Travel Predictions for 2008

Reason: It was only a matter of time before the blogosphere evolved and the online public's insatiable desire to share its every thought, theory, rant, and rave evolved from mere text and pictures to include video. Video web logs, or "vlogs," have grown in popularity over the past year, especially overseas in countries like France and Singapore, and the phenomena is poised to blow up in 2008. Thanks to ever-more lightweight video cameras, easy editing technologies, and an increasingly intrepid public, it's no wonder that travel video logs are so popular, with people creating them to do everything from staying in touch with family and friends on the road to hopefully nabbing TV deals. Our favorite travel vlog du jour? Aroundtheworldforfree.com.