By: Dominic Alves
Whenever people ask me how wedding planning is going, they get a noncommittal “ehh” and a weak shrug. Let’s face it, simultaneously planning a six-month trip is a much larger undertaking, and it’s taking a lot out of me. But it’s also way more fun.
With that, let’s get stuck into the latest Byteful Travel blog carnival!
Travel Destinations
Emma Goho presents The Gohemian’s Guide: What To Do In Jaipur posted at gohemiantravellers, a piece on her favourite Indian city, Jaipur. “A beautiful city, full of beautiful people!” One of my best friends will be tying the knot later this year in India. Alas, I won’t be able to attend (I’m not sure where we’ll be as I don’t know her date yet, but we don’t really have the time or money for a detour to India).
Kevin Giffin presents 10 of the Best States to Visit with Kids posted at Summer Nanny, saying that planning a family vacation can be an overwhelming prospect, especially when the budget doesn’t allow for international travel. We’ll hopefully be hitting up about half of these states while in the US.
Go Green Travel Green presents Dog Sledding in the Okanagan Wilderness, Canada posted at Go Green Travel Green. Sounds like a real adventure.
Go Green Travel Green presents Best New Orleans Restaurants for First-Time Visitors posted at Go Green Travel Green. Still undecided about Cafe du Monde – but I suppose if we aren’t able to find beignets anywhere else (I have a tip about another beignet place to try buried in Evernote somewhere) then we might just have to make a stop.
Mariska presents Where I am.. Anguilla! posted at Bordélique. Annoyingly, my computer has trouble displaying images on some WordPress (usually hosted) blogs, but I’m sure your photos are stunning!
Travel Photography
Sydney Bell presents 15 Blogs That Will Help Even the Technologically Challenged Create the Best Instagrams posted at Longhorn Leads, LLC. Instagram started out as an app for the iPhone, but quickly expanded to include Android phones as well, and while it’s gone back to being a bit more of a closed garden since Facebook bought it, there’s still a huge base of users on there. With all the filters and options, it’s basically impossible to post a bad Instagram pic.
Travel Poetry
Jessica Clark presents 15 Websites to Help You With Rhyming Words posted at Kenney Myers. “Rhyming words are fun, but some words will leave you tongue-tied trying to find a suitable partner.” Indeed.
Travel Stories
Dani Blanchette presents I’m Illegal posted at Going Nomadic. An epic tale of a North American who finds out what it is like to become an illegal immigrant in South America.
Pinch of Adventure presents São Jorge: Hospitality lessons in the middle of the Atlantic posted at A pinch of adventure. I think we all underestimate the capacity for human generosity.
Hannah presents Egyptian Pizza (And Other Travel-Bites) posted at DiscoverTravelLive. I can’t believe you don’t have Mars Bars in the States! (But whatever – they’re pretty nasty unless you’re into gooey caramel.)
Suz Crawt presents Are We Too Developed? – The Paleo Network posted at The Paleo Network. See how the locals live in Indonesia.
Holiday Baker Man presents Chili’s – Honolulu – Molten Chocolate Cake posted at Holiday Baker Man. I’m always down with cake.
Peg Peter presents How to Put On a Dry Suit – Beginner’s Edition posted at A Kilt and A Camer. A humorous account of a first time getting into a scuba drysuit, complete with humiliating photos. At least you can laugh at yourself.
Zhu presents 5 Canadian Culture Facts I Never Truly Understood posted at Correr Es Mi Destino. I’m really not looking forward to having to mentally add tax to everything we buy in North America.
Lindsay presents Year of the Durian: Ancient Durians in Uma Bawang posted at Year of the Durian. T is committed to trying durian in Malaysia. You can buy it here, too, but there’s no way we could make it through an entire fruit.
Travel Tips
Peter Rudin-Burgess presents Compare Holiday MoneyForeign Currency – Three Top Tips posted at Compare Holiday Money. This is something I spent a bit of time researching – am planning a post at some point on how we’ll handle money while abroad.
Tourismjournal presents 7 Tips for Backpacker’s Traveling posted at tourism journal. Nothing groundbreaking, but sometimes we need a reminder of the basics.
Jeremy Zongker presents Cost Saving Alternatives to Hotels posted at Economy Trips. By researching alternatives you can save quite a bit on lodging on your next trip.
Kevin Giffin presents 40 Blogs for Couponing Your Way to Vacation posted at Summer Nanny. Can couponing fund your next trip?
Go Green Travel Green presents How to Find an Eco-Friendly Hotel or Resort posted at Go Green Travel Green. Self explanatory really.
William presents Don’t sunburn your credit card posted at Card Guys Blog. A mid-winter or late winter getaway doesn’t have to break the bank.
Kevin Giffin presents How to Keep Kids From Going Stir Crazy During Winter Months posted at Summer Nanny. Adults can get antsy during winter too!
Cherry Liu presents 10 iPhone Apps to Help You Get Around a New City posted at House Sitting Jobs. I’ve already got a few of these on my list!
Kevin Giffin presents Learn How to Stay Healthy While Traveling With these 36 Blog Posts posted at Summer Nanny. Holidays reduce stress. Everyone needs a break from time to time.
David Thompsonn presents 20 Creative Ways to Save Money for a Family Vacation posted at Backup Care. Small savings add up fast.
Theresa Torres presents How to Deal with a Lost or Stolen Wallet While Traveling posted at Travidition. This has got to be a traveller’s worst nightmare.
Tourismjournal presents Items You Must Bring to Make Your Travel Easy posted at tourism journal. I’ve started compiling a packing list, and we’ll need to buy our backpacks in the next few weeks.
That’s it for this edition! Submit your posts to the next edition of byteful travel blog carnival using this carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on the blog carnival index page.
