http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog Travel blog for destinations around the world. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:50:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Voyage Unlimited has launched a new travel store. They have a great variety of merchandise for sale. The site is geared towards travel related items. Check it out at http://travelstore.voyageunlimited.com Share This http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2009/02/02/new-online-travel-store-launched/ British Airways announced this week that it would initiate limited cell phone use on an upcoming route between London and New York City. Voice calls will not be permitted, but passengers will be allowed to send and receive text messages and e-mails.  read more | digg story http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10151758-1.html Share This http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2009/02/02/british-airways-allows-in-flight-texting/ Installed next to the walk-through scanners at Ben-Gurion airport in Israel, "MagShoe" announces within two seconds whether the footwear of the passenger standing on it contains unusual metal that might be a knife for a hijacking or a bomb detonator part. The TSA is currently assessing MagShoe's feasibility for the ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/10/13/step-on-scanner-removes-need-to-take-off-shoes-at-airports/ Airline fees are a controversial topic these days, the consumerist looked at the fees that airlines were charging and picked the top 3 most and least "fee crazy" airlines. Avoiding fees is hard, so why not try to avoid the airlines that charge them instead? read more | digg story http://consumerist.com/5042052/top-3-most-and-least-fee-crazy-airlinesShare ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/09/09/top-3-most-and-least-fee-crazy-airlines/ Now that you have climbed Buddhist temple stairs, stood on the killing fields and partied in Bangkok, you can spread the word to all those smirky friends that backpacking in Southeast Asia isn't just for college kids trying to find themselves. Or you may want to keep the information to ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/08/22/how-to-backpack-around-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/ I have always wanted a collection of brown leather trunks with brightly colored stickers from all the world's corners. They remind me of travelers in the early 1900s who spent days on the ocean in order to reach their destinations. Back then, arriving at the destination was as much a ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/08/07/how-to-travel-the-world-by-cargo-ship/ Looking for someplace special to spend the Fourth of July? FP investigates five fabulous destinations where a summer getaway is next to impossible. Locations include: Mount Kumgang, Kumgangsan Tourist Region on North Korea's east coast, Baracoa on Cuba's eastern tip, Mogadishu's Beaches on Somalia's east coast, Persepolis in southern Iran and ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/08/06/top-tourist-spots-americans-can%e2%80%99t-visit/ For a family vacations, we decided to head for the beach. There are many beach options along the eastern coast; Myrtle beach, Ocean City, Virginia Beach and many others. We chose to go to the Outer Banks (OBX) in North Carolina. Now that we decided where to go, we needed ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/08/04/beach-time-at-obx/ “Twenty- six miles across the sea. Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me”. As the song goes, Santa Catalina Island is 26 miles off the coast of Southern California. There are a few shuttles that will take you from various harbors to the Island; Catalina Express and Karmel Shuttle are the ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2008/03/08/a-day-or-more-at-catalina-island/ We took at cruise to Alaska during the summer months. The views from the boat and shore are not be be missed. As you travel along the Alaskan coast, you can see gorgeous views and wildlife upon the shore. On the way to the first stop of Whittier, AK, ... http://www.voyageunlimited.com/blog/2007/10/10/whittier-alaska-in-the-summer/