Great News – Jay Travels has won the 2010 Black Weblog Award for the Best Travel Blog. I want to thank everyone how voted for this site, as well as, the judges who selected this blog as the best in category (Black in Cairo won the popular vote in this category). I invite you all to take a look at all of the Black Weblog Award winners – there is some excellent content covering every category from Heath & Wellness, Sex & Relationships, Sports, Business & Finance and much much more.  

As always, I appreciate your continued support and don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter.

2010 Black Weblog Award Winner List

In the meantime…

I will return to daily blogging here on Jay Travels now that my summer vacation is almost over. In the coming weeks, new Travel Reviews – including my adventures in Thailand, Cuba, and South Africa will be published. In addition, brand new Travel Gadget Reviews, more Travel Advice and commentary and a ton of Traveler Spotlight profiles are on the way. 

Once you have finished voting, take a moment to look through some of the most popular articles and profiles on Jay Travels so far.

A Few of My Travel Reviews

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US Reviews

World Reviews

Featured Articles

The Cost of Selling Your Soul for Money – Ritz Carlton’s ill-advised attempt to satisfy a bigoted customer. Needless to say, this didn’t go very well.

Do African Americans Travel? – Of course we do and here are a few excellent African-American authored travel blogs to prove it.

Tipping Etiquette When Traveling Overseas – Learn which countries tipping is considered offensive and how much to tip everywhere else.

Airline Passenger Bill of Rights – Shame airlines had to be told not to keep their passengers hostage; Jay has a few thoughts on how we be make this even better.

Stop Thief – Online Copyright Infringement – Rampant plagiarism of work on the Internet has gotten out of control. Learn to limit your blog’s exposure and fight back when your hard work is stolen!

Travel Advice

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Top Ten Travel Tips – I have put together a collection of my Top Ten Travel tips and tricks collected…

Avoiding Travel Scams – Recognize and avoid these commonly used travel scams…

Planning an Overseas Flight – Airline strategies, airport rules, luggage tips and more…

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Travel Gadget Reviews

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Amazon Kindle – Small and light-weight, the only way to carry 1,500 books…

Drift x170 – As helmet cameras go, the Drift x170 is one of the best I’ve seen…

Nemo 200 – A fairly capable universal underwater video camera housing, so long…

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Traveler Spotlight

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Shena – - Enjoys spending time with friends and family and following the Kansas City Chiefs…

Greg – from “I’m Black and I Travel” feels travel opens your eyes, broadens your mind, inspires and it humbles…

Ellen – enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, singing in the choir and traveling…

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