Every travel news feed I put on here seems to peter out or get filled with
junk, so here are simple links to places with good overviews of what's new. If you use an RSS viewer (including My Yahoo),
you can add these to your reader page.
The government-issued travel warnings tend to be a bit on the paranoid side,
especially the US State Department one.
Check out reliable sources for world news: the BBC, The Economist, and The Week all provide coverage that is more than simplistic sound bites. For stories on travel in dangerous places, check out Polo's Bastards. For advice on avoiding sticky situations, see Come Back Alive.
Then have some fun! Here's where to go for travel advisories and festivals.
Want the current dirt on what's
happening around the world for budget travelers? Want to see how you can save
some bucks by going the opposite direction of the package tour crowds? Check out the author's (somewhat) regular
Travel Blog! Forbes magazine called it one of the "Best of the Web" The Guardian listed
it as "one of the six best travel blogs." The last few posts are listed here:
If you don't like that one, there are loads of other great travel blogs out there
that give you the lowdown on what's happening around the world right now. Here's a rather exhaustive list to sort through
of the Best Travel Blogs.
Press Releases
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