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Why Fliers Must Turn Off Devices

Why Fliers Must Turn Off Devices | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

There is no evidence proving electronic signals from mobile devices actually interfere with the operation of aircraft. So why is it that airlines insist that we put down our laptops, tablets, e-readers and handsets? - no reason.  

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The Bold Art of the European Tour Bus

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Remember your trip on one of these European tour buses? Perhaps rolling through Paris without a care in the world? Well photographer Taylor Holland has captured the bits outside the bus while you were sitting inside.

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25 Awesome Castles You Should See

25 Awesome Castles You Should See | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Anyone who has done even a little bit of traveling knows the drill – if the place you are visiting has a castle, taking an overpriced tour that ends...
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Best Travel Pictures of 2011 Named

Best Travel Pictures of 2011 Named | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Playful wolves, an iceberg climber, and a curious beluga are highlights of the 2011 Travel Photographer of the Year competition.

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Help Train 300 Destitute Kenyan Girls For Self-Reliance

Help Train 300 Destitute Kenyan Girls For Self-Reliance | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Want to make a real difference this holiday season? 
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Fastest Time to Travel to Every Country in the World

Fastest Time to Travel to Every Country in the World | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Benny Prasad has been to every country in the world and he has the world record for achieving it in the shortest amount of time: 6 years, 6 months and...
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Cowbird for the multimedia traveller

Cowbird for the multimedia traveller | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

Multi-textured and easy to use, I can see Cowbird making life easier for documentarians on the road looking to spend more time shooting and less time hacking away on the computer. Use this social media tool to keep a diary of your life and help document the major sagas shaping the world.

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Touring USA? Get extra cash with Gigwalk

Touring USA? Get extra cash with Gigwalk | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

Gigwalk announces that 1.5 million tasks have now been completed using a skilled, mobile workforce of 100,000+ strong. For each task completed, you can expect to make anywhere from $3 to $100. Note though fellow travellers, Gigwalk is only active in eight cities - Chicago, South Florida, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle - so not very useful for those of us going further afield.

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The Ultimate Travel Hacking Guide

The Ultimate Travel Hacking Guide | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
It's never been easier to compare travel and accommodation prices using sites like Hipmunk, Kayak, or Google Flights, but a little extra legwork can save hundreds on airfare, hotels, and attractions.
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Korean Air cancels tickets because of fare error

Korean Air cancels tickets because of fare error | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Here’s a case that’s been keeping me up at night. It’s not just because this one’s about errors — one of my favorite topics. It’s also because it raises several difficult questions about ethics, journalism and consumer advocacy.
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A Travel Blogger's Guide to Sponsorship

A Travel Blogger's Guide to Sponsorship | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Finding a sponsor for your travel blog is an important part of achieving success in your field.
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Trip Organizer makes for smart travel

Trip Organizer makes for smart travel | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

This new Android app helps you prepare for lift-off and keeps you in check when you land at your dream destination. Keep track of your packing list, never lose your insurance and passport details again, get info on vaccines before departure and more. For iOS fans, you'll have to make do with Tripit or TripDeck - sorry! Hit the links for iOS options:

http://goo.gl/DUQqV iPhone apps for a road trip

http://goo.gl/59afS More apps for a road trip

http://goo.gl/zz3IH Travel apps via Mashable

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Friday's dose of inspiration

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Global Yodal - Travel, through a local lens | Flush The Fashion

Global Yodal - Travel, through a local lens | Flush The Fashion | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
New website Global Yodel is a brilliant idea to see a place from the eyes of a native. It's like FourSquare written by William Shakespeare and David Bailey.
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The 25 Most Dangerous Cities On Earth

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Every country has its cities and every city has its slums but as we will see in a moment, not all cities are created equal.
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Photographing the Life of Orphaned Burmese Refugees

Photographing the Life of Orphaned Burmese Refugees | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
The country of Burma (currently known as Myanmar) has been going through a civil war that has lasted over 60 years.
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The 45 Places to Go in 2012

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London, Havana, Lhasa and, yes, even the final frontier. A year’s worth of reasons to pack your bags and take off. (The 45 Places to Go in 2012.

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China's Fake Disneyland: The Park That Never Was

China's Fake Disneyland: The Park That Never Was | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it
Like a a faded ghost of the classic American Dream, an unfinished Disney-like castle rises into the cloudy China sky.
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How to fund your travel videos

How to fund your travel videos | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

Chris recommends utilizing three ways to fund your travel media; fund raising, trading video for services, and advertising.


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Sustainable Post by Travellers

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Lightfoot Sustainable Post is a collection of postboxes set all over the world where people can drop off their addressed letters and travelers transport the letters to the person, in person. Hitchhiking for letters, how cool is that!

 

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Walk in the clouds - literally

Walk in the clouds - literally | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

A Glass Walkway 4000 feet high gives spectacular views below visitors' feet in China's Tianmen Mountain National Park. Floating far above the ground, tacked to the side of a sheer rock wall, the glass walkway has been compared to the Grand Canyon's Skywalk. The questions is: dare you take up the challenge?

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Why Fliers Must Turn Off Devices

Why Fliers Must Turn Off Devices | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

There is no evidence proving electronic signals from mobile devices actually interfere with the operation of aircraft. So why is it that airlines insist that we put down our laptops, tablets, e-readers and handsets? - no reason.  

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Surf incognito: Ctrl+Shift+P

Surf incognito: Ctrl+Shift+P | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

Yep, we're talking web surfin'. In a public network, your data is at risk - anywhere, not just abroad. So, here are simple tips to put your mind at rest and keep the hackers at bay. Afterall, you want to keep what is private, well exactly that, private.

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How to be "An Idiot Abroad"

Karl plays connect four by himself, argues about invisible fish, and is less than happy to find out that the programme won't be called 'Karl Pilkington's Sev...
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Canadian’s lucky iron fish saves lives in Cambodia

Canadian’s lucky iron fish saves lives in Cambodia | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

 At the heart of this tale is a lucky little fish.

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Think twice about cheapskating on travel insurance

Think twice about cheapskating on travel insurance | Practical Nomads | Scoop.it

Travel insurance policy claim denied for vaccine cancellation:

Richard Effress though he had a perfectly legitimate reason for canceling part of his trip to Africa with his mother: a new requirement that travelers entering South Africa needed a yellow fever vaccine.
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