes from the old Irish word “luchorpan” which means “little body.)!!!! There was an old superstition that green was the Leprechaun’s favorite color and they’d spirit away any child fully-garbed in green, so watch out !!!
Music is another factor in the celebrations for St Patrick’s Day, and live music can heard the length and breath of Ireland, nearly every pub will have live musicians playing fantastic music on traditional Irish instruments from the fiddle to the harp and the mandolin to the Bodhrans. If your in Ireland your are truly in for a feast of the senses.
There will be people dancing in the streets, in the pubs and parks and the reality is not everyone is drunk
So if your in Taiwan or Egypt, New York or Barcelona, check with your local Irish community or just the local Irish bar and see what is going on in your town or city. And Happy St. Patrick’s Day and a toast to you and yours:
St. Patrick was a gentleman
Who through strategy and stealth
Drove all the snakes from Ireland,
Here’s a toasting to his health;
But not too many toastings
Lest you lose yourself and then
Forget the good St. Patrick
And see all those snakes again!
St Patrick was born to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. His given name was Maewyn. Far from being a saint, until he was 16, Patrick considered himself a pagan.
When St Patrick was about sixteen years old when he was abducted and enslaved by Irish marauders, under their leader, Niall of the Nine Hostages.
He eventually settled in France and studied in a monastery under St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre for a period of twelve years.
Patrick was called to Rome in 432 whereupon Pope Celestine bequeathed the honour of Bishop upon him before he left on his holy mission.
Patrick and 24 of his followers arrived in Ireland in the winter of 432.
His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down. Patrick is thought to have died sometime between 463AB and 493AD, on March 17th.
There are several accounts of St. Patrick’s death. One says that St. Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative against the “evil eye.”Another account says that St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury Abbey
Fables about Patrick ridding Ireland of snakes or his use of the shamrock to explain the Trinity, still endure as part of modern St Patrick’s Day folklore and custom.
St Patrick is credited with establishing the Leap Year tradition of women proposing to men. The story states this was because St Bridget complained that women were tired of waiting for marriage proposals. The story also says that Bridget proposed to him, but he refused!
Top of The World Ebook
Have you ever wondered what the worlds top travel bloggers thought about their favorite places on Earth?
Well, iwannagothere is about to show you exactly what they think.
Spanning the planet, from Arizona to Kuala Lumpur, iwannagothere has chosen our top 5 travel bloggers to give you insights on their favorite places.
Andy Jarosz from 501places, Janice Waugh from solotraveler, Karen Bryan from europealacarte, Keith Jenkins from velvetescape and Melvin from traveldudes show us their Top of the World places!
Where's your lucky direction in 2010, The Year of the Tiger?
Hey guys, we’ve already been in The Year of Tiger since the 4th of February 2010. So what’s your animal? What’s your forecast for the year of the tiger? And what can bring you good luck this year? Find the answers below. Full forecast by animal for the Year of the Tiger
Rat [1972, 1984, 1996, 2008] 2010 is a quite busy year for the Rats. This means that you will work hard and often travel to strange places just like George Clooney’s character in the movie “Up in the Air”. If you travel to the right east or the southeast of your home you will meet people who can lend you a hand and help you succeed. So maybe you can plan a trip to a country in Southeast Asia like Thailand or Singapore.
Ox [1973, 1985, 1997, 2009] For the Oxen, 2010 can be a great year in which you’ll make lots of progress in your job or make big deals in your business, but only if you can be patient. There are many lucky directions for the Oxen this year: the north, east, and southeast. So get yourself prepared to welcome the good luck.
Tiger [1962, 1974, 1986, 1998] As you may know, people always have bad luck in the year that corresponds to their own animal, so be sure to take good care of yourself this year, little Tigers. For example, the experts advise the Tigers to drive especially carefully whether in your daily life or on vacation because this year you could be hurt by a staff of metal. Apart from the negative trends there’s still good news for you. There’s a possibility of a promotion in your career, and you’ll have good luck if you go to the south, the east or the northwest. Just don’t be afraid and keep making strong efforts!
Rabbit [1963, 1975, 1987, 1999] Generally speaking, it’s a lucky year for the Rabbits especially in the second half of the year. If you are planning to study abroad, do it in the year of the tiger and you’ll get good grades easily. If you’re still single, you’ll find your soulmate soon. For you guys, the lucky directions are the north and the southeast. I think America sounds like a good place to go for the Rabbit students.
Dragon [1964, 1976, 1988, 2000] It will be a little hard for the dragons in the year of the tiger. You may have some problems in your career or with your relationship. But you’ll meet someone who can help you overcome all the difficulties. And the female Dragons will have pretty good luck finding love. So go to the south or the southwest where you will have an easier time with your job and meet someone who can bring you happiness.
Snake [1965, 1977, 1989, 2001] Wow, it’s going to be a magnificent year for the snakes! You’ll develop your career to a higher level and make a lot of money from the investment and meet someone bringing you good luck. So west and southeast are the lucky directions for the snakes. Just one thing to take care of, I mean the male Snakes, you guys just don’t get involved in quarrels this year.
Horse [1966, 1978, 1990, 2002] It’s a fast developing year for the Horses. You guys can get a promotion in your work, meet the one you’ve been waiting for all these years, make a fortune from investment or business, etc. The lucky direction for you is the southwest. So just put your heart into what you want to do!
Sheep [1967, 1979, 1991, 2003] Well, the Sheep is the luckiest one of the twelve zodiacs in the tiger year. To tell you the truth, you’re blessed in every field. You can start your business wherever, in the food industry or in tourism, just don’t miss the chance to get rich! So just relax, take a deep breath, and go wherever you want to, and do whatever you want to do.
Monkey [1968, 1980, 1992, 2004] Poor Monkeys, this year you have to maintain what you’ve got and keep a low a profile. Just be patient and calm when you have problem with your boss or your relationship. What you need is movement, which means you can jump to a new company or travel which can wipe the bad luck. The lucky directions for the Monkeys are the east and the south. And here is a tip for you: this year horses can bring you fortune, so you can put a horse staff in your home or office, then you’ll meet the one who can help you.
Rooster [1969, 1981, 1993, 2005] To the Roosters, this is a fortunate year which means you can make a lot of money by doing business or by winning the lottery. So it’s good for you to invest in something, maybe you can speculate in the stock market. You also can bring good luck to your friends. North and east are the lucky directions for the Roosters. So don’t rush, be patient, your wealth is on the way.
Dog [1970, 1982, 1994, 2006] 2010 to the Doggies is a good year too. Especially to the Dog beauties who have not married, this year you’ll find your prince and get married! And to those who already have a family, you’ll be so happy in the tiger year. What’s more, Dogs can meet people who can accelerate the development of your career. East, southeast and northeast are the lucky directions for you guys. So don’t worry, everything will be fine and just start to do what you want to do as soon as possible because the next year will be a hard year for you.
Pig [1971, 1983, 1995, 2007] This is a perfect year for the Pigs! You can get a promotion and you can become rich in this year. In a twelve-year cycle, the tiger year is the best one for the pigs. So you’d better take a chance and do your best to complete your goals. You’re lucky directions are: north, northeast, northwest and southwest. So it sounds like you can go to many places easily.
