Category archive for ‘Travel’ 
Events Finder (0)
10/06/09 •
Whether you’ve recently moved to a new place or are simply visiting, after finding places to eat, unpacking, and figuring out transportation, the next most likely thing on your list is getting a feel for your surroundings, understanding this new vibe and atmosphere. It’s easy to understand why most people invest in a good travel ... Read More
Gokivo GPS Navigator (0)
9/18/09 •
I tried to outsmart Gokivo. Twice I attempted to fry it’s artificial brain. Following is a turn for turn account of my battle with Gokivo, the travel directions navigation app. My first use for this app was a setup. I was driving to a concert five miles from my house that only needed one turn ... Read More
iCommuteSF (0)
9/02/09 •
On a recent foray into San Francisco for the Outside Lands Festival, I realized that my knowledge of San Francisco’s public transportation is sad at best. Luckily I had my iPhone, and quickly downloaded the iCommuteSF app which got me around the city easily. Based on my experience with it, I’d say this is helpful ... Read More
Sprout (1)
8/28/09 •
I love farmers’ markets! Because of this insane passion, I have been going through iPhone apps to find one that is both easy to use and useful in finding local-tastic farmers’ markets. Sprout is offered for free in the Appstore, so I thought I should give it a chance. Budding Aspects A step in the ... Read More
Lingolook MEXICO (0)
8/14/09 •
“Hola! Como estas?” “Bien, bien, gracias. Y tu?” The above word exchange is only one of many first things you learn in a beginning Spanish language course, but it is probably one of the most crucial foundations of speech – the ability to exchange a simple greeting. Learning a language beyond those beginning stages of ... Read More
Sit or Squat (0)
8/14/09 •
One of my biggest chagrins is walking into a business and desperately asking for a bathroom, pleading eyes and bambi lashes in full effect, only to have the owner purse her lips and coldly say, “Sorry, we don’t allow customers to use the rest room.” Now, I like to pride myself on being a camel. ... Read More
LocalEats (0)
8/12/09 •
Supper time! When traveling, as in Mexico say, I tend to frequent the spots where all the Mexicans are eating in numbers, rather than where all the straw hat, madras short-wearing tourists are eating with relish. Sure, some digestion indiscretion may ensue for gringos without the hardened, intestinal bellies of Mexican heritage and upbringing, but ... Read More
Postman (0)
8/12/09 •
I am fortunate to have two fabulous friends who still find it chic and in classic good taste to find a curious local postcard in their travels and write a simple note, in pens of all colors, with an odd sticker or drawing, and send the card on its merry way to me. I usually ... Read More
FREE French Tutor 24/7 (0)
8/12/09 •
No matter how deep it may lay, each of us has a certain something within that we share, and that something is connected by the thread of communication: language. If the world were as romantic as history’s writers and artists have attempted to portray it, we would all speak the same language, mais il n’est ... Read More
Rocket Taxi (0)
8/11/09 •
Aren’t taxis so iconic to our culture? Think of all the movies, all the television series, that show people with arms outstretched, or fingers between their lips, whistling, hailing down that quintessential yellow cab, in its evolving form from curvaceous roundness to sharply boxy, to the modern sleek lines of a the predominant SUV and ... Read More
