{"id":2198,"date":"2010-07-30T19:23:29","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T02:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/?page_id=2198"},"modified":"2012-08-11T13:04:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T20:04:13","slug":"fox-nomad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/fox-nomad\/","title":{"rendered":"foXnoMad Travel Blog | foXnoMad.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The Site: \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnomad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">foXnoMad.com<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel tips, including special deals, how to maximize frequent flyer points and tech tips for those who travel with their laptops<\/li>\n<li>Information about hotels and backpackers hostels around the world<\/li>\n<li>Safety and security tips for travelers<\/li>\n<li>A section on green living and tips on how to go green and save money for travel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/foxnomad\/\" target=\"_blank\">@foxnomad<\/a> on Twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>foXnoMad\u00a0is both a travel journal and a travel advice website\/blog. \u00a0Written by a self-confessed geek, the site is heavy on technical information, travel safety tips and gadgets.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Good:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Anil Polat, the author of\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">foXnoMad,<\/span> <\/strong>is a computer geek. \u00a0We learned more about how to travel with a laptop in 5 minutes on his site than we had learned in all the previous years we have been traveling with laptops. \u00a0We learned how to find a wireless connection where there is apparently none, why it&#8217;s such a good idea to invest in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnomad.com\/2009\/05\/07\/snag-more-wireless-networks-with-a-long-range-usb-antenna\/\" target=\"_blank\">long range USB antenna<\/a> and many other interesting wi-fi enhancing tips, some of which are undoubtedly illegal. \u00a0 We also learned that our 4 year old laptop is nearing its planned-obsolescence expiry date.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the tech advice, we also enjoyed Anil&#8217;s security advice. \u00a0 We are often amazed by how many travelers stumble into the night, never to be seen again. \u00a0 His advice about how to visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnomad.com\/2010\/06\/08\/is-quito-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quito, Ecuador<\/a> and survive should be read by all travelers who confuse stupidity with courage.<\/p>\n<h4>The Bad:<\/h4>\n<p>foXnoMad\u00a0is a formidable read. \u00a0After browsing a few of his categories, we found ourselves stumbling across the same entries we had seen before under another category heading.<\/p>\n<div id=\"social-essentials\" class=\"se_left\"><div class=\"se_button se_button_small\" style=\"width:85px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/travelsitecritic.com\/reviews\/1-2\/fox-nomad\/\" 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