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Photo Essay: New Year’s Eve Celebrations Around the World
Adam Seper takes us on a tour of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world.
Adventures in Seville: Seafood Paella and Peeling Prawns
Although there are many delicious Spanish cuisines which are fairly straightforward. Lisa Shoreland gives a wonderful step by step guide on how to eat Prawns.
24 Hours in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
Palawan’s clean, green and eco-friendly capital city, Puerto Princesa, is often overlooked by visitors in their haste to reach the region’s renowned natural wonders. Carrie Kellenberger recommends a 24-hour itinerary that features some of the best on offer in this charming city in the Philippines.
How I Travel: Year-End Love Fest
At BootsNAll we love travel and we love people who love travel. This year, amidst our own wanderings, we found time to interview more than forty career vagabonds about their respective travel styles–…
Book Review: The Lost Girls
Whether long-term travel is on your dream list or not, you can probably relate to the feelings of the Lost Girls – three 20-something women who decided to push pause on the conveyor belt of life in order to find out if they were really heading in the right direction and set off on a year-long, round-the-world adventure.
Christmas Around the World
With BootsnAll writers scattered around the world, we’re a global team celebrating the holidays in a multitude of different ways. Here are just a few of the many Christmas traditions around the world.
Seeking Fairytale Enchantments in Luzern’s Mt. Pilatus and Entlebuch – Switzerland
Roy A. Barnes experienced a “storybook” miracle exploring some mountainous regions in the Canton of Luzern.
Slum Tourism: A Look at Both Sides of the Debate
Slum tourism is rapidly growing in countries like South Africa and India but debate still goes on over whether it is beneficial or exploitative. Hilton Yip takes a look at this issue, including personal experience of slum tours, to see if it is more of the former than the latter.
6 Jolly Reasons to Spend Christmas in Alaska
If you’re looking for a travel destination this holiday season, Rachel Denning will convince you to spend the best time of the year in Alaska.
7 of the Best Carry-On Bags For Under $70
So you’re in need of a new carry-on bag, but you’d rather save your money to spend on your trip? BootsnAll’s resident travel gear fanatic, Amiee Maxwell, recommends 7 pieces under 70 bucks.
Impressions of Sarajevo
It’s hard to imagine how people in Sarajevo can still smile after all they have been through. Nicolas De Corte went to went over to have a taste of a city of which the history is filled with war, war and more war.
Photo Essay: Eight Unusual Transit Systems Around the World
Public transportation is a manifestation of wanderlust in everyday life. It also guides our vision of the future. C. H. Kwak salutes forward-thinking transit systems that have helped us usher in tomorrow.
How to Survive an Airport Overnighter
The logistics of traveling can make a night on the floor of an airport almost inevitable. Alarmingly used to this situation, Fraser Balaam has a few ideas which could make the night more bearable.
Seven Former Factories Reborn as Museums
Once upon a time, these factories created commodities like boxes, mattresses, and electricity. Now they’re making inspiration, imagination, and thought. Jessica Allen shows us seven former factories that have been turned into must-see museums.
Five Reasons to Visit Las Vegas in 2011
If you’re debating whether to book a trip to Las Vegas next year, why wait? WhyGo Las Vegas editor JoAnna Haugen gives you five good reasons to visit Las Vegas in 2011.
Nine Ways to Take in the World’s Most Beautiful Vistas
Ask fellow travelers what the best view in the world is and you’ll not only be met with myriad answers and enthusiastic responses, but you’ll also create a heated debate with no objective way of being settled. While the quest for the most spectacular view is still entirely in your hands, we’d like to make your search a little bit easier by suggesting 9 ways you can search for, and hopefully find, some of the world’s most awe-inspiring views.
Bienbenidos a Nicaragua
Traveling is more than just the locations, it’s also the way of getting from one place to another and what happens during those trips. Whether good or bad, it’s always surprising and always unforgettable. Even the Honduran – Nicaraguan border crossing.
Timeless Copenhagen
The posh Frederiksberg – a municipality within and encircled by Copenhagen – boasts a City Hall of its own, near which there is a place where time has nearly stood still – Café Intime.
Island Paradise: Kingdom of Tonga Islands – South Pacific
The Kingdom of Tonga lies south of the Samoa Island and the Fiji Islands and is a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii. Norman A. Rubin explains the appeal.
Eat (and Drink!) Your Way Around Las Vegas
Itching for Italian, craving Chinese or desperate for dessert? In Las Vegas, you can find it all … and much, much more. WhyGo Las Vegas editor JoAnna Haugen takes you on a tour of Sin City’s most iconic dining experiences.
Best BootsnAll Travel Photos: November 2010
In need of some travel inspiration to plan where you want to go next year? Here are some of the best photos from BootsnAll’s daily travel photo site in November 2010 to get your planning juices flowing.
Why Travelers Should Never Leave Home Without Duct Tape
Many people find it difficult to raise your enthusiasm thermometer beyond lukewarm on the subject of duct tape, but Deneice Arthurton says it is an invaluable piece of equipment for the independent backpacker.
Seeing Sydney on a Budget
Sydney is Australia’s priciest city, but there’s no reason you can’t enjoy it on a budget. Lauren Fritsky shares her tips and tricks for eating, sightseeing and shopping for less while you’re there.
Four Reasons to Travel with an E-Reader
Everyone is talking about e-readers, but is the hassle of a new gadget worth taking it on the road? Yvette Cendes reports back from her road test of the Kindle, and explains why you should buy one.