Featured Blog Posts – March 2009 Archive (28)

Travel by Twitter: #Twitchhiker is Taking Off - First Leg #Amsterdam

By Influential Marketing Blog via Zingalism

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Added by Guido J. van den Elshout (aka Happy Hotelier) on March 3, 2009 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Should I Bring Rechargeable Batteries On A Trip?

I'm a proponent of rechargeable batteries. I use them anywhere I can except for those few instances where an non-rechargeable is preferred (smoke detectors come to mind). So it isn't unusual that I often get asked if other's should use rechargeables when they travel. Actually, the conversation usually starts with someone telling me a horror story about a time they used Such & Such brand and how they… Continue

Added by Peter West Carey on March 3, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

Art on the airplane

By Julian - age 5

Added by Heather Poole on March 2, 2009 at 6:13pm — No Comments

Write and Win a Flip MinoHD from tripwolf

tripwolf is giving away the traveler’s perfect companion – a Flip MinoHD video camera you can take anywhere.

For all of you travel bloggers out there, do what you do best and write to win! Simply post an entry discussing one of your most incredible travel experiences, and link back to the location on tripwolf. Make us laugh, cry or cringe! Entries will be judged based on creativity and eloquence.

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Added by Adena on March 2, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Escape Through Travel

“Escape”, “Getaway” - it seems that going on a vacation equates you to some kind of fugitive.

It IS sort of accurate; the idea is to leave your problems behind. In reality, how many family holidays turn into a “guilt trip” instead of a pleasure trip?

The entire vacation can be spent fretting over what you are missing back home, or feeling guilt for shirking your real “duties” in lieu of having fun, or maybe you just can’t shake the dread that this carefree lifestyle will be…

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Added by Candice Broom on March 2, 2009 at 11:05am — No Comments

Departures Mongolia: Lost Luggage

What do you do when you've flown halfway across the world, and can't wait a few days while the airline tracks down your bags?

Added by one.year.trip on March 2, 2009 at 9:05am — No Comments

Part 5 - Madrid, This feels good.

This morning we woke up at a less ungodly hour but not by much. Trying to ply ourselves with vacation fueled wine and beer in the evenings is not really helping with the time adjustment and only makes waking up at an early hour all the more painful. So it’s six am and time to mozy up to the Starbucks for a cup an ass spankingly expensive coffee and banana bread for the third day in a row. But the investment is worth every penny when it comes to battling… Continue

Added by jayppidy on March 1, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments