Traveling with young children can bring many challenges, as any parent knows. What many parents forget while traveling is that their fellow travelers, by proximity, share their child-related difficulties. With a bit of planning and a little effort, not only can the resentful stares and hostile whispers of your fellow travelers be avoided, but also […]

You’re visiting another culture, a guest who has the luxury of being able to visit another community. The last thing you want to be doing is leaving a trail of trash as you travel around. Here are five tips on how to minimize your trash trail when travelling abroad:

Leave with what you came with. This […]

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5 Books to Help You Lean Travel French
If you’re like a lot of travellers, you enjoy learning a few words of a new language before travelling to a country that speaks it. And it doesn’t have to be difficult to learn what’s known as a “tourist vocabularly”. […]

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Visit the Argentine Craft Fair
Argentina has many attractions. One is the craft fair or Ferias Artesanales. In addition to offering many types of handmade crafts - jewelry, art work, rugs, leather products, glass and wood work - there are also a variety of street entertainers. Shanie lists […]

There’s a blog meme that’s been around for a while now called “What’s In Your Bag?”. The idea is that you photograph your bag and this is somehow a reflection of your personality. I’m not sure I really agree with this in terms of your every day purse or pack, but what you carry in […]

Everyone’s an artist in their own unique way — whether in the way they sing, write, or any other form of expression. You don’t need to be a history buff or an art major to appreciate the beauty around you, particularly if you find yourself traveling to a place rich in history and art. For […]

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The Seven Rules to Drinking Mate Like a Local
Mate is a tea-like drink served in Argentina. And like other countries and their traditions for certain beverages, Mate has certain rules that most be followed. Shanie presents seven Mate rules to follow, so that you’ll be consider one […]

CNN rcently listed their top 25 travel sites. There are alot of the usual supsects but I came across a few that I liked, if only for the novelty effect:

Meethalfway.com helps plan trips with your friends to meet half way. It seems to be targeted especially at business people that need to travel alot. […]