It’s been a week of big travel news, although some of centered around flying hoaxes.  That’s why you need to read these blogs posts that will give you real scoop!
SoSauce (travel geek blog) an Indian cooking lesson, including Naan.  Yummmmmmm!
LA Times Travel compares and contrasts Halloween activities at Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal Studios.
PlanetEye Traveler – Philippine Culture (formerly Filipina Soul) shares a delicious and easy  lumpia recipe.  I’m going to give it a try.
Intelligent Travel asks us if we’d take the Titanic cruise.
Consumer Traveler debates the issue of whether airport lounges are worth the price of admission.  For …read more

A few weeks ago, I twittered about an upcoming trip to Croatia.  I’ve never been, and I was just putting the word out, hoping that one of my travel blogging friends, or soon to be friend, might have some information that would help me make some travel decisions.
I very quickly had a bunch of responses.  Some from people that I knew and some from strangers.  All were passing along information or a referral, and all were most helpful.
Eventually I connected with Peter Czinkan, from On the Globe.  Peter is a tour organizer, guide and event planner, whose geographic areas of …read more

When your planning a vacation or business trip, where do you go for your travel research?  This blog, I hope!  But where else do you start looking for the information you’ll need to make decisions about things to do and see?
One often overlooked FREE source of travel information is the Convention & Visitors Bureau.  Often related to tourism bureaus, boards, and commissions, CVB’s are a good resource for information on larger cities.  Larger is a matter of interpretation these days, as more and more small cities have set out to bring tourism to their communities.
CVB’s are trying to “sell” …read more

When looking for travel information you’ll want to take advantage of all the FREE resources that are available.  A good starting point is the tourism office of the country, state, or city that you’re planning to visit.
The tourism office will be full of information about places to stay, cultural events, special packages, maps, restaurants, history, and odds and ends of local color.  If you’re researching an international destination, you’ll find information about visa requirements, language, and currency information.
Tourism offices offer tons of information on their website, and most will be happy to mail you out information as well.  Keep …read more

One of my favorite ways to research my travel destinations, as well as have a little enjoyment all year long, is a magazine subscription.
There are some great general travel magazines that I get every month, and additionally, if I know that I will be traveling to one particularly destination, I also like to subscribe to that city’s regional magazine.  It’s an easy way to get current information about what’s going on, new restaurant openings (that you won’t find in a guide book), current events, festivals, etc.  For a relatively small investment, you can learn a lot. 
And the small …read more