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4 Worst Things I’ve Ever Worn or Brought on a Trip
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Nearly every time I've packed clothing or gear purchased out of some kind of preconception about where and how I would be traveling, or worse--out of More »
9 Questions to Answer Before Traveling With a Friend
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Traveling with someone can bring out things in his or her personality you've seen before. Here are some questions you might want to ask--and answer--b More »
Five Tips for Visually Impaired Travelers
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5 tips for visually-impaired travelers that help put the experience of travel into perspective for everyone. More »
10 Reasons to Travel with Your Parents as an Adult
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Shift the parent-child relationship from the past into the present and future. More »
11 Outdoor Adventures to Try in 2009
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What adventures will you take in 2009? More »
8 Tips for Camping with Your Dog
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Put yourself in the shoes of prehistoric man and you will have a blast with your dog. More »
10 Travel Risks Worth Taking
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There are no uninteresting destinations, only incurious travelers. More »
The World’s Worst Airports
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Traveling can be fun, but not when you're passing through these airports. More »
21 Trains That Are Cheaper Than Flying
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Why do we spend more for flights when there is a cheaper, more comfortable, more efficient, and oftentimes faster alternative? More »
Everything You Need to Know About Traveling with a Eurail Pass
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After two years of traveling Europe by train, Craig Martin has it down. More »
10 Trips and Toys for Your $600 Stimulus Package
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With incredibly affordable mountain bikes and digital SLRs to vacations, adventures, and volunteer opportunities, don't let that $600 go to waste. More »
Ten Travels (and their Tales) that Made History
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The kind of writing that makes some travelers feel they were born at the wrong time. More »
Top 10 Gear Choices for Travel Writers
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Travel writers are a diverse lot, especially when it comes to favorite travel writing gear. Here's our list of top ten best pieces. More »
Top 10 Useful Travel Gadgets & Accessories
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Duvet Cover? Sarong? What's in your pack? More »
10 Steps to Surviving Your First Press Trip
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Organizing beforehand is everything. Learn how. More »
The 10 Best Places to Stay in Buenos Aires
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From temporary apartments to hostels, here are the best places to stay in Buenos Aires. More »
Six Things To Know Before Traveling to The Rainforest
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Exhausting heat, extreme humidity, and biting insects: don't let this stop you from visiting (and volunteering in ) the greatest nature show on earth. More »
The 5 Worst Travel Gadgets & Accessories
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The following travel gadgets are about as useful as a chocolate teapot and should be avoided at all costs.
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10 Tips for Safe and Comfortable Winter Hiking
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These 10 tips will get you geared up for a safe, comfortable winter hike. More »
4 Easy Tips for Shooting Better Travel Videos
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Creating a great shot, interview, or montage takes more than walking around with a video camera glued to your eye. More »
7 Steps for Creating an In-Town Vacation
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What do you do when you’re dying to take a vacation, but you’re so broke? Take an in-town vacation. Here's how. More »
10 Tips For Safe Travel as a Single Woman
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The fear and anxiety some women feel about traveling alone can be abated quite easily if one follows some of these basic tips.
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10 Steps to Packing Better for Your Next Trip
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When I was younger my father often liked to tell me “pack what you would be comfortable carrying on foot for a few miles." As we traveled I was alwa More »
8 Steps for Successful Self-Supported Bicycle Tours
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Cycle touring = freedom. Forget letting bus and train routes dictate your schedule. Forget settling for tour operators’ carbon-copy itineraries. On More »
Top 10 Places for Teaching English Abroad
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So you've made the decision to Teach English Abroad. Welcome! The following 10 places are among the best in the world for finding work, making a livin More »
The Top 10 South Shore Spots for Surfer Chicks
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"Even if we aren’t the up-and-coming Coco Ho’s of today’s surfing world, more and more of us are taking up this sport which has so far been domi More »
Top 10 Travel Writer Resolutions for 2008
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Happy 2008 everyone! This top ten list of travel writer resolutions is dedicated to each of you who has been pouring your energy and dedication into t More »
Top 10 Last-Minute Gifts for Your Favorite Traveler
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Looking for a last minute-gift for your favorite traveler? Consider one from the Traveler's Notebook top 10. More »
10 Ways to Pass Time on Long Flights
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The journey towards our ultimate destinations can be very tedious especially when it spans multiple continents. Traversing the world means having to t More »
Ten Lessons Learned on the Safari From Hell
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Five cars. Four drivers. Two days. One safari.
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Top 10 Websites for Finding a Cheap Place to Stay
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Online research is quickly taking the place of guidebooks and travel agents, especially amongst independent travelers. In this article, Craig Martin l More »
10 Ways Music Connects Travelers
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Back before YouTube, people got their entertainment from minstrels traveling town to town with their harps and epic poem-songs, telling stories of the More »
Top 5 European Travels for a Falling US Dollar
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Visit the oldest buildings in the world, hike through Latvia's national parks, party in Paceville or Riga before chilling out on a Bohemian river ban More »
The Top 10 Hostels in Europe
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From Paris to London to Barcelona to Riga, these top ten hostels will give you power options for cheap sleeps in Europe with special points for beer a More »
Top 10 Surf Spots (for Mortals) in Hawaii
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Hawaii is the most geographically isolated landmass on the planet, and for some that means only one thing: groundswell. Everywhere, in every directio More »
Top 10 French Schools for Waves, Wilderness, and Bons Temps
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Looking to learn French while you surf, dive, or spend time in the mountains? The following schools give you access to some of the world’s most reve More »
Responsible Tourism Day: Top 10 Resources
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In celebration of tomorrow´s World Responsible Tourism Day, More »
Top 10 Spanish Schools for Waves, Wilderness and Buena Onda
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This top 10 scours the Spanish-speaking world to find the best language schools that also meet the following criteria: (1) access to world-class wilde More »
Top 10 Reasons to Keep a Journal or Travel Blog
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Putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) can feel like a drag when there are waves to ride and volcanoes to hike. But documenting a journey throu More »
10 Conscious Choices to Make on Your Next Trip
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Being a responsible traveler comes down to making conscious decisions. Here are ten choices you can make to improve the quality of your next trip and More »
