My Travel Optimizer

There’s a new pill out to help combat jet lag. The article is here. I’m hoping it works. I’ve tried some of those pills they sell at the pharmacy but I didn’t find them to be of any real use. The best things for fighiting jet lag, I’ve found, are drinking lots of water [...]

Satellite phones are still way too expensive for the average consumer. I just learned about a new device that offers, to me, the most important benefits of a satellite phone. The Spot is a GPS satellite messenger. It doesn’t allow conversation but you can send an SOS/distress signal or an “I’m OK” message. The Spot’s [...]

My next Costa Rica trip is only four weeks away. I bought my first HD camcorder a couple of weeks ago. I researched for a few weeks and chose the Canon HF100 for the following reasons

I have a Canon digital camera.  Its been incredibly reliable and I found the interface very intuitive.
Its $550 which I [...]

Here is a link for waterproof (its plastic) map of Costa Rica. It’s accurate, well marked with hotels, restaurants, parks, etc.
http://mapcr.com/
If you order the physical map you will receive, free, the PDF map. Just go to the mapcr.com web page and go to downloads. Enter in the order number from google checkout and you’re done.  [...]

I’ve recommended opening a checking account specifically for your travels. This way you can leave the debit card for your primary account at home. I found another easy way to get a Visa debit card. I was at Wal-Mart buying a cable when I saw that they were selling Wal-Mart brand Visa debit [...]