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Here’s the first roundup of our favorite travel posts for 2011.

From AlmostFearless comes 8 Common Myths about Flying With Kids.  Christine says:

This year, I’ve flown with my son from the time he was 4 months old and we’ve covered 22,885 miles, 3 continents, 5 countries, 14 flights and 15 cities. I’ve seen the abject horror cross the faces of other passengers when I board and I’ve also flown in other countries where people are so kid-friendly I felt a little guilty as other people rushed in to help.

Not only does Christine dispel the myths, but she also presents four solutions for those who are concerned about flying with kids.

Gary from Everything Everywhere gives sound advice on Being Productive and Working While Traveling. He says:

I’ve come to realize the hard way that I need to change how I’m doing things. Traveling is one thing. Constantly moving and trying to run small business is quite another. Most of the productivity tips I read really don’t apply to my special set of circumstances.

John at JetSetCitizen interviews Ram Dev (Travel on $500 per month, Interview with Digital Nomad Raam Dev) about traveling on a low budget. Here’s how he got started:

The bankruptcy encouraged me to get rid of unnecessary possessions and simplify my life. I began looking more seriously at what it would cost to fulfill my lifelong dream and start traveling the world. I discovered that I didn’t need very much if I went to a third world country and lived simply. In my research, I found other bloggers who were traveling and living in many places on $250-$500 a month.

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It’s been a busy month for us here on Park Ride Fly USA. We’ve been getting more active on sites like Facebook and Friendfeed and we’ve begun stumbling our favourite sites on StumbleUpon. That means that we for even more great posts for this edition of  our occasional Traveling The Blogosphere blog carnival (last edition here). Read on and enjoy!

Volunteering and Seeing the World on the Sharing Travel Experiences blog. Lillie talks about an extended trip around the world featuring learning, laughter, liberty and love. She says:

Travel is about love of humanity, love of one’s inner self, and (for a solo gal like me) an underlying quest for what future long-term love could and should look like.

The rest of the interview is well worth reading.

It’s OK To Hate Some Places on the Fox Nomad blog explodes the myth that you have to love everywhere you travel to. As Anil points out:

You’ll end up finding that the things you don’t like say more about you than anything else. Whether its the cleanliness, people, or food you can’t stand it’s all about you.

This post really struck a chord with many people as there are around 30 comments. Read more »