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G'day Fulton, Could you travel around the world in 42 days with no luggage? Rolf Potts, travel author and friend of BootsnAll Travel Network, is going to find out! We're excited to be partnering with Rolf on this epic trip as he examines the art of traveling (and living) light. More fun news? Every week there will be a reader challenge with giveaways from BootsnAll and Scottevest. Ending today, you get a chance at winning a $500 flight voucher from BootsnAll! Just tell us in 500 words or less how you will lighten your load in the next 12 months.
Have a travel blog? Write a guest post for BootsnAll and get a link back to your website or blog. And don't forget to check out today's How I Travel feature with author, former-professional chef, and host of Travel Channel's No Reservations – travel-extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain!
Happy Travels!
The BootsnAll Crew Most Popular Travel Stories 1. 10 Ways to Take Better Travel Photographs Beautiful photos don't necessarily have to be taken with professional and expensive gear. Photography enthusiast but technology-allergic Denise Pulis gives you ten tips on how to change your compact camera photography from dull to memorable.
2. Seven Solo Female Travel Myths Debunked Are your fears of traveling solo well-founded? Yvette Cendes investigates travel myths surrounding women traveling alone.
3. Nine Underrated US Cities, and Why You Should Visit Them No-go? We don't think so. Lauren Quinn beckons you to dig in, get dirty and discover why these nine US cities are woefully underrated.
4. 8 Ways to Avoid the Single Supplement as a Solo Traveler Solo travel can be wonderfully liberating - until you see the words "single supplement" on a tour package. BootsnAll writer Jessica Spiegel explores some of the ways solo travelers can avoid paying a single supplement.
5. Five Shoulder Seasons Around the World Shoulder seasons: those delightful wedges between high and low seasons that offer decent weather, smaller crowds and a healthy potential for deals on hotels and airfare. Shoulder seasons indicate a drop in tourism demand, but not in intrinsic value. Melanie Waldman offers up tips for booking shoulder season deals in five regions around the world.
6. 6 Reasons to Visit the Gulf Coast Now As the effects of the Gulf Coast oil disaster continue to loom, as many people have canceled their trip plans to travel elsewhere, Spencer Spellman gives six reasons why there's never been a better time to travel to the Gulf.
7. How I Travel: Andrew Evans Andrew Evans has packed a lot of life into his 35 years — he's a writer, an endless wanderer and (recently) a bus passenger heading from Washington D.C. to Antarctica. With the story of his Antarctic adventure hitting newsstands in this month's National Geographic Traveler, Andrew agreed to kick some of his travel wisdom our way.
8. Five Reasons Not to Join the Peace Corps Jill Nawrocki spent two years in Namibia as a Peace Corps Volunteer. She thinks there are a lot of reasons to sign up for this life-changing experience. Here are her top five reasons not to.
9. Top Tips for Driving on the 'Wrong' Side of the Road Worried about driving on the "wrong" side of the road for the first time? Katherine Arcus provides some top tips to make the experience easier, smoother and less stressful.
10. How I Travel: Claire Bevilacqua Claire Bevilacqua is a thoughtful, a ripping surfer and a true travel aficionado. The 2003 Australian Juniors champ made the jump to the pro circuit as a 22 year old and hasn't looked back since. This week, she took a break from the hustle of the pro tour to chat with "How I Travel."
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Unanswered Questions:
from the BootsnAll Travel message boards – crowdsourcing indie travel questions since 1998. Can you help?
Boat from NZ to SA
Mikeyw is looking to travel from New Zealand to South America by boat in early 2012, and is looking for anyone with info or experience on this route.
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