Our favorite app?
The Wikihood app, which mashes up Wikipedia info with GPS data, is free, and also good for traveling
and staying put.
As T+L notes, many a user have noted that by using the app, they've learned something new about their own neighborhood!
Happy 200 years, Mexico! In honor of the country's bicentennial, the
Habita Hotel Group is offering amazing deals on some of the country's best hotels.
Stay at our top hotel pick in
Mexico City, the
Condesa DF, every weekend in September for just $160 a night. While a patio room alone here can ordinarily cost as little as $162, rates do go higher on certain weekends throughout the month. Plus, this fabulous deal includes breakfast daily, free internet access, all taxes, and a bottle of the locally-distilled, boutique Tequila Alacran, easily saving you $100.
Those heading …
Have you been dreaming of a beach escape but can't decide where will best fit your needs and budget? Enter
Wanderfly, the latest travel resource that looks poised to change the landscape of trip planning. The idea behind Wanderfly is that if you know any combination of budget, dates, location, and interests (i.e. shopping, food, party, eco, etc...), they can plan a trip for you right then and there. Sound cool? Fortunately for you, we have 250 promo codes for this hot new site - all you have to do is use the code "jaunt" when you subscribe for …
Many a site and tweet has recently touted a recent study by economist Makoto Watanabe concluding that the ideal advance-purchase time to buy a plane ticket is 8 weeks in advance. But before you mark your calendars to make your next airfare purchase, take heed of travel insiders who posit that the maxim should really be taken as a "
rule of thumb and not a rule."
Why's that? In part, the findings haven't been published in detail yet and there's no way of knowing where Watanabe got his data from. If he looked at airfare prices originating in New …
Gearing up for a domestic flight without in-flight entertainment? Check out this refurbished portable DVD Player over at
T&T Trading Group on sale for $25 today only. It comes with a power cord, remote, and AV cables, and the compact 7” screen means you can fit it easily in your carry-on.
For more travel gadget deals, visit
Gadling, where we were tipped off to this sale!
