Travel Gear That Works
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 Posted in Travel gear | 4 Comments »I've been traveling a lot the past few months and reviewing a lot of items for the Practical Travel Gear blog. Plus I've been using some oldies but goodies that have done the trick ever since I started backpacking in ...
Get Ready for a New Catch Phrase - Geotourism
Friday, July 20th, 2007 Posted in Making a difference, Travel adventures, Travel industry | 1 Comment »What do you call it when people stay in locally owned guesthouses, spend money in local restaurants, and get beyond the basic tour bus sites? Most of us who have been around a bit would just call that "traveling," but ...
Travel Videos from Geobeats
Thursday, July 19th, 2007 Posted in General, Travel adventures, Travel industry | 3 Comments »I've been wondering when someone would jump on the opportunity to gather travel videos with quality production and put them in one place. I just got wind of a site called Geobeats that looks promising. They are producing these in house, ...
Panama Travel Websites
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel adventures | 3 Comments »I've been working on book called Traveler's Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America with Rob Sangster, author of the original Traveler's Tool Kit covering the whole kaboodle. One daunting task for each chapter was to separate the spammy websites out there ...
Where is the Travel Dollar NOT in Trouble?
Sunday, July 15th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Vacation deals | 5 Comments »Throughout the Bush presidency, we U.S. travelers have watched our dollars become less and less valuable on the world stage. That hasn't seemed to hurt our growing number of billionaires, but it does make it tough for the rest of ...


