http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html



The TIME is Now to get ready to travel! Dont say "I am going to get my passport next month, next week, or tomorrow" GET IT RIGHT NOW! I posted a link to this blog that will take you right to the passport application. The link below the application link will take you to facts about passports and visas. I want you to be able to experience the world, yet you cant do so without certain laws being abided. Those folks who have the proper documentation, I plan to post links to amazing out-of-the-country deals. So stay tuned! If you have any questions feel free to comment.

Hope this post finds you well!!! Happpppppy Fridayyyyy and a safe travel for spring break!!! If you are traveling to LA, Cancun, Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Myrtle Beach, Dallas, Reno, or San Diego, feel free to check out the link that I posted. Cheapostay.com has 35% off hotel rooms and they are starting out at $30 per night. Even if you did not have plans on going anywhere for spring break, sites like these can be realllly enticing and cause you to go on a "spur-of-the-moment" kind of trip! This is why technology and travel is so GREAT!!!!!!
http://www.cheapostay.com/ 

MAPS?!?!? How about MAP QUEST!!!!

I came across a blog about a man talking about his experience on a trip. He briefly talked about how maps are extinct and how people refer to technologies instead. I previously talked about this on a class discussion board when I read chapter 2 of Information Systems Today: Managing the Digital World 5th Ed (Valacich; Schneider). It talked about disruptive innovations. Maps are surely marginalized and will forever be forgotten thanks to Google Maps, MapQuest, and other direction-giving-technologies (On-Star in my car)! Here is the link to the article go head and check it out.
http://thisgringotravels.com/2013/02/28/using-maps-and-technology-for-traveling/

The Internet as your TRAVEL AGENT

The Internet was used by approximately 90 million American adults to plan travel during the past year with 76 percent of online travelers planning leisure trips online. Most online travel planners are somewhat or extremely satisfied with their experiences in using the Internet to plan their trips. Importantly, most see the Internet as a very useful or essential tool for planning many/most aspects of a trip including where to stay overnight, planning travel routes, potential places to visit, attractions to visit, as well as learning about what to do. The primary tools for travel planning are online travel agency websites, search engines, company websites and destination websites. Airline tickets, overnight lodging accommodations and car rentals are the dominant travel products and services purchased online by travel planners. (Source: Travelers’ Use of the Internet, 2009)

VACAYS ARE NECESSARY! Everyone needs one!

This is my first Blog and I am so excited to be able to share my love for traveling and how technology has become so useful in the aiding of making every traveling experience special, convenient, and as always, serene, just from a click of a button. Technology has paved a way for people to better spend their hard earned cash on trips that they want, how they want, and when they want!

Some people may not know or take advantage of how much you can do with the internet as far as traveling is concerned! Im opening up my blog to travelers all aroung the world. Here I will share information with you about how much trips cost, what to wear, what to take on the trip, what is needed to go, and also cool facts about technology and how it is continually aiding the traveling experience and prgress!

So I dont know if you knew this, but EVERYONE needs a vacation sometime. Studies show that 86% of people who travel are healthier and live longer! Travel promotes growth physically, emotionally, and spirtually!

Here is a picture of the country that I plan on traveling to next year for the Carnival celebration 2014! You can travel here too! There are many sites that you can go to for information about how to get ready for a trip to a place like Rio de Janeiro. I have listed some hyperlinks to some of the websites that you can find helpful information for planning a trip to Rio. These websites help you to learn what to travel with, what vaccinations are needed, and some tips on the weather. These are just a few of the many websites that could be visited to plan a trip.
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/south_america/brazil.shtml
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/5-ways-to-simplify-travelling-with-tech-168564
http://www.weather.com/activities/travel/businesstraveler/tips/technologycheck.html