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Raw Foodies
August 31, 2009 | Food Lovers | Read More
I think it’s fairly safe to say that most of the things that foodies eat would make raw foodists faint (all the cooked organ meats, breads, pastas, etc). But in the spirit of spa and health week, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at what followers call the healthiest food movement. ...
The Internet Strategist
August 31, 2009 | In the News | Read More
Building Your Tribe – 6 LinkedIn Success Studies
Friday Link Love: Stunning Sunsets, Dangerous Delicacies and the Glory Years of Flying
August 28, 2009 | Travel Tips | Read More
As usual, plenty of interesting travel links on the web this week. A few good reads we found:
These days flying has taken on new burdens of excessive baggage fees and overpriced meals. Vacations.com brings us back to the glory days of flight when “the stewardesses resembled beauty pageant contestants,...
Photo Friday: Kid Commute
August 28, 2009 | Photo Friday | Read More
In which NileGuide destination was this photo taken?
UPDATE 9/1: The photo was taken outside Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. Popular with school children and families, Our Dynamic Earth is an action-packed educational adventure teaching visitors about the formation, evolution and future of the planet.
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Gear Junkie: Family Matters
August 27, 2009 | Gear Guide | Read More
“Vacation.” Sometimes that means you and your significant other jetting off to an exotic island for a week. Sometimes it’s a rowdy road trip with your best friends, full of fast food, adventures and cheap motels.
And sometimes it means a trip with your family.
Your whole family.
Traveling...
5 Reasons Why Celebrity Spawn Travel Better Than You Do
August 26, 2009 | Celebrity Travel | Read More
Think you’re the pinnacle of modern globetrotting? Read on for five reasons why the progeny of the jet-setting elite have miles on you when it comes to travel:
They’ve traveled to more exotic places as fetuses than you did in your first ten years. Case in point: Jolie-Pitt twins Vivenne...
Talk Like a Local: Family Slang
August 25, 2009 | Talk Like a Local | Read More
Every culture has its own version of slang, whether it’s expletives, cheers or words that allude to an unsavory topic. Something we all know, but probably haven’t thought much about, is the slang that develops within a family. Author Paul Dickinson has written an entire book on the phenomenon,...
Budget and Family-Friendly in Puerto Vallarta
August 25, 2009 | Kid-Friendly, Mexico | Read More
Every family deserves a special vacation, and right now it’s impossible to resist a tropical escape to one of Mexico’s top-rated destinations, Puerto Vallarta - and at bargain prices! Uncertain economic times have the media encouraging travelers to head for their own backyard this summer for...
NileGuide 5 with Nomadic Matt
August 25, 2009 | NileGuide 5 | Read More
This week’s NileGuide 5 interview is with Matt Kepnes of Nomadic Matt. A self described twenty-something vagabond, Matt has been on the road regularly since 2005 and calls “everywhere” home. Keep tabs on Matt’s travels on twitter @NomadicMatt.
1. What’s the most underrated...
Dining Out with the Little Ones: Kid-Friendly Eateries
August 24, 2009 | Food Lovers | Read More
If you like to have a nice meal out once in a while, but you decided to have kids, it’s not a mission easily accomplished. It’s probably best to get a sitter, but failing that, you need to find those rare places that accommodate both the little ones’ and your own tastes. Start by thinking...
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