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Lessons Every Travel Blogger Can Learn from TBEX

Last weekend’s Travel Blog Exchange conference was all about learning – from experts in the industry, from those who’ve been writing for decades or blogging since the medium’s inception, and from peers making their own way in the community. Of all the points made throughout TBEX, these are the ones that I found the most useful.

Ode to Some of the People I Met at TBEX 2010

The Travel Blog Exchange conference is a great excuse to meet travel bloggers in real life. BootsnAll writer Jessica Spiegel highlights some of the people she met at the 2010 conference in New York.

TBEX 2010 Wrap-Up and Photos

Held over two days, several sessions, and countless cocktails, the 2010 Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) conference had its highs and lows. It wasn’t perfect, but it was an unprecedented event for the travel blogging community, and one that likely will only be bigger and better next year. Here are some of our thoughts on the event, along with a selection of our favorite photos of attendees at the Saturday night BootsnAll/EuroCheapo party.

Take Five: Family Travel Timetable

Summer is creeping closer and closer and now is the time to wrap up planning the family summer get-away. Here’s a helpful family travel planning timetable to help you get ready.

Beyond Resort Walls: Finding the Real Jamaica

Venture beyond resort walls in Jamaica with Dorothy Maillet, who discovers a side of the island not found in guidebooks.

Nine Reasons Why You Should Go To Peru as a Senior

Don’t let retirement make you think you’re too old to hike the Inca Trail in Peru! David F. Haas shows you that you can.

David F. Haas

7 Reasons Why the World is Best Explored on Foot

Making use of nature’s own means of transport, her feet, Inka Piegsa discovers the delights of exploring holiday destinations putting in a lot of legwork.

Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

RTW – Don’t Waste Your Time

RTW means “Return To Work”! That’s all it’s about, do the ‘trip’ then get back to your life! Graham Phoenix looks at why you should travel.

5 Great Outdoor Adventures Found in Las Vegas

The most exciting part of a trip to Las Vegas is found beyond the famous Strip. Several great adventures await those visitors who are looking for spectacular scenery, fast action, and extreme adrenaline pumping activities.

Cris Magnino

BootsnAll’s Favorite iPhone Apps for Travel

Jessica Spiegel has gathered all the iPhone travel apps lists that have been published on BootsnAll into one list – it’s a collection of some fantastic, funny, and downright useful apps for some of the world’s most popular travel destinations.

Jessica Spiegel

5 of the Best Lesser-Known Places to Enjoy in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is famous for its skyline, shopping and its vibrant urban lifestyle, but there is much more that can be enjoyed.

Hilton Yip

The Art of Traveling Tall

Craving a few extra inches? Crave no more. Andy Lovley examines why the plight of elevated international travelers is not exactly a walk in the clouds.

Andy Lovley