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BnA Plug from Frommers
Date: October 13th, 2005 |
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Frommer’s mag editors gave BootsnAll some props yesterday, as well as highlighting some blogs within the BootsnAll Travel Network. This part cracked me up though:
Indeed, among other things, it [BootsnAll] contains dozens of blogs, online booking resources, and discussion threads about such topics as malaria medication and the Trans-Siberian Express.
Dozens of blogs? Try over 800, [...]
.travel Domain Name Now Available
Date: October 3rd, 2005 | No Comments
Back in April, we heard rumblings about the .travel domain extension. Now it’s out there and available….but only if your company qualifies. Individuals are not eligible to purchase a .travel domain unless “they offer a service, such as advice on how to get there.”
Methinks this could get murky in no time.
From: Travel Industry Gets New [...]
New York to London: Business Class Price War
Date: September 20th, 2005 | No Comments
2 new airlines are starting up service, New York to London - all biz class and for around $1600 - way cheaper than what folks can normally get. I hope it works out.
I have only flown biz class or 1st class like once - it was on a friends voucher thingy and it was [...]
Hong Kong Blog
Date: September 15th, 2005 | No Comments
I think it was late 2004 when Ed Hahn dropped by the BootsnAll PDX office for a quick visit. We cracked open a couple beers and chatted about travel. Ed lives in Hong Kong and offered to share his knowledge about the place. Naturally we offered to set up a blog for him and it’s [...]
[read more]Cell Phone Rental
Date: September 12th, 2005 | 3 comments
Just wanted to let everybody know that BootsnAll has a new phone rental service available. If you are going to travel in a country and want to rent a cell phone, instead of buying one, you can find out all the details at the link below. The thing about renting a phone is that you [...]
[read more]Brandon Wilson, author of Yak Butter Blues in PDX
Date: August 22nd, 2005 | No Comments
BootsnAll is hosting a travel author reading in Portland on Thursday, August 25. Please mark your calendars and let us know if you can come. Brandon Wilson, author of Yak Butter Blues, walked 650 miles across Tibet with his wife and their horse, following an ancient trail that has been closed to travelers for the [...]
[read more]Travel Articles Worth Reading
Date: August 19th, 2005 | 1 comment
My catch-all google alerts came up with some good articles this week. Check out: Getting prepared for travel. Although it focuses mostly on gappers, the site has lots of good info regarding road decisions in general. Stepping all over the world discusses RTW travel and how to save. Travelers Urged to Take Disease [...]
[read more]Tragedy of the Airport
Date: July 26th, 2005 | No Comments
From the “I knew it” files comes - Tragedy of the Airport: Why you get stuck for hours at O’Hare. Economists contend that despite what airlines lead you to believe regarding mechanical and weather related delays, the majority of delays are a result of the airlines theselves! The solution for getting back at [...]
[read more]London Bombings
Date: July 7th, 2005 | 1 comment
So soon after being awarded the 2012 summer Olympics, London made the news again today for a series of bombings in multiple tube stations and a double decker bus. The death toll is currently 40 and it could easily have been so many more. Anyone who has been to London and ridden on the tube [...]
[read more]BootsnAll Portland Meeting
Date: June 8th, 2005 | No Comments
After much deliberation we finally have a location for a semi-impromptu Portland member meeting. Inspired by Capt Steve’s Los Angeles and San Francisco gatherings, he enlisted the help of some PDX’ers to find a time and place to meet up.
Location: The Lucky Lab
915 SE Hawthorne Blvd (map)
Date: Friday, June 10th
Time: 7pm til whenever
Let us [...]
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