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Did you ever wonder how tortillas were made? Martha Stewart got a lesson on her recent trip to Mexico and shares what she learned on her blog.

It's not easy to get in three balanced meals when you're traveling. We've talked about some ideas for eating well when you're at the airport or in transit, but what about when you've reached your destination? Internet culinary goddess, Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks, offers some for how to eat healthy while you're on the road.

When you're traveling around the world, you come to learn a few things about how to travel well. The folks over at Indie Travel Podcast are full-time world travelers; who better to look to for good advice than people who live, breathe, and exude travel?

One of their recent podcasts covered a topic near and dear to my heart, traveling lightly with electronics. If you're even thinking of traveling with more than an iPod, their discussion is well worth a listen.

I'm a big fan of design blogs and for travelers, they are often a great source for shopping advice. One of these stellar design bloggers is Holly Becker of Decor 8. She's lucky enough to have just set up a second home in Hannover, Germany and is documenting the experience of designing a home abroad at her new blog Haus Maus.

Not only does she offer loads of design inspiration and eye candy, but we found a great tidbit of travel advice.....how she beats jetlag.

Meeting locals isn't always an easy task when you're visiting a country. Brave New Traveller gives some great tips on what to pack to make meeting a local a bit more likely.

Sometimes I'm looking for an offbeat trip, but often lack a source for inspiration. Discovering a first hand account of a great trip is often all I need to inspire wanderlust. Like Daniel and Audrey of Uncornered Market, trekking through Nepal wasn't at the top of our must see list. But, their account of a recent trek changed their minds as well as my own.

Have you ever found yourself lost in an Italian market? I don't mean physically lost, but overwhelmed by the sights and sounds one finds there. It almost seems like you've stepped into another world.

Michelle's charming account on her blog, Bleeding Espresso, reminds us to slow down and take a lesson from the pros when visiting an Italian market.