Stuck in Trains, Planes & Automobiles! Free games to make the time go by while traveling.

Bring some games to play with the family or to give to the little ones to make traveling around the holidays a bit more fun!

Try Lilsugar’s free printable games that require no more than paper and pencils or review momsminivan and/or Jumpstart’s bank of do-it-yourself games.

Forget traveling with bulky books

Fodor’s Travel Books are available as full-text books through the library’s database, General Onfile.

Simply type “Fodor’s” and where you want to go like “Mexico.”

You can also click on “Browse Publications” and type “Fodor’s” under “Browse Title” and click “Go.”

All the Fodor’s books will be listed alphabetically.

*Make sure to type in the apostrophe in Fodor‘s.

Organizing & Sharing Trip Details

TripIt, www.tripit.com, is a free online program that helps you organize and share trip information with  family, friends or any person or group related to your trip on a private webpage.

Itinery information can easily be shared on facebook, through email or displayed as an open web.

You can track all of your reservations including flight, dinner and car rental info.

Your page automatically displays weather reports and maps of your destination(s).  Other free feautures include calendar synching, driving directions and ability to add your own personal notes.

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

 

 

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