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Entries from September 2007

Banish Boring Travel Slideshows

September 29th, 2007 · No Comments

You took hundreds of photos on your trip but apart from your occasional upload to Flickr or MySpace, how will you share those photos with your friends? My wife scrapbooks our travels but they are more us than our friends and family. I’ve built slide shows with Photoshop Elements but they never quite reach [...]

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Tags: photography · technology

Travel Photographs - Eiffel Tower, Paris

September 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Every week I like to share some of my travel photographs and this week three uncommon views of the Eiffel Tower:

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Tags: Europe · photography

Travel Global, Eat Local

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments

The Environmental News Network published an interesting article on eating local produce, and eating local is just what you should be doing when you travel. My strongest memories are always associated with the food I ate or the local markets I visited. Food engages all of your senses creating strong links in your brain [...]

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Tags: planning · travel experience

Are Travel Boycotts Effective?

September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald asked whether travellers should boycott countries that abuse human rights or otherwise do not behave as good world citizens. What do you think, do you avoid travelling somewhere as a protest against their behaviour?

Should travellers boycott countries with poor human rights records?

No (100%, 1 Votes)

Yes (0%, 0 [...]

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Tags: planning · travel experience

Travel Tech - Nokia Navigator

September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Your rich uncle is sending you on a trip but on one condition, you can only take one piece of electronic technology. What goes into your bag?

GPS?
Video camera?
Phone?
PDA?
MP3 player?
Confused, want to take it all; grab the Nokia Navigator and you do have it all and get the free trip.
I’m a real Luddite when it [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · technology