Update and In Case You Missed it Links: February

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by Steph in Links, Resources

First a complaint: Winter really needs to get over itself. I’ve become narcissistically paranoid that I’m being punished for planning to skip winter next year by being forced to slog through the worst winter in DC history. If I never seen another snowflake again I wouldn’t mind a bit.

Warmer weather is in my future though.  I am headed to Tampa in a couple of weeks for work. Not the most glamorous city but if it gets me out of this snowy abyss I’ll take it. This is for my company’s annual conference, so while I won’t have a lot of time to sightsee (are there sights to see in Tampa?) I will try to make the most of the warm weather. If you have any Tampa suggestions- particularly for restaurants downtown, leave them in the comments.

In blogging news, Twenty-Something Travel was featured as a Site of the Day on TravelBlogSites.com, a nifty site that highlights independent travel blogs around the web.

I’ve also been doing a lot of guest posts around the internet this month. You can view the full list here.

Finally, here is a rundown of some of my favorite articles from the interweb this month:

• Even though I am currently single, I have traveled as a couple before and I know that comes with unique challenges.  I really enjoyed Uncornered Market’s article How to Travel the World Together Without Killing Each Other.

• Two great hostelling articles from Nomadic Matt this month: Tips on Picking a Good Hostel and most importantly a primer on Hostel Etiquette.

• Nancy the Gnomette shares her conflict with being both a world traveler and homeowner in House vs. Globe: The Vagabond/Homeowner Crisis

• I’ve really been enjoying Nico’s blog at Airtreks. Especially this optimistic article on Why Round-The-World Travel Is Better Than It Used To Be

• Art of Backpacking has an offbeat piece on 10 Unusual things you might want to pack and will use abroad.

• A lot of people seem to have doubts about travelling alone, but Andy Hayes gust post for Solo Traveler on Why I Travel Solo might turn you on to some advantages.

• Long term travel can have it great moments and it’s less great ones. Nellie Huang of Wild Junket details some of The Ups and Downs of a Nomadic Lifestyle.

• New bloggers Thom and Sean tell you everything you need to know about couch surfing in What you should do if someone is trying to surf on your couch!

• Joanna Haugen of Kaleidoscopic Wanderings has been doing a great series on Why People Don’t Travel. The latest post focuses on money issues.

• At What Age is it Hardest to Radically Change your Life? That’s the question Corbett Barr asked this week. Terrific article and great comments as well.

• A cute little piece on Matador called Ten Travel Tweeps Twittering. Recognize anyone?

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