Best of the web: Emergency landings, book deals, travelling solo, photography, surfers’ baggage headaches, Western Australia, Latvia, budget beach travel
September 24, 2008 by Caitlin
Filed under On the Road, Places & Inspiration, Travel Trends & Issues
- * Pam from Nerd’s Eye View on some unscheduled excitement (not the good kind) on her flight to New York to cover the Conde Nast World Savers conference (see her Twitter feed for the conference coverage).
- * The Lost Girls – three New Yorkers who blogged their way around the world – have signed a book deal. (Link via the Perceptive Travel blog).
- * Kim Wildman on Wild About Travel + Writing extols the perks of travelling solo and shares tips on travel photography.
- * Speaking of beautiful photography – these pics of Italy on Travel Planners are just stunning! (Link via Darren of Travel Rants fame on Twitter).
- * Intelligent Travel on the cost of baggage fees for surfers. (I imagine skiiers would have the same problem).
- * Lara from Cool Travel Guide points us to her article on Western Australia for Wanderlust magazine.
- * Europe A La Carte on Ventspils in Latvia – it’s a new destination for me.
- * Beach destinations for the thrifty traveller on the Guardian’s travel site.
