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Podcasters create some fantastic content to fuel your travel dreams or direct your attention to a sight that the guidebooks overlooked. Some pocasts have a fleeting existence and a number of very promising podcasts disappeared after a few episodes I’ve tried a variety of travel podcasts but there are three that stand out from [...]

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In my last Travel Tech post I waxed lyrical about taking my computer with me on a USB Drive. Although the technology is great, the problem I discovered on this trip is the security paranoia of internet cafes.
In four weeks, I only found two Internet cafes that loaded the software and then one of [...]

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Every tech-enriched traveller is looking for a lighter computer to save a few ounces in their bag but I’ve been testing an option that will save you couple of pounds, the U3 Data Traveler.
The Kingston Technology 2Gb USB flash drive is loaded with portable versions of my favourite software including Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice, [...]

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My iPod Nano is an essential part of my travel equipment; it provides me entertainment and essential travel information without carrying a lot of extra weight.
The Nano has two distinct advantages over their bigger cousins:
1. Flash memory devices travel better than micro hard drive versions in my experience and you are less likely to [...]

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Packing light turns many travellers into tourist hobos, wrinkled clothes worn once too often before wash day despite long sweaty days walking the streets of your vacation nirvana. I’ve always preferred natural fibres and my travel wardrobe is brimming with cotton shirts and pants that give me that slept in my clothes look in [...]

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