I agree about the my blog/photo stuff for logged-in users... we actually had a Extra navbox but people didn't like it! And the problem with moving the Wikitravel nav down is that it will move around if you're going back & forth between Wikitravel & Extra.

One idea I had was to throw another non-Wikitravel color into the Extra design, to give an easy visual clue as to what's what...

I have on my todo this week to look at a nav overhaul (since I need to add the web link directory too). Maybe I'll try a couple of different options and get some feedback.