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Archive for the ‘Books & Reference’ Category

November 29th, 2008

Winner: Live Your Road Trip Dream

In our first Countdown-to-Christmas giveaway, Stacie won the book Live Your Road Trip Dream with the following comment:
I would definitely love to travel for a year. I think I would need to wait until my children are older because of school. I can see myself doing this though if I had the money.

Stacie will have […]

By Mary Jo -- 0 comments

November 28th, 2008

Travel Giveaway: Live Your Road Trip Dream

Welcome to Day One of Travel Product Guide’s Countdown-to-Christmas giveaway.
If Thanksgiving with the family had you running for cover, today’s giveaway is for you.  If you’ve ever wanted to travel around without a care in the world, today’s giveaway is for you.  If you have a yen to visit all 50 states, today’s giveaway is […]

By Mary Jo -- 44 comments

November 24th, 2008

America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass

It’s a bargain to visit our National Parks and other Recreational Lands, but here’s a way to make a great bargain an even better one.  
The Annual 2009 “America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass” goes on sale December 1st and with a special holiday offer is valid from […]

By Mary Jo -- 0 comments

November 23rd, 2008

Travel Journal Makes Life on the Road Easy

If you collect a lot of odds and ends of travel paraphernalia, the Poketo Travel Journal will definitely come in handy AND it will help ensure that all those little bits of things make it home with you.

Made of a heavy recycled chipboard cover, the journal has a large rubber band to secure it […]

By Mary Jo -- 0 comments

November 21st, 2008

Leather-Bound Atlas and Guides

Are you looking for a gift for a friend who travels often? This series of leather-bound maps, guides and other travel information is a terrific choice.
You can choose from the World Atlas, the guide to America National Parks, the Rocky Mountains Journal, or the Appalachian Trail Guide. All four are bound in soft calfskin […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments

November 17th, 2008

Winner of Smart Packing Announced

We have a winner in our Smart Packing giveaway!  If you missed the review of this great book, be sure to check it out.
Chosen in a random drawing, Rebecca Logan said this about what she always packs to take with her:
I like to crochet whenever I have time so I always take something with me […]

By Mary Jo -- 0 comments

November 10th, 2008

Product Review & Giveaway: Smart Packing for Today’s Traveler

As a frequent traveler I know the importance of packing light and still packing right.  It’s a balancing act that needs to take into consideration the purpose of your travels, what you’ll be doing (and what you’ll need to wear), how long you’ll be traveling, and whether you will be checking or carrying on your […]

By Mary Jo -- 93 comments

November 6th, 2008

Periscope Lighted Folio for Kindle Users

I love my Kindle (yeah, I know, you’ll get tired of hearing that).  But, since it is a paper-like reader (rather than an electronic backlit reader), I need to have good lighting to read and save my frequently tired eyes.
In most case, that’s not a problem, but when traveling at night, or reading in bed, […]

By Mary Jo -- 1 comment

October 22nd, 2008

jetBook Digital Reading Device

Traveling light makes it hard to carry your favorite books. Students, teachers and professionals often can’t take multiple and often very heavy books with them while they travel.

The makers of jetBook have solved these problems with their incredible product that holds up to 10,000 books in its electronic library. The handheld jetBook is the […]

By Kori Ellis -- 1 comment

October 7th, 2008

Kids Travel Diary

When I was a little girl, I was fortunate enough to go on cross-country car trips with my grandparents in the summer.
We would pack up the station wagon and head from Arizona to Florida then up to Pennsylvania for our family reunion. After a week or so there, we would head back West. We would […]

By Kori Ellis -- 0 comments