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Hit Me with Your Best Shot

May 12th, 2008

Cao Dai Temple Vietnam

During the month of May, you have the chance to win a monopod from Xshot! First, I have to say that this is one of the most fun travel accessories I’ve tested out ever. And, it’s the perfect item for …

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MetroSafe Product Review Video

March 10th, 2008

The MetroSafe 200 from PacSafe is a shoulder bag with a wire reinforced shoulder strap and slashproof panels. Hear why else it’s one of the best shoulder bags I’ve come across.

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Camera Decision Follow Up

December 17th, 2007

Thanks to everyone who piped up about what camera I should carry on my upcoming trip to India.

I spent a half day at Fry’s and Best Buy chatting with the knowledgeable salesmen about my options. Unfortunately, as so often happens, the most knowledgeable guy (at Best Buy) also confused …

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Are You a Wander Blogger Wannabe?

August 27th, 2007

Love shopping while you’re on the road and have tips to share on how to find the best deals? Love foreign films and want to review them? Are you an expert on a specific region of the world?

Wanderlust and Lipstick is looking for women travel bloggers to cover specific topics …

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Women Travel Photographers

March 19th, 2007

This weekend, I took a look at my friend, Tina’s, website which she recently launched after a trip to Asia last year. I was blown away by her images, particularly her portraits. I then got to thinking about all of the very talented women photographers that I’m blessed to …

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Can You Hear Me Now?

March 5th, 2007

While in India last month, I noticed a number of internet cafes that offered very inexpensive phone calls to various parts of the world. In such cases, a person could call Russia, for instance, for eight cents per minute.

While I’ve been a VoIP (Voiceover Internet Protocol) user for a couple …

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Resistant Flashpacker

January 1st, 2007

I thought that by not carrying a laptop and cell phone, it meant that I wasn’t a flashpacker (a backpacker carrying lots of flashy electronics). However, as my pile of “stuff” that I’ll be bringing to India grows, I see that I’m carrying more flashy equipment than I anticipated. This …

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Jane’s Smart Art Guides

December 14th, 2006

Jane’s Smart Art Guides are audio tours to a handful of historical locations in Europe including St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Our Lady Cathedral in Antwerp, Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome and Fra Angelico at San Marco in Florence.

Owner Jane McIntosh recognized that the lack of information, poorly …

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Contest Continues and New Blog Feature Added

October 27th, 2006

Today we launched a new blog feature that allows YOU to blog about travel. Whether you use it to blog while you’re on the road or you just want to share your stories about past or future travels, click here or on the Blogs link in the nav …

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