What's in this issue?
RTW TRAVELER PROFILES - Jennifer Daly
Some life changing events and general unhappiness have inspired Jennifer Daly to head around the world at the start of the new year. She wants to take herself out of her comfort zone and challenge herself and her ways of thinking. Jennifer hopes that after her trip she'll come back with more: more confidence, peace, patience, perspective and cultural appreciation.
Read more about Jennifer's plans here.
If you're planning your own RTW trip, you'll find plenty of answers to your travel questions, and can read tips and profiles from other round the world travelers.
The Round the World Travel Guide »
NEW HOSTELS
We've added more than 385 new properties this month and you can find more hostels and new city and country pages in these locations:
Global hostels and online reservations »
BOOTBLOG
After three and a half months, the long wait is over: the Portland Boots crew is back in the office and ready to rock the fall. To kick it off, they are going to an event tonight and hope to see as many PDXers as possible!
In other news, the Oregon Business Magazine featured an article on BootsnAll in their September issue, highlighting the BootsnAll story.
Check out the BootBlog »
BOOTSNALL IN BALI
Donovan and Carrie have been kicking back in Bali and recently accompanied Nick and his friend to the Gili Islands for the weekend. Nick the tour guide got in a few "scrapes" with the rental car...nothing a little superglue couldn't fix, however. His social life is as crazy as ever with BBQs and checking out temples with Donovan and Carrie.
Check out the Bali Blog »
BOOTSNALL TRAVELBLOGS
Follow your fellow BootsnAllers as they travel. Check out our top picks from the travelblogs this month, and add your comments!
Check out some of our newest travel blogs!
Don't forget, if you're about to head off on an extended trip and you've just got to have one of your own, talk to us about getting your own Travel Blog. All you need to do is make sure you're a BootsnAll member and we'll take care of the rest.
Sign up for BootsnAll membership here »
Check out the BootsnAll TravelBlogs »
LATEST BOOTSNALL ARTICLES
There are more than 25 new articles from the past 2 weeks with some great photos and new authors!
Some highlights include:
- While visiting the sights she 'has to see', Lynn Holmgren realizes there isn't such a thing as one appropriate reaction to the great beauty of them all (Read)
- BootsnAll intern Jennifer Leopoldt has compiled a great resource for travellers to Bangkok. From accommodation options and cheap eats to day trips and how to get around Thailand's capital (Read)
- Francis Wilson's Mongolian guide and driver can't be any more different, politically and physically, but the future looks good for both (Read)
- Children run from her shrieking, she has to catch a ride on a dump drunk and Claire MacDonell still has another week in the mountains of Guatemala (Read)
- Roy A. Barnes has found new and out of the way places London visitors don't see. Plus, they all include free admission except for the last destination, which can be as close to free as you choose (Read)
And other articles and stories on Zimbabwe, Turkey, India and heaps more:
Go to the articles »
FEATURED MESSAGE BOARD THREADS
Advice, advice and more advice. That's the beauty of message boards. When guidebooks are published, they are already outdated. With messages boards, it's up-to-date news. Use BootsnAll messages boards to find out the latest real-time information about your destinations.
In 10 years
Kanadian Kid is a senior in high school, wondering where he'll be in 10 years. Think about where you'll be in 10 years and write about where you thought you'd be 10 years ago!
Which second passport would you like?
No, this isn't more spam, it's a serious travel question. If you could pick up another one, what would it be and why?
Never follow your dreams? Sound Advice?
How important is following your dreams? How important is eating? Pisa's found an article that claims following your dreams is bad advice...read it and add your two cents.
Globe Trekker TV
The best of travel on tv. What's your favorite show?
TRAVELERS TALK ABOUT...
When you're deciding things about your trip, be it where you stay or whether or not to buy insurance, it can be hard to make a decision. One of the best sources to turn to for help is other travelers. We've been asking travelers a lot of questions lately, and you can check out what they have to say about their own experiences with...
Would you like to put in your 2 cents on any of the above? Email Chris (chris at BootsnAll dot com), and he'll set you up.
