If you are not familiar with the Gowala application for your iPhone or other smart phone it is another location based social media application like FourSquare. One nice feature of Gowala is [...]

While I was doing a spot check of airfares to Europe for yesterday’s article, Europe is on Sale – Euro Continues to Drop, I went as I usually do to Kayak’s Buzz [...]

Would you ever travel without a camera? Dog Meets World has a heart as big as its dream: photographing children across the world, in their own environments, and giving to them printed copies. Dog Meets World seeks to make photo-diplomats of travelers, enabling them—you!—to connect to the people and cultures they visit. To do something so simple, and in the process, make a lifelong impact. All one needs is a camera, a portable printer, and a tiny stuffed dog called Foto.

Sean Hewens, founder of Smallbean, recently explained his project to Chris via a lengthy e-mail interview. WHAT IS SMALLBEAN? The Citizen Archivist Project (CAP) strives to bring technology and computer skills to [...]

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I usually put contest announcements on the discussion boards instead of in the blog, but Beth Whitman who was just on the Amateur Traveler talking about Traveling to India as a Woman [...]

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