Archive for July, 2009
Gary Arndt needs your help to get to Antarctica
Travel blogger and photographer Gary Arndt needs your help to get to Antarctica. Quark Expeditions is searching for an official blogger for an Antarctic expedition. You can help Gary get there!
When to go: Timing your itinerary
I discovered that the start of my trip through China coincided with Golden Week. I had suddenly found myself in the midst of no fewer than 120 million Chinese on the move, filling seats in every plane, boat, train, bus and car available.
What We’re Reading: July 3, 2009
Each friday, Kaythryn and I share those sites and articles that we are currently reading or have recently read.
Choosing a travel rewards program
Starwood runs the Sheraton, W and Westin chains, among others, but its array of branded credit cards give you a lot more in the way of options for redeeming points than just hotel stays.
The lumpiest mattress in Penang
It evoked memories of Alex Garland’s description of the Khao San flophouse in which his protagonist (Richard, later played by Leonardo DiCaprio) finds himself—except it was in Penang’s equivalent of Khao Sarn—down a sidestreet from Lenuh Chulia.
Happy Canada Day! Two Go Round-The-World site launches!
On this day in 1867, Canadians bravely banded together and accepted the British Government’s bureaucratic restructuring of their provinces! Well not really. While popular concepts of rebellion are a lot different in a country like Canada (where no revolution or war of independence provided a precedent) the notion of rebellion does exist in our country, but perhaps not to the extent that it does elsewhere in the world, where we can find different perspectives on the legitimacy of violence.
What is the best bank account for a Canadian to have on a round-the-world trip?
Citizens Bank is an online national bank; it is the first Canadian bank to offer a no-fee, easy to use account with no ATM fees worldwide. At other banks, you might be required to pay as much as C$5 per transaction when you use your ATM card outside the country. With a Citizens Bank Global Chequing Account, however, that fee is zero. Well almost.
