TRAVEL NEWSLETTER
Thursday, July 31, 2008
July 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site in July.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Publish your own travel magazine ----
Are you a budding media mogul with designs on becoming the next Rupert Murdoch? Or maybe you would like to exact revenge on all those travel magazines that have rejected your travel articles? Whatever the case you can now publish your own travel magazine, and it will cost you nothing!
Publish your own travel magazine
Featured Travel Sites
---- Unclaimed Baggage ----
This store in the U.S sells unclaimed baggage. Over one million items pass through the store annually. Items include clothing, cameras, electronics, sporting goods, jewellery, books and, yes, luggage.
www.unclaimedbaggage.com
---- I Found Your Camera ----
I Found Your Camera is a site where you can upload photos from found cameras, hopefully reuniting the camera with its owner.
www.ifoundyourcamera.net
---- Bed Jump ----
The urge to jump up and down on hotel beds is universal it seems. Some say a holiday hasn't truly begun until you arrive to your hotel room, plonk your bags down, then take a running jump to your bed.
BedJump.com by hotelsbycity.net is where jumpers can send photos of themselves jumping on hotel beds.
BedJump.com
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Publish your own travel magazine ----
Are you a budding media mogul with designs on becoming the next Rupert Murdoch? Or maybe you would like to exact revenge on all those travel magazines that have rejected your travel articles? Whatever the case you can now publish your own travel magazine, and it will cost you nothing!
Publish your own travel magazine
Featured Travel Sites
---- Unclaimed Baggage ----
This store in the U.S sells unclaimed baggage. Over one million items pass through the store annually. Items include clothing, cameras, electronics, sporting goods, jewellery, books and, yes, luggage.
www.unclaimedbaggage.com
---- I Found Your Camera ----
I Found Your Camera is a site where you can upload photos from found cameras, hopefully reuniting the camera with its owner.
www.ifoundyourcamera.net
---- Bed Jump ----
The urge to jump up and down on hotel beds is universal it seems. Some say a holiday hasn't truly begun until you arrive to your hotel room, plonk your bags down, then take a running jump to your bed.
BedJump.com by hotelsbycity.net is where jumpers can send photos of themselves jumping on hotel beds.
BedJump.com
Labels: 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
June 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site in June.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Iceland as a Transatlantic Stopover ----
Most people may never consider visiting Iceland as it is seemingly so out of the way. What many people may not know though is that it's possible to visit Iceland as a stopover trip if you are flying between North America and Europe.
Iceland as a Transatlantic Stopover
---- Travel the world as a spy ----
If you are looking for a job where you are paid to travel the world, then perhaps a job as a spy is for you.
Here is a compilation of secret service departments around the world and how to go about getting a job as an international man (or woman) of mystery.
Travel the world as a spy
Featured Travel Sites
---- She Went Of Her Own Accord ----
If you like cheesy pun making, then you'll love She Went Of Her Own Accord. The site revolves around making a pun around a place name, eg:
My wife's gone to the Caribbean.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
You can contribute by adding your own joke. I have added one for Dubai:
shewentofherownaccord.com
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Iceland as a Transatlantic Stopover ----
Most people may never consider visiting Iceland as it is seemingly so out of the way. What many people may not know though is that it's possible to visit Iceland as a stopover trip if you are flying between North America and Europe.
Iceland as a Transatlantic Stopover
---- Travel the world as a spy ----
If you are looking for a job where you are paid to travel the world, then perhaps a job as a spy is for you.
Here is a compilation of secret service departments around the world and how to go about getting a job as an international man (or woman) of mystery.
Travel the world as a spy
Featured Travel Sites
---- She Went Of Her Own Accord ----
If you like cheesy pun making, then you'll love She Went Of Her Own Accord. The site revolves around making a pun around a place name, eg:
My wife's gone to the Caribbean.
Jamaica?
No, she went of her own accord.
You can contribute by adding your own joke. I have added one for Dubai:
shewentofherownaccord.com
Labels: 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
May 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site in May.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- OpenSkies is open for business ----
OpenSkies is a subsidiary airline of British Airways that has been set up to take advantage of the Open Skies agreement between the US and Europe.
OpenSkies is open for business
---- The Tomb of Sir Richard Burton ----
In the leafy suburbs of Southwest London is a small parish church cemetery that has one of London's most remarkable tombs. The tomb is of Sir Richard Burton and his wife Isabel.
Burton Mausoleum - St Mary Magdalens Mortlake
The Tomb of Sir Richard Burton
---- European Bus Passes ----
A Eurail or Interrail pass is often the first thought when it comes to getting around Europe with a travel pass. While a bus pass may not get you to as many places as the train, it's a far more economical option and thus a worthy consideration with the current value of the Euro.
European Bus Passes
Featured Travel Sites
---- Fancamp Vienna 2008 ----
Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland kicks off on June 7. While our English friends could care less this year (England failed to qualify), it's a good time to be visiting Europe as there is always a party atmosphere on game days.
If you are planning a last minute trip to Vienna, accommodation will be hard to find. Fancamp Vienna has been set up to accommodate the influx of visitors expected.
There are 3000 beds available in Vienna at "an excellent price".
fancamp.eu
---- One Bag ----
A guide to packing light. Travel with one bag (a carry on bag) and save time and hassle of checking in luggage.
onebag.com
---- Flight Club ----
At Flight Club, you find other travelers online to hang out with on the plane, at the airport, or afterwards.
flight-club.org
---- World Taximeter ----
International taxi fare calculator. The site currently supports calculations for Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, San Francisco and Toronto.
worldtaximeter.com
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- OpenSkies is open for business ----
OpenSkies is a subsidiary airline of British Airways that has been set up to take advantage of the Open Skies agreement between the US and Europe.
OpenSkies is open for business
---- The Tomb of Sir Richard Burton ----
In the leafy suburbs of Southwest London is a small parish church cemetery that has one of London's most remarkable tombs. The tomb is of Sir Richard Burton and his wife Isabel.
Burton Mausoleum - St Mary Magdalens Mortlake
The Tomb of Sir Richard Burton
---- European Bus Passes ----
A Eurail or Interrail pass is often the first thought when it comes to getting around Europe with a travel pass. While a bus pass may not get you to as many places as the train, it's a far more economical option and thus a worthy consideration with the current value of the Euro.
European Bus Passes
Featured Travel Sites
---- Fancamp Vienna 2008 ----
Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland kicks off on June 7. While our English friends could care less this year (England failed to qualify), it's a good time to be visiting Europe as there is always a party atmosphere on game days.
If you are planning a last minute trip to Vienna, accommodation will be hard to find. Fancamp Vienna has been set up to accommodate the influx of visitors expected.
There are 3000 beds available in Vienna at "an excellent price".
fancamp.eu
---- One Bag ----
A guide to packing light. Travel with one bag (a carry on bag) and save time and hassle of checking in luggage.
onebag.com
---- Flight Club ----
At Flight Club, you find other travelers online to hang out with on the plane, at the airport, or afterwards.
flight-club.org
---- World Taximeter ----
International taxi fare calculator. The site currently supports calculations for Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, New York, Paris, Prague, Rome, San Francisco and Toronto.
worldtaximeter.com
Labels: 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
April 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site this month.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Singapore Airport Budget Terminal ----
Singapore Changi Airport is world renown for its award winning facilities. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and it is a major air travel hub of Asia.
Budget airlines though are not interested in such facilities that add to the cost of a cheap flight. To cater for the low cost airlines of Asia that might not otherwise consider Changi's gold plated airport, Singapore Airport opened a budget terminal in March 2006 to accommodate budget airlines.
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
---- Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island ----
A popular attraction of Sentosa Island is the Dolphin Lagoon, home of Sentosa's Pink Dolphins. These dolphins start off life grey then become pink as they mature.
A Pink Dolphin becoming pink
Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island
---- Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport ----
Tiger Airways Australia has its home base at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. A budget airline like Tiger would seemingly be more suitable for Melbourne's other airport, Avalon, which is operating as a secondary low cost airport on the European model. Tiger have their own budget terminal at Tullamarine (terminal 4), separate from the main 3 terminals.
Tiger Airways Arrivals - Melbourne Airport
Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport
---- Multi leg flights and low cost airlines ----
The typical low cost airline operates on a point-to-point basis. Costs are kept down as there are no bags to check through to another flight, and no waiting for connections due to delayed flights.
Multi leg flights and low cost airlines
Featured Travel Sites
---- AltFrankfurt.com ----
AltFrankfurt.com is an electronic picture book, a "Golden Book" of images of the beautiful Old City of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, once Europe's largest preserved medieval city.
altfrankfurt.com
---- BoltBus ----
BoltBus is a low cost bus service operating in Northeast USA. Book early enough and you can get a ticket for 1 dollar. Destinations currently served are New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston.
boltbus.com
---- Live Air Traffic Control ----
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic control (ATC) broadcasts from air traffic control towers and radar facilities around the world.
liveatc.net
---- V Australia ----
V Australia is the new airline broght to you by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group. It will initially fly from Sydney to Los Angeles from December 2008. It is the first new airline to take advantage of the open skies deal between the United States and Australia. Previously only Qantas and United were allowed to operate between the two countries.
vaustralia.com.au
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Travel Blog - Notes from the Editor
---- Singapore Airport Budget Terminal ----
Singapore Changi Airport is world renown for its award winning facilities. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and it is a major air travel hub of Asia.
Budget airlines though are not interested in such facilities that add to the cost of a cheap flight. To cater for the low cost airlines of Asia that might not otherwise consider Changi's gold plated airport, Singapore Airport opened a budget terminal in March 2006 to accommodate budget airlines.
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
Singapore Airport Budget Terminal
---- Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island ----
A popular attraction of Sentosa Island is the Dolphin Lagoon, home of Sentosa's Pink Dolphins. These dolphins start off life grey then become pink as they mature.
A Pink Dolphin becoming pink
Pink Dolphins of Sentosa Island
---- Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport ----
Tiger Airways Australia has its home base at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport. A budget airline like Tiger would seemingly be more suitable for Melbourne's other airport, Avalon, which is operating as a secondary low cost airport on the European model. Tiger have their own budget terminal at Tullamarine (terminal 4), separate from the main 3 terminals.
Tiger Airways Arrivals - Melbourne Airport
Tiger Airways Terminal - Melbourne Airport
---- Multi leg flights and low cost airlines ----
The typical low cost airline operates on a point-to-point basis. Costs are kept down as there are no bags to check through to another flight, and no waiting for connections due to delayed flights.
Multi leg flights and low cost airlines
Featured Travel Sites
---- AltFrankfurt.com ----
AltFrankfurt.com is an electronic picture book, a "Golden Book" of images of the beautiful Old City of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, once Europe's largest preserved medieval city.
altfrankfurt.com
---- BoltBus ----
BoltBus is a low cost bus service operating in Northeast USA. Book early enough and you can get a ticket for 1 dollar. Destinations currently served are New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston.
boltbus.com
---- Live Air Traffic Control ----
LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic control (ATC) broadcasts from air traffic control towers and radar facilities around the world.
liveatc.net
---- V Australia ----
V Australia is the new airline broght to you by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group. It will initially fly from Sydney to Los Angeles from December 2008. It is the first new airline to take advantage of the open skies deal between the United States and Australia. Previously only Qantas and United were allowed to operate between the two countries.
vaustralia.com.au
Labels: 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
March 2008 Newsletter
Welcome to the itravelnet.com monthly newsletter - a summary of what's been happening on the site this month.
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Notes from the Editor
---- Long Neck Women - Chiang Mai ----
The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar but many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe.
Long Neck Woman
Long Neck Women
---- Koh Samui Airport ----
Samui Airport (USM) is the airport of Koh Samui, serving domestic and international destinations. Samui Airport is a privately owned airport, built and owned by Bangkok Airways.
Koh Samui Airport
Koh Samui Airport
Featured Travel Site
---- Heathrow Terminal 5 ----
After much hype and publicity, Heathrow Terminal 5 opens this on March 27 for the flying public. British Airways is the sole tenant of the massive new terminal which took six years to build and cost £4.3bn.
terminal5.ba.com
---- TripAdvisor's 2008 top 10 Dirtiest Hotels ----
TripAdvisor has compiled a list of the dirtiest hotels in the US and UK, as chosen by their members.
tripadvisor.com/DirtyHotels
---- St. Patrick's Festival ----
On the 17th of March every year it is not uncommon to see people with green hair staggering around with a green beer in their hand. Yes, St. Patrick's Day is coming. Irish descendants and expats put on their own celebrations but the biggest party of course is in Ireland.
St. Patrick's Festival is Ireland's official celebration for Ireland's national holiday - St. Patrick's Day.
stpatricksfestival.ie
---- JohnnyJet.com ----
JohnnyJet.com is a weekly travel newsletter/directory that has been online since 2000, which in internet years is a long time.
The weekly newsletter features the travels of Johnny Jet, AKA John DiScala. This guy flies alot, and he is still as passionate about flying as when he started out.
johnnyjet.com
James Clark - editor itravelnet.com
Notes from the Editor
---- Long Neck Women - Chiang Mai ----
The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar but many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe.
Long Neck Woman
Long Neck Women
---- Koh Samui Airport ----
Samui Airport (USM) is the airport of Koh Samui, serving domestic and international destinations. Samui Airport is a privately owned airport, built and owned by Bangkok Airways.
Koh Samui Airport
Koh Samui Airport
Featured Travel Site
---- Heathrow Terminal 5 ----
After much hype and publicity, Heathrow Terminal 5 opens this on March 27 for the flying public. British Airways is the sole tenant of the massive new terminal which took six years to build and cost £4.3bn.
terminal5.ba.com
---- TripAdvisor's 2008 top 10 Dirtiest Hotels ----
TripAdvisor has compiled a list of the dirtiest hotels in the US and UK, as chosen by their members.
tripadvisor.com/DirtyHotels
---- St. Patrick's Festival ----
On the 17th of March every year it is not uncommon to see people with green hair staggering around with a green beer in their hand. Yes, St. Patrick's Day is coming. Irish descendants and expats put on their own celebrations but the biggest party of course is in Ireland.
St. Patrick's Festival is Ireland's official celebration for Ireland's national holiday - St. Patrick's Day.
stpatricksfestival.ie
---- JohnnyJet.com ----
JohnnyJet.com is a weekly travel newsletter/directory that has been online since 2000, which in internet years is a long time.
The weekly newsletter features the travels of Johnny Jet, AKA John DiScala. This guy flies alot, and he is still as passionate about flying as when he started out.
johnnyjet.com
Labels: 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
February 2008 Newsletter
Featured Travel Sites
---- Sleeping in Airports ----
If you are really on a tight travel budget or have a flight that leaves at a ridiculous hour in the morning sleeping at the airport might be a better option than paying for accommodation.
Sleeping in Airports was put together by Canadian Donna McSherry in 1996 and now has over 5000 reviews of airports that readers have slept (or tried to sleep) in.
Reviews including the best and worst around the world. Tips for sleeping comfortably and safely while grounded, articles, news and other strange places to sleep.
sleepinginairports.net
---- Megabus.com ----
Megabus.com offer bus and train fares (megatrain.com)in the UK for prices from one pound and up. Given how expensive travel around the UK can be, this is a great deal if you can plan trips in advance. They have also launched a bus site for US travel as well.
megabus.com
---- Unusual Hotels of the World ----
Unusual Hotels of the World list some truly unique hotels. From underground hotels, undersea lodges to tree houses and igloos.
uhotw.com
---- Escape Artist ----
Huge resource directory on living overseas and long term travel advice.
escapeartist.com
---- Sleeping in Airports ----
If you are really on a tight travel budget or have a flight that leaves at a ridiculous hour in the morning sleeping at the airport might be a better option than paying for accommodation.
Sleeping in Airports was put together by Canadian Donna McSherry in 1996 and now has over 5000 reviews of airports that readers have slept (or tried to sleep) in.
Reviews including the best and worst around the world. Tips for sleeping comfortably and safely while grounded, articles, news and other strange places to sleep.
sleepinginairports.net
---- Megabus.com ----
Megabus.com offer bus and train fares (megatrain.com)in the UK for prices from one pound and up. Given how expensive travel around the UK can be, this is a great deal if you can plan trips in advance. They have also launched a bus site for US travel as well.
megabus.com
---- Unusual Hotels of the World ----
Unusual Hotels of the World list some truly unique hotels. From underground hotels, undersea lodges to tree houses and igloos.
uhotw.com
---- Escape Artist ----
Huge resource directory on living overseas and long term travel advice.
escapeartist.com
Labels: 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
January 2008 Newsletter
Notes from the Editor
---- The World's Best Airport Names ----
Nepal have announced plans to name an airport after Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay. Lukla airport will become Tenzing-Hillary airport.
It is a common tradition worldwide to name an airport after a local hero. Here is a list of some of the best airport names in the world.
The World's Best Airport Names
---- When can you say you've been to a country? ----
Can you say you have been to a country if you only spent a few hours in one of its cities? Changing planes at international airports doesn't count (of course), but what about a weekend or day trip to one place? Technically you can, but do you?
When can you say you've been to a country?
Featured Travel Site
---- Postcrossing - The Postcard Exchange Project ----
Postcrossing is a project that invites people to exchange postcards (real paper ones, not electronic) from random places in the world. If you send a postcard, you'll receive at least one back, from a random postcrosser somewhere in the world. It is free to participate.
Postcrossing.com
---- The World's Best Airport Names ----
Nepal have announced plans to name an airport after Sir Edmund Hillary and his climbing partner, Tenzing Norgay. Lukla airport will become Tenzing-Hillary airport.
It is a common tradition worldwide to name an airport after a local hero. Here is a list of some of the best airport names in the world.
The World's Best Airport Names
---- When can you say you've been to a country? ----
Can you say you have been to a country if you only spent a few hours in one of its cities? Changing planes at international airports doesn't count (of course), but what about a weekend or day trip to one place? Technically you can, but do you?
When can you say you've been to a country?
Featured Travel Site
---- Postcrossing - The Postcard Exchange Project ----
Postcrossing is a project that invites people to exchange postcards (real paper ones, not electronic) from random places in the world. If you send a postcard, you'll receive at least one back, from a random postcrosser somewhere in the world. It is free to participate.
Postcrossing.com
Labels: 2008
