Selfie-sticks are surprisingly popular, even though they let you take photos from a very limited angle, and that’s why selfie-stick photos tend to look the same. We don’t expect to see as many selfie sticks at tourist destinations next peak season anymore as we have seen this year. Ambitious selfie … Read >
Author: klaava
Five new Unesco World Heritage sites located in Europe
If a destination has been granted the honor of being included in the Unesco World Heritage List, it usually means that the site worth visiting and exploring. Recently, we were traveling in central Spain, and on a chilly morning we arrived in a town called Avila. We hadn’t done any … Read >
Unlimited streaming of ebooks, magazines, music and movies from Cstream in France
We are used to getting our daily dose of television from broadcast networks, music from radio or Spotify, and books from a bookstore. Since media has become digital and is conveniently available on the Internet, content could be made available to us from one source. It is convenient and easy … Read >
Packing light for a trip is easier said than done – here are a few good tips
Packing the right gear for a beach vacation or for skiing weekend on the mountains is very easy. You know exactly how the weather and the environment will be. The only question really is how many party outfits you want to pack in your suitcase.
If you are planning a … Read >
Where travellers want to go and where they really end up in are two different things
What we dream of doing and what we actually end up doing are often two different things in real life. Yet, dreaming and planning towards a goal is valuable because it may make us strive for something. This applies to travel as well: the travel destinations that people are most … Read >
Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is so attractively priced that who needs a Kindle Oasis?
It is kind of funny that Amazon has introduced an reader (Kindle Oasis) that has a greyscale six-inch display and costs more than $250, and at the same the company markets Fire tablets with color screens that let you do more and cost less than Kindle ereaders. The Fire HD … Read >
A traveler who carries a charging station in a backpack doesn’t run out of gadget or laptop power
When you are traveling – perhaps exploring a new city and snapping photos on a camera, using your smartphone for navigation and reading notes and tips from a tablet – it feels like it is always the wrong moment when the battery dies on one of the devices (that’s why … Read >
Top destinations for digital nomads 2016
The only way to really experience world’s amazing destinations is to go those places by yourself. Digital nomads are people who work while they travel across the world. The new lifestyle has inspired many new businesses and services that aim at assisting mobile workers on their journey.
To save you … Read >
Book lover’s vacation accessories
It goes without saying that a book lover loads a fresh stack of ebooks on his or her tablet or ereader when packing for a vacation. In some countries the busiest vacation months are also the hottest months for ebook sales. But you also have to think about the destination … Read >
Convenient reading on a large screen: Kobo Aura One ereader comes with a 7.8 display
It seems that we are not the only ones who have been wondering why the majority of ereaders are six inches in size. A compact device has its advantages, but when it is time to do some serious reading, we prefer larger screens. Kobo has introduced the Aura One ereader … Read >