Category Archives: travel

I-escape – Unique Holiday Ideas; Travel Guides; Easy Online Booking

I-Escape is an online travel agent with a difference. It’s pretty much a travel magazine, packed full of guides to some of the World’s most interesting and inspiring destinations, on which you can then make bookings directly if you’re feeling … Continue reading

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Vayable – A Local Tour Guide Marketplace for the World’s Best Cities

I’m really a big fan of the idea behind Vayable There’s a lot of people in the World’s most popular tourist cities (London, NYC, SF etc) that need jobs. There’s a lot of tourists who want an authentic experience in … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Coolest Websites: Best of 2011

Well folks, happy new year. In a blaze of fireworks and e-greetings, 2012 has finally arrived. And as we stride over the finishing line of a tumultuous year for the internet, All My Faves – your one stop easy guide … Continue reading

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Tripping for Travellers – Couch Surfing, Home Stays & Meet Locals

Tripping is an online community, made by travellers for travellers. If you’re dusting your backpack down in preparation for that trip of a lifetime (on a budget), then really, Tripping is almost an essential site to visit. Now, to test … Continue reading

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The Top Sites and Apps of 2011? You Decide!

See & Vote for the nominees for Site, App and Game of the Year 2011 here… Well folks, the nominees have been announced. Amid a flurry of elbowing, scheming and shadowy wealthy donors (not really, that was an attempt at … Continue reading

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Trippy – Now your friends can plan your trips for you!

Trippy is a social travel site. What’s that you say? Well it’s simply a trip planner that connects to social networks like Facebook and asks your friends who know about the place you’re traveling to (those who have checked in, … Continue reading

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Nerdy Day Trips

Nerdy Day Trips -from Sea Forts to abandoned nuclear bunkers, dead victorian racecourses, roads that are falling into the ground, narrow gauge railways that take you to a power station.

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Plnnr – Plan the Perfect Trip

Plnnr – Plnnr automatically generates your free personalized ready-to-use itinerary in split seconds. Including scheduled daily routes, navigating directions, hotel price comparison, attractions info. Tell Plnnr about your preferences and likings and it will tailor a trip matching your every … Continue reading

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Five Minute Getaway – Daily Vacations

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Gtrot – Travel with the Help of Your Friends

Gtrot – The best tips come from family and friends, right? Gtrot uses this underlining axiom to offer a friends-based travel tool. How do they do it? Gtrot invites you to “find Facebook friends who live in your destination, friends … Continue reading

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Groupon Getaways – Weekly Deals on Romantic Weekends Away from Home

Groupon Getaways – If you’re a happy Groupon camper and love their daily deals, you’ll love the company’s new collaboration with Expedia, Groupon Getaways. Yes, we’re talking about weekly travel deals that give you price drops on weekend getaways across … Continue reading

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Trip Your Face – What Happens in Vegas Goes to Facebook

Trip Your Face – This brilliant interactive campaign by Hotels.com invites users to experience the “what happens in [city] stays in [city]” for themselves in a whimsical and well-made adventure. Here’s a positive spoiler: there’s no nudity here, only funny … Continue reading

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