http://www.tourlocal.com Travel like the locals Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:22:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came across some conversation pieces when I was on the flight. Here they are! Conversation Stopper I require absolute silence from the people sitting in my row – SILENCE! (Hiss the last word for dramatic effect.) Find the map in the in-flight magazine and say "Sorry, I'm memorizing the codes for ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/04/07/conversation-starterstoppers-for-travelers/ A euphemism for “Things to do before we die” - it’s so real and true but it generally hits people later rather than later. It was either Visa or Master credit card that ran this ad campaign 2 years ago encouraging people to spend. Typically I have a filter to ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/04/01/things-to-do-while-we-are-still-alive/ We all experience it. The feeling of doing something that so few people have ever done that you will be able to brag and talk about it even to your grand kids. We are lucky if we experience this once every few years or even just a few times during ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/03/26/once-in-a-life-time-once-a-day/ There are a few basic and dependable methods of budget travel that have proved to be and dependable. 1. Securing a bank card, credit card or an ATM card that provides one travel mile for each dollar spent. This is one way to generate miles for Domestic and International ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/03/25/ten-ways-to-activate-budget-travel-that-you-can-depend-on/ Touring a city like the locals is difficult often unattainable. Thanks to Yowtrip and CouchSurfing, this challenge has a partial solution. Travelers bond easily and there's an automatic built-in trust and credibility when meeting with fellow travelers during our travels. It's like forming an instant clan, an instant friendship especially when ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/03/20/yowtripcom-and-couchsurfingcom-%e2%80%93-best-ways-to-travel-from-the-perspective-of-locals/ It's been a while since I blogged about my travel. I've been swamped with some life transitions... for the better I hope. Recently, I've been helping with several friends and relatives with their travel hunt. I thought I share the rules of thumb and steps to follow here: Don't ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2008/03/18/farecast-and-kayak-bkm-best-known-methods-of-booking-travel-online/ Why is travel an interesting industry to learn about? Well, first to state the obvious - it is about Fun and Generating Memories. Ask anyone a hypothetical question around you If you have all the money and time in this world, what would you do? The answer you are most likely to ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2007/09/11/why-is-travel-an-interesting-industry/ Alright, this is my first blog, so "hello world!" :-) What I'm discussing today has no verification by online travel giants, only bases of reasoning from my humble interview experience with Expedia when I graduated from college. It's something that virtually all of us do when we travel - booking ... http://www.tourlocal.com/2007/09/10/abcs-of-flucatuating-fare/