Thursday, Jun. 10 2010

It’s time to check back in with USA Today’s tech travel section and find out which apps are the best all-around travel applications for your mobile this summer season. This go-round USA Today concentrated on apps that are completely free and easy to use, which we’re always supported of! OpenTable— OpenTable’s app is essentially a [...]

Wednesday, Oct. 7 2009

Traveltechie.com is apparently India’s very first travel deals website and it has officially just opened their doors for business. Instead of offering online booking, the travel deals website sends weekly email travel finds called, Best 25 Travel Deals.  For your next Indian vacation, signing up for their travel tips might come in handy.

Tuesday, Sep. 1 2009

What is the Weather Like in Japan

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When you visit another country, it is a good idea to check out the weather and the climate in that country in order to better prepare for the trip. If you’re curious of the weather in Japan, read on. The islands that comprise Japan stretch through a wide area that the climate vary for each [...]

Monday, Aug. 3 2009

If you travel with your pets, now it’s going to be a bit more affordable if you’re a PETCO customer. For all of your PETCO customers, you can now take advantage of a 50% off discount the standard JetPaws pet fee of $100 each.  The discount is only available for travel between August 1-31 and [...]

Tuesday, Jun. 30 2009

At the end of the week I have to make a trip to San Francisco. It’s a one day trip that will see me fly halfway across the country on Friday, then back home on Saturday. I’ll only be gone for slightly over 24 hours. With that in mind, it seems kind of silly to [...]

Monday, Jun. 29 2009

If you’re a penny-pinching tight-wad like me, chances are you spend FAR too much time online, trying to scrape a few dollars off the total cost of your travel expenses. I just found myself having spent over 2 hours on various travel sites attempting to get the cheapest rate on a trip to San Francisco [...]

Friday, Jun. 26 2009

When traveling, it’s often a good idea to research your hotel options. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve decided to do just that. As I write this, I’m sitting on an uncomfortable bed, in a hot room, in The Wellington Hotel in New York City. Tomorrow I will be heading back to my home [...]

Monday, Jun. 22 2009

Passport Demands take a HUGE Dip

The LA Times is reporting that things are slowing down at the Sate Department. The number of passport requests are dipping so low that people that are applying are getting their passports in three weeks or less. The State Department said last week that it expects to issue 12 million passports in this fiscal year, [...]

Thursday, Feb. 5 2009

Heading off to New York City

Today the wife and I are driving to Dallas. From there we will take a plane to New York City and we’ll be spending 3 days or so in the city, attending the kinds of things that first-time tourists do. Right now we’ve planned to see “Mary Poppins” on Broadway. We’ll be stopping by the [...]

Friday, Jan. 30 2009

When I was 12 I was picking up my first comic books at a gas station in the town where I grew up. Jordan Romero is 12 right now, and he’s about to climb his 5th mountain. Jordan wins. This young man is trying to become the youngest person to ever climb “The Seven Summits” [...]