get smart, look fabulous

Posted by susan on September 17th, 2008. Filed under: stylish travel.

Learning a new language like me? Well, in preparation for upcoming travels in Central and South America Go Green Travel Green listed 10 free ways to learn a language – how timely!

There are tons of websites out there offering free language tools. So check out, The Top Websites: Learn a new language for free, TechCrunch’s review of Babbel & Get Rich Slowly’s Word2Word: Free Online Language Tools. Or try volunteering – she lists great resources like IdealistVolunteer Match.

Want to look as fresh as a celebrity when you step off the plane from a long flight? Boydie Beener lists some in-flight tips that will have you looking radiant on AOL Stylist, like these ones:

Go makeup free. Wear a tinted moisturizer and apply a sheer gloss right before your hop off the plane. Or, Don’t use hot tools on hair. Instead, apply a smoothing cream and conditioner and leave it at that.

Hate it when cab drivers take you on a joy ride? The Geeky Traveller found a great website on Geeksugar that helps to avoid such mishaps, whether you are in the comfort of your own city or abroad:

Taxi Me uses Google Maps to help you figure our approximately how much a taxi ride will cost you, based on your departure and arrival details.

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