RSSMay|16|2007
Road Trips with Kids
Posted by Jen as Travelogger
Going on a road trip may seem like an adventure but bringing kids with you, more often than not, makes it tricky. I should know. In my twenty years, I must have endured God knows how many of these family vacations. Still, this doesn’t mean that road trips have to be stressful. With the right frame of mind and these tips, road trips can be more than a little pleasant for everyone involved.
Prepare your car for the road trip.
This is very important. Although there are tow trucks available, no one wants to end their vacation even before they’ve had a chance to enjoy it! Besides, the inconvenience includes repair fees, phone calls, additional charges… Make sure that your car is in top shape. Change the oil or replace your front brakes. Do what the …
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May|13|2007
Making Travel Plans Online, Part 2
Posted by Camica as Travelogger
A lot of people nowadays prefer making their travel plans online with a travel website like Expedia, Travelocity, etc. Most airlines also encourage prospective passengers to book their travel online on the airline’s website. While there may be a lot of advantages to booking their travel plans themselves, customers should also take steps to make sure that they will not encounter any problems in the future.
First, you should always do extensive research, especially when it comes to the documents and papers you’ll need in your travels. FYI: for American citizens, you are now required to present a passport if traveling by air. Also, with the increased security measures, it helps to know what items can be carried on the plane. You’ll also need to check on your flight’s status every now & then, since airlines occasionally change …
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May|12|2007
Making Travel Plans Online, Part 1
Posted by Camica as Air Travel, Education, Family, Reviews, Shopping, Tips, Transport, Travelogger, Website
As an online travel agent, I know firsthand how a lot of people have switched from booking with traditional travel agencies, to making their travel plans online with a travel website. Understandable, since there are a lot of advantages to booking online.
First, and probably the most important consideration, is the price. Airline & cruise tickets, hotel & car rates, and even some local activities & services are usually cheaper online than thru your regular travel agent. That’s because online travel agencies usually get special rates due to the large volume of travelers who use their site. They also have a lower ratio of travel agents to customers, since most customers usually book on their own. These are savings they can pass on to their customers.
Another advantage is that most of these sites are very user-friendly. You don’t have to …
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May|03|2007
Something Big is Coming Soon!
Posted by J. Angelo as Announcements
We’re making some changes here on Travelogger. Something big is coming soon, and I’m personally quite excited about it.
We’re refocusing our energies into converting most of our blogs to become more community-oriented. Somewhere along the way we got tired of niche blogging, and we thought of throwing the concept of the long tail out the window. Well, we’re not exactly getting rid of the concept of niche blogging, but we discovered that if we spread ourselves too thin, then we run the risk of losing out in terms of interactivity and growth.
So watch this space. In the next few days, we’ll unveil the new Travelogger.
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May|03|2007
Lurrvly Luxe Guides
Posted by Zahir as Travelogger
First off, let me admit that I LOVE Luxe guides. After a bad experience in Hoi An, Vietnam last year, where we were wrongly lured by the Lonely Planet to expect a charming, un-ruined-by-tourists town and were instead faced with throngs of tourists each clutching LP (lets just say a ratio of 20 westerners to locals, most of whom were bad tailors), I vowed that I’d never buy a bloody guide book again.
So when I discovered the joys of Luxe through my father-in-law’s decorator Sahran (of Amazing Race Asia fame), I was in heaven. Its design, in my opinion, is not just attractive (no cheesy postcard pics to be had), but small enough to actually take around with you without your looking like a… dare I say… tourist. Its all about style, taste and best of all, takes you far away from …
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