http://trekhound.com A resource for independent travelers. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:44:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo Credit: Sea to Summit Looking to pinch some pennies on the road? Doing your own laundry is one way to go. http://trekhound.com/2008/06/24/sea-to-summits-travel-clothesline/ Photo Credit: Amazon.Com Talk about a nightmare first trip away from home.  A young Scottish medical graduate spins the globe and points his finger to determine where he will go for his first grown-up adventure. He ends up in Uganda, and with way more adventure than he bargained for. http://trekhound.com/2008/06/17/movie-review-the-last-king-of-scotland/   Photo Credit: LL Bean Call me picky, but I absolutely love these things for travel. So do my parents, my husband, and several other travelers I know. Why? http://trekhound.com/2008/06/17/product-review-ll-bean-personal-organizers/   Photo Credit: Trek Hound It’s one of the most coveted spiritual destinations and indigenous heritage sites in the world. Don’t you want to get the most out of it while you’re there? http://trekhound.com/2008/05/26/travel-hack-making-the-most-of-machu-picchu/   Photo Credit: Jon Rawlinson As I was sitting down to research some cool travel posts from around the web, I realized that my peeps over at Wise Bread have been cranking out enough material to cover the entire post. http://trekhound.com/2008/05/19/trek-hound-travel-round-up/   Photo Credit: Luis Villa If you are traveling to Berlin for the first time, be sure to include this incredible institution on your tour. The Pergamon Museum is hands down one of the most impressive museums I have ever been to. Why? http://trekhound.com/2008/05/14/poking-around-the-pergamon/   Flickr Photo Credit: J.S. Lander Stuck eating in the car and reading the road map? Taking turns getting nourishment on a multi day road trip? This tip’s for you. http://trekhound.com/2008/04/15/eating-on-the-road-hot-dog-rolls-to-the-rescue/   Photo Credit: TrekHound.Com Haggling in the street shops of the old city usually brings to mind items of a religious nature when it comes to souvenirs.  When we were there last year for holy week however, we discovered a shopping opportunity of a different nature. http://trekhound.com/2008/04/08/jewelry-shopping-in-jerusalem-the-coral-beach-shop/   Photo Credit: Amazon.Com We recently enjoyed this Sean Penn flick over carbonara and great bottle of wine here at home.  Hard core indie travelers will appreciate just how far the lead character went to check out of society and dance to his own drum. http://trekhound.com/2008/04/04/movie-review-into-the-wild/   Photo Credit: TrekHound.Com Driving from Desenzano in northern Italy on the rural road that leads to Lonato proper you’ll find a precious, memory-making restaurant known as El Convento. http://trekhound.com/2008/04/04/restaurant-review-el-convento/