Thailand often exists in people’s minds as a stereotypical tropical paradise, full of beaches, good food, and exciting Muay Thai matches. These stereotypes aren’t wrong, but they’re not fully right either. Thailand’s increasingly modern culture continues to have so much to offer. In fact, many tourists would … Read >
Did you know that a better search engine than Google is available?
Writers tend to research a myriad of topics for their manuscripts, whereas travelers like to research options for planned trips. Today, the tool most people use for finding information is Google. It has become a standard, although we now know Google sells our search information and other data to marketers. … Read >
How to automate small but important tasks while traveling
In addition to managing life and work on the road, a traveler must organize life and work at home before leaving. Plenty of small things require attention just when it would be important to focus on, for instance, train schedules, rail platforms and … Read >
The safest countries for travel are in Northern and Central Europe
If you want to avoid all risks, your options for traveling the world are extremely limited. For venturing a little bit further than the neighborhood park, you have to take some chances. In any case, for an average traveler, it makes sense to stay out of … Read >
Ensure safe internet access at Airbnb rentals, and other security tips for travelers
Every remote worker and digital nomad who works and travels knows the satisfied feeling when a reliable and secure internet connection has been successfully setup in a new destination. It is a big relief. Work, getting information about the new environment, connections to friends and family depend on access to … Read >
Travel guide to Nice and Riviera shows the best places to visit in the coastal region of Provence, France
People who haven’t visited the French Riviera may think that places like Cannes, Monaco, or Saint Tropez, are towns of celebrities, yachts, beaches with restaurants, and shiny shops on. Well, while it is true, it is … Read >
Here is a better ebook reading app: Thorium Reader
Reading an ebook is a simple task: push a button or touch the screen to turn the page, and if you want larger font or another background color, open the settings. Keeping things simple is not always easy, but Thorium Reader is an application that has managed to do just … Read >
Ebook news digest: overhyped screen time concerns, Trivago rip-off, book piracy in Italy
News on ebooks, writing and travel
A voice of reason about concerns of regularly accessing media on a mobile device or PC: “a recent review of over 200 studies about social media concluded there was almost … Read >
Key trend: publishers are making readers pay for news in 2020s
Reuters Institute has published a survey on news business that highlights the key trends for 2020. Overall, the results don’t feature any dramatic surprises, but rather reinforce the trends already happening. The most concrete, the most likely to … Read >
European destinations nominated World Heritage Sites by Unesco in 2019
Unesco nominates destinations in all parts of the world as World Heritage Sites annually. Only the destinations that have outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria can be listed as heritage sites. In 2019, 11 out of 29 … Read >