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BootsnAll Is In South Africa at World Cup!
Date: June 9th, 2010 |
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In case you’ve been living under a rock, World Cup starts in all of 2 days! So even though I’m not a die-hard soccer football fan, I have football on the brain this week. Thankfully, JibJab does as well.
So check out some of the BootsnAll crew (guys vs girls) and our mad soccer skills. [...]
The BootsnAll Redesign
Date: May 19th, 2010 | No Comments
There have been a lot of exciting things happening around BootsnAll lately, including: the travel writer program, a new BootsnAll logo (which you may have already noticed in the BootsnAll Travel newsletter or on Facebook), a few of the BootsnAll team getting ready to leave for World Cup in South Africa, and the exciting news [...]
[read more]Family Travel Inspiration
Date: April 23rd, 2010 | 1 comment
Although family travel doesn’t exactly describe me at this point in my life, I’ve loved reading this week’s travel stories about traveling with kids. It’s truly inspirational to read about people traveling with their little ones, and to see that your travel life isn’t “over” — just a few more moving pieces.
The newest BootsnAll member [...]
World Cup Mania
Date: April 9th, 2010 | No Comments
It’s unofficially Get Excited for World Cup week around here! I don’t consider myself a soccer fan, as evident of mistaking a photo of a rugby field for a soccer field this week (in my defense, the photo was really small so it was hard to see the poles, yes?).
So in preparation for World [...]
Free National Park Week: Upcoming!
Date: March 29th, 2010 | 2 comments
A reminder to my fellow “outdoorsy” people: Saturday, April 17 through Sunday, April 25, 2010 is National Park Week, with free entrance at all 392 national parks here in the US. Check the list for events and a full list of parks.
Sometimes I mix up national and state parks here in Oregon… so for [...]
What is Adventure Travel?
Date: March 26th, 2010 | 3 comments
I love adventure! Occasionally, I’m reminded that not everyone else in the world shares my enthusiasm for adventures, but I tend to disagree. To me, the beauty of adventure is that everyone has their own idea of an “adventure.” Now I most certainly don’t consider myself to be one of those Everest-aspiring hardcore adventurers [...]
[read more]Planning a Europe Trip – A Slacker’s Guide
Date: March 19th, 2010 | 1 comment
This week has been all about planning a Europe trip, and while planning an itinerary can be half the fun of traveling, sometimes you just want to look at pictures and/or be entertained. So I dug around and found our most popular Europe posts of all time, that don’t require much mental effort (your welcome), [...]
[read more]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 [...]
South America Dreaming
Date: February 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
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 [...]
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 [...]
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BootsnAll Travel Network is launching a Facebook application to connect travelers. Portland, Oregon June 21, 2010 -- BootsnAll Travel Network has created a Facebook application -- BootsnAll Traveler Connect -- that helps connect travelers. The app lets you find other travelers going to the same place you are, or connect with locals living there. Users can ask travel questions, arrange … [Read more]
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It's been awhile since we had a BootsnAll member stop by the office. However, thank to a recent post on the message boards wondering where the Boots Crew were these days, we managed to arrange lunch with Bideshi, aka Mike (blue shirt below).
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Awhile back I posted here about getting into the Boston Globe Travel Show for free. Turns out that was for the trade conference during the day on Friday Feb 19th, not the travel show for regular consumers like you and me that runs from the evening of Friday, February 19 to …
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