Geeky Traveller

For many of us, vacation time means relaxing and taking it easy so a simple point and shoot camera will usually suffice. If you plan to spend a lot of time at the beach or want photos of yourself with dolphins, a waterproof camera could come in handy.
But if you’re the type of traveler who enjoys rugged, adventurous, daring vacations, you might be interested in the Waterproof Digital Wrist Camera by Hero 3. The strap adjusts to your wrist and the camera is protected by a waterproof exterior that can stand up to some heavy duty action. …read more

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Mary Jo Manzanares writes the awesome Fly Away Cafe and has a great insider’s perspective on the world of travel since she’s also a flight attendant. With the busy holiday travel season upon us, she’s set up a series of Back to Basics travel tips to help make your holiday travels as easy, efficient, and stress-free as possible. You can check out her tips under her Travel Tips category on Fly Away Cafe.

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Depending on where you live, you may be able to pour water straight from your tap to your glass and drink up. If you’re traveling to certain areas of the world though, it’s not the safest choice.
The SteriPen Portable Water Purifier will easily fit inside a purse, pouch, or even an inside jacket pocket and is easy to use. It destroys multiple viruses, bacteria, and protozoa in mere seconds. In only 48 seconds you can purify an entire 16 ounces of water compared to four hours for chlorine. The pen uses UV light to do the …read more

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It’s not news that prolonged seating on airplanes can be dangerous if you’re prone to poor circulation and can cause very serious clots. It’s often suggested that you get up and walk around if possible, as well as following some simple exercises to promote healthy circulation (you can check with your doctor for some ideas).
I found these interesting socks though – Circulation-Enhancing Argyle Travel Socks. They’re designed in such a way that they allow for gradual compression while you wear them which helps to stimulate the blood flow in your legs and feet. They’re intended to ease …read more

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If you’re heading to a large conference or a business presentation, you can be the one who saves the day by showing up with your Canon DW-100 Portable DVD Burner.
Once you’ve filmed the presentation, hook up your video camera to the burner and create copies for your boss and co-workers. You can also hook it up via USB to your PC or Mac.
You’ll have to wait until March 2008 to pick one up and there’s no word yet on the expected price, but it records high definition video with AVCHD codec so it won’t be cheap but it will …read more

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If you need to travel frequently, you’re not going to want to lug around super heavy carry-on luggage every time you get onto a plane. In that case, you might want to look into Hammacher Schlemmer where they claim to have the world’s lightest rolling carry-on.
The bag only weighs 5 1/2 pounds and the overall dimensions of 44″ fall just below the limit that most airlines require. As a bonus, it’s scratch-resistant and takes a ridiculous amount of pressure to dent it.
Although it’s lightweight, it has a nice, roomy interior which includes a built-in divider and mesh pocket. …read more

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It can be very useful to bring your Blackberry with you when you travel on business. However, when you’re on a vacation – you know, to get away from it all for awhile – and you find you can’t stop checking your email while waiting for your cocktail to arrive or you’re texting your friends from your chaise lounge on the beach, you may not have a Blackberry for convenience anymore. You may actually have a “Crackberry” addiction.
If you can’t put the crack, I mean the blackberry down, you might find it helpful to check out Crackberry.com. …read more

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What can you get for someone who loves to travel but already has everything they could possibly need?
Well, if you have deep pockets, you might be able to afford the hefty price tag on these SwissMemoryPrestige USB Keys. Designed in a very similar way to their world-renowned Swiss Army Knife, the USB keys hold 1GB of data and are sleek enough to look great and small enough to easily fit in your pocket, making it perfect for travel.

But the price for this Prestige series is pretty darn daunting. They come in sterling silver, gold/diamond, yellow gold, and a …read more

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There’s another great site that has been recently launched for travel fanatics, and it’s really the kind of site I’m loving more and more. Nothing personal against travel agents, because they’re awesome too (and I studied Travel & Tourism for that purpose myself once upon a lifetime, pre-kids) but not every travel agent has been to every place you want to visit. As a result, they give you the best generic info they can but there’s nothing personal about it.
VibeAgent is another great personalized human-touch website that will give you access to personal stories. You can read …read more

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Boopsie may sound like the name of a cute little doll, or bring up thoughts of Betty Boop, but actually, Boopsie is a neat little program you can download to your cell phone or other mobile device and you can then find tons of information on just about anything. Travel-wise, you can use it to check for flight information (why rush to the airport if your flight is delayed?), check out the weather for whatever city you’re heading to, look up phone numbers, and find everything from restaurants to movie times. It’s an all in one …read more

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