A great new feature from Kayak let’s you see where you can fly for a certain amount of money? I can see this inspiring a lot of trips to places people might never have thought of before. I love it!

Hannah and I recently did a guest lecture at the University of Virginia. In this 10 minute excerpt, I swear a little, make fun of Bono, and probably piss off small retail shop owners. Deal with it. It’s the truth. TRANSCRIPT BELOW: Best types of business for a mobile lifestyle? Products are better than services. …

Commencement speeches suck. Then, there is this one. Speaking at a high school graduation, comedian/actor Patton Oswalt recounted being told about the “Five Environments”.

Traveling the world sans pants just got a lot cooler.  Google’s Street View has always been a great way to see panoramas of streets from all over the world. Today they’ve added some great improvements. Instead of having to inch along streets using those evil forward and backward arrows, you can now use their spiffy …

Heads up travel freaks. Fodor’s has added six new guide books to their lineup. Of course, we’re most excited about the new Buenos Airesguide. It includes side trips to Gaucho Country, Iguazu Falls and Uruguay. Three additional books for Spanish speaking destinations are Panama,Puerto Ricoand Los Cabos & the Baja Peninsula. New for North America …

Introducing Jeana Mitchell: Jeana is the mother of seven kids. An expert on crowd control and stretching a buck, she recently found the time to give our readers some terrific advice in the comments sections of our posts “The Slacker Parent and the Travel Friendly Child” and the “10 Essential Packing Rules”. We’re very pleased …

We recently had the opportunity to talk with Dan Clements about his terrific new book, “Escape 101: Sabbaticals Made Simple” It’s an inspiring and practical guide to taking a career break without losing your money or your mind. Here’s our interview with Dan. Family Hack: Some jobs seem easier to “escape” from than others. What …

In this video I show you how I use a brilliantly designed and dirt cheap file holderto keep my active projects organized, in view and easy to retrieve. The system also makes working while traveling a breeze. Product Link: Rubbermaid File Folder Organizer Have a good tip…we’d love to hear it.

“Why do they call it homeschooling if we’re never home?” — A favorite bumpersticker I grew up (and was homeschooled) in a rural area, where it took an hour to get anywhere and an average of two hours to get the place you needed to go. My parents figured out in pretty short order that …

Livemocha: Learn Languages and Practice with Native Speakers While we’re on the topic of learning a new language. This site gets you connected with native speakers…for FREE!. Mango: Learn a New Language Online Mango says they “make learning a new language incredibly fun and simple.” Education Portal: Free Foreign Language Courses Online Ahem…again with the …