Travel Gear Blog News 09/09/2010

Matador Network's Carlo Alcos tests out a program for Macs (OS X 10.4 or later) that blocks access from social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and any other site you tell it to block for a determined time.

At Spot Cool Stuff, almost all our reviews cover products and places we love. Sometimes, though, a product can be so mind boggling terrible that, well, there’s something good about the horribleness of it.

Clif Bar & Company touts its new CRUNCH granola bars as being created by the "athletes and foodies" in the company's test kitchen.

Burton and Marley & Co. have announced the Whammy Bar Marley snowboard, part of Burton's Restricted collection

Win Gear from Briggs & Riley AND Tom Bihn!

First published in 1992, and revised in 2002, this paperback book by seasoned travel writer Carole Terwilliger Meyers is filled with 101 car games and activities.

It’s been over 200 years since Lewis and Clark set out on an expedition through the uncharted American west, thus leaving their mark in history as two of the world’s greatest travelers.

Top Gadgets & Tools For Blogging While Traveling

For six weeks Rolf Potts will explore 12 countries on five continents, crossing the equator four times, without carrying so much as a man-purse. The few items he does bring (including a toothbrush, an iPod, and a few extra items of clothing) will be tucked away in his pockets.

JoAnna Haugen walks into San Diego's Le Travel Store and is blown away by this one-stop shop for the urban traveler.