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G'day Fulton,

Since 2008, BootsnAll has been putting together an annual list of the Top 10 Destinations for Independent Travelers for the coming year. At first it was a fun list put together by BootsnAll staff and friends, but recently it's become a BootsnAll community effort.

So what do you think will be hot in 2011? It can be a city, country, or region. Will a country have a breakout year in 2011? Will a place that used to be overrun but has recently fallen out of favor be back on the indie travel hot list? Let us know what you think!

Top Destination for Indie Travelers
BootsnAll's Travel Gear Blog is also hosting the 1st annual 12 Days of Travel Gear Giveaways. You have four days left to snag some cool giveaways.

Happy holidays from us at BootsnAll and we hope you enjoy today's special edition of How I Travel, with the one, and only, Santa Claus!

Happy holidays!

The BootsnAll Crew

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10. How I Travel: Santa Claus Plain and simple, Santa Claus is the most widely traveled man alive, bringing joy to children wherever he goes. Though work forces him to spend a lot of time at home, in the North Pole, he has maintained a strong sense of wanderlust for hundreds of years. His travel savvy is second to none - and he admits to using his yearly round-the-world work trips to scout out vacation spots.



Top 10 Travel Deals:

1. Fly to Barcelona from $536rt
Barcelona
For travel through February. Miami from $536, New York, Philadelphia, Boston from $641.
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2. NYC to Italy: $251rt
New York
This one won't last: Fly from NYC to Milan for $251 roundtrip. For travel in March on Iberia.
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3. London from $606rt
London
Boston, New York, Philadelphia from $606 roundtrip, west coast from $710 roundtrip.
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4. Maui from $291rt
Hawaii
Flights to Hawaii from San Diego & Seattle from $292 roundtrip, Seattle and Portland from $302 roundtrip.
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5. Australia & SE Asia RTW Explorer - $1289+
RTW
Visit Australia, Thailand, & Bali with this RTW, starting in Los Angeles - Sydney - surface - Perth - Bali (Denpasar) - Singapore - surface - Bangkok - Los Angeles from $1289 + plus taxes.
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6. West coast to Hong Kong: $597rt +
Asia
Fly roundtrip from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Hong Kong from $597 roundtrip.
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7. 4-star Las Vegas Hotels: $29+
Vegas
Stay at 3-star hotels on the Las Vegas strip from $14/night, 4-star from $29/night.
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8. 4 Cities in Australia: $1199+
Australia
Get 4 flights for one price. Qantas Aussie AirPass from $1199 gets you 1 international flight via LAX or SFO, and 3 domestic Australian flights.
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9. New Year's Travel Deals & Tips
New Year's
How to find cheap New Year's flights, best and worst days to fly at New Year's, and travel tips.
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10. 20% off Intrepid North India trip
Intrepid
Get 20% off January departures of this North India adventure trip from Delhi to Kolkata from Intrepid Travel.
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Unanswered Questions:
from the BootsnAll Travel message boards – crowdsourcing indie travel questions since 1998. Can you help?

Spanish classes in Mexico?
Chebasaz wants to start their RTW off with some immersive Spanish classes. Looking for within 6-8 hours of Playa del Carman, Mexico for up to $50-60/day.
Do you have any tips? »

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