The Knack, a blog about new products, people, places and other exciting stuff, has just posted a review of The Smart Traveler’s Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers by Erik Torkells and the Readers of Budget Travel:

Filled with actual helpful tips, this little guide will get you safely around anywhere you need to go.

The help comes the way from Torkells and readers of Budget Travel, so they are what I would call “tried and true.” Jim Citron, of West Lebanon, New Hampshire writes that “If you arrive in a foreign city after hours (and you can’t use an ATM), convert only the money you’ll need for the night. Some exchange booths offer a less favourable rate after banks close and then switch back to competitive rates when banks reopen.”

Now that’s news I can use.

The Knack’s, new side project Pan Magazine also launched last week. An online journal written for Canadians who are passionate about their food, Pan is going look at the recipes, ingredients, people and experiences that make our mouths water. The next issue will be out in June, and - for all the budding writers out there - they are looking for submissions.

In the meantime, I should mention that the Pan Magazine Blog is featuring some hot titles from our friends Gibbs Smith, including a personal favourite Faster! I’m Starving: 100 Dishes in 25 Minutes or Less. NOW THAT’S NEWS I CAN USE.

Read The Knack’s review of The Smart Traveler’s Passport

Go to Pan Magazine

Go to the Pan Magazine Blog