Procrastination Week Round-up

Date: March 12th, 2010 | No Comments

It’s National Procrastination Week, so I decided to start posting on Fridays instead of Mondays. Clever, yes?
My favorite travel stories this week:

Best Architecture Cities in the World Stellar photos of the gorgeous Parc Guell in Barcelona, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, and a few more. How many have you been to?
“I cringe whenever I [...]

Growing Up (But Staying True to Who We Are)

Date: March 9th, 2010 | No Comments

In the early days of BootsnAll, Sean and Chris wrote up a “Code of Conduct” and although some of it might not hold up in the company today, most of it still applies.
One thing that hasn’t changed is that we recognize that there are many types of travelers, and “all types of independent travel will [...]

Announcing the BootsnAll Travel Writers Platform

Date: March 1st, 2010 | No Comments

One of the things that tends to happen when I talk to people about my job at BootsnAll is the, “Oh, you’re so lucky!” moment. I do consider myself extremely fortunate to be able to write about travel every day - to do something I love so much that work doesn’t feel like work. It’s [...]

South America Dreaming

Date: February 22nd, 2010 | 1 comment

South America is probably on most travel-related life lists. I have yet to check out the “other America,” but after spotting crazy, cheap flights to Peru last week, I’m tempted to move it up the list!
There is no shortage of information about the standard South America “circuit” of sightseeing (which undoubtedly are impressive), so it [...]

Introducing BootsnAll’s Newest Staff Member: Katie Hammel

Date: February 16th, 2010 | 2 comments

It’s been a big couple of weeks for us at BootsnAll - we had the unexpected pleasure of being featured in Google’s Super Bowl ad (hooray for a free few seconds of ad space during the Super Bowl!), and we also welcomed a new staff member, who we officially annouced today in our latest BootsnAll [...]

To Cruise or Not to Cruise

Date: February 15th, 2010 | 1 comment

As “Getaway month” continues, it’s about time we covered the often controversial (among independent travelers, anyway) all-inclusives. Joanna Haugen wrote a great pro and con article this week, about all-inclusive resorts that compares the drawbacks and perks of vacation packages.
After one transatlantic cruise, I don’t really see myself cruising again any time soon, but small [...]

Holiday Overload

Date: February 9th, 2010 | 3 comments

Could February possibly be any busier of a month for holidays, sports and travel? I know I was just complaining that the next three day weekend is a ways off, but February is packed with events… the Super Bowl (*cough* and our free Super Bowl ad), NBA All-Star Weekend, Carnival in Venice & Brazil, Valentine’s [...]

BootsnAll’s WhyGo Paris Featured in Google’s Super Bowl Ad

Date: February 7th, 2010 | 6 comments

On the night before the Super Bowl, several BootsnAll employees went out for dinner and a few drinks at a local pub we love. Some of us made plans to watch the big football game together, but for the most part on Sunday we were scattered around the Portland area watching with family and friends.
Which [...]

The New “How I Travel” Series on BootsnAll

Date: February 3rd, 2010 | 1 comment

Generally speaking, at an internet company like BootsnAll most of the focus is on the future - writing the next post, starting the next site, booking the next trip. But this company has a fun history, and we quite like reminiscing about it from time to time. In fact, reminding ourselves what BootsnAll was about [...]

I Can Has Spring Break?

Date: February 1st, 2010 | 3 comments

Ahh spring break…
I must confess that I never actually went to Spring Break. Yes, I had a week off school like the rest of you, but that week was spent diligently working full-time so I could continue paying for my tuition at university. So while my cohorts were partying it up (or whatever the kids [...]