Monday Travel Reads: Packing Gadgets, Saudi Arabia, French Kisses, & Carlin on Air Travel

Pam — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:25:26 -0500

Good advice for travelers carrying a bunch of technology with them on Web Worker Daily. As you're packing your (one carry on) bag for BlogHer (you are, right?!) , keep this post in mind. Sure, you want your digital camera, your laptop, etc... but what can you leave behind? How to Travel Light with Web Working Gadgets.

Traveler Matt goes to Saudi Arabia and writes about women's rights. The catch? He didn't meet ANY women while he was there.

An unmarried man in Saudi will never see the face of a woman to which he is not related. With arranged marriages the norm, a groom will see his bride’s face for the first time only after the ceremony. The bare arms of a woman is as unknown and holds as much mystery as any other part of her body.

I thought there was a lot missing from this story and I still can't help but wonder what it is really like to travel there. It's off the list for me - there are few places I'll avoid because of politics, but Saudi Arabia is one of them.

This cracked me up, but good, but mostly because I always get it wrong. Gadling has published a map showing exactly how many kisses on the cheek are appropriate when greeting in different regions in France. Smooch smooch smooch.

Finally, here's George Carlin on the absurdities of air travel. Not safe for work, full of profanity, politically incorrect, and yeah, funny, from This Just In, Budget Travel's blog.

Pam blogs about travel and other adventures at Nerd's Eye View.

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Monday Travel Reads: Packing Gadgets, Saudi Arabia, French Kisses, & Carlin on Air Travel