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Holiday 2011: Best Travel Gift Ideas
November 22, 2011 | Featured, Gear Guide | Read More
Here are our picks for the most useful, unique and charming gifts out there, perfect for the travel lover in your life.
1. Grand Trunk Sleep Sack $69.99
Hotel sheets can be incredible, but they can also be really, really disgusting. If you find yourself forced to sleep in the later, you’ll be...
Lost in an Airport? Bing’s got You Covered
October 26, 2011 | Business, Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
Have you ever been wandering around an airport, completely confused about where you’re going and wondering where you can find just a simple bite of food to eat? Where the heck is the bathroom, and why aren’t there any coffee vendors in sight?! Well, Bing has a solution.
Bing recently launched a brand...
Spain’s Got Super-Cool New Hertz Electric Rental Bikes
October 13, 2011 | Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
They get all the cool stuff in Europe.
Hertz is now offering electric bike rentals in Spain, from Granada to Barcelona and islands in between. London is the only other lucky-enough spot to enjoy electric bikes as a Hertz rental choice.
Why go electric bike instead of a car? Well, they’re easier...
Dinosaur Bones and Meteoric Stones: Yachts Get Blinged Out
August 2, 2011 | Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
We didn’t think it could even be done, but the yachting world just got even more outrageous. UK jewelry designer Stuart Hughes recently unveiled the new toy he created for an anonymous Malaysian business man - a super-yacht worth $4.5 billion dollars named ‘History Supreme’.
It is...
Delta Ups Their Game with iPad Rentals
May 27, 2011 | Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
Delta Air Lines just rolled out a whopping $2-billion project to upgrade customer service at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport…and there are some big perks for travellers included in the upgrade.
Everything is inspired by Minnesota’s “vibrant culture,” and is meant to highlight...
Folding Screens Could Seriously Change Techy-Travel
May 23, 2011 | Business, Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
Sleek, sexy and compact…nope, not supermodels–computer screens! The trend for ridding technology of “clutter” isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and now a foldable screen will soon be hitting the market.
At the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology in South Korea, geeks (JK,...
New Apps Makes Sure You Never Forget Underwear Again
May 17, 2011 | Gear Guide, Travel News, Travel Tips | Read More
This might be the most exciting travel app we’ve seen in awhile.
Seriously, how often do you go away on a trip to discover you’ve left something vital behind? The memory card for your camera, your driver’s license, your socks? And even if you don’t forget the necessities, you’re trying to...
Moleskine Mania: Introducing the New Travel Series!
April 25, 2011 | Gear Guide, Travel News | Read More
Few things will get travel writers more excited than learning that Moleskine has now started making travel gear. (Side note: who else has been spelling it “Moleskin” for years?)
Moleskin has been around for awhile, and is based on the plain black notebooks with the classic ribbon used by legends...
Away From Your Valentine Next Week? Never Fear, Skype Can Help
February 11, 2011 | Gear Guide, Romantic | Read More
This year Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday, and while most couples will be celebrating over the weekend, there is still that urge to hole up with a loved one on the actual day. Of course, nasty little things like “work” or “business travel” or “snow” or just...
Stuff We Like: Lego-Compatible iPhone Case from Smallworks
January 10, 2011 | Gear Guide | Read More
… And the reasons we like it:
It protects the iPhone.
It looks awesome.
You* can build with LEGOs on it.
*Or your kids. Whatever.
I think that about sums it up. Every traveler/iPhone user should buy one of these. Kids will like you. Geeks will accept you. Flight attendants will shower you with...
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