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Another new local travel knowledge site

Written on March 30, 2009

It’s astonishing just how quickly a phrase or an idea can catch on and seem to spawn a whole new generation of websites almost overnight.

Biking The Nubian Desert

Written on March 27, 2009

Tom Allen continues his ride earth journey and enters into the Sahara desert of Northern Sudan.

A Thesis On Couchsurfing

Written on March 25, 2009

Last year, we met Szilvia Weyer in Berlin. She told us then she was working on a thesis about Couchsurfing, and we had an interesting conversation about it.

The Wine Barrel Making Process – From Forest To Finished Product

Written on March 25, 2009

I spent the last week in the French countryside for work – the Loire Valley, Burgundy and the Northern Rhone. I was there to visit the forests, saw mill and Cooperage of Ermitage barrel makers.

The Treehouse Diaries #2: The ‘Unit’ Arrives

Written on March 24, 2009

You might be asking yourself how one would go about turning a steel barrel into a wood burning stove?

39 British Pubs Close Each Week

Written on March 21, 2009

Today’s Guardian carried a story on the dedicated groups of locals who are banding together to save these services. Pooling their time and money, they are forming limited-liability community companies.

Blue Ventures Settle In On Leleuvia, Fiji

Written on March 18, 2009

Working through the heat of the afternoon is tough, but when you are on a tiny island in the middle of the South Pacific with blue skies and blue sea all around you it’s difficult to feel hard done by.

Sustainable Tourism In The UK & Ireland

Written on March 18, 2009

The Best of Britain & Ireland Travel Trade Forum, taking place in London’s ExCeL on 26 and 27 March, has unveiled a series of hard-hitting industry seminars broaching the role of sustainable tourism within the UK and Ireland.

For All Its Labels & Categories, ‘Travel’ Presides

Written on March 17, 2009

It sure isn’t the first time that the phrases, labels and categories applied to various aspects of the travel industry have been scruntinized, progress calls for a review.

The Treehouse Diaries #1: Building ‘The Patch’

Written on March 16, 2009

Six months living off wild food is no easy task, whilst planning my tree dwelling experiment; I felt it would be a good idea to take my inspiration from the transition of the Mesolithic to the Neolithic.

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