For anyone who wants to kick those Monday blues, here are a few helpful travel tips and links….
General Travel Advice
- 20 fabulous food festivals, in the UK’s Guardian.
- On Mashable, 25+ Tools for a Road Trip 2.0
- Find top Native American music online at NativeRadio
- Travel on a budget — Arthur Frommer says that economic problems are resulting in unexpected good deals on cruises and Las Vegas casino-resorts that are desperate for your business.
- Then again, a cruise during hurricane season can mean unexpected alterations in itinerary, so I don’t think the passenger mutiny because of Tropical Storm Hanna will be too successful.
- The money crunch means an upsurge in camping near Chicago. Are any of our readers planning to haul out the ol’ tent and sleeping bags to save some money?
- From BootsnAll, 9 TV chefs whose restaurants you can actually eat in
Places to Wander
- See more of Japan; save money and travel freely with a Japan Rail Pass
- Europe‘s best rooftop bars, in the Guardian, plus fall beer festivals in Europe from About.com
- 5 tips for women on what to wear in India….plus Beth also scores versatile shoes for women who travel. Get it all in a carry-on; cut down on extraneous footwear!
- Readers help National Geographic Traveler bloggers find the good stuff on Tybee Island, Georgia
- Cruising the Nile in Egypt, from the Sydney Morning Herald.
- In San Francisco (naturally) find organic bars for your cocktail hour
- Travel the Silk Road on a magic carpet ride through the ‘Stans
- Air travel got you down? Check out four great USA rail journeys
- Matsuri Da! When women carry the Shinto shrines in Japanese festivals
Finally, thanks very much to the Catholic (blog) Carnival for featuring our PT post about the Hostyn grotto in Central Texas, which is modeled after the grotto at Lourdes, France.
