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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Travel alarm clock that does more than just wake you up

Anyone can pack a travel alarm clock with them - they can in all shapes and sizes, analog or digital. But why just take a clock when you can take a travel clock that does more than tell you the time and wake you up in time for your hotel’s continental breakfast?

This Eagle Creek […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

June 29th, 2008

Keep your data safe while you travel!

Vagabondish has an excellent list of the top ten ways to secure your data while you travel. Some of them are fairly obvious, like being quiet when you’re talking on a cell phone because people overhear you even if they’re not trying to eavesdrop, and telling someone a password over your phone is just […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

June 27th, 2008

Use Yapta to get a good deal on airfare

Yapta is a great little website that can act as a travel assistant for you if you’re planning on taking a trip somewhere. You simply visit the site and sign up for free (I love free). Then enter in your desired trip, specifying your departure and arrival cities, the dates you wish to […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Power up your tent with Campmor

Where was this tent when I was packing this time a week ago for a four day getaway into the woods with my family?! Campmor offers up the Eureka N!ergy 9 tent which will sleep up to five people (though I always find one less person than the maximum is best for personal space). […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

June 26th, 2008

The Fontainebleau goes paperless with iMacs

In an attempt to be both tech-forward and eco-conscious, the Fontainebleau hotel is ready to open a new property in Las Vegas, and they intend to put an iMac in each one of the almost-4000 rooms. This follows the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach which also installed iMacs in all their rooms as part of […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

June 25th, 2008

Protect your travel photos with compression and security

Generally when I travel I take a lot of pictures and they’re either family memories or moments where I feel like playing around with my camera. I keep them on my card until I get home and the image files are enormous so I wouldn’t bother with emailing them.

On the other hand, what if […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Crank that light!

The best part about camping is sitting around at night with just the light from your campfire and maybe a moon if you’re lucky. On the other hand, if you have to get something from the car or make a trek to the bathroom, that little bit of light may not cut it (and […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

June 21st, 2008

Talk about your all in one - Bevy

This is exactly the kind of thing I could use this weekend. I am going up to a rented, rustic cottage with my family and several friends and I can’t wait. What would be perfect for me?
A Bevy iPod Shuffle protector. It’s a keychain, which is useful for carrying the car keys, […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

June 20th, 2008

TravelSkoot keeps group itineraries under control

There are a lot of things on the Internet that I love (can you tell?). Two in particular are social networking and tools that create new Google Maps mashups. Because honestly, I think Google Maps is an incredible service so anyone that can add to it is tops in my book.
TravelSkoot sort of […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

June 19th, 2008

Summer lovin’ in the Travel Channel

In the Northern hemisphere, we’re going to be welcoming Summer on Friday. For many of us, we’ve already dealt with summer-like heat and humidity on several occasions. I know up here in Montreal, we actually had numerous warnings from the weather networks because of the high humidity.
Enjoy some summer lovin’ with our channel:

Filipina […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments