Current Travel Promotions – July 2010

Summertime

It’s summertime and that usually means summertime marketing and travel deals. A lovely time of year, yeah? Here’s the scoop: Read the rest of this entry »

The Stinky Side of Travel: How to Beat Dirty Feet and Other Travel Hygiene Tips

Stinky Feet, Lollapalooza 2006

Traveling can make you dirty. In more ways than you think, but we’ll just stick to dirt of the grainy, brown variety.

It’s pretty much expected that while traveling you’re going to have to deal with a decent amount of dirt. But what can a nomad do? You can’t be dirty forever. Read the rest of this entry »

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Alexandria Library, in Photos

Alexandria Library

When I decided to add Egypt to my round-the-world travel itinerary, I chose so based on two things: seeing Alexandria and climbing Mt. Sinai. All those pyramids and temples were just a happy coincidence.

Why was Alexandria so high on my travel list? And did it live up to my expectations? Read the rest of this entry »

Using Wikipedia as a Travel Guide

Remember how I decided I didn’t like having a guidebook with me in Morocco? (read it here) Well, as soon as I got to Egypt I was almost in a panic trying to find a map of Cairo—or any travel information whatsoever. Egypt’s tourism industry isn’t exactly friendly to individual travelers. It’s built much more for groups and large bookings.

But I’m getting sidetracked. This isn’t about Egypt’s frustrating tourism industry. It’s about our generation’s greatest achievement: Wikipedia! Read the rest of this entry »

Wombat Wednesday: Travel Friends

Travels of Adam? Travels of a wombat. Wombat Wednesday follows Mr. Wombat on his travels around the world.

Wombat & Friend

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