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Travel Companies We Like on Twitter
Date: March 2nd, 2009 |
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While some people say that Twitter has already gone mainstream, until I can tell my mother I saw something on Twitter and have her look at me with anything but a blank stare I don’t buy it. Still, it’s definitely growing like crazy – and at BootsnAll, we’re big fans of Twitter. So much so, [...]
[read more]Time Waster Fridays
Date: February 20th, 2009 | No Comments
A few different videos to help you waste away a Friday afternoon this week.
Fan rocks out to Bon Jovi on the Jumbotron
Letterman makes the best of an ‘absent’ Joaquin Phoenix
Time lapse video of a walk from Beijing to Germany. Pretty cool
Thanks to the Good Experience Newsletter and @ben_coop for the finds.
And don’t forget to check [...]
Behind the Scenes – a project completed
Date: February 5th, 2009 | 3 comments
Hot on the heels of our message boards upgrade earlier in January, we’ve been hard at work connecting all the varied dots of the BootsnAll Travel Network. Now, when you log in to BootsnAll, not only will you have access to the forums, you’ll also be logged in to be able to:
review hostels
rate BootsnAll travel [...]
Time Waster Fridays
Date: January 30th, 2009 | No Comments
Enjoy the cringe-inducing photos of poorly designed hotel websites in the aptly named Unfortunate Hotels blog, created by Miss Expatria.
[read more]Time Waster Fridays
Date: January 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Some more fun stuff to while away a Friday afternoon…
Check out this video of the story of Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn’t seen it). Vader fans the world over prepare to cringe.
And if you like people talking out of their arse about stuff they know little about, check out Drunk History. Folks get [...]
New BootsnAll Message Boards
Date: January 19th, 2009 | No Comments
If you’ve tried logging in to our forums today you’ll probably be surprised to find that you’re unable to post or reply to topics. This is not a conspiracy to lock you out. We’re in the middle of upgrading our forums to something bigger, stronger, faster, better.
Not only will we have better profile pages, [...]
Interview with Rolf Potts
Date: January 5th, 2009 | No Comments
When Rolf Potts was in town last month as part of his book tour for Marco Polo Didn’t Go There (and to be our special guest at the 10th anniversary party) we whisked him into the basement for an interview. If you can ignore my dodgy attempt at asking questions, enjoy what Rolf has to [...]
[read more]New Look for a New Year
Date: January 2nd, 2009 | 3 comments
A new year is a chance to start things fresh. To cast off the things the previous year had piled onto your shoulders. No doubt there are people speaking of resolutions and on this day they probably even mean them
We decided to usher in the new year by giving the BootBlog a new design. [...]
Happy New Year!!
Date: December 31st, 2008 | No Comments
As the clock ticks over to 2009 in Portland, Oregon, the BootsnAll crew wish all of you a fantastic new year filled with plane rides, chicken bus rides, Amazon boat rides and self-powered rides of experience.
[read more]Happy Holidays 2008!
Date: December 25th, 2008 | No Comments
From all of us at BootsnAll, we hope you’re enjoying a wonderful holiday season – at home or (hopefully) abroad. We’re eagerly looking forward to 2009 and hope you’ll join us for the ride!
Some holiday reading for you:
5 Most Unique New Year’s Eve Drops
Christmas Traditions Around Europe
The Real Santa’s Workshop – Sieffen, Germany
Christmas in New [...]
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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]
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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).
With a couple of stints working in South …
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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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