The National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) predicts a “very active” 2006 hurricane season. And, if you’re traveling to Florida, the Gulf Coast, or the Caribbean, you need to take precautions before and during your vacation. Here are a few tips (courtesy of USA Today) to consider if you’re traveling during hurricane season. 1. Check in…
Latitudes is National Geographic 2.0 — a gorgeous online travel photo magazine with Italian flare and built for online viewing. A broadband connection is necessary and the latest issue (#14) is 181 pages of sharp full color photos and animations. Issue #14 covers Columbia, Myanmar, The Berkshire Hills (Massachusetts), Mt. Etna, Berlin, Croatia, Tuscany and…
We’re celebrating yet another in a string of 14 incredible months of articles and success here at Vagablond. So we want to thank our loyal readers and hard-writing contributors. We now have: • Over 50,000 visitors a month • More than 1,140 stories spread over more than 110 pages of content. • Articles focusing specifically…
Pat yourself yourself on the back. You made it through the winter elements — cold, snowy, windy, rainy, days — not to mention the work elements — pesky co-workers, nagging deadlines, and long commutes. Memorial Day is the official start of the summer travel season. Welcome! If you’re one of the estimated 37 million travelers…
Need a vacation? Want to dig you feet into warm sand, feel a sweet breeze across your face, and sip on drinks with colorful umbrellas? Tired of the usual island getaways of Jamaica, Barbardos, and the Bahamas? Want something more like, huh, well, an island? The editors of Islands Magazine searched the world and compiled…
Definition Bag-a-holic: “one afflicted with the compulsive desire to acquire new bags (purses, briefcases, backpacks, etc). Symptoms: caches of little-used luggage paraphernalia; subconscious gravitation to travel-related stores. Treatment: sfbags.com.” I for one have long suffered from this condition. What friends and family don’t understand though, is that this obsession is not pathological. What underlies every…
Lorraine, the TravelPost.com blogstress, just published her “completely unscientific, unprofessional” top ten list of the year for trends across the travel industry. They include: 1. Travel Aggregators 2. Volunteer Vacations 3. Airline Miles 4. Free Wi-Fi 5. Becoming a Hotelier 6. Comfier Hotel Beds 7. Untouched Destinations 8. Travel Blogs 9. Airline Charges; and 10….
Sculptured carpeting. Roman window shades. Cherry cabinets with Burl inlays. This isn’t the interior of a luxury home, well, not really anyway. It’s the 2006 Marquis, a luxury RV model from Beaver Motor Coaches.
There are now a number of trips and tours centered around your favorite shows. On September 26, an Apprentice-themed cruise sails from New York to the Caribbean. The cruise, sponsored by Trump World Magazine and Expedia, features cast members from three seasons of the reality TV show.
It’s vacation time for your Vagablond contributors. So over the next few weeks, Gil will be Vagablogging from Washington, D.C. and Williamsburg, VA; Maureen is heading for Saratoga Springs, NY, then Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver Island, BC; and Alex is relocating to the grunge city, AKA Seattle, WA. Stay tuned for our blogs from these…