Need to find a new getaway? This Google app can help
Google has now launched a “favorite places” app as part of its GoogleMaps service. As part of the pull to attract folks to the service, they have apparently polled a series of celebrities to add their favorite places to the interactive map. For example, Yo-Yo Ma uploaded some of his favorite places to eat on [...]
$30 an hour may be a small price to pay for privacy, comfort
When I travel, one of the things I build into the budget is self-care. This can take several forms, of course. Often it is as simple as making sure I have enough time between flights for a small frozen yogurt or a beer. Not the healthiest option, of course, but if it helps me to [...]
Spotted Lake in British Columbia
The Huffington Post ran a story today about Spotted Lake, up in Canada. It has a rather unique mineral content in the water, which leads to (as they tell it) “psychedelic effects”and therapeutic properties during the Spring and Summer months. If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind getaway destination, this might be the camping trip for [...]
Caching and stashing (think: traveling without packing)
I saw a tweet a few days ago from Tim Ferris (of The 4-Hour Workweek fame), praising Sean Bonner’s recent post on Practical Urban Caching. The idea is that when you travel regularly to certain destinations, you shouldn’t have to pack. If you are heading repeatedly to a certain location, the key is to find [...]
10 Things to Do in Cape Town (link)
Velvet Escape blog has published a good post on Cape Town as part of their ongoing “10 Things to Do…” series. Read all about it here.
The Art and Science of Staying Dry
The one place you don’t want to be making decisions about how to keep the rain off you is when the first drops are falling from the sky. I can’t tell you, though, how many times I was in exactly this position before I finally started taking steps to keep dry. Beating the rain is [...]
