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The Week in Travel Tweets #2

Round up of great links posted to Twitter by travel writers and bloggers around the world. This week featuring @socialtours, @almostfearless, @travelojos and @travelfish...

Free VoIP Software for iPod Touch & iPhone

Following up on our story about VoIP on the iPod Touch, it seems that we now have the missing link software which will turn your iPod Touch or iPhone into a lean, mean VoIP calling machine. Photo by bizmac

Packing Part 5: travel gadgets

21st century backpacking, no matter how light you profess to pack, usually entails bringing along a few gadgets, if only your digital camera. Add to that a laptop computer, MP3 player, mobile phone and all their related cables...

Egypt’s White Desert

Planning a trip to Egypt? Some of Egypt's lesser visited areas are the inner oases and the wonderful desert landscapes surrounding them. The White Desert (Sahara el-Bayda) is probably the better known of these spots.

Packing Part 7: passport & money

You can lose all your luggage and still keep traveling as long as you still have your passport and some money. Packing and carrying them securely should be every traveler's #1 priority when on the road...

Travel Books

about There’s nothing like a good travel book to transport you to faraway places in between adventures. Here are some of my favorite travel books that I’ve read or rediscovered over the past year. Some new, some older, but all excellent reads. You’ll want to pick up a few of these to stoke your wanderlust as you plan your next trip. Continue reading…

Cult of Travel Hack #1

about Here’s the first of our travel hacks, a quick, easy, and inexpensive DIY projects to get ready for your next trip! It’s often difficult to keep a constant eye on your backpack when traveling on trains or buses, especially on overnight transport. A simple steel cable, with loops on each end and a padlock…Continue reading…