More Techie Tips for Travelers

Seat Guru’s Ultimate Guide to  In-Seat Laptop Power Ports

http://www.seatguru.com/articles/in-seat_laptop_power.php

A good discussion about the options for plugging in your laptop when you are flying.  It is more complicated than you would think…

Techie Tips for Travelers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30849025

Rick Steves of PBS fame, talks about using your laptop in Europe.

Hotel Booking Site

A web site that covers hotels in Europe, USA, Caribbean, Asia and Latin America.

The Bathroom Diaries

Search for public restrooms in over 120 countries and over 9000 locations in the USA. Each entry rates the restroom and describes its’ features.

Research: The Traveler’s Best Friend

A great article from the Frugal Traveler (May 6, 2009)in the New York Times. He talks about the process he follows to research his trip before he makes his reservations.

Hotel Deals, Discounts and Cheap Hotels

DealBase.com A web site that searches the internet and posts some great hotel discounts and deals in the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean.

International Travel Site

 

 

“In a nutshell, BootsnAll seeks to cultivate an organic community that encourages  independent travel It does this through thousands of travel stories & travel blogs written by travellers, travel guides to destinations all over the world, a membership of passionate travellers, and the ability to book all of your travel needs – air tickets, hostels, RTW tickets, adventure trips, and more – from one website. In this way, BootsnAll aims to be the ultimate resource for the independent traveler.” (Description from their web site)

Hotel Reviews

A web site that has partnered with Kayak.com. It pulls information from over 200 web sites to provide hotel reviews and rates.

Frugal Traveler – New York Times

A weekly column in the New York Times that features information for the frugal traveler

Travel Avisories from US Department of State

Keep up to date on travel warnings and travel advisories issued by the US Dept of  State