Here’s a useful article from itworld.com which details 10 Must-Have travel Apps for the Blackberry. I am an iPhone man myself, but these are pretty cool.
For the best in travel tech, check out our regular feature: Tech on Tour. Joseph Cromwell, Collette’s Director of Tour Managers, has been all around the world, from Italy to [...]
In these days of iPods and other digital devices (See: Tech on Tour) there’s really no reason to limit yourself when it comes to music. No matter where you go, you can now bring along your personal soundtrack.
Here are my favorite songs to listen to while out in the world:
King of the Road by Roger Miller [...]
I recently read a book called Growing Up Italian by Dr. Ed Iannuccilli and it brought back a lot of great memories for me. My dad was an Italian born in the USA, but his parents came from a little village/paese in Italy called “Foggia” near Naples.
Growing up we’d trudge to my grandmother’s (who we [...]
Mt. Rushmore – North by Northwest
Classic Hitchcock.
Paris – Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard
A movie for film buffs that captures 60’s Paris.
Egypt – Raiders of the Lost Ark
This was actually filmed in Tunisia but you get the idea.
American Southwest – Easy Rider
A great American movie.
New Zealand – Lord of the Rings
Very cool to see where Hobbits live.
Kenya – Out [...]
We are one month away from the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. This year the games take place in British Columbia, one of the most beautiful regions in the world.
I’m looking forward to exciting events like ice hockey, curling, and ski jumping. And the television coverage will surely provide a great opportunity for [...]
My all-time favorite travel quote happens to come from one of my favorite writers, the late great Kurt Vonnegut.
“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.”
Jack Kerouac comes in a close second with this beautiful line from On The Road.
“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But [...]
Ah Memphis, the birthplace of Rock n’ Roll. What a town. From Beale Street to the waterfront there’s so much to do. But when I traveled there, only one thing was on my mind, 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard. That’s right, Graceland.
I had wanted to see Graceland for a long time. I remember at a young [...]
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