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 [...]

Holiday Overload

Date: February 9th, 2010 | 3 comments

Could February possibly be any busier of a month for holidays, sports and travel? I know I was just complaining that the next three day weekend is a ways off, but February is packed with events… the Super Bowl (*cough* and our free Super Bowl ad), NBA All-Star Weekend, Carnival in Venice & Brazil, Valentine’s [...]

I Can Has Spring Break?

Date: February 1st, 2010 | 3 comments

Ahh spring break…
I must confess that I never actually went to Spring Break. Yes, I had a week off school like the rest of you, but that week was spent diligently working full-time so I could continue paying for my tuition at university. So while my cohorts were partying it up (or whatever the kids [...]

3 Things I Didn’t Know About RTW Tickets

Date: January 18th, 2010 | 3 comments

This week, we’re focusing on round the world travel across the BootsnAll Travel Network. After finishing my RTW last year — sans an RTW ticket — I’ve learned a few things about around the world tickets.

Not all RTW tickets require you to travel in one direction. One of my biggest concerns about buying an [...]

Books That Make You Want To Travel To England

Date: December 16th, 2009 | 2 comments

I was an avid reader growing up, so I had always wanted to travel to London and see where so many literary classics were written. OK, it wasn’t the only reason, but when I did a summer study abroad program in Marseilles, France, I was stoked to find the cheapest options from Portland were flights [...]

Amsterdam’s Cannabis Cup is approaching

Date: October 28th, 2009 | No Comments

Probably the most enjoyable part of my job here at BootsnAll is having a chance to write about Amsterdam and help visitors out with practical information. Having visited that city more times than I remember, in addition to actually living there for a while in 2005, I feel like I know the place pretty well [...]

Considering Travel Insurance

Date: September 29th, 2009 | 2 comments

I continue to be amazed at some of the silly travel mistakes I make, even after years of working in the travel business and thinking about travel at all hours of every day. I know I’m not alone, as I often read about the mistakes fellow veteran travelers make, but it doesn’t make me feel [...]

From the “Duh” Department: More Travel Experience Makes You a Better Traveler

Date: August 27th, 2009 | No Comments

It feels like only yesterday I was packing up and returning back home after spending a month house-sitting for a friend in Milan… And yet here I am back again, subjecting myself to the torture that is Milan in August, so that I could sign a few papers and add to my Italian red tape [...]

What can change in 14 years? In Prague, quite a bit.

Date: May 21st, 2009 | 4 comments

When I was in college and preparing for my semester abroad in England, I remember talking with a friend about a side-trip I was probably going to take with my Swiss cousin to Prague.
“Prague is depressing,” she said. “Pretty, but depressing.”
Turns out, she’d visited the city during a high school summer trip to Europe, back [...]

Travel Stimulus Package: Week One

Date: May 11th, 2009 | 1 comment

We’ve drawn the first prize in BootsnAll’s Travel Stimulus Package contest and the lucky winner is April O’Connell-Cole. She will soon be receiving the Camping Kit from GSI that’s packed with goodies for the campsite.
April is also involved in the travel industry as a tour consultant for Journeys Within. In her own words:
Journeys Within [...]