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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...
Punching-Clown-Meets-Toothbrush: a Hygienic Breakthrough
June 25, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
You know when your toothbrush lays on its side, the remaining toothpaste dries, and the brush sticks to the edge of the sink? Or, if you’re at an airport or rest-stop freshening up and you try and place the toothbrush just-so and it still falls over? And then, even though you’re grossed out,...
Keeping Time With the World, One Touch at a Time
June 9, 2010 | Gear Guide, Travel Style | Read More
If you’re a world traveler with an extra $125 to spare, and still use a wristwatch, consider the new Kenneth Cole New York Touch-Screen watch. Available in black, orange, or white, this watch has the ability to track time in all thirty-two time zones, it has a stainless steel face, and you can bring...
Cucumbers: The Perfect “Fresh” Gear for the Savvy Traveler
May 14, 2010 | Gear Guide | Read More
It recently came to my attention that my life would be easier and less stressful if I carried a cucumber with me everywhere I go. Cucumbers can provide travelers with a quick fix for a number of common inconveniences, and I’ve compiled a cucumber travel guide below to give you more details. So, the...
Travel like James Bond: 007 Approved Gadgets
January 14, 2010 | Gear Guide | Read More
You’re probably pretty similar to traveler-extraordinaire James Bond:
You travel to exotic locales for work…if Dallas counts as exotic.
You’d wear a tux on the plane…if you owned one that wasn’t a powder blue hand-me-down from Dad.
You’d woo sophisticated, complex...
Friday Link Love: Road Trips, Google Maps, Travel Companies That Give Back and More
November 6, 2009 | Around the Web | Read More
Plenty of interesting travel stuff around the web this week:
Road trip fan? Hate hours in the car? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, check out Gadling writers Annie Scott and Mike Barish go head to head with Top Ten Reasons that Road Trips Suck vs. Top Ten Reasons that Road Trips Rock.
Need a little...
Explore the Outdoors – Mountain Bike Style
July 23, 2009 | Gear Guide | Read More
Contador has all but secured the yellow jersey, Lance has agreed to come in second…BORING! It’s time to trade in your road bikes for a real bike…your first Mountain Bike. I’ve put together a short list of essential tips and gear to get you started on your new outdoors adventure.
Find...
Friday Link Love: Road Gear, Surf Spots, MJ’s Favorite Hotels and More
July 17, 2009 | Travel Tips | Read More
Summer has hit full force in the Northern Hemisphere and road trip pointers, travel gear tips and other travel fun abounds:
Matador Trips outlines the Top 7 Summer Road Trips in the US/Canada.
Perpetual nomad and freelance writer Christine Gilbert gives readers part one of the lowdown on how her day-to-day...
Discount Travel Gear and Where to Find It
March 26, 2009 | Gear Guide | Read More
After years of being a gear junkie (maybe not in name, but certainly in practice) I have learned one thing:
Gear is expensive.
Really expensive.
Really frigging, annoyingly, make-you-whine-about-it-on-blog-posts expensive.
After even more years of being a dedicated bargain hunter, I have learned one...
Introducing the NileGuide Gear Junkies
January 7, 2009 | Gear Guide | Read More
Resident Gear Junkies Alexi & Tyler
I’d like to introduce our resident gear junkies, Alexi Ueltzen and Tyler Renaghan. As two of NileGuide’s content managers, they are up to their ears in destination-specific details from Auckland to Amsterdam, and they’re hard at work on launching...
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