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Geeky Traveller

Archive for November 2007

November 19th, 2007

Prize for travel writing

This is a bit of a break from my usual type of post but I thought my readers might be interested to know that Traveling Stories Magazine is offering up a prize of $125 for the best travel-based story or article. Your story needs to be between 300-1000 words and may even be [...]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

November 15th, 2007

Epson PictureMate Dash - Perfect for travel printing!

It’s not often that you would think of a printer as being a travel gadget. After all, traditionally printers were quite large and even some of the photo printers that started coming out were still quite boxy. Enter the Epson PictureMate Dash.
First off, I often post things here that sound and look interesting [...]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

November 14th, 2007

Find Wi-Fi with your shirt

This may seem like a silly travel gadget, but bear with me - ThinkGeek, one of my favorite places to drool, has an awesome t-shirt that will help you locate Wi-Fi and tell you the status on the signal.

Why is this useful to a traveler? Most people traveling on business and many traveling for [...]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

November 13th, 2007

All-in-one dash entertainment

Road trips can be long and boring once you get past the initial excitement. I once drove (well, as a passenger) from Montreal to Halifax, and then back again four days later. It was hellish because I was also rather pregnant but even without that added discomfort, it would have been one long [...]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

November 12th, 2007

Goofy but fun beach radio

Winter is approaching the Northern hemisphere far more quickly than I’d like to admit. This is the season for planning a nice tropical beach vacation - trust me, I’d give just about anything to be packing up for a week in Cancun or Cuba right now.
If you’re headed to the beach, I’ve found what [...]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

November 9th, 2007

Get a good holiday flight deal

Holiday season is just around the corner and some people need to book flights in order to get together with their family members. The sad thing is that unfortunately it can be very expensive. My own sister is out East and she won’t be coming home for Christmas this year, partly because she’s [...]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

November 7th, 2007

Radio on the go

Everyone on a road trip has had it happen - you’re driving along, listening to your favorite song on a great station and then WHAM. You cross some invisible line and the signal starts fading, leaving you with crackling white noise interspersed in the music, until finally it dies out altogether. Then you [...]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

November 6th, 2007

Geobeats lets you get a feel for a location

Anyone can read a travel book or sit at a computer to read reviews of travel destinations, but words aren’t always the best indicator of what a location is like. Photos help, but they’re still just a quick moment in time.

Geobeats is an interesting website that allows to you experience a destination in a [...]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

November 5th, 2007

Gadget Bag carries and protects

This is what every hardcore geek gadget addict needs! The Gadget Bag comes with pockets and compartments that will keep all of your gadgets and peripherals together yet separate to avoid scratches and dents. What’s extra nice about it though is that aside from keeping everything contained in its own section, each section [...]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

November 3rd, 2007

Tourist Remover

This is possibly one of the coolest pieces of free software that I have ever seen and I seriously want to go take some pictures specifically to try it out myself.
One of the most common annoyances involved in trying to take pictures of tourist-laden hot spots on your travels is the very fact that it’s [...]

By Sherry -- 5 comments