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Our Favorite Travel Links, 9/22/08
Date: September 22nd, 2008 |
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Here’s what caught our eye in the travel world today:
You don’t have to go far for a great vacation destination this winter–check out Mexico Logue’s take on the top 10 reasons to visit Mexico during the winter.
Everything Everywhere gives us seven great reasons to visit Australia: The Seven Wonders of Australia
Want a trip to Fiji? [...]
New Globe Trekker Shows for February
Date: February 4th, 2008 | No Comments
GlobeTrekkerTV is out with a new video preview of what’s available for the month of February, so I’m here to tell you about what you can watch this month. Now, normally February is altogether too short, depriving you of a few extra days in which you’d have time to check out the latest Globe Trekker [...]
[read more]Interview with Tony Wheeler
Date: January 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Tony Wheeler, the co-founder of world famous Lonely Planet guide books stopped by our office for an interview. He is currently on a promotional tour for his latest book, Bad Lands. Sean, founder of BootsnAll, sat down with him for over an hour to discuss the book, travel in general, Tony Wheeler as a person [...]
[read more]New Globe Trekker Shows for November
Date: November 1st, 2007 | No Comments
It’s a new month, and there are new Globe Trekker TV programs added to the library of shows you can already download and watch on your own time. Some of the new additions are:
Partying on Guy Fawkes Night, England
Attending a gay wedding, Hawaii
Best beaches, Sri Lanka
Surin elephants, Thailand
Rafting the Tatshenshini River, Canada
Register with the GlobeTrekkerChannel [...]
[read more]New Globe Trekker Shows Added for October
Date: October 2nd, 2007 | No Comments
Remember that Globe Trekker TV player I told you about a couple weeks ago? Well, if you’ll remember one of the features of the new GlobeTrekkerChannel is that it’s updated each month with new shows and programs which are available for downloading. And now that it’s a new month, there’s a new crop of travel [...]
[read more]BBC Buys Lonely Planet
Date: October 1st, 2007 | 6 comments
We at BootsnAll were surprised to read the news today that guidebook giant Lonely Planet has been purchased by BBC Worldwide. We’re fans of the LP books, and we think extremely highly of LP founders Tony and Maureen Wheeler. It was a particular thrill when Tony Wheeler visited the BootsnAll offices this past summer. One [...]
[read more]Business Class Airfare Deals
Date: January 15th, 2007 | No Comments
There are some excellent international business class air fares available for multi-stop itineraries. If you would like the price for a specific trip click here for our quote request form or call us at 1-866-549-7614 (in the USA). Below are some sample fares:
Around the World
Los Angeles - Taipei - Hong Kong - Bangkok - Bangalore [...]
CouchSurfing Site Over
Date: June 30th, 2006 | 2 comments
I received an email today from CouchSurfing.com. After nearly three years, a hard drive crash has caused them to lose much of their data. Although people are trying to bring the site back to life, it doesn’t look like it will happen for awhile. Part of the message from Casey:
[read more]Creative Writing Workshop with Rolf Potts
Date: March 30th, 2006 | No Comments
Have dreams of being a professional writer, but don’t know how to perfect your skills? Looking for some more college credit? Want to study abroad, but don’t have the room in your schedule?
Check out the Creative Writing Workshop going on in Paris, France this July. With instructors like Rolf Potts, the workshop [...]
Product Newsletter 101
Date: March 14th, 2006 | No Comments
For the next few months, BootsnAll is publishing a action-packed product newsletter, highlighting travel services and products that can help plan your trip from A to Z, with just a few clicks on your computer. Don’t Worry Travelers!. The same independent, non-commerical, real-travel content will still fill your inbox each month.
[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
Featured Post
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 …
[Read more] Member Spotlight
Those of you who read the BootBlog may remember my recent musings on how online friends become real-life friends. What some of you who read that article may not know is that I heard from several BootsnAll members after it was published who said, "Yeah, that's interesting and all, but we've been doing that for years now." And it's … [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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