Good Travel Info From Elsewhere
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel, General, International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »I'm busy getting the 3rd annual Remarkable Photo Contest ready to launch this weekend on Perceptive Travel, so here's some useful travel info from elsewhere to make this a week of being wiser. 8 things you should know about Gore-tex (that ...
Don’t Be a Victim of Others’ Wrong Assumptions
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, General, Travel adventures, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 3 Comments »How much are you influenced by what other people think---even if they don't know what they're talking about? Witness these examples from Seth Godin's blog: Texting while driving is more dangerous than driving drunk. It doesn't feel that way, of course, but ...
How Many Cabins Are There in Hell?
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel funnies, Travel industry | 5 Comments »[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="427" caption="(c) Oasis of the Seas"][/caption] Here's one seagoing vessel you will never find me upon: the 6,300-passenger Oasis of the Seas that is now in the ocean somewhere on the way to its home base in Florida. ...
The Best Books for Round-the-World Travel
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel books, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »I get asked for book recommendations a lot from people planning their first trip around the world or going on an extended trip. Thankfully half of the e-mails have "(besides yours)" in the request. Yes, of course I think The ...
Cities That Travelers Hate
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, General, International living/working, Travel funnies | 4 Comments »Lonely Planet has a piece on 9 cities travelers hate, based on feedback from readers. I won't steal their thunder by posting them all here, but I agree with some more than others. I lived in a suburb of Seoul for ...



