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Original Locations of 15 Mega-Chains

BootsnAll takes a retail and fast food tour to visit the original locations of 15 of the most familiar chains in the world.

Roger Wade

8 Things Every Traveling Parent Should Know

Traveling with kids doesn’t have to be something to dread as long as you are prepared. Deanna Hyland shares 8 secrets from the road that all parents should know before they depart.

Deanna Hyland

8 Great Flea Market Destinations

Almost everyone loves to shop while they are traveling, so Robin Locker takes us on a tour of some of the best flea markets in the world.

Robin Locker

5 Creative Uses for a Bidet

If you’ve ever looked at a bidet and thought, "I wonder what that’s for?" then let BootsnAll staff writer Jessica Spiegel introduce you to five uses the bidet’s inventor probably never considered.

Jessica Spiegel

The Best of Ancient China – Asia

Photojournalist and travel writer Tom Carter, suggests an excursion in the opposite direction from the crowds for a glimpse into China’s true history.

Tom Carter

Rolf Potts Answers Your Travel Questions

Travel author Rolf Potts answers 12 questions submitted to him from our members.

BootsnAll

5 of the Funniest Places on Earth

Some places inspire laughs based on their names, but Peter Frick-Wright looks at 5 places that are funny for other reasons.

Peter Frick Wright

Ecuador’s Inca Trail: Mud, Sweat, and Poop – Eucador, South America

Travel agent who told Rachel Nena Krasno it would take 20 minutes of walking without falling over, was definitely not speaking from experience.

Rachel Nena Krasno

Tourism for English Majors: 4 Destinations for Book Lovers

Theme vacations are all the rage these days, so Peter Frick-Wright takes a look at destinations that are worth visiting for English Lit majors and book lovers.

Peter Frick Wright

5 Travel Diseases You Definitely Want to Avoid

BootsnAll takes a closer look at some famous and interesting travel diseases that you really don't want to deal with yourself.

Roger Wade

7 Interesting Spiritual Destinations: 300 Million People Can’t All Be Hippies

Looking for a different kind of vacation? Peter Frick-Wright takes us on a tour of some of the more notorious "spiritual" travel destinations.

Peter Frick Wright

Communism World Tour: Karl Marx is running out of vacation options

BootsnAll explores where you'd get to go if you limited your travels to communist countries, or at least countries that still call themselves communist.

Roger Wade

Summit of Ighil M’goun – Morocco, Africa

The surrounding mountains are Charlie Shepherd's reason for coming to this isolated spot, to climb Ighil M’goun, which, at 4,068 metres, is the second highest peak in Morocco, representing a mo

Charlie Shepherd

RTW Travelers: The New Trend (1 of 3) – Odds’n’Ends

An article describing the growing trend of RTW travellers and what inspires them to do it and what they get out of it.

Leanne Currie-McGhee

How Not to Get Malaria – Odds’n’Ends

Detailed article explaining how to avoid contracting malaria, the drugs available and what to do if you do contract malaria.

Nicky McLean

RTW Travelers: The New Trend (2 of 3) – Odds’n’Ends

An article describing the growing trend of RTW travellers and what inspires them to do it and what they get out of it.

Leanne Currie-McGhee

The First Time Traveller – Odds’n’Ends

Information and tips for the first time traveller, from what to pack to how to keep your money safe.

Nick O'Neill

Lone Female – Odds’n’Ends

Travel article about the dangers of travelling alone and the precautions you can take to ensure you have more good experiences than bad.

David Savage

How To Travel For Free – North America, Europe, the Middle East and …

Aaron O’Sullivan can’t tell you why a Muslim man in a Muslim country was keeping pigs. But he can tell you this. It was ABSOLUTELY FREE and Operation Three’s Company is the reason.

Aaron O'Sullivan

Going Solo – Odds’n’Ends

Information and encouragement for those planning to travel alone. Benefits of solo travel outweigh the risks.

Anita Culp

"Driving Left" is Quite a Trip When it’s Done Right

Travel story about driving on the left hand side of the road in Great Britain.

Barbara Ballard

Camino de Santiago (2 of 2) – Santiago de Compostela, Spain …

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Anne Paige Austin

Oh, What a Night! – The Netherlands

Just by trying to go to bed in his hotel room, Jon David ended up standing naked in front of a crowd of people screaming at him in Dutch, and with the local …

Jon David

Not So Blue in the Mountains – Katoomba & the Blue Mountains, New …

Easily accessible, but remotely beautiful, the Blue Mountains region has enought to keep you occupied for weeks, according to David Madden.

David Madden