Often, I just want to travel. Just get away. If the price is good and I’m free, I’ll go. I don’t even really care where. For people like me, here are some websites that allow you to do that.

This is a competition to find the best mobile internet start-up in the UK, Netherlands and Portugal. It’s free to enter.

I think Vyke’s pretty cool and would be useful if I needed to make a non-VOIP call abroad. It’s a little bit of a hassle but how it works is, you call them and they call you back. Then you tell them who you want to call, so you can cut down your bill by being charged for a incoming call rather than an outgoing call. They don’t have an iphone app yet.

Save up to 75% on international calls
Vyke Callback is a simple and effective way to reduce your phone …

This is awesome for travelers with smartphones! Mifi for travelers. Check out MifiClub.

Why should I join MifiClub?
You should join MifiClub if you enjoy internet access on your smartphone, laptop and other mobile devices when you’re travelling. And if you hate excessive roaming charges or the problems associated with normal wifi such as price, availability, and security.
How does it work? What’s M-Unit?
Learn more about MifiClub and mifi here. Or watch this video.
Why don’t I buy my own local 3G sim card?
The number one reason is that the majority of smartphones such as iPhones …

Sorry for the lack of posts. I just got back from a nice trip to Cambridge, hoping for another trip to somewhere in 2 weeks. There’s a lot of cool things I want to write about but haven’t. Here’s an update of Startups, Websites, and apps!

Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider’s checklist of all you need to know about the world’s most intoxicating cities.

Ed contacted me recently with advice for Aziphone (an iPhone rental service in London), and I found out about his startup, which I think is a really cool idea to explore.
From Taxi.to
taxi² enables you to recognise other travellers who are interested in saving half the cost of their taxi ride from the airport to their final destination. The clever taxi² ticket provides you with everything you need to share a taxi: an easy way to find someone to share with, maps to compare your destinations, instructions to your driver, and …

My friend and I recently agreed to go on a trip. We also agreed it would be way cooler to go to a city where we had a friend already. That way we could stay at their place. Plus built-in social circle. So it’s cheaper and a lot more fun. And you’re multi-tasking.

I just found out about this service. It’s a great way to get your voicemails while you’re on holiday, and not have to pay roaming to hear them. I remember when I was in Germany last week, I got several voicemails that I never bothered to listen to because I didn’t want to pay roaming to hear it. This is a very cool service I just started using today.

I used Rick Steves’ Guide when I backpacked Europe. It was awesome. I didn’t have to book anything or plan anything until I got there. I felt like I knew things only a local would know. And I could just skim cities before deciding if I wanted take a train over there. Great times.