Geeky Traveller

Trazzler is a great multi-method website that can give you different ways to figure out where to travel.
You begin by creating your account which lists the area in which you live. From there, Trazzler will give you some suggestions for weekend trips, answering the basic question “where should I go?” The site will give you dozens of ideas for places to see that are close to home. In the browsing mode, you can narrow down the list by specifying what type of getaway you’re looking for – beach visit, fun festival, etc.
From there you can create two …read more

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There are two main categories of travelers (aside from the obvious of pleasure vs. business) and that is Planned Travel and Last Minute Travel. While planning ahead is a great way to ease any stress you might feel about wanting to know your hotel and destination plans as much as possible, it’s a well known fact that snagging last minute deals can give you an excellent price. A friend of mine desperately needed a break from work this past winter and took some accumulated time off at the office. She picked up a phone and snagged a …read more

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This is a great little site just for fun purposes. You can go to Visited Countries and click on all the countries that you have traveled to in your life. Once you’re done it will generate a world map showing how well-traveled you are.
Mine is really flippin’ boring.

Yes, that’s it. I’ve visited a couple of parts of Canada other than where I currently live. I’ve been to a handful of American states. And I’ve been to Mexico. Sheesh. Looking at this makes me desperately want to win the lottery so I can …read more

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The sad truth is that although many of might like to, not everyone can just travel whenever they want to whichever destination they want. Alas.
If you’re in that same position, the position of having travel lust but no means to get there right now, you can spend $35 instead for a shower curtain that will at least let you dream if you can’t be there in person. These shower curtains are seriously the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, each one showing a stunning black and white world destination. Bathe alongside the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt (that …read more

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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 different way. You can choose streaming videos from a great number of popular hot spots for toursists all around the world. Browse through the drop-down menu for a place that piques your interest, and then sit back and enjoy. The video gives …read more

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Extravigator is a new site for travelers that refers to itself as “haute travel talk where sophisticated travelers exchange tips, advice and experiences”. Don’t let that scare you off though, it’s not hoity-toity exclusive. In essence, it’s a one stop site where you can find commentary from other travelers on a wide variety of locations.
Travel agents may be trying to help you plan a vacation but this site will let you learn about your dream spot from people who have been there and experienced the area. Some are complaints, which might help you avoid a disappointing meal …read more

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Over on Travel Gear & Gadgets Blog, I noticed an entry that discussed movies that inspire travel. I started thinking about it and actually, yes, there are several movies I’ve seen that make me add the location to my mental list of “places I must see before I die”.
For me, some of these movies include:

Message in a Bottle
Vertical Limit
All Harry Potter movies
Mission to Mars (hee, sorry, couldn’t resist)
Amelie
Chocolat
Beyond Borders (always wanted to do humanitarian work like that)

I’m sure there are many others that I can’t think of off the top of my head. Also, sad but true, Buffy …read more

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