Have Tips, Will Travel » IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog Travel news and tips from IndependentTraveler.com Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 A Friday Travel Puzzle http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7802 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7802#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7802 Here’s something fun to kick off your weekend. It’s a travel-themed picture puzzle. You just have to tie the photos together to make words. For example, a photo of an eye, combined with a photo of a full glass of… Keep reading!

]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7802 0 Airplane Etiquette Infractions: What Would You Do? http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7791 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7791#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:15 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7791 airplane etiquetteYou’re stuck on a plane sitting in between two people hogging both armrests, one of whom hasn’t stopped trying to talk to you the entire flight; what do you do? Do you ignore it? Say something? Passively fight back?

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]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7791 1 Tennis Star Rafael Nadal Serves Up Travel Experiences http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7782 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7782#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:53:45 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7782 rafael nadalRafael Nadal is a traveler after my own heart. After more than a decade of crisscrossing the globe to play in one tournament or another, the pro tennis player from Spain has learned a few things about travel.

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]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7782 0 Monday Inspiration: Ukok Plateau, Russia http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7773 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7773#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:34:34 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7773 Suffering from the Monday doldrums? For everyone out there facing the beginning of another work week, here’s a little jolt of wanderlust to brighten up your morning. Each Monday, we offer a photo of a spectacular place to spark ideas… Keep reading!

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]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7767 15 Air Travel Gripes: Then and Now http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7757 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7757#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:31:55 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7757 unhappy travelerAs is the case with most things, air travel has come a long way. Gone are the days of breezing into an airport 30 minutes before your flight leaves and visiting the captain in the cockpit before taking your seat.… Keep reading!

]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7757 2 An Ode to Great Guides http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7749 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7749#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 18:25:18 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7749 burano islandMy parents just returned from two weeks in Italy. I visited them a day after they got back. In two hours, they only got through telling me about Venice, Florence and the Amalfi Coast (about half of… Keep reading!

]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7749 3 Monday Inspiration: Cape Town, South Africa http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7740 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7740#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:10:39 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7740 Suffering from the Monday doldrums? For everyone out there facing the beginning of another work week, here’s a little jolt of wanderlust to brighten up your morning. Each Monday, we offer a photo of a spectacular place to spark ideas… Keep reading!

]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7740 0 A Friday Travel Puzzle http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7731 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7731#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:35 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7731 Here’s something fun to kick off your weekend. It’s a travel-themed picture puzzle. You just have to tie the photos together to make words. For example, a photo of an eye, combined with a photo of a full glass of… Keep reading!

]]> http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=7731 19 Lost Luggage Victims Rejoice: Mishandled Bags Down 45% http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7714 http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7714#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:45:57 +0000 IndependentTraveler.com Staff http://www.independenttraveler.com/blog/?p=7714 If you’re lucky, you’ve never experienced the sinking feeling you get when your luggage doesn’t show up on the carousel post-flight. But if you’re me — or one of millions of other fliers — you deal with said feeling by… Keep reading!

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