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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.
10 Perfect Gifts For Travelers (And The World They Love To Explore)
Have a traveler on your holiday shopping list? Instead of buying them something that will take up space in their backpack, why not help them stock an Afghan library with books, or provide someone with 20 years of clean water? Here, Susan Shain lists ten charitable gifts perfect for your favorite traveler this holiday season.
5 Tips for Finding Balance Between Technology and Travel
In a world filled with innovative technologies, finding a balance of when and when not to use these social media outlets while traveling can pose a challenge. Here are a few tips for how to live in the moment while still finding time to tweet and Facebook your friends from back home.
7 Top Secret Health and Beauty Tips for Female Backpackers
The experiences gained while traveling are well worth a few health and beauty sacrifices for most women backpackers, but there’s no shame in wanting to feel happy about your body while on the road. Emma Jarratt shares seven no-fuss tips for feeling good with little effort and even less weight in your pack!
12 Budget-Friendly Sustainable Travel Experiences
Zoë Smith asks fellow travelers for ideas and advice on the best ecotourism experiences that won’t burn a whole in your pocket.
50 of the Best Smartphone Apps for Indie Travelers
From getting your visas to getting your vaccinations, finding an ATM to finding a toilet, booking a flight to booking a campsite, Greg Banecker breaks down 50 of the best smartphone travel apps that are sure to make your travels less stressful, more convenient, and above all, really, really cool.
Traveler Postcard – Katie on the Trans-Siberian Railway
In BootsnAll’s new series, Traveler Postcards, we profile a real trip – highlighting the best of a destination as seen by a particular person on a particular trip. This week Katie Aune shares stories from her adventure on the Trans-Siberian in Russia.
A Step-By-Step Guide to Riding the Chicken Buses of Guatemala
You really won’t “see” Guatemala until you see it through the window of a camioneta, or chicken bus, so follow this 10-step guide, and start seeing things.
20 Gear Items and Gadgets That Promise to Make Your Trip Easier
With new gadgets hitting the market every day, there’s always some new piece of technology promising to make your life easier. Isabel Eva Bohrer shares 20 of the latest gadgets and why you might (or might not) need them in your travel pack.