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10 Delicious Discoveries with Intrepid Travel [Sponsored Post]
Come discover a sumptuous feast of delicious travel destinations featuring the world’s most enticing local cuisines. Explore some remarkable places with cultures, sights and food so divine, they have become the world’s greatest travel destinations.
Diverse Namibia: Three Ways to Give Back to a Country That Has Plenty to Offer
The newly-minted African country of Namibia may still be cutting its safari teeth, but that is just what we like about it. Besides booking your next great adventure, here are three ways to give back to a country that has plenty to give in return.
How Traveling As a Couple Can Enrich Your Trip (& Your Relationship)
Many people have apprehensions about traveling as a couple, but Erin Lidz provides seven great reasons to forget your fears and plan a trip with your romantic partner.
Indie Traveler Interview: Tony Wheeler
We asked some of our favorite indie travelers to give us their thoughts on travel and how indie travel helps them better understand themselves and the world around them. Here’s what Tony Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet, had to say.
Indie Traveler Interview: Rick Steves
We asked some of our favorite indie travelers to give us their thoughts on travel and how indie travel helps them better understand themselves and the world around them. Here’s what Rick Steves, travel guidebook writer and Europe travel expert, had to say.
7 Unique Winter Activities in Japan
From exploring an entire village sculpted from ice to sliding down a ski-slope cocooned in an inner tube, these 7 activities offer truly unique ways to spend the winter season in Japan.
10 Unspoiled Beaches For Your RTW Trip
How far are you willing to go to find a truly unspoiled beach? Greg Banecker offers ten out-of-the-way beaches that may take a bit more time and effort to reach, but which are totally worth the trip.
The Mexican Coast You Didn’t Expect: Four Reasons to Visit Mazatlan
Think all Mexican beach resort towns are alike? Think again. Mazatlan offers all the perks of a resort town with the historic charm of a post-colonial city, and all at a budget-friendly price. Winter getaway, here we come!
Culture Connection: How to Wai Like a Thai
Kathleen Broadhurst demystifies one of the most common and misunderstood gestures in Thailand.
Travel Math: 7 Equations for the Indie Traveler
Since mathematics is all about avoiding the gray areas, we thought we’d put some of our favorite travel truisms into equation form to demonstrate how easy it is to stop having stupid travel arguments and focus instead on what really matters – the traveling.
Five of the Coolest Rooftops Around the World
There’s no denying that the world is just a better looking place from several stories up-cocktails taste a little better, pools are a bit more refreshing, and food has that something special. Here are our top five favorite places around the world to get a bird’s eye view.
Green Travel Resolutions – 10 Ways to Travel Responsibly in 2012
Zoë Smith offers 10 suggestions for travelers resolving to travel more responsibly in 2012.
Road Trips You’ll Never Want to Experience
Getting in your car is a simple as putting on your shoes, but how many of us actually think what the potential dangers are? Daniel Butler shares some road trips that are so dangerous or scary, you may never want to experience them.
The Step-by-Step Guide to Visiting Machu Picchu
Each year travelers from around the globe flock to Machu Picchu, Peru’s “lost” Inca city, some seeking adventure, others seeking a more spiritual journey. Returned from trekking the World’s Eighth Wonder, Hope Tarr shares her ten steps for getting the most out of your trip.
10 Free Things to Do in London
London can be eye-wateringly expensive, although it is still possible to visit on a budget. To help those without deep pockets Graham Padmore suggests 10 great free things to do in London:
Surfing Costa Rica’s Southern Nicoya Peninsula
Costa Rica´s southern Nicoya Peninsula is home to some of the world’s best surf. On a recent trip, Beverly Gallagher discovered that this is one major surf destination where pros and beginners mingle.
Join BootsnAll’s Indie Travel Challenge 2012
If you enjoyed reading and sharing indie travel experiences in November’s 30 Days of Indie Travel challenge, we think you’ll love what we have in store for you this year.
Why Travelers Make Great Entrepreneurs: Lessons From the Road
Travel shapes us as entrepreneurs. The girls from {r}evolution apparel share the business lessons they learned as a direct result of their experiences abroad.
Quarterlies: An Alternative to New Years’ Resolutions
There’s merit at heart behind New Years’ Resolutions, but few of us initiate the personal growth we wish to see in ourselves. Quarterlies presents an alternative goal-setting strategy geared towards becoming a more well-rounded you.
20 Unique Drinks to Sample on Your Next Trip
There’s an astounding variety of drinks found around the world; some are familiar and delicious, while others come in combinations of liquors and ingredients that simply don’t seem like they belong and which illustrate how much taste can vary from place to place. But there’s always one thing that can bring the uniqueness of people together, and that’s a unique alcoholic drink.
Tasty Travels Through Greater Phoenix
If you’re a traveling foodie you probably don’t have Phoenix listed on your top ten places to eat your way through. Janice Nieder explains why you should add it to your list.
Never Fill Your Own Glass: 20 Foreign Drinking Rules and Customs You Need to Know
Being prepared to drink in a foreign land requires more than knowing how to order a beer in the local language. Let David Joshua Jennings help maneuver you through 20 drinking traditions and customs around the world.
A Journey to Peace in Playa Negra, Costa Rica
Emily Starbuck Crone, a stressed out writer from Austin, leaves her busy life behind to explore yoga, meditation, and pura vida in the jungles of rural Costa Rica.
BootsnAll’s Best “How To” Travel Articles from 2011
We love learning at BootsnAll, and we know you do, too – so here are our favorite “how to” articles from 2011, with tips about everything from extreme road-tripping to RTW travel to clothing-optional resorts.