Since time immemorial, experimenting and technology have been a vital factor behind man’s progress. His thirst for knowledge has exposed the unheard secrets of the universe. Our home, earth has been left in no part to be explored by him. This thirst for knowledge made him travel intensively far and wide. Initially he tread on [...]

Categories: travelling geek

There are many books and websites available on the net today that offer planned nature trips at the lowest possible prices, but for those with an independent streak who don’t want to carry a book everywhere with them, there are options too. . Wikitravel is one such website that is frequently visited by travel lovers [...]

Categories: travelling geek

You are probably expecting me to go into a review of a new laptop or tablet here, but that’s not at all what I’m going to do. Indeed, sometimes we forget that the best technology for travelers is that which allows them to travel at all. When you strip away the internet, smart phones, and [...]

Categories: travelling geek

Traveling with technology requires a certain je ne sais quoi, that sense of something that the French sum up so well with a simple “I don’t know”. These days, it seems all of our travel is involved in some sort of high tech process, whether it is the jumbo jets navigation system or the toll [...]

Categories: travelling geek

Search giant Google has made a surprise move into the travel business with the acquisition of  flight information firm ITA Software, as reported by the BBC.  The firm provides software that organises fares, flights and journey times.  These are then used by airlines, travel agents and flight comparison websites. Google have hinted that they may [...]

Categories: Google

Ever asked yourself if you should take the car, train or plane on your next holiday or business trip? Maybe you have even tried to calculate the traveling time and expenses for the various traveling options. Doing that manually can take quite some time. That’s where the new web service routeRank steps in. RouteRank queries [...]

Categories: Open Source, The Web

Google Earth is unbeatable when finding stuff, looking at the world, finding your route and so on, but it doesn’t really give you information on what the places you see are like. Schmap is service I found which tries to bring together Google Maps, and actual information on places to get you valuable travel guide [...]

Categories: Online Services, References

Have you ever been in the situation that you have been visiting a foreign country only to find out that they had a unique good there that you needed a constant supply of ? Or something that you did not buy during your visit but are craving for now ? Bringsome may be the solution in all of those cases.

Categories: Online Services, The Web