travelcasters http://www.travelcasters.com tips, pics, and reports from firsthand experience Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:59:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Breathtaking - Spring Tulips in Holland http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/17/spring-tulips-in-holland/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/17/spring-tulips-in-holland/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:43:18 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=147 Breathtaking Spring Tulips in Holland
These pictures were taken on out last visit to Holland. It was near the end of the Tulip season, but there were still alot to see. Keukenhof is a great place to visit, and also a great change of pace if you are traveling with kids.

]]> http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/17/spring-tulips-in-holland/feed/ The southernmost full ski resort in Finland http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/17/the-southernmost-full-ski-resort-in-finland/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/17/the-southernmost-full-ski-resort-in-finland/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:22:44 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=82 The southernmost full ski resort in Finland: “Tahkovuori is the southernmost full scale ski resort in Finland. Located about 60 kilometers up north from Kuopio, and thus about 450 kilometers from Helsinki, Tahko boasts an impressive set of activities around the year. The first and foremost focus is on skiing, downhill and cross-country, but there are a lot of other sport possibilities [...]“

(Via Nomadig.)

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]]> http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/142/feed/ Passport StrongHold Bag http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/passport-stronghold-bag/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/passport-stronghold-bag/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:43:29 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=140 PROTECT YOUR RFID PASSPORT
Faraday protection bags for e-passport security.

Are you transmitting a signal? The State Department plans on issuing 15 million electronic passports in 2007. These e-passports will use RFID chips to transmit your personal information to RFID readers. This can be a serious security concern with your information being actively transmitted. If any RFID reader is actively looking for your passport, that information could be read if it is just in the same area. Is that a risk you are willing to take?

Why take the risk when you don’t have to? Paraben’s Passport StrongHold Bags use our patent pending design & faraday technology to block wireless signals to protect your personal information from being read by would-be identity thieves or other people who wish to invade your privacy. These bags are perfect for storing anything using RFID chips so no one can steal the information from your chip.

The principal is simple. The StrongHold Bag is a protective barrier wrapping your information in a signal blocking fortress. Your information remains secure until you have to pass it to authorized individuals for reading. Why walk around with an active signal telling everyone your personal information when you can be wrapped in the security of a StrongHold.

]]> http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/passport-stronghold-bag/feed/ Africa More Affordable Then Ever in 2009 http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/africa-more-affordable-then-ever-in-2009/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/16/africa-more-affordable-then-ever-in-2009/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:40:06 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=86 Africa More Affordable Then Ever in 2009: “hippo Africa More Affordable Then Ever in 2009For many travelers, visiting Africa is the ultimate dream trip. The vast continent has always been a bit of a mystery to most, and its untamed wilds and diverse animal life offer an allure that is unmatched from just about any other place on Earth. Sadly, for most people, the dream of Africa remains out of reach due to the typically high costs of going there.

According to the National Geographic Adventure Blog that might be changing in 2009 however, as the economic meltdown has brought unexpected discounts on tours and flights to Africa.

(Via Gadling.)

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via: http://www.travelsavvymom.com/blog/family-travel/sidetracked-amsterdams-tun-fun-speelpark/

]]> http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/09/sidetracked-amsterdam%e2%80%99s-tun-fun-speelpark/feed/ Amsterdam Segway Tours http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/03/amsterdam-segway-tours/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/03/amsterdam-segway-tours/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:02:58 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=114 The city of Amsterdam is compact enough that most everything of historical interest can be reached within a couple of hours. Choose between the day tour (“Historical Amsterdam“) or evening tour (“Native Nightlife”), and then you will cruise effortlessly through Holland’s cultural capital as you learn about it from native guides. You begin the day tour in the former waterfront (Schreierstoren) and ride to the city’s 19-century, museum-rich southern edge (Museumplein).

via http://www.travelizmo.com/archives/000112.html

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]]> http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/02/amsterdam-video-travel-guide/feed/ Free Travel Guide for Amsterdam http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/02/free-travel-guide-for-amsterdam/ http://www.travelcasters.com/2009/03/02/free-travel-guide-for-amsterdam/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:21:16 +0000 Brian http://www.travelcasters.com/?p=110 Get your free travel guide for Amsterdam. Arrivalguides.com have some of the best free, downloadable travel guides out there.

http://en.arrivalguides.com/

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