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What a great Webinar this was! We had people signing-in to listen from Mexico, Brazil, UK, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Australia, USA, Indonesia, Vietnam. Truly global.


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Tom Hall of Lonely Planet was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.


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Adrian Phillips of Bradt guides was involved in our recent travel publishers Webinar. This is a written account of what he had to say.


post-4583

The validity of a campaign run by UK based Survival International is called into question by India based responsible tourism companies Barefoot and Travel to Care.


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I’ve been thinking a lot about guidebooks recently. When I say a lot, I mean all day, every day, for the past four months.


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I’ve been commissioning a lot of longterm expats on the guidebook project I’m currently working on. For this type of work, this is the ideal vantage point.


Travel Technology
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Another collection of local travel sites that have recently appeared or recently been discovered on the Web.


post-4159

I discovered two new internet travel forums this month, both in the alpha development stage.


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The WAYN guys have realised that to keep profiles active they can’t rest on their laurels. Not in this field.


post-4010

A lack of appropriate materials in Labasa, Fiji to make a solar powered ice machine means that the Kings College team are forced to improvise and come up with a new plan.


Destination Stories | View all
post-4688

As I wait in Dubai for my Iranian visa application to be processed, I’ve been watching the events portrayed in the international media of Iran’s elections and subsequent demostrations with a certain amount of frustration.


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When I was a kid, it was still very common to hear people talk of ‘pane e companatico’, meaning essentially ‘bread and whatever goes with it’.


post-4530

This is the legend of Konjic and how it came to be the major settlement of northern Herzegovina. Tim Clancy also acknowledges the neglected Neretva River.


post-4490

I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.


post-4481

Everyday is full on (roughly 8am till 8pm), treehouses don’t build themselves!


post-4452

Amy Briden is setting out to be Vorovoro’s first Iron Maiden. Help her fundraise for Survival International.


Latest Finds
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That’s in Bangkok, not to Bangkok, but no less inspiring an offer when you consider the details. But act fast: submissions must be in before 16 June!


post-4444

Wild Asia is a young, Malaysia-based organisation helping to lead the charge for nature conservation and ‘green’ business practices in Southeast Asia.


post-4433

I started to write a little about Terroir and ended up writing a little about wine appreciation as well.


post-4228

The Playing For Change album is a collective statement from over 100 musicians spanning five continents, and is accompanied by an award winning documentary.