By Johannes Oppewal, CEO TravelTelly Often when things are hard, productions don’t work out like we wanted to or when you’re dealing with production finance problems, I often think back to all the special moments I had with many different people from different cultures around the world. I realize I am such a lucky guy, [...]
With a database of more than 13.000 High Definition travel videos, we are one of the largest travel media companies, to have so many different travel footage online for purchase. We sell our footage world wide. You can order our footage online on Shutterstock and Pond5. When you order 5 stock videos or more you will [...]
Our newest promo video just came out! We visited Japan in October of 2012 and immediately fell in love with the country. It has so much to offer, from historic cultures to high-tech cities and from natural beauties to incredible temples, Japan has it all. Discover why we think you should visit Japan and explore [...]
This last month, team TravelTelly visited Cuba. In this country with its classic buildings and cars you will go back in time. You can find so much history here, so it is a pleasure to walk down the streets and watch how people live. It is even more fun to see how people move from [...]
Paris 7-9 September 2012 On the 7th, we arrived in Paris in the evening and first we went to find our hotel. Our hotel was called Hotel D’enghien and was situated just outside the city centre of Paris. We were planning on filming the most important highlights of Paris, including: the Eiffel tower, the Arc [...]
With the Digital Crew on storytelling expedition in the Italian Alps An interview with Caspar Diederik from StoryTravelers Can you explain to us what StoryTravelers entails? Storytravelers is a small network (tribe) of visual storytelling artists with a shared passion for genuine travel experiences. We work together in changing formations on projects for travel destinations [...]
Masai Mara is known as Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve, situated in southwest Kenya. Famous for the abundance of lions, the ‘great migrations’ and the Masai. The park stretches over an area of app. 1,510 sq km (580 sq miles). It’s situated about 270 km from the capital city of Nairobi and takes about 5-6 hours [...]
Who doesn’t want to take photos and videos in one of the greatest cities in the world, New York!? The last time we stayed in New York for 2 weeks and we had an amazing time filming over there. The city has so much to offer for us photo/videographers and the city is full of [...]
San Francisco is one of the most livable cities on earth and an awesome city to film at. But one thing is for sure, you have to be in good shape to film in and around hilly San Francisco, if you want to capture it by foot. Most of the time we were fully packed [...]
Toronto is seen as one of the most livable cities in the world, because of its low crime rate, environmental friendliness and its high wealth. The city is surrounded by forest areas, with large ravines and rivers. This is used as a recreational area. This way, it is easy to escape the hectic city and [...]
Easter Island: you probably won’t think of it when you’re about to book a long weekend, but this Polynesian island the size of San Francisco’s city center is the perfect location to explore in less than a week. From the moment you get off the plane, Rapa Nui puts a spell on you. Craftwork next [...]
Tapirs are really fun animals to watch and look like anteaters, though they are not. Tapirs mostly eat leaves and other plants or fruits. They are found around Central and South America and Southeast Asia. Four species of tapirs exist. These include the mountain tapir, the Malayan tapir, the Brazilian tapir and the baird’s tapir. [...]
Argentina (Patagonia) is one of the best countries in the world for spotting wildlife. Especially whale watching is really popular in this area. There are several areas in Argentina where you can go whale watching, but we went whale watching in Puerto Madryn. The whale watch season in Argentina starts around May and ends in December, [...]
When you think about The Netherlands, the first thing that comes into mind is probably ‘windmills’, ‘tulips’ or ‘Amsterdam’. Anything else?! Because The Netherlands has so much more to offer than just those things. I’ve photographed around the country several times and every time I’m surprised about the large amount of tourists visiting The Netherlands [...]
In August we filmed 5 days in the beautiful capital of the Czech Republic. Prague is very compact and so easy to walk through the old buildings and historic architecture, it really gives a lovely feeling to be in this city. And it’s definitely a good romantic city trip destination for you and your partner. [...]
Paris 7-9 September 2012 On the 7th, we arrived in Paris in the evening and first we went to find our hotel. Our hotel was called Hotel D’enghien and was situated just outside the city centre of Paris. We were planning on filming the most important highlights of Paris, including: the Eiffel tower, the Arc [...]
Masai Mara is known as Africa’s greatest wildlife reserve, situated in southwest Kenya. Famous for the abundance of lions, the ‘great migrations’ and the Masai. The park stretches over an area of app. 1,510 sq km (580 sq miles). It’s situated about 270 km from the capital city of Nairobi and takes about 5-6 hours [...]
People nowadays, are willing to do so much to take a photo or video of wildlife, but we think it’s important that we remember the fact that we are guests in the national parks we visit. Don’t expect too much when it comes to seeing ‘the big five’. Too many tourists are stressing out, when [...]
Get a private driver/guide. This is more expensive but this way you will get more time to film and photograph, instead of being in a hurry because the group you’re with has to see ‘the big 5’. We photo/videographers know that taking a nice shot will take time and when you do have more time [...]
Feeling safe with all you camera gear in a large and crowded metropolitan city like Shanghai, is always an adventure. When you first arrive you never really know what to expect, this is also part of traveling. But for us and many others with us, it feels really good when you finally find that safe [...]
One of the most beautiful cityscapes we have filmed around the world was in Taipei, Taiwan. The best place to take your photo/video from is the Elephant Mountain. The mountain is close to the city and has an amazing view, but be prepared to climb a lot of steps! Even though it’s a steep hike [...]
Kyoto is a wonderful city, full of history and temples (app. 1500). Make sure you take enough time here, because there is just so much to see and to experience in Kyoto. The Gion neighborhood is an example of this, which is a historic site and the best place to spot Geishas. It also has [...]
I’ve been there twice and Australia is by far the most incredible country I have ever visited. It is as large as Europe, but where Europe has approximately 740 million people, Australia only counts 22 million people. This means that the country has a very low population density and that you can drive for hours [...]
The southern island is New Zealand’s most popular and also largest island. The island has so much to offer, that you will have to take your time traveling here, as you will visit so many that places you will want to stay at. Hihglights of the southern island include: Christchurch, Kaikoura, Abel Tasman NP, Picton, [...]
Did you know… 1. Did you know that dusky dolphins are primarily spotted around New Zealand? The best place to spot these dolphins is on the southern island in Kaikoura, where you could see groups as large as 10 to 500 dusky dolphins. 2. Did you know that the kiwi is the national symbol of [...]
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