Travel Chatter: What's Hot on the Net

Cool Travel Guide: Don't judge a guidebook by it's cover, judge by its author.
This is great advice, a guidebook is only as good as the person (or persons) who are writing it. Always look at their credentials and see if they're a good fit for your travel style.

Intelligent Travel: Canada's $1 a day rental car
Right now it's only available in Toronto, but CityFlitz is a promising (ad-sponsored) affordable way to rent a car.

Globespotters: Exhibit Shows Off Looted Antiquities
A few years ago, Italy started asking for their antiquities back that had been stolen and placed in major collections across the world. These looted goods are now all on display in Rome. Wonder what was worth stealing....

Tripso: Five new rules for riding the train in Europe.
Some good tips for the uninitiated.