Tag Archives: planning for the road
Know Before You Go: Travelers Tracking Terrorist Alerts
The word “terrorism” finds itself scattered across our newspapers every day. It affects where you go and what you do, adding a new worry to an already stressed out world. Get rid of the stress of the unknown and find out what is going on. The US government has set up an Emergency Email Network […]
Know Before You Go: Translate Web Pages
Often, the best information about a place comes from a website written in the language of the place. You can now translate most web pages into the major languages of the world. Heading for Germany? Spain? Russia? Sweden? Want to read the news or web pages written in that language so you can find out […]
Know Before You Go: Health Shots, Travelers Medical and Travel Insurance
The US and many countries require or recommend specific immunizations before traveling to or from specific areas. You can find information for the US’s policies for the US State Department, the UK Government, and in Canada’s Medical Services. Some countries require an International Health Certificate verifying your immunizations and health, available from your doctor. For […]
Know Before You Go: Is It Safe?
As part of our ongoing series on “Know Before You Go” in our Taking Your Camera on the Road category, we answer the question most travelers are asking today. Is it safe? Living in Israel, we are faced with this question from outsiders almost daily. After four years living in Israel, we can say that […]
Amazon MIGHT offer a Digital Music Service
Rumors are flying that Amazong might soon announce a Digital Music Service. As major fans of several digital music services, and one of the millions of Amazon associates, we are excited about the possibilties. Living on the road, especially overseas, the growth in downloadable music, for free through the peer-2-peer (p2p) networks or through paid […]
Know Before You Go: Staying in Touch While Traveling
Wandering around waiting for the war to start, and then end, it was critical for us to stay in touch with friends, families, and co-workers. It was also critical for us to get access to the news media to find out what was going on. Our shortwave radio helped, once we were able to locate […]
Know Before You Go: What Do You Want to Know Before You Go?
What do you want to know before you go? As part of our long series of articles on Know Before You Go, travel information you need to know before you hit the road traveling, we invite you to ask us questions about what you need to know before you go? We will be covering a […]
Know Before You Go: Links
As part of our ongoing series on “Know Before You Go” in our Taking Your Camera on the Road category, we provide these links and resources to help you know, before you go on the road traveling. Information’s pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience. Clarence Day Governments, Embassies and Tourist Offices If you have […]
New Airport Security Portal
While we are still gathering information on this, we thought we’d let you travelers know about a new “security portal” that maybe coming to an airport security check point near you soon. In an almost non-statement statement and press release, Georal International/Dominion Group announces it’s received permission from the TSA and federal agencies for a […]
Know Before You Go: Research and Planning
We’ve been living on the road full-time, in some fashion or another, since 1996. The first four years were spent living in a trailer, pulled by our truck, cris-crossing North America, photographing nature as we found it. The last few years have been in Israel, traveling outside the country every three months to explore Europe. […]
Writing Advice: Traveling Through Books
Your writing is not the only writing to be inspired by travel. As a travel writer, take time to learn from others how they described an adventure or area, from the ancient classics to modern works. There are a ton of books about travel that are now in the public domain and available in digital […]
Pen on the Road: Travel Writing and Photography
Part of the joy of writing about travel is sharing the knowledge gained from the experience, especially if it is novel – or at least expressed in a new way. Preparing a travel article, consider all the information you’ve gathered in your research before you even hit the road, then, as you travel, what bits […]
Know Before You Go
In a few days we will be starting a series called Know Before You Go. It will tackle the things you need to know before you go on your next big traveling adventure, or if you are a regular traveler. We’re offering tons of information packed with the things you need to know before you […]
NPR Now has Feeds and Podcasting
I’m working on a new article for the site on the impact of NPR and BBC on travelers for getting access to worldwide information while traveling, so imagine my delight in discovering that NPR now offers feeds!!! AND…podcasting. Wonderful. BBC has offered feeds for a while but now NPR has embraced the modern equivalent of […]