View this email as a web page. Ensure deliver to your inbox, add chris@bootsnall.com to your address book.
BootsnAll Become a fan@BootsnAll on twitterGet RSS travel updates

Destinations   |   Flight Deals   |   Hotel Deals   |   Adventures   |   RTW Travel


G'day Fulton,

Notice anything different around BootsnAll lately? We got a new logo and a homepage redesign!

New BootsnAll design

What's new:
  • Travel articles – front and center – and bigger pictures!
  • Flight, hotel, and hostel search – one-click away
  • WhyGo travel guides – featured destination content
  • The amazing deals feed – the latest and greatest deals to help you feed the travel bug
So what do you think? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.

The BootsnAll Crew

Most Popular Travel Stories

1. 13 of the Best Outdoor Summer Festivals in the World Summers are filled with ice cream and picnics, swimming pools and festivals. So bring your lawn chair and bug spray as Sherry Jackson rounds up the thirteen best outdoor summer festivals in the world.

2. How I Travel: Courtney Scott In this week's How I Travel we talk to cubicle refugee, travel writer, TV personality and full-time vagabond Courtney Scott.

3. 10 Reasons to Travel to Spain Now Beneath the vibrant and explosive facade of Spain lies a nation erupting with history, heritage and culture. Whether you are a culture vulture, outdoor enthusiast or a beach-goer, you always end up falling head over heels [in love] with Spain. WhyGo Spain writer Nellie Huang gives you 10 reasons why it's time to make a trip there now.

4. 10 Reasons to Travel to Las Vegas Now Las Vegas: Home to world-class chefs, fabulous entertainment and wild nightclubs but also ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and families. Whether you've been to Las Vegas before or you haven't gone yet, WhyGo Las Vegas writer JoAnna Haugen gives you 10 good reasons why you should visit Sin City now.

5. 10 Reasons to Travel to Australia Now Can a language be one of the main draws to a country? Brooke Schoenman sure thinks so. Read more about that and her nine other reasons to travel to Australia.


6. 10 Reasons to Travel to France Now There's no better time than right now to book those tickets to France and get your joie de vivre on. Read why France Travel Guide writer Christine Cantera thinks your next trip should be to what its citizens call L'Hexagone.

7. 8 Ways to Score Tremendous Deals on Outdoor Travel Gear Everyone loves to have some new travel gear for an upcoming trip but not everyone likes dishing out the cash for new gear. Travel Gear Writer Amiee Maxwell fills you in on 8 ways you can score amazing deals on travel gear and have more money left for your travels.

8. How I Travel: Kelsey Timmerman Kelsey Timmerman launched his career with a pair of "Jingle These" Christmas boxers. Noticing that his new undies were made in Bangladesh, he grew curious about the people making them and decided to investigate further.

9. 8 Great South Africa Festivals to Attend Before, During, and After the World Cup South Africa may be hosting the biggest sporting event of the year, but the country is also putting on several arts, music, culture and food festivals in June and July. Ian Dickinson has complied a list of the nation's top eight winter festivals happening before, during and after the Soccer World Cup 2010.

10. The First-Timer's Guide to Hot Air Balloon Festivals in the U.S. Expecting an aching neck from looking skyward, Kimberly Damon discovered a lot more to do at a hot air balloon festival, including getting up close and personal with a 900lb silk cow, kicking back with live music, and how to take a balloon "ride" without spending a fortune.


Top 10 Travel Deals:

1. Off-season flights to Mexico
Caribbean/Mexico
Fly from Chicago, Washington, Houston, Boston, Los Angeles to Cancun and Puerto Vallarta from 295rt.
Snag this deal»

2. Las Vegas flights: $131rt
Vegas
Roundtrip flights to Vegas this June and July from $131 roundtrip, via LA, Denver, Detroit and more.
Snag this deal»

3. Summer in NYC: $123+rt
NYC
Save up to 70% on roundtrip flights to New York for travel in June and July, west coast from $292
Snag this deal»

4. West coast to Amsterdam: $812+
Amsterdam
Seattle, Portland, LA, San Francisco to Amsterdam for travel in the fall.
Snag this deal»

5. East coast to Milan from $609
Italy
Roundtrip flights from New York for travel in fall and next spring.
Snag this deal»

6. Greece from $718rt
Greece
New York, Washington, Montreal, and Toronto from $718 roundtrip for travel in August/September.
Snag this deal»

7. NYC, Dubai, Beijing RTW: $1199+
RTW
Perfect Round the world "starter" ticket, itinerary includes: New York - Paris - Dubai - Beijing - New York.
Snag this deal»

8. 7-night Alaska cruise: $449
Alaska
7-night Diamond Princess Cruise w/57% savings, Holland America 7-night from $499.
Snag this deal»

9. 20% off Eastern Europe Trip
Eastern Europe
Intrepid Travel has 20% off June/July departures of Eastern Europe Explorer, a 22-day trip from $2084.
Snag this deal»

10. Fly to New Zealand: $757+
New Zealand
Fly from LA, San Francisco from $757, Portland & Seattle from $955 from $722, east coast from $968.
Snag this deal»


Unanswered Questions:
from the BootsnAll Travel message boards – crowdsourcing indie travel questions since 1998. Can you help?

Alternate transport to SE Asia?
Timbers is headed to SE Asia for a long bicycling tour and needs suggestions on alternate transportation options from Australia to Hong Kong or Singapore.
Do you have an answer? »

REI Outlet Deals

Each month, BootsnAll publishes two newsletters - dedicated to travel stories and deals. See you in 2 weeks!

As always, thanks again for your support of independent travel.

Prefer text email instead of HTML? Edit your profile
To unsubscribe: Edit your subscription

© 2010, BootsnAll.com. All rights reserved.
237 Chkalov Dr. Suite 210, Vancouver, WA 98684, USA

Please do not reprint, or host on your Web site, without explicit permission. However, we grant you permission, and strongly encourage you, to e-mail it to a business associate, family member or a friend.

This email is never sent unsolicited.
You have received this BootsnAll Newsletter because you subscribed to it, are a BootsnAll member, or someone forwarded it to you. If you no longer wish to receive such messages, simply unsubscribe.