Nextstop Provides Tour Guides Written by Locals

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Frommers, Lonely Planet, and other bookstore-bought guide books promise to bring you to the “locals’ favorites” in a new city, but everyone other tourist has the same book. Nextstop compiles real recommendations from people who actually live in your destination. …

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Nextstop Offers Travel, Food, and Local Activity Guides

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Plenty of web sites offer business reviews, restaurant recommendations, and other local finds for those less in the know. Today marks the launch of still one more, called Nextstop, which lets users create their own local or global guides—think best beer bars in the world, for example. …

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Master Hotel Laundry for One-Bag Traveling

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The editor at Lifehacker Australia spent the entire month of May traveling with “Hand Luggage Only,” or what us folks from the states call a carry-on bag. He learned a lot about what it takes to manage laundry on the road. …

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Swap Your SIM Card to Avoid Overseas Roaming Charges

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If you’ve ever made a cellphone call while overseas, or read anything about “international roaming,” you know it’s a pound of flesh for each precious minute. CNET explains in depth how to swap your phone’s SIM card for cheaper calls. …

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