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BootsnAll Member Bideshi in Portland
Date: April 19th, 2010 |
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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).
[read more]Volunteer Vacations: Something for Everyone
Date: April 14th, 2010 | 1 comment
Not too long ago on BootsnAll we published an article called “The Evolution of a Traveller.” It was a fun look at the different stages travelers go through in life – of course not everyone fits into the categories outlined by the author, but there’s enough truth to the groups she talked about for most [...]
[read more]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 [...]
Work is Fun, but it’s Still a Business
Date: April 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Sometimes at BootsnAll it’s easy to forget that we’re running an actual business. Sure, we all work hard every day – often more than the usual five workdays per week – but when you’re up to your eyeballs in awesome and inspirational travel stories all the time, that “work” stuff morphs pretty seamlessly into “fun.”
For [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
[read more]What is BootBlog?
BootBlog is the company blog of the BootsnAll Travel Network, a company that has been connecting travellers since 1998. Our goal is to inspire, educate and cultivate an organic community of independent travellers. But what does that mean? Well, we love to travel and we love to connect other travellers who have the desire to get out and see this great world of ours. BootBlog will showcase what is going on around the office, around the company and within our community of travellers.Top Categories
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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]
Member Spotlight
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).
With a couple of stints working in South …
[Read more] Events
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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