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G'day Fulton, Fall is officially here – and with it Oktoberfest – and time to start thinking about holiday travel. For our fellow Americans, this means planning Thanksgiving travel – so check out the best and worst days to travel at Thanksgiving, consider flying to alternate airports if you're headed to a major hub, and then keep an eye on the latest travel deals and be ready to snag a great fare before it's gone.
No Baggage Challenge This week, Rolf and Justin are in SE Asia, but check out their latest dispatch from the road, on safari in South Africa -- Justin's Elephant-Poop Cold Remedy -- in which Rolf and Justin sample a special tea!
Happy Travels!
The BootsnAll Crew Most Popular Travel Stories 1. How I Travel: Anthony Bourdain Any traveler who lives to eat or foodie who loves to travel knows Anthony Bourdain - an opinionated former-chef with a penchant for pork who delivers delicious doses of snark in every episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. This week, he gave How I Travel a little piece of his mind... and we happily ate it up.
2. 17 Questions You Should Ask Before Accepting a TEFL Job The devil's in the details. Beverly Gallagher helps you weed out the good, the bad and the ugly before taking a TEFL job with these 17 questions.
3. World Travel Through Literature: 8 Authors Who Take You Places If you are short of time and money but still ache to travel the world, take a trip to your nearest bookshop instead and travel with these 8 authors and their inspiring novels about places and journeys.
4. How to Take Your Yoga Practice on Your Travels Thinking of integrating your yoga practice on the road? Audrey Beliveau shares yogi tips based on her experience saluting the sun while backpacking around the world.
5. Leaping Off The Page: 10 Literary Locations To Visit With Kids Forget Harry Potter's Wizarding World. Joanne O'Sullivan discovers literary destinations that will leave kids with a longer lasting impression than they can get from a ride on a hippogriff roller coaster.
6. How I Travel: Susan Orlean Susan Orlean is more than a travel writer - she's a storyteller, who happens to tell lots of stories about foreign and exotic places. To date she's published seven books, including "The Orchid Thief." This week, Susan talks to How I Travel about why she's so in love with life on the road, her first experiences as a road-tripping writer, why she likes to travel with an objective in mind and her method for choosing a good spot to eat.
7. Seven Popular Foods Named After Places Have you ever wondered where some foods get their name? Robin Locker tells us how favorites like Yorkshire Pudding, Buffalo Wings and five other well-known foods came to be named after places.
8. 7 Oktoberfest Celebrations Around the World Can't make it to Munich for Oktoberfest? Katja Grathwohl tells you where else in the world you can find these celebrations of German music, food, culture, and beer.
9. Best Rome Gelato Shops (Besides the "Eat Pray Love" One) By now, many Italophiles have devoured both the "Eat Pray Love" book and the movie, and you probably won't be surprised to learn that any place mentioned specifically in the book is currently being mobbed by people attempting to trace author Elizabeth Gilbert's path. WhyGo Italy writer, Jessica Spiegel, shares the best gelato shops in Rome.
10.The Careful Art of Connecting Creating genuine connections with people from other cultures is rewarding, but it does not always come easy. Pamela Weis explores the nuances of her long-time friendship with a Ghanaian man and questions the meaning of their connection.
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