June 22, 2009
The northern hemisphere welcomes summer. I hope most of you are preparing for a vacation to escape your hectic lives and recharge for a couple of days. Before you get all busy preparing, take a moment to recall what went wrong on your last vacation. Did you pack well? Forgetting an important item at home [...]
May 22, 2009
I’ve been traveling through North America for just over two weeks. Although I was well prepared as I had tested my equipment on a previous trip in Italy, I still managed to find some aspects to improve. I would like to share this experience with you. Preparation Before you head out for your trip, give yourself at least a week to [...]
April 3, 2009
This year I’ll make a four week trip across the North American continent. I’m prepared to taking hundreds of photos, keeping a small tour diary and I will record my route with a GPS data logger. To instantly share my whereabouts, detours, experiences and some photos with family and friends, I was looking for a [...]
March 17, 2009
It’s that time of year again. Winter is loosening its grip on the northern hemisphere, we’re switching to daylight savings time and people are planning their yearly vacations. The internet makes it easy to find out about various destinations, great deals, attractions, local customs and curiosities that might otherwise have escaped your attention or become [...]
January 27, 2009
Last year one of my couch surfers introduced me to what he calls his 5 year plan. At first I wasn’t impressed because I expected to hear one of those sleep-stimulating narratives of career, family, privately owned home etc. But it turned out that he had a 5 year travel plan. Now doesn’t that makes [...]
January 22, 2009
Flying’s no one’s favorite thing. Unless you’re a pilot. But for most of us, flying’s little more than a hassle. Most of the annoyance of flying is due to the airport – checking in, security, terrible food, no outlets, and the like. Time spent getting a ticket and waiting for your flight (which is often [...]
January 15, 2009
My family recently took a vacation – that was all that was originally decided, that they were going somewhere. The timing and price were set, and they decided to wait and see where they would go. It’s a unique way to travel, certainly, but it turned out incredibly well for them. With a bit of [...]
October 7, 2008
Here are 5 sites you can refer to the next time you are planning a holiday or a business trip and you need to search for hotels. Share your videos and you can even make some money! TravelPost TravelPost gives you unbiased hotel reviews and ratings as they are written by actual visitors. What’s more [...]
March 24, 2008
All of us take at least one trip annually, whether it be locally or overseas. As much we love them, most of us aren’t able to have trips very often. Whether it’s work, school, financial problems, there is always something that holds us back. Thus when we finally get a chance to get out it’s [...]
February 11, 2008
Waiting to pick someone up at an airport can be a harrowing experience. With flight delays and the multitude of problems that can happen to delay (or advance) a flight, it can be extremely valuable to know exactly where your friend, colleague or loved one is. Here are a few websites which can make tracking [...]
