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Travel News Update (10/20/10)

Travel News Updates

Here are this week’s travel and travel technology stories on the Web: Making Dream Trips Real (The New York Times) An “Unhappy Halloween” Ahead At Airports? (Elliott.org) Airlines Oppose Co-Pilot Hours Rule (AP via The Seattle Times) The Price At the Pump Is Up (The Oregonian) Finding Wi-Fi In The Sky (The New York Times) [...]

Travel Tech: Reading Magazines On The Road

While cleaning out my e-mail in-box before an upcoming trip I found an offer I couldn’t refuse: National Geographic gave me a free inter-active electronic variant of its August issue which I already had in “dead tree” version since I’m a subscriber to the print edition of the magazine. (National Geographic Traveler is also available [...]

Travel Tech: Netflix On Your iPhone

Netflix Comes To The iPhone After months of waiting, Netflix customers who own iPhones got their wish to be able to connect to the movie service at least partially fulfilled when a free Netflix app recently became available. Netflix At Home Or On The Road My Windows XP desktop computer’s 21” diagonal monitor screen is [...]

Travel Tech: Remembering 9/11

The iPhone has coined a new phrase in the American lexicon: “There’s an app for that.” If you are an iPhone owner, you know that there are something in excess of 250,000 iPhone apps covering nearly every use that one could conceive. But I will bet you dollars to Megabytes of data download that you [...]

Travel Tech: The Guidebook In Your iPhone (Part 3)

In previous posts I discussed options for downloading travel guidebooks to your iPhone from three on-line “bookstores”: Amazon.com (purveyor of Kindle Books), Apple (which sells iBooks), and Barnes & Noble (vendor of Nook books). But these are not the only available electronic guidebook outlets. Individual Author Guidebooks Fodor’s, Frommer’s, Lonely Planet, Moon, and other major [...]

Travel Tech: The Guidebook In Your iPhone (Part 2)

In the first installment of “The Guidebook In Your iPhone” I investigated reading Kindle Books from Amazon.com and “iBooks” from Apple on your computer, iPad, iPod, iPhone or other smartphone. But this is not the only ways you can read electronic guidebooks or other publications on your iPhone (a 3GS in my case). Here’s yet [...]

Travel Tech: The Guidebook In Your iPhone

You thought your iPhone was primarily a telephone. Wrong. Then you decided it actually was mostly a computer. Right. Finally, you discovered it was not just a telephone and a computer, but also a travel guidebook, too. Right again — almost; it’s actually a guidebook library. Here are two popular places to buy electronic books [...]

Travel News Update (8/11/10)

Travel News Updates

Here are this week’s travel and travel technology stories on the Web: iPad Data Costs (Engadget.com) Mexicana Airlines Files For Bankruptcy (AP via The Seattle Times) Fall Travel Bargains Predicted (The Seattle Times) Travel For The Rich Only? (National Geographic Traveler) Free National Park Admission (AP via The Seattle Times) Airline Fees Test Travelers’ Limits [...]

Travel Tech: Reading Kindle Books On The Road

“Here, take my Kindle Reader outside and try it in the bright sunlight” said The Nice Lady in the doctor’s waiting room. So I did. And it was cool. With this gadget I could sit on the beach and read my favorite books — all 1,295,041 of them. “I need this” I told my wife. [...]

Travel News Update (7/7/10)

Travel News Updates

Here are this week’s travel and travel technology stories on the Web: Credit Card Travel Perks (The New York Times) Take Your Passport To Arizona? (The Seattle Times) UPS “Luggage Boxes” (Walletpop.com) iPad vs. Laptop (Round 1) (SFGate.com) U.S. Passport Fees Set To Rise (Walletpop.com) Last Minute Airfare Deals (AP via The Seattle Times) Ask [...]

Travel Tip: Heading To Europe

Here are some things to know before you go if you are an American tourist planning a trip to Europe this year: Passports: Check the expiration date on your passport. Some European countries will deny you entry unless your passport will be valid for 3-6 months after your scheduled date of return to the U.S. [...]

Travel News Update (6/4/10)

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: Airlines Raising Bag Fees (The Seattle Times) Those Pesky Airline Surcharges (SFGate.com) Non-Stop San Francisco-Zurich Flights Start (AP via The Seattle Times) iPad Shortage Creates Data Plan Problem (The New York Times) Flying iPads (The New York Times) iPhone [...]

Travel News Update (5/28/10)

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: Americans To Spend Less On Summer Travel (AP) Californians Hit The Road, Fly The Skies (SFGate.com) “Pushy Fliers” (The TSA Blog) Vienna’s Coffee Culture (AFAR) iPad Goes Global (The New York Times)

Travel News Update (5/9/10) from Tales Told From The Road

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: Volcano Disrupts European Flights (AP via The Seattle Times) EBay Sends iPad Traveling (The New York Times) What Your Hotel Sees About You (The Washington Post) Virgins Of The Air (Elliott.org) Road Trip: What’s On The Radio (The New [...]

Travel News Update (5/7/10) from Tales Told From The Road

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: Volcano Forces Flights Off-Course (AP via The Seattle Times) Charleston’s “Fly Southwest” Tax (Elliott.org) iPad Coming To Nine More Countries (Mashable) Goggling Those French Menus (New York Times)

Travel News Update (5/6/10) from Tales Told From The Road

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: A Double Room With Wi-Fi, Please (New York Times) The “Glamour” Of Business Travel (New York Times) Eating On The Run (New York Times) Taken For A (Bus) Ride (New York Times) Self-Service Travel (New York Times) Is iPad [...]

Travel News Update (5/1/10) from Tales Told From The Road

Travel News Updates

Here are today’s travel and travel technology headlines with links to the stories on the Web: Geoquiz: Knowing Airport Codes Gets You There (Elliott.org) Chile: Post-Quake Tourism (AP via The Oregonian) When Getting Lost Saves Your Stomach (New York Times) Love And Cartagena (New York Times) What’s Cookin’ In Gascony? (Los Angeles Times) Crazy Airline [...]

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His blog is excellent, and his travel writing is powerful and quite clever. — Sandy Sims, Freelance Travel Writer
...highly ethical, very intelligent, and has the most delightful wit... love reading his travel advice and posts on Tales Told From the Road. — Kristine Carber, Director, 53 Media
...a hard working, diligent, detail oriented travel writer... a great communicator and interesting writer. — John Montgomery, Montgomery Photographic
Through his writings and photography, Dick takes you on amazing journeys at home and around the globe... — Cheryl McLaughlin, Founder, The Buzz Professor
Your writing is amazing! — Travis Katz, CEO & Co-Founder, Gogobot
Your blog is fun. I enjoy your posts. — Linda Ballou, author of "Lost Angel Walkabout: One Traveler's Tales"
...creative, adept at expressing himself in writing...easy to work with and always flexible... — Spud Hilton, Travel Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
...an entertaining and prolific writer. — Marc Longwood, Marc Longwood Photography
Dick is quick ... a step ahead whether it's travel or tech. — Linda Watanabe McFerrin, poet, travel writer, and novelist, author of "Dead Love"
...my go-to guy for expertise in travel writing. — Elisabeth Ptak, Professional Writer and Editor
Dick Jordan has a knack for seeking out unusual books about place - or in which place is a central character... — Michael Shapiro, author of "A Sense of Place: Great Travel Writers Talk About Their Craft, Lives and Inspiration"
...Dick is one of the few people I know who make their blog sing...and he’s always on the cutting edge of new technologies... — Erin Van Rheenen, author of "Living Abroad in Costa Rica"
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Where I’ve Been

I've been to 167 cities in 11 countries

Caribbean

British Virgin Islands: Road Town

Europe

Austria: Reutte

Austria: Salzburg

Austria: Vienna

Czech Republic: Prague

France: Bayeux

France: Beaune

France: Chartres

France: Chenonceaux

France: Paris

France: Ribeauville

Germany: Baden-Baden

Germany: Berlin

Germany: Dresden

Germany: Munich

Italy: Assisi

Italy: Florence

Italy: Milano

Italy: Orvieto

Italy: Panzano

Italy: Poggibonsi

Italy: Radda in Chianti

Italy: Rome

Italy: San Donato in Poggio

Italy: San Gimignano

Italy: Siena

Italy: Venice

Italy: Vernazza

Netherlands: Amsterdam

Switzerland: Luzern

United Kingdom: London

North America

Canada: Montebello

Canada: Montreal

Canada: Quebec

Canada: Vancouver

Canada: Victoria

United States: Ajo

United States: Alamogordo

United States: Albuquerque

United States: Alturas

United States: Anaheim

United States: Ashland

United States: Astoria

United States: Atlanta

United States: Aztec

United States: Bakersfield

United States: Bend

United States: Bishop

United States: Boise

United States: Boston

United States: Bozeman

United States: Bryce Canyon

United States: Burney

United States: Burns

United States: Carlsbad

United States: Carmel-by-the-Sea

United States: Charleston

United States: Chicago

United States: Chinle

United States: Clarkston

United States: Coeur d'Alene

United States: Coloma

United States: Coos Bay

United States: Cortez

United States: Corvallis

United States: Davis

United States: Durango

United States: Eureka

United States: Everglades City

United States: Ferndale

United States: Ferndale

United States: Flagstaff

United States: Florence

United States: Fresno

United States: Friday Harbor

United States: Gallup

United States: Grand Canyon

United States: Grand Junction

United States: Great Falls

United States: Hilo

United States: Honoka'a

United States: Honolulu

United States: Jackson

United States: Jamestown

United States: John Day

United States: Kahului

United States: Kayenta

United States: Klamath Falls

United States: Kīhei

United States: Lakeview

United States: Las Vegas

United States: Lee Vining

United States: Lewiston

United States: Lihue

United States: Lone Pine

United States: Los Angeles

United States: Madera Canyon

United States: Makawao

United States: Mammoth Lakes

United States: Marysville

United States: McCloud

United States: Medford

United States: Merced

United States: Miami

United States: Mileses

United States: Moab

United States: Monterey

United States: Monticello

United States: Moscow

United States: Mount Shasta

United States: Mystic

United States: Oakland

United States: Ojai

United States: Oroville

United States: Pacific Grove

United States: Paia

United States: Palm Desert

United States: Paso Robles

United States: Petaluma

United States: Phoenix

United States: Placerville

United States: Port Townsend

United States: Portland

United States: Prescott

United States: Quinault

United States: Quincy

United States: Redding

United States: Redmond

United States: Reno

United States: Sacramento

United States: San Diego

United States: San Francisco

United States: San Mateo

United States: Sandpoint

United States: Santa Barbara

United States: Santa Cruz

United States: Savannah

United States: Seattle

United States: Sebastopol

United States: Sedona

United States: Sierra Vista

United States: Sonoma

United States: Sonora

United States: South Lake Tahoe

United States: Spokane

United States: Stockton

United States: Summer Lake

United States: Surprise

United States: Tacoma

United States: Taos

United States: Telluride

United States: Three Forks

United States: Torrey

United States: Truckee

United States: Tubac

United States: Tucson

United States: Tulelake

United States: Twentynine Palms

United States: Ukiah

United States: Vallejo

United States: Waimea

United States: Washington

United States: Willcox

United States: Willow Springs

United States: Yachats

United States: Yreka

United States: Zion Lodge

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