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G'day Fulton, It's been about two months since we launched the BootsnAll Traveler Connect Facebook app. Bootsnall has always been about connecting people, so we'd love to know if you've used the app to find other travelers or connect with locals. Tell us what you think!
Happy Travels!
The BootsnAll Crew Most Popular Travel Stories 1. Five Ways to Score Luxury Travel Deals Melanie Waldman knows luxury, and she knows how to score great discounts in order to travel in high class on a low budget. Here she offers five tips for finding luxury travel deals.
2. How I Travel: The BootsnAll Writers With BootsnAll launching the next call for writers for our Travel Writers Platform, we decided to check up on each of the first five and ask them to share some of their favorite gems of road-worn wisdom. Amiee, Brooke, Christine, JoAnna and Nellie are five fascinating women - each with a different take on what makes travel so special.
3. Backpacking Then vs. Now: Does Travel Wisdom Come with Age? Back-packing is seen by many as a young person's game but Tristan Cano discovers that you can never be too old to set off in search of adventure - you just may do in a different style than the younger generation.
4. 8 Things Every Visitor Should Know About Prague Now Prague ticks off every box on the European "must-have" list for travelers - fascinating history? Check. Gorgeous art and architecture? Check. Affordable? Check, check…..Czech.
5. The First-Time Guide to Renting a Bike in Amsterdam In a city where 40% of all traffic is on two wheels, Abbie Mood gives you the information and tips to rent a bike and stay safe.
6. Best BootsnAll Travel Photos: July 2010 Here are the best of your travel photos that we featured on BootsnAll in July 2010. Enjoy the pretty pictures and find out how to get yours featured here in the future, too.
7. How to Have Custom Clothes Made in Hoi An, Vietnam In Hoi An, Vietnam, budget travelers can arm themselves with enough handmade stylish shoes and suits to pass as kings. Jill Nawrocki offers seven tips to help travelers avoid first-time tailoring mistakes, learn how to find the best shops for clothing and shoes, and leave with their wallets intact.
8. Finding Authenticity Amongst the Over-Rated Home of the Taj Mahal, Agra is the Indian city travelers love to hate. Sara Clarke explains why it's one of her favorite travel destinations and how she found a bit of the "real India" in one of the country's most touristy cities.
9. How I Travel: Robin Benway A few years ago, Robin Benway was working in an office while harboring dreams of quitting her day job to write a novel. Within a year she had signed with an agent, sold her first book and vanquished any thoughts of time-clocks and water-coolers.
10. How I Travel: Priscilla Levac Priscilla Levac is a professional snowboarder, clothing designer and all around lifestyle artist. This week the self-proclaimed "Easy-Going Princess" took time out of her schedule to talk about how travel is like a river, the joys of raw food and falling in love on the road.
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Top 10 Travel Deals: 1. South Africa $989rt
 Missed World Cup? Fly to South Africa from NY & DC from $989 roundtrip. Book by Aug 20.
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 Los Angeles - Shanghai - Delhi - London - Los Angeles from $1199 + taxes through August 31.
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 Intrepid has a 21% off promo code in celebration of their 21st birthday! Book by August 30.
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 Fly from New York, Newark, Philadelphia and more from $470 roundtrip, for travel in fall.
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Unanswered Questions:
from the BootsnAll Travel message boards – crowdsourcing indie travel questions since 1998. Can you help?
TEFL in France?
Wildcat1982 is currently volunteering in West Africa and is looking for ideas for a 3-6 month job in France, possibly TEFL?
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