When planning to take your camera on the road, where do you go? When do you go? If time is short, how do you find time to see and do everything you want? How do you stay motivated while traveling?
We have the information you need to help you plan your travels to maximize your photography time and effort. We’ll answer some of these questions which have faced us many times here in these articles.
We also have an ongoing series for the traveling photographer called Know Before You Go.
Don’t forget to stop by and check out our Natural Wander articles, highlighting the specific photographic assets and techniques for photographing a variety of nature and travel locales.
Fodors offers "8 Ways Travelers Waste Money on the Road", which offers some good basic tips:
Not reading the fine print on the credit card for foreign transaction fees.
Avoiding hotel websites - online prices can be cheaper.
Travel only during high seasons - off season can save you money.
Renting cars - use your feet, trains, buses, and [...]
According to the International News Tribune, the health chief of the EU recommends a smoking ban for the European Union countries.
The European Union's health chief urged all countries in the bloc Tuesday to prohibit smoking in public places, following bans in Ireland, Italy and Sweden.
Banning smoking in places like bars, restaurants and the workplace is [...]
BBC News reports an air tax increase for all flights from the UK.
Laws doubling the amount of passenger duty people pay when taking flights from the UK have come into force.
The increase was announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown last December. He said airlines should pay more for damaging the environment.
Hundreds of thousands of people have [...]
Your next vacation destination? Why not choose space as your next destination?
Not just "get some space" but really get into space with the space tourism program with Virgin Group:
The Spaceship Company, a joint venture of Richard Branson's Virgin Group of London and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites of Mojave, Calif., plans to begin test flights of [...]
There is a lot of confusion over the new high threat risk advisory and recent arrests in Britain of terrorists. Let's look at the specifics.
Expect Long Delays and Multiple Security Inspections
No matter where you are traveling, but especially at international hubs, expect double to triple waiting times as you are processed through security. Two hours [...]
Amelia Hits the Road, by Marissa Moss (and YEEHAW - Amelia!), is a fantastic book for children, introducing them to travel and life on the road.
This is my new travel notebook. Mom bought it for me so I wouldn't be bored on the long driving part of this trip. She said if I'm busy writing, [...]
We've traveled extensively by car, trailer, motor home, and airplane with our pets. Dahni, our eye-less wonder traveling cat, traveled with us on at least 12 airplanes visiting six countries. So we have a little experience with transporting animals on airplanes as well as across borders.
Each country has their own requirements, though the creation of [...]
Yahoo News offers "Frequent flier programs change course", a interesting current look at what is going on with the Frequent flier programs.
The first frequent flier program began in 1981 with American Airlines' AAdvantage as a way to keep profitable business travelers flying the same airline. Other major airlines like Delta quickly followed.
Twenty-five years later, travelers [...]
