Posted in Guidebooks, Travel, Web Tips on 3 July 2008 | 1 Comment »
With the rise of travel information available for free or on the internet, I have read other blog posts about skipping the guidebook altogether or about chopping up your book into a Frankenguide. I pimp every travel guide I’ve ever purchased with new information, fold-out color maps from tourist info, business cards from good restaurants [...]
Posted in Africa, Carnivals, Middle East, Online Media, Peru, South America, Travel, Web Tips, tagged Bahrain, Dubai, Iran, Madagascar, UAE on 1 July 2008 | 3 Comments »
Welcome to the fifth Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for South America, Africa, and the Middle East. Here you’ll find South American, African, and Middle Eastern (and Antarctic!) travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend.
Photographic inspiration this week thanks to Nick Amis of Intelligent Travel’s Global Eye. Click on the link to read about [...]
Posted in Cheap Activities, Europe, Free Stuff, Germany, Luggage, Museums, Public Transport, Travel, Web Tips, tagged Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Chancellory, Hamburger Bahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Holocaust Memorial, layover, main train station, modern art, Reichstag on 24 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday’s post on Berlin main train station layovers described a lovely picnic location in a nearby park. If you can’t forgo sightseeing for two hours, however, there are two options within short distance of the station:
Chancellory / Reichstag / Brandenburg Gate / Holocaust Monument
Check your luggage at the train station and head out from [...]
Posted in Cheap Activities, Europe, Food, Free Stuff, Germany, Rail, Travel, Web Tips, tagged Berlin, Hauptbahnhof, layover, main train station, Moabit, picnic on 23 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
Two Hours in . . . is a new series on layover time killers for major transportation hubs. First stop: Berlin’s main train station. This first post in a two-part report will describe a relaxed, non-sightseeing option. The next post will describe your short-term sightseeing options — so stay tuned for [...]
Posted in Asia, Australia, Carnivals, Cheap Activities, China, Currency, Food, India, Museums, Public Transport, Shopping, Travel, Web Tips, tagged Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand on 21 June 2008 | No Comments »
Welcome to the fifth Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for Asia, Oz. Here you’ll find Asian, Australian, New Zealand and Oceania travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend.
Photographic inspiration comes to us this week from Alan D. Newton. You can read all of the details about his visit to Hachioji [...]
Posted in Free Stuff, Internet Access, Safety, Travel, USA, Web Tips on 20 June 2008 | No Comments »
Safety is one of the primary concerns of every traveler. Here are a few freebies to help protect yourself on the road (like the treacherous one below I recently spotted in Linz, Germany):
+ from germs
+ from cooties
+ from insects
+ from password theft
+ from sunburn (scroll to “Product Features” 
+ and, if you’re crafty, from pickpockets [...]
Posted in Automobiles, Budget, Canada, Caribbean, Carnivals, Cheap Activities, Entertainment, Food, Lodging, Museums, Public Transport, Rail, Travel, USA, Web Tips, tagged Boston, camping, Hawaii, Hotwire, Montreal, national parks, rental car on 14 June 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the fifth Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for the Americas. Here you’ll find North American, Central American and Caribbean travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend.
This week’s photographic inspiration comes from the Canada article at DirectoryM. The entry is loaded with tons of information about the country, including a [...]
Posted in Contest, Europe, Online Media, Russia, Travel, Web Tips, tagged ecotourism, Great Baikal Trail, hiking, Lake Baikal, trails on 11 June 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m busy with all the last-minute must-dos before my trip begins tomorrow, so just a quick post/plea:
National Geographic is sponsoring an ecotourism changemakers competition and awarding three winners $5000 each towards their project. You can read about these 20 inspiring finalists at the link above.
Today is the last day to vote for your favorites, and [...]
Posted in Airports, Automobiles, Contest, Currency, Packing, Public Transport, Rail, Shopping, Travel, USA, Web Tips, tagged cultural exchange, exchange students, high school exchange, international students, laundry, midwest, ride sharing on 10 June 2008 | 2 Comments »
Help *me* feel the love! There’s just two more days for you to give me your advice on Frankfurt-Hahn and surrounds, Cologne/Bonn, Seville and Granada. Everyone leaving a comment has a chance to win a modest prize, hand-selected from each destination by yours truly. So get entering!
Carla from Phoenix is planning some extensive travel around the Midwest, “Chicago [...]
Posted in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Information, Online Media, Travel, USA, Web Tips, tagged ESTA, online registration, visa waiver program on 9 June 2008 | 3 Comments »
From the producer of our poorly-orchestrated increased airline security measures (”Only Terrorists Carry 200 ml of Toothpaste”) and the creator of the color-based national security threat chart (”Like Clockwork, Orange!”), a new move certain to alienate our closest friends and allies: starting January 12, 2009, all travelers to the U.S. who travel without visa restrictions (15 million [...]
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