Mindy McAdams

Monster Outlets To Go: Two outlets on the front and one on the back. This one lived in my backpack for two months in Africa. The back plate came off the plug but it still works great. See it at Amazon.com.

HOW TO: Sleep in an Airport and Enjoy It

Tue, 10 May 2011 08:00:06 -0400

HOW TO: Sleep in an Airport and Enjoy It

SteriPEN: By Far the Best Invention for Modern Travel

Mon, 09 May 2011 17:17:06 -0400

SteriPEN: By Far the Best Invention for Modern Travel:

Ultraviolet water purifier — small and easy to use.

Book a Flight in Indonesia

Mon, 09 May 2011 08:00:06 -0400

Book a Flight in Indonesia

OANDA currency converter

Sun, 08 May 2011 17:04:06 -0400

OANDA currency converter

Vagobond travel blog

Sun, 08 May 2011 08:00:06 -0400

Vagobond travel blog:

“Vagobond is a site dedicated to the spirit of adventurous travel. Not all vagabonds are traveling on a tiny budget and not all vagabonds are going huge distances. It’s a matter of world view.”

Introducing Indonesia

Sat, 07 May 2011 16:00:06 -0400

Introducing Indonesia

Best Airports by Region 2011

Sat, 07 May 2011 08:00:06 -0400

Africa

Cape Town (CPT)
Cairo (CAI)
Johannesburg (JNB)
Durban (DUR)
Nairobi (NBO)

Asia-Pacific

Seoul Incheon (ICN)
Singapore (SIN)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Beijing (PEK)
Shanghai Pudong (PVG)

Europe

Malta (MLA)
Porto (OPO)
Zurich (ZRH)
Copenhagen (CPH)
Edinburgh (EDI)

Latin America & Caribbean

Cancun (CUN)
Guayaquil (GYE)
San José (SJO)
Montego Bay (MBJ)
Mexico City (MEX)

Middle East

Dubai (DXB)
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
Tel Aviv (TLV)
Doha (DOH)
Dammam (DMM)

North America

Indianapolis (IND)
Ottawa (YOW)
Austin (AUS)
Halifax (YHZ)
Vancouver (YVR)

SOURCE: Airports Council International 15 FEBRUARY 2011

Best and Worst Airports for Sleeping

Fri, 06 May 2011 16:00:05 -0400

Best and Worst Airports for Sleeping:

If you are flying halfway around the world and you have a stopover, you will want to stretch out and take a nap. Knowing which airports have the best napping accommodations is very important!

“The report is base on a nine-month survey conducted last...

Fri, 06 May 2011 08:00:05 -0400

“The report is base on a nine-month survey conducted last year with 11.38 million participants at 240 airports worldwide. It evaluated traveller experiences across 39 airports and considered factors such as check-in, arrival and transfer through to departure at a gate.”

25 APRIL 2011

Best and Worst Airports

Thu, 05 May 2011 16:00:06 -0400

I spend a lot of time in the Atlanta airport (ATL), and I love it. The worst thing about ATL is that it gets tied into knots every time it rains. Even a relatively short rain will cause a lot of flight delays. Apart from that — it has a great train system for getting around its huge area and multiple terminals; it has a lot of food choices; the bathroom stalls are spacious and most women’s bathrooms have lots and lots of stalls and sinks.

Check out World Airport Codes — a site where you can look up almost anything about any airport in the world.

Other favorites of mine:

Washington National / Reagan (DCA) — the best airport in the world. Small and friendly. Not many food choices, but it doesn’t matter because you don’t have to spend a lot of time there. Direct access on the D.C. Metro.
Salt Lake City (SLC) — small and easy to get around, and you can’t beat the views.
Changi / Singapore (SIN) — huge, but it has GREAT signage (in several languages), and the best transit hotel I’ve ever stayed in.

Worst airport:

Charles De Gaulle / Paris (CDG) — terrible signage and the worst system for numbering gates and terminals make it too easy to get lost in this giant airport. Avoid at all costs.

Top 25 Destinations in the World

Thu, 05 May 2011 09:37:36 -0400

Top 25 Destinations in the World:

Trip Advisor lists not only the top 25 in the world (said to have been selected by travelers), but they also have more specific lists, such as top 25 in Asia and top 25 in India. Also: Africa. Europe. South Pacific.

10 great outdoor adventures in Malaysia

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:13:34 -0500

10 great outdoor adventures in Malaysia

The world's greatest bookshops

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:38:48 -0500

The world's greatest bookshops

Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2010.

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:26:00 -0400

Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2010.