Travel Web Buzz
Looking for the latest travel Web site to help plan your next vacation? Let L.A. Times Travel Deal blogger Jen Leo and the Travel staff be your Web guides.
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Forgot to buy your friend a gift from your last trip to Africa?
March 15, 2009
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The Eye-Fi Card, available at www.eye.fi, makes your travel photo-sharing and printing duties easier.
Feb. 15, 2009
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Not everybody has well-traveled friends who can give them the scoop on what to do or where to stay on their next holiday.
Jan. 4, 2009
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Is it possible to travel during a recession? Absolutely.
Dec. 21, 2008
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TravelMuse.com, launched in the spring, promises to make the “entire planning process easy for you.”
April 23, 2019
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These days, gasoline prices and airline fuel surcharges get you coming and going, so make the Man in Seat Sixty-One, www.seat61.com, your buddy if you’d prefer to ride the rails and seas.
June 22, 2008
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I was on an Air France flight to India last year, and I got stuck in an economy-class seat where half the leg room was taken up by an immovable metal box.
June 15, 2008
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I hate to pay big bucks to park my car at LAX, so I thought a site called www.airportdiscountparking.com would be just the ticket to save some cash.
June 8, 2008
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Let’s share. Your trip tips, I mean.
May 11, 2008
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You just found a cool spot on your travels and want to share it with the world; www.wayfaring.com is one tool.
May 4, 2008
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Camping season is upon us.
April 20, 2008
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AvoidDelays.com makes it easy to plan flights based on statistics.
April 13, 2008
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Traveling can take a toll on your workout routine, and not all hotel gyms are created equal.
April 6, 2008
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Flying is such an ordeal these days that it’s better to be armed with information before you take your coach class seat.
March 30, 2008
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Travelpost.com, acquired by Sidestep.com in 2006, is another entrant into the hotel review world.
Feb. 24, 2008
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Mizpee.com is a useful website that tells you where to go when you have to go.
Feb. 10, 2008
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As I write this, I am waiting to see whether Extravigator.com has accepted me as a member.
Jan. 27, 2008
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Before a long trip to Asia last month, I jotted in a notebook my credit card numbers, passport number and other info I couldn’t afford to lose, then secreted it in my luggage.
Jan. 20, 2008
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Think of FabSearch.com as a clipping service for travel recommendations.
Jan. 13, 2008
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Heads up, all you people who got engaged over the holidays. Forget about planning the wedding.
Jan. 6, 2008
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I once was stuck in Poland on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, unaware that the Polish take the holiday so seriously: The country shuts down.
Dec. 30, 2007
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FastFoodMaps.com picks one for you from among more than 50 cities
Dec. 23, 2007
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As millions of travelers start moving around the world in the next two weeks, many will be stuck in airports.
Dec. 16, 2007
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A colleague turned me on to Unusual Hotels of the World, www.uhotw.com, where lodgings are a trip.
Dec. 2, 2007
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Looking for a great deal on airfare for the holidays? Fuhgedaboudit.
Nov. 18, 2007
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So you want to go to Botswana but don’t know when to plan your trip?
April 23, 2019
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I was away during the fires two weeks ago, but the website called Teleflip.com helped me stay in touch with friends through e-mail, even though I don’t have a BlackBerry or a Treo and I was away from my laptop.
Nov. 4, 2007
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We’re in the Halloween spirit, so we took a look at some websites, such as www.haunted-places.com and www.headlesshorseman.co.uk, that help travelers tune in to ghostly -- or ghastly -- fun.
Oct. 28, 2007
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Viamigo.com, a site launched in September, has the potential to make a lot of happy connections by pairing travelers with tour guides and tours.
Oct. 21, 2007
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Searching for a cheap ticket to the East, I came across cFares.com, a site that promises “below-market fares.”
Oct. 14, 2007
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It’s a pet peeve common with travelers: Where is Fido welcome?
Oct. 7, 2007
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Say you want a cheap flight from Manchester, England, to Greece, but you don’t know which budget airlines or charters fly there.
Sept. 30, 2007
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Do you care about which Michelin-starred restaurants to try in Paris?
Sept. 23, 2007
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Early this month, Orbitz launched a beta version of Traveler Update, updates.orbitz.com, a networking site for the nation’s fliers.
Sept. 16, 2007
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Lose the car next time you fly into some cities, and cut down on your carbon footprint -- at least while on the ground.
Sept. 9, 2007
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With a dollar worth only about 50 British pennies this summer, travelers need every edge they can get.
Aug. 26, 2007
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Now there’s a site where you can check out hotel rooms before you book.
Aug. 19, 2007
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For the inner nerd in all of us, I discovered www.iliketolearn.com, a fun interactive site from a teacher that can help improve your geographical knowledge.
July 15, 2007
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When United, US Airways and Northwest flight schedules melted down last month, Joe Brancatelli of JoeSentMe.com (a subscription-only site for business fliers) pointed customers to FlightStats.com, which helps track flights.
July 8, 2007
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School’s out, and if you want a travel break, check out the website of the nonprofit International Student Travel Confederation, www.istc.org.
July 1, 2007
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I’ve been testing Yapta.com, a new site that does more than track airfares between cities.
June 24, 2007
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Wikitravel.com is a do-it-yourself travel guide to the world.
June 17, 2007
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Google Maps, www.maps.google.com, just got cooler with the Web behemoth’s new street-level views of U.S. cities.
June 10, 2007
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Feeling homebound because gas prices are higher than Mt. Whitney?
June 3, 2007
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MultiMap.com, www.multimap.com, is a mapping site I’ve been using that’s aces if you are planning to drive Britain and the Continent.
May 27, 2007
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Are you the type who makes a list and checks it twice? That’s where www.meosphere.com comes in.
May 20, 2007
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It’s almost summer, when thoughts turn to barbecues and beer. That’s where Pubwalk.com comes in.
May 8, 2007
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A new fave website among Travel section staffers is AirfareWatchdog.com, which keeps track of low airfares to hundreds of cities worldwide.
May 6, 2007
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If you like TripAdvisor, check into HotelChatter.com, a terrific resource for travelers who think the place where they rest their heads is as important as the destination.
April 29, 2007
