Video Travelogue

You have been hired by a Travel Agency Your task is to create a video that will encourage people to travel to a location offered by the travel agency. Choose a location and research the sights and attractions and travel costs. Use video persuasion to encourage people to travel to this place.

Travelogue Tips 1. Historical fact? 2. Location details? Weather? 3. What would you see today? 4. Accommodations-where will you stay? 5. Cost?

Travelogue Tips Research the history of your destination. Introduce your video travelogue with a historical event. Hamburg Germany is known for it’s “openess to new ideas”. In March 1910, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin convinced the citizens of Hamburg that they needed to make room for the wave of the future: the airship. By the next year, the city had opened one of the world’s first airports. #1

Siem Reap Cambodia The name Siem Reap means the 'Flat Defeat of Siam' — today’s Thailand — and refers to the centuries-old conflict between the Siamese and Khmer peoples. It is the home of Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the largest Buddhist temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. Construction startedConstruction started: 1125

Travelogue Tips Where in the world is Transylvania? #2 Transylvania is a region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, Transylvania extends in the west to the Apuseni Mountains

Transylvanian Weather Weather Romania has 4 seasons much like that of North America. Today May 8, the temperature is 78 degrees and it is sunny. The weather in May in Romania can be the nicest weather of the year, with warm sunny days allowing you to walk the mountains and villages of Maramures and perhaps see Vampires? It was T shirt weather every day and a light fleece in the evenings.

Tahiti Five amazing archipelagos, 118 islands, one paradise. Tahiti is less than eight hours from Los Angeles, but it may as well be in an entirely different universe.

Things to do in Tahiti Scuba Diving Sailing Kayak in a lagoon

Things to do in Transylvania Visit Medieval Castles Walk by a Glacier Lake Hunt for Vampires

Where to stay in Tahiti With many hotels in the luxury category, French Polynesia is often called an "expensive destination" Cuddled up in your cocoon, near a turquoise color lagoon, Island lifestyle will quickly make you forget a few over budget extravagances.

Where to stay at the South Pole? Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, January The new elevated station nears completion. *Bring warm clothing In the winter, temperatures can plummet to -128 degrees Fahrenheit

South Pole Costs Antarctica is a popular tourist destination. Dozens of cruise ships sail there from November to March, when the sun never sets. Tourists pay tens of thousands of dollars for the trip, mostly to see penguins and icebergs. $36,000 to $65,000 Bring lots of money!

Loch Ness Scotland Loch Ness is the largest loch in Scotland by volume and this beautiful expanse of water has a mysterious and foreboding air. Over the years there have been many sightings of Nessie which is reputed to be a huge cryptid that lives in the lake.

Loch Ness There is a long history of sightings, all the way back to the seventh century when an Irish Monk claimed a companion was dragged into the lake by a monster, up until the Holmes Video in 2007 apparently captured the beast on camera.

The Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition Price Adult£6.95 Concession£5.95 Child £4.95 (Children under 7 free) Family£19.95 (2 adults and up to 2 children) Convert UK Pounds to US Dollars