Which is why I was intrigued by Zipcar. It’s hard to imagine a road trip with more novelty than the ability to drive a different car every time.
Entries Tagged as 'iPhone'
Zipcar Reviewed: The Highs and Lows of a Zip Trip
June 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty
Tags:iPhone·Manzanita·Oregon Coast
Q&A: Is an iPhone a Good Idea for International Travel?
April 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Transportation bliss
Being of the techie sort–a girl who Google-maps out her trips–and the traveling kind, I often get emails from friends and friends of friends seeking advice where those two worlds overlap.
Here was the question from a friend:
You have an iPhone, don’t you? Have you used it internationally? I’m thinking of getting one, [...]
Tags:iPhone·phone bills
Why Hasn’t Social Media Replaced Our Guidebooks?
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Wary of the advice of others
I’ve attended a couple of social media conferences lately, and with South by Southwest (or for the too-cool-for-school, #sxsw) around the corner, I’ve been wondering: Why hasn’t social media created even more of a sea change as to how we travel? Why hasn’t it replaced my guidebook?
I’m planning to go to Vught in [...]
Tokyo’s Building that Tweets
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Obsessed with Japan, Urban archipelagos
Tokyo is on my top three list of places to go to next, and this kind of innovation is part of the reason why. According to Buzz-Beast’s helpful summary: looking at the building through the app can “display up to date shop information, interactive advertisements and even display the tweets that are coming out of the building.” Crazy, but kind of awesome.
Tags:dreamscapes·hyperbole·iPhone·Japan·Japanese design·Tokyo
Google’s French-Themed Superbowl Ad…
February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty
…demonstrates why it’s our collective guidebook, travel agent, and translation software in one tidy, efficient package.
Hooray.
Friday Fail: Absurdly Obvious Travel-Advice Edition
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Fail 'o' the Day, Wary of the advice of others
Have you traveled on a budget? I mean a real budget, where six bucks can make or break your daily balance?
Evidently, Matt Gross, the New York Times Frugal Traveler hasn’t. Or he wouldn’t have his 2010 resolutions made up of patently obvious items for anyone who’s ever actually traveled on a budget. Here are two of the six gems of wisdom for the budget-minded.
Tags:hackery·iPhone·New York Times
