You can get your airline food served to you faster if you order a specialized meal. Kosher, vegetarian, or something of the like. If you can live with one of the options available to you from your airline (take Virgin if you want the most selection) you’ll get your food on average of 10 minutes before everyone else.
Travelblogger is an online community of travelers who write and post on the countries around the world they’ve visited (sound familiar)? Anyway, it is possible to get some useful information out of the site, but be warned you’ll have to click through a lot of crap entries to find something that’s worthwhile. Once you do however, it’ll most likely be a gem. The best part of the site are the pictures, which you can search through without signing up. Simply enter in a destination and click to see hundreds of sights.
Travelblogger is free to join but there are many other ways to keep in touch when you’re away from home.
The Great Firewall of China censors large parts of the Internet for those connecting from within her borders. The site, greatwallofchina.org, is a free online utility that lets you check if any of your favorite virtual destinations are blocked. (foXnoMad is blocked by the way.) A good way to find out if you can get to leave a comment on your BFF’s Myspace. “ooooh, like omg, China is so way cool!”
The best way to get around the GWOC is to download an application like Tor, send IMs with encrypted Meebo, or remote access your computer in a free country and surf that way.
You’ve seen the calendar and this. Here is more pug-lovers merchandise.
The map, created by one of our favorite (free) instant messaging utilities, Meebo is updated every 15 minute. The Meebo map shows where in the world people are sending messages from (Siberia!?) Meebo combines all of your existing AIM, MSN, and other accounts with your existing usernames and passwords.
You might want to consider it if you’re having trouble sending IMs from school (or work) or would like more privacy while chatting.
G.W. getting jiggy with the KanKouran West African Dance Company in the Rose Garden yesterday marking the first American Malaria Awareness Day. (Check out Laura Bush on the right shakin’ it too).
Hi, I'm Anil. foXnoMad is where I combine travel and tech to help you travel smarter. I'm on a journey to every country in the world and you're invited to join the adventure! Read More 
