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Category Archives: Travel Products
Vote and Send Someone to Costa Rica
I finally went through all the applicants for the two week free trip to Costa Rica from Gap Adventures and I. To be honest, I thought I would get more. I only got 42. Apparently, people don’t really like free trips, even when you include airfare. While that’s disappointing, it gives the applicants a better [...]
Win a Free 2 Week Trip to Costa Rica
THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER! THANK YOU FOR ENTERING! PUBLIC VOTING WILL BEGIN SHORTLY!
My solo first trip was to Costa Rica in 2003. I had never been out of the country before, and I went with a company called Gap Adventures. I don’t even remember how I found them, but I liked what they stood [...]
Posted in Travel Products Tagged contests, costa rica, gap adventures, tour groups, Travel Products 52 Comments
Build a School, Win a Backpack
As travelers, we take a lot from the world- food, people, experience, but we rarely give back to the world we take so much from. Luckily, opportunities always present themselves. Last year, Pam Mandel from Nerds Eye View, Beth Whitman from Wanderlust and Lipstick, Debbie Dubrow from Delicious Baby, and Michelle Duffy from WanderMom created an [...]
Good iPhone Travel Apps
I’ve been traveling around with my iPhone for a few months now and playing around with the various travel apps to see which are worth using. To be honest, most suck. They don’t work well, they cost too much, or are too basic. Moreover, there are just too many redundant apps. How many apps do [...]
Posted in Travel Products Tagged iphone, ipod, phones, travel, travel apps, Travel Lists, Travel Products 19 Comments
Announcing October’s Contest Winners
At the beginning of October, I ran a contest giving away a free iPod Touch to the affiliate that sold the most ebooks. I also gave away three free nights at a hostel for one lucky RSS subscriber. I learned a lot during this about running a contest. It was a good learning lesson that [...]
Eurail Passes: Do the Numbers Add Up?
Despite all my European travel, I’ve never really been able to say I’ve “railed” across the continent. I am usually so scattered in my plans that I take a few trains and lots of planes. I end up in Venice and decide Amsterdam is fun and meeting my friends in Barcelona sounds like a great [...]
Posted in Travel Products Tagged Europe, eurorail, train tickets, trains, Travel Products 11 Comments
Win a Free iPod Touch (and more)!!!!
Last year, I ran a contest giving away a few little travel things. Now, my website is bigger, my audience is bigger, so the prizes are bigger.
Contest #1- WIN A FREE IPOD TOUCH!!
Already have an iPod Touch? Want something else? Sure, you can get a camera or flight for equal value. One of the three.
How [...]
How to Become a Travel Writer
When I started this website last year, my original goal was the be a travel writer. This website was just going to be the vehicle to get me book deals, guidebook work, and magazine work. I was going to be the next Bill Bryson or at least the young traveler’s Rick Steves. To [...]
Posted in Travel Products Tagged indie travel podcast, matador, matadoru, travel magazines, Travel Products, travel writing, writing 13 Comments
My Travel Gear
In five days, I’ll be on my way to Spain. After two months of being home, it’s time to head back out and explore my world. I’ve spent the last week getting my gear together, shopping for some new clothes, and making sure all my ducks were in a row. Last year, I talked [...]
Posted in Travel Products Tagged backpacks, camcorder, camera, eurail, Guidebooks, insurance, phones, rail pass, travel gear, travel insurance, Travel Products 17 Comments
This Person is Off to Costa Rica