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Summer Travel Destination: National Parks
It’s finally technically and officially summer around here, although we’re still suffering from unseasonably cold and wet weather in Portland (remember this, people, next time you ask me if you should...
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Connecting Travelers in a Digital Age
I spent last weekend in New York at the second Travel Blog Exchange conference with colleagues Sean Keener and Katie Hammel, and since the trip was a whirlwind of activity (for more than just me) it’s...
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BootsnAll Traveler Connect: Internet Tool for Solo Travelers
People who know me (and many who don’t) know that when I started working for BootsnAll back in 2006 I was, by any measure, the atypical BootsnAll traveler. At that point I’d never stayed in a hostel, I...
View ArticleCan travel make the world a better place?
Once you get past the giddy stages of trip planning – picking out where you want to go, imagining the amazing things you’ll see, making lists of the foods you want to eat – then you inevitably end up...
View ArticleWhat will be hot in 2011?
Several years ago, the BootsnAll staff got together and produced a list of places we thought would be independent travel hotspots for the following year. We’ve come out with similar lists each year...
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Last Minute Holiday Shopping for Travelers
I know we’ve mentioned holiday shopping a few times already around here, but we know that there are some real procrastinators out there – and despite the fact that there are only a few shopping days...
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Learning Another Language
As any traveler these days can tell you, it’s fairly easy to get by on English alone (provided that you’re patient and have a good sense of humor). The English-ization of the world doesn’t mean...
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Getting to Know Italy
An Italian vacation is the stuff of dreams – it’s the kind of trip people discuss in “once in a lifetime” terms, although many make multiple trips over the years. Even if you do end up going back, you...
View ArticleSearching for “Strange” When Traveling
There are plenty of reasons to get off the couch and hop on a plane. Perhaps you want to do a tour of New York’s hot dog carts. Maybe you imagine spotting a new species on a bird-watching trip. You...
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Travel with Training Wheels
Unlike many of the intrepid travelers I’m privileged to know these days, my first forays into international travel were quite un-intrepid (if that’s even a word). I’d been shuttled back and forth...
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