March 2009 Blog Posts (97)

Let's Help Each Other with SEO

Travel Bloggers,

The way to rank high in Google to get links. That's it. You need links. Links with the text you want to rank high for. There are over 600 members on TBEX. That's a lot of link potential as some people might even have multiple sites. Let's work together and swap links so we can help each other out. Since none of it is paid, it's all up and up with google. I mean who doesn't swap blogroll links? right? right.

If you need help with links, I have 10 travel… Continue

Added by Nomadic Matt on March 28, 2009 at 4:11am — 2 Comments

St. Patricks Day on Ice

Every one gets Irish for a day each year in mid March for to celebrate St. Patty's day with a round of Guiness. Thousands gather in cities like Chicago and New York for massive parades replete with bagpipers shamrocking out and revelers painted green.

Meanwhile in Palmerton, PA at Blue Mountain they have a bit different tradition: the annual pond skim and cardboard box derby.

Every year for this much anticipated event, skiers and riders line up to speed down the hill and… Continue

Added by Tripfilms on March 27, 2009 at 12:45pm — No Comments

10 Free things to do in Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas! With its flashy casinos, palatial hotels, shotgun weddings and all-you-can-eat buffets, Vegas is the real 'Sin City' - even the city's tourist board proudly gives you a get-out clause... 'What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas'!…

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Added by blog.hostelbookers.com on March 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

A question about becoming a flight attendant and job security

Hello Heather,

I love your site! I actually got signed on with an airline and waiting for my training date. My first concern is the job security and wondered what you think about the future in the airline industry as a flight attendant. I have waited for my son to grow up and now he has, my husband was laid off last year and still hasn't found work.

I'm in retail and have a pretty decent job, but I just want to fly. I'm so burned out on retail. I finally have a chance… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 26, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Opinion: The Value of Twitter - Would I sell my first born?

Well, no.

Sure, those first few months were horrendous, the witching hours, the incessant crying, projectile...err, hang on, what am I writing about?

Ah yes... What would I be prepared to live with to ensure that I can enjoy the now daily ritual that is Twittering? Tweeting to my tweeps. Gettin' twitty. Building connections, partnerships, friendships and all that stuff !

It must survive !

Sure, Twitter is not short of VC funding, nor conjecture on how… Continue

Added by Chris Noble on March 24, 2009 at 7:30pm — 9 Comments

Flight attendant shoes - Aerosoles

According to my mother, it was time to replace my favorite pair of navy blue Me, Too flight attendant shoes. She made it very clear the last time I saw her in New York when she said, "You're not going to walk through the terminal in those, are you?" staring at my feet.

"Why?" I said, quickly kicking them off and running to the closet for my back up pair, a boring pair of black Nine West heels that look more like loafers than heels. I… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 24, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

John Lennon “Imagine Package” At Fairmont Montreal; Under $200/Night.

The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal is celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s infamous “Bed-In”, which was the couple’s way of protesting the Vietnam War.

The original plan was for the peaceful duo to lodge in New York, but due to a 1968 cannabis conviction the Beatles singer was not allowed in the United States.

Therefore the two hopped a plane and landed in Canada on May 26, 1969 for a… Continue

Added by Andrew Hickey on March 24, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Japanese Home Cooking!

"Post from Aly of the hopandjaunt crew! RSS and Twitter up and running!

“What would you like to eat for your goodbye dinner party?”

“I want to eat stuff that a Japanese mom would make on an average Wednesday night!”

Normally this would be an absurd answer. Luckily it was accepted as only slightly absurd in this crowd.… Continue

Added by Aly & John on March 23, 2009 at 9:54pm — No Comments

"Jaunting Tales" A Graphic Blog

"Post from John of the Hop & Jaunt crew! We've got our RSS links and Twitter up and running so it's easier than ever to stay in touch!"

Well, we haven’t posted lately, but with good reason. Alyson has been working diligently to improve the site by adding RSS feed and twitter capabilities. She… Continue

Added by Aly & John on March 23, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

How I Got Invited to the Playboy Mansion

Enquiring minds want to know.

The Savvy Navigator – gay travel guy extraordinaire – has been barraged with requests from friends to share the story of how and why he got invited to the Playboy Mansion West this month. In a nutshell, he could not believe his good luck, and was elated that this lifelong dream was fulfilled. Imagine, a guy who spends his life jetting around the world organizing and leading gay tours, gets to spend the evening… Continue

Added by SavvyNavigator on March 23, 2009 at 5:31pm — 3 Comments

Hottest trend on the airplane since the mile high club

Checking your watch for the umpteenth time, you sigh, because you're on the airplane waiting in line to use the bathroom and you've been waiting in line for a very long time. What's strange is you're next to go and have been for some time now. What the heck is going on in there?

You probably don't want to know. What you do know is the passenger who went in there ten minutes ago can't be doing that, at least not with another person,… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 23, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments

Top Picks - Buenos Aires Street Fairs

With over 40 ferias (street fairs, flea markets) in Buenos Aires, how do you decide where to focus your time? While I have not visited all of them, I have done extensive research and enlisted the help of my Buenos Aires correspondents (aka my cousins Isa, Pilar and Carol) to point out the best ferias. Aside from this post, check out my Quick Guide on ferias for a… Continue

Added by paula on March 21, 2009 at 9:56pm — No Comments

NYC09: the return

previously.bitten is back to toronto - but the final days worth of New York City posts have been uploaded

Added by one.year.trip on March 21, 2009 at 3:27pm — No Comments

10 Back Pack Essentials you might not think to pack

We all know the feeling of annoyance/regret/unfocused rage when you know you have something at home that would really help you out but you don’t have in the here and now. If this can happen on a two week beach holiday, imagine what it is like for a long term traveller. Never have that feeling again with our 10 back pack essentials you might not think to bring!…

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Added by Kev on March 21, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Self portrait in the airplane lavatory

Busy working on a post about fear (on and off the airplane) for my Galley Gossip column on Gadling.com, I needed a photo of the lavatory to go along with it, so I logged onto Flickr.com and typed the words LAVATORY AIRPLANE into the search bar. I could not believe what actually popped up. Something… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 21, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Club Med Punta Cana Mini Club Review

Just back from our second fabulous stay at Club Med Punta Cana. Already wishing that everything at home was as close as the beach there and as beautiful... I would go back tomorrow if I could!!!

This post will have many child-centric comments for visitors with young children. If you are not interested in kiddie stuff, Club Med Punta Cana is not just for kids - read my Trip Impressions. My… Continue

Added by PuntaCanaMom on March 20, 2009 at 9:46pm — 2 Comments

Gear Review - Thrift Store Tennis Shoes

I never realized just how important a pair of tennis shoes (or running shoes as I use the terms interchangeably) are to good travel! Back story: I'm a fan of boots and have worn them almost exclusively for the last 15 years or so. Sometimes I'd wear flip flops or sandals but not that often. I just never had a need for a pair of running… Continue

Added by Peter West Carey on March 20, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

The Gift of Fear - On and off the airplane!

Out of nowhere you feel it - fear. You're not sure why you feel it, and because it doesn't make sense, at least not yet, you choose to ignore it. Perhaps you just don't want to be rude or look stupid in an effort to avoid whatever it is you can't quite grasp that is scaring you. Well I'm here to tell you there could be a very good reason you're afraid, and it doesn't always have to make sense and it's okay to look stupid or act rude, even if you are a… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 20, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

NYC09: day 6

Day 6 in New York City

Added by one.year.trip on March 19, 2009 at 10:45pm — No Comments

Cockpit Confessions of an Airline Pilot (book review)

"Only the title is good"

"Cockpit trash!"

"Overall, a horrible, OFFENSIVE, read!"

"Trashy, but interesting."

"Waste of time"

"Initially distracting, finally brilliant!"

"Outrageous, messy, raw, brilliant"

That's what people wrote on Amazon.com about the book Cockpit Confessions of an Airline… Continue

Added by Heather Poole on March 19, 2009 at 1:13am — No Comments