Posted by Dave on 17 March 2010. Tags: contest, review, Singapore, social media
The following is a sponsored post.
For me, any mention of Singapore brings back fond foodie memories, and the hospitality of my Couchsurfing host, who also guided me around the country during my stay. While couchsurfing with a local isn’t always an option, there are other ways to get timely, accurate intel on one of Southeast [...]
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Posted by Danielle E. Alvarez on 10 March 2010. Tags: hotel, review
The following is a sponsored post.
The hospitality business is a competitive one, and as more and more websites come on line to help you find your next hotel room, it is not getting any easier to track down the cheapest rates.
Enter BookingAdvisor.com, a free and independent search engine that scours over 30 other hotel booking [...]
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Posted by Matthew on 19 February 2010. Tags: health, insurance, review
No traveler can leave their home country without travel health insurance; being injured abroad is an event that no traveler wants to face. Facing a serious injury abroad without the support net of travel insurance makes an already bad situation worse.
Holiday Extras is a UK-based company that has been serving the travel community for over [...]
Posted in Reviews, Travel Health & Insurance, Websites & Blogs
Posted by Danielle E. Alvarez on 12 February 2010. Tags: Austria, hotels, review
The following is a sponsored post.
As much as I encourage spontaneity, there is one thing I refuse to do on a whim, lodging.
We’ve all heard horror stories of last-minute hostels from hell, bug-ridden hotel beds, and bed and breakfasts that, despite their quaint websites, are run-down and far from anything and everything on the itinerary. [...]
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Posted by T-roy on 14 December 2009. Tags: adventure
Their goal is simple; they want to spark a light about the issues of modern day slavery in the world.
Posted in Adventures, Features, Websites & Blogs
Posted by Dave on 03 December 2009. Tags: airport, parking, review
Holiday Extras offers discounted rates for parking at all 26 major airports in the United Kingdom.
Posted in Features, Websites & Blogs
Posted by Leslie Brand on 20 November 2009. Tags: backpacking, Thailand, travel
We’ve all been there:
Things got a little rowdy on your last night in (insert location here). What was meant as a farewell toast transformed into a memorable, though fuzzy evening, and with daylight imminent, you frenetically pack your bags, hand over cash for the room you called home, and sprint to make the train time [...]
Posted in Asia, Thailand, Websites & Blogs
Posted by Dave on 11 November 2009. Tags: blog, career break, review
Whether you’re traveling through South America or Southeast Asia, you’re likely to meet far more Europeans and Australians than you do Americans. The concept of long term travel has yet to go mainstream in the United States, and thus career-related resources for those ready to pursue it are lacking.
Enter Briefcase to Backpack, which was launched [...]
Posted in Websites & Blogs
Posted by Dave on 07 October 2008.
The following is a sponsored post.
2007 was not an especially social year for me. Once I started down the road of learning how to build a blog for my trip, it was all over. My spare time was soon accounted for in trying to put the pieces together. And I never did [...]
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Posted by Dave on 16 August 2007.
When my younger brother was in college, he seized the opportunity to take a one week, school sponsored trip to Israel, free of charge. While such experiences are the exception, affordable travel to The Holy Land is well within reach today. Get2Israel, the online agency which ordered this post through ReviewMe, can help make the [...]
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