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Swept Up In Mumbai’s Movie Star Mania

In the Bollywood-mad streets of Mumbai, stalking movie stars is approached with all the intensity of overthrowing governments.

Brendan Spiegel

How Travel Nurtures Peace on Earth and Goodwill Towards Men

Around the holidays, we hear a lot about “peace on earth” and “goodwill toward men.” Rachel Denning takes a look at how travel can enhance both of those things, year-round.

Rachel Denning

The Travel Community Gives Thanks This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is here, and that means turkey, football, an all-too-rare day spent with family and friends, the holiday gift rush, and time to reflect on and give thanks for the many wonderful people, places, opportunities, and experiences in our lives. We asked our Twitter followers and Facebook fans what they’re most thankful for in the

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Touring the Arabian Shangri-La – Abha, Saudi Arabia

“This green, mostly mountainous region is God’s own country… Asir is as close to Shangri-la as anything I have seen.”

Danny V. Hizon

Five Things Travelers Should Care About From PhoCusWright

This week, BootsnAll attended PhoCusWright, the the ultimate business to business travel industry conference, and reported back on what we learned from the top executives in the business, as well as new and emerging companies in travel. Here are just a few of the things we learned at the 2010 PhoCusWright Conference that will have the most effect on independent travelers.

Katie Hammel

Savoring Zurich’s Old & New, Top & Bottom – Switzerland

Roy A. Barnes associated Zurich with one thing: finance. That is, until he visited the city and found the makings of a really unique place in Europe.

Roy A. Barnes

Eight Reasons to Move Albania to the Top of Your Travel List

Never heard of Albania? Jessica Hoolko gives us eight reasons to put the beautiful Balkan state at the top of our travel wish-list.

Jessica Hoolko

Italian Food is Love

Visiting the land of people who speak with their hands (and cook with their hearts), Aimee Lee explores the high quality of Italian cuisine bite by bite.

Aimee Lee

Denmark with a T

Terje Raa takes a tour of Copenhagen with a new friend, transgender Malene, and learns about the struggles she faces in the city.

Terje Raa

Ski Season Around the World

Most people would consider skiing to be a seasonal sport, but Catherine Parker shows us that if you look long and hard there is somewhere to enjoy real snow every month of the year.

Catherine Parker

Singapore 101: 5 Corners of the Island Most Visitors Miss

Singapore might be small … however, ardent traveler, Daisy Odendaal discovered many of the island’s hidden adventures whilst working and travelling in Asia for 4 years and realized that you should never judge a country by its dimensions and borders are meant to be challenged!

Daisy Odendaal (Flower Power)

10 Difficult-to-Visit Places and How to Get There

If you have ever wanted to go to difficult to reach places, Adam Seper is here to give you the lowdown on 10 countries where entry isn’t exactly black and white.

Adam Seper

Gifts for Travelers: Gift Guide Round-Up

Whether the traveler on your holiday gift list is setting off on a round-the-world trip, taking a career break, heading back to a favorite destination, or trying to fit travel into life with a new baby, we’ve got a gift idea sure to please.

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Six Things You’ll Find on a Vacation in Jamaica

Heading to Jamaica? JoAnna Haugen lets you in on six things you’re sure to encounter on this Caribbean island.

JoAnna Haugen

The Haunting Cemeteries of Paris

Visiting Paris this Halloween? Author Jennifer Theriault recommends getting your spook-on among the bones.

Jennifer Theriault

Three Days in the Valley: A Photo Tour of Oaxaca’s Dia de los Muertos

Ghosts and goblins got you spooked? Bethany Salvon and Randy Kalp delve into Oaxaca’s Day of the Dead festival to showcase the bright side of death.

Bethany Salvon; Randy Kalp

6 Travel Destinations for the Serious Partier

Are you planning your next party trip? If you want to experience a trip of a lifetime, Tomaz Filho recommends his top 6 party travel destinations.

Tomaz Filho

Tough Love From Corsica

Traveling is as memorable for what you have as it is for what you don’t have. Stephen Langlois learned this the hard way, with a little tough love from Corsica, France.

Stephen Langlois

Things to Do in Boston

One of the most historically significant cities in the US, Boston is also one of the most-visited. And it’s no wonder. With so much to see and do in the city, from museums and historical tours to brewpubs and sports games, there’s something for everyone. Here are the top things to do in Boston.

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Eat Your Way Around Paris

Unlike other cities in France with signature dishes, there is no one thing that is uniquely Parisian when it comes to good eats. Of course, that’s not going to stop me from giving you an extensive list of what to eat in Paris, lest you get nervous and wind up at McDonald’s for a week.

Christine Cantera

Red Dust and Wilderness in Australia

Beer in hand, I watch day turn to night as the sun sets across the majestic lands of Karijini Eco Retreat. The red dust becomes engulfed by impenetrable darkness and a cloudless starry night is born.

Michael Bell

Losing Your Innocence Abroad: A Night in Bangkok’s Red Light District

When the request for “no lady boys” went unheeded by Ben Keene’s local friend in Bangkok, he ended up seeing much more than he bargained for that night.

Ben Keene

How I Travel: Dhani Jones

Dhani Jones has it all—an NFL career, his own travel show and a pretty sharp line of bow ties. Needless to say he’s a busy man.

Steve Bramucci

The McDonald’s Debate: Is McCulture Always a Bad Thing?

Are we being selfish when we want to travel the world without seeing American fast food? Matthew Stone explores this global conundrum.

Matthew Stone