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X-Mini Review and Giveaway

X-Mini Review and Giveaway

During my trip in Guatemala I was contacted by X-mini for a review on their X-mini HAPPY speaker.  Without thinking it twice I said yes because I already knew how these little speakers perform and how good they are.  Funny enough, I was contacted just after I returned from my stay at a remote eco-lodge [...]

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Advertising Made Easier for Travel Bloggers

Monetizing a travel blog is one of the things many travel bloggers are aiming for.  Yet, not many of them are successful at doing it.  Many travel bloggers wonder how can they find advertisers to monetize their travel blog, if their PageRank is enough to be worthy, and if an advertiser will ever consider them [...]

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Fireworks display during New Year's celebrations

2010 in Review

What a year it has been!  When 2010 started, I had no idea that I would be starting a travel blog, that I would be visiting 7 new countries, and that I would be meeting so many new friends on the travel community.  This year has been wonderful and it marks the start of a [...]

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Bueno Entonces Spanish

Bueno, Entonces… Review – A Flirtatious Spanish Course

Ok, so… I was recently offered to try this new Spanish learning program called Bueno, Entonces…, released by General Linguistics.  But wait?  Most of you know that I speak Spanish already; in fact, it is my main language.  So why am I reviewing it?  Well, its fresh look and dynamic approach caught my attention.  Have [...]

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HotelCalculator.com Review

HotelCalculator.com Review

I was recently asked to check out and review the hotel search engine Hotel Calculator. HotelCalculator.com is one of the first online hotel comparison engine that checks and compares hotel deals available on over 20 travel and hotel websites from all over the world. Why use Hotel Calculator? I found Hotel Calculator to be a [...]

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Rove Magazine

Rove Magazine – A new peer in the travel community

Recently a new travel magazine hit the online travel community.  With its well designed layout and its dynamic content, Rove Magazine entered the online world with a fresh view, a high standard in quality, and with a lot to offer. Rove Magazine is a free digital travel magazine available the first Monday of each month [...]

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Roadie Portable Speaker System

Roadie Portable Speaker System Review

Franklin Electronic Publishers, you know, the guys well known for educational gadgets, dictionaries, and translators; recently released a fun and innovative travel gadget known as the Roadie. As soon as I heard the description of the product, I was more than willing to test it and give an unbiased review of it.  So here is [...]

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Review and Giveaway of Iconic Guides

You just arrived at this monumental ancient place you’ve been dying to go for a long time.  You take the tour, like everyone else is doing, and after walking around its most important spaces and seeing its most important features you feel like you want more out of it.  You hunger for more information and [...]

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The Pre:Travel Guide

How to Nail Down Your Pre-Travel Planning

I love planning for my trips.  I find it as fun as interesting as the trip itself.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who spends countless hours on the internet looking for information on getting the best deals, travel hacking, and more. Well, earlier this week, a new eBook covering the planning aspects of [...]

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Should You Choose Gap Adventures or Intrepid Travel?

Should You Choose Gap Adventures or Intrepid Travel?

Many times I have been asked which tour company is best to go to exotic destinations, G Adventures (formerly known as Gap Adventures) or Intrepid Travel?  Sometimes choosing between there two companies can be a challenge since both offer almost exactly the same tours for the same audience at a similar price range. I have traveled with [...]

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