I am planning a short (2-3 week) excursion to the Appalachian Trail in June-ish. I have a hiking partner, but the schedule is up to him.
Anyways, might just make this site about my travel exploits I think

Continue reading " New Trip! "

You might be thinking, oh great, another travel guide company. This one, however, is a little bit different. Offbeat Travel Guides are personalized and customized to you and your travel needs. Are you couchsurfing your whole trip? Well, then you can take out all the information in the hotels section. Any section(s) can be customized. [...]

Continue reading " Offbeat Travel Guides "

StartBackpacking.com has been a great resource for people just entering the backpacking/traveling lifestyle. It was recently redesigned and looks great.
There really isn’t a better site for an all-in-one information site. You can find everything from tips on how to avoid insects bites to counting in Chinese. The articles are very well written too.
There are plenty [...]

Continue reading " New Look For StartBackpacking.com "

What are your favorite guidebooks? Do you use guidebooks?

Frommers? Lonely Planet? Something else?
I really like Lonely Planet’s books myself. I find a lot of them are plenty expensive though. eBay works for that!
Picture by bibicall

Continue reading " What’s Your Favorite Guidebook? "

Adventure vacations and travel is really taking off lately. People want more exciting vacations instead of sitting in a hotel bar in Cancun.
Axess Associates is a full provider of customized travel plans.
Maybe you’d like a cruise instead? These guys can do it.
As an independent, professional travel planning specialist, Atlanta-based Axess Associates has a singular focus [...]

Continue reading " Looking For a Personalized Adventure Vacation? "