Recently came upon this brief tale from my first trip to Europe many years ago... Because I was well read up on the possible pick pocket incidents that could happen in Europe, I purchased a cheap wallet in the states, and then promptly slashed it with a Swiss army knife. Next I purchased some fake $100 and $50 US bills from a local supermarket. I placed these in the wallet and carried the wallet and the fake money around Europe in my shorts … [Read more...]
Travel Links
We just recently posted our 10,000th travel link - we started our travel links program in 2000, several years after the site started - so its taken about 10 years to gather this many active links! Congrats to our 10,000th listing: Travel Anthropist - who like thousands of travel blogs we have removed from this database over the years, is unfortunately no longer online. There are currently 587 travel categories, some categories have several … [Read more...]
Interview Johnny Jet
We are starting to interview those who have made special contributions to the travel industry - whether it is travel experts, travel writers or other. These interviews will appear on the main page over time and also under our "travel interview" section. Johnny Jet, runs, http://www.johnnyjet.com and was our latest interview. He travels the world and shared some of his travel experiences with us. Click here to review the Johnny Jet … [Read more...]
2010 Travel Writing Contest
We are having a small travel writing contest open until September 1st. 2 entries are allowed per person - enter to have a chance to win 1 of 2 prizes. http://www.davestravelcorner.com/press/pr86-travel-essay-contest2010.htm … [Read more...]
Two more book reviews!
I typically review a couple of travel related books each month. THE FREEWAYS OF LOS ANGELES It is hard to review your own book and not be biased - but writing this review should theoretically be easy! The Freeways of Los Angeles highlights all the major freeways in the Los Angeles and Orange County Metropolitan Regions. Short descriptions are provided about each freeway which in part includes their common names, photographs, special … [Read more...]
Internet in China
Greetings from China - is interesting to see what is and isn't blocked over here. Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, Youtube and other social networking sites are blocked. Having a remote server helps as I can telnet into the box and then load up any of those sites as necessary. Would be nice to capture some of the world's largest Internet market but non Chinese sites aren't visited that much...yet. Shortest blog post on DTC! … [Read more...]
Adventure Travel Expo, LA
Next week I'm heading down to the annual Travel and Adventure Show in Los Angeles. Looking forward to making some new contacts and hopefully new partnerships for Dave's Travel Corner. Stay posted! If your in the LA area the weekend of February 13th and 14th stop on by. Visit: www.travelshows.com ~ Dave … [Read more...]
The Hoven
This entirely self contained metal structure is called the Hoven, installed in a Honda I drive. It is excellent for road trips - throw in meat well wrapped in tin foil and 4 or 5 hours later you have a well cooked meal. This a travelers dream - pop in the food before you leave and don't have to worry about cooking when you reach your destination. The Hoven (The "Engine" Oven) A built on lid makes for easy access to the oven. High … [Read more...]
Eastern Sierra Nevada
Just returned from California's great "eastern side" - entire length of the Owens Valley from Mono in the north to Lone Pine in the south and everything in between. Springtime is a great time of the year to be in this part California. Parts of these Articles revised based upon this latest trip: Bishop - Mammoth & Vicinity - Mt. Whitney This is a full body down suit made by Mountain Hardware used for sumitting 8000 meter peaks. I gave it a … [Read more...]
Countries still to Visit
Long bus rides are a great time to sit back and think about travel and upcoming trips. During one such recent 16 hour ride in Brazil I thought about which countries I would like to visit on each continent. Here are countries still to visit: North America - last one to visit is Panama (done late 2010) South America - Bolivia - Ecuador (done 2013) - Venezuela Africa - Botswana (done) - Egypt (done) - South Africa (done) - Namibia … [Read more...]