News of the World: April 3, 2009

New York Times Staying in Touch Internationally on the Cheap
I usually just grab a SIM card (with my own Italian phone number) when I head to Italy and leave my parents the difficult task of figuring out how to call me (and how they'll pay for it.) The Frugral Traveler tells you how to use skype to let your loved ones back home call you for free. The only catch? It's not free for you.

*In addition to news, we'll be posting any updates to cool travel contests we hear about here on the web in the past week. Check it out below.*

Guardian The Best Google Map Mashups for Travel
Some old favorites and new entrants into the world of Google Maps for the traveler. (Wikitude for android phones, looks, in a word, awesome.)

Australian A Gluten-Free Travel Guide
The Coeliac Society of Victoria has created a travel guide for gluten-free travelers, complete with tips (in a variety of languages) on how to explain your condition while dining in a foreign country.

Corriere della Sera: Enfant prodige
If you're an art-lover and headed to Italy this summer, consider a trip to Urbino to check out the paintings of Raphael in his hometown at the exhibition Raffaello e Urbino.

Travel Contests:

Hostelbookers Twitter Easter Egg Hunt
Find the clues on Twitter from April 6 - 9th and you could win seven nights of accomodation in Amsterdam from Hostelbookers!