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‘Stolen Bansky’: from north London to Miami 23 Feb 2013 | 10:13 pm
When I moved back to north London last summer, I noticed a new sign had appeared by the exit of my nearest underground station. Scrawled on a white board, tube station staff had written directions f...
A homeless woman’s birthday wish 24 Dec 2012 | 09:39 pm
The above video shows a man taking a little time out to celebrate a homeless woman's birthday in Colombia.
People to People: the pre-internet Couchsurfing 16 Oct 2012 | 10:47 pm
Over the last couple of months, I turned detective. I long had the idea to re-visit Jim Haynes’s fantastic People-to-People series from the early 1990s and, finally, this summer I was in Europe with t...
How ‘local’ became travel’s biggest buzzword 4 Oct 2012 | 06:19 pm
A few months ago, I stood behind a group of 15 or more tourists waiting for the cable car to the top of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most popular attractions, Sugar Loaf mountain. The group was mostly from...
AirBnB buys Crashpadder 23 Mar 2012 | 03:08 am
The growth of AirBnB from Jan 2011 to Jan 2012 “Untold thanks to our incredible community. It’s been emotional. @airbnb, it’s over to you..” So read the last tweet of the UK’s biggest peer-to-peer acc...
Going Local is ‘hot’ 10 Mar 2012 | 03:42 am
Elle Magazine has named GoingLocalTravel.com as number three on its 'hot list' of ten websites that explore new trends in tourism, namely looking at ways travellers can stay in the homes of locals and...
AirBnB: Should you warn your neighbours? 12 Jan 2012 | 04:03 pm
There is an interesting article on the Betabeat site this week looking at how AirBnB users could be upsetting their neighbours. It’s a question worth asking. People using the phenomenally popular site...
Bolivia’s Death Road is no joke 8 Jan 2012 | 02:58 pm
All across Bolivia you see backpackers wearing their “I survived the Death Road” T-shirts. It refers to a mountain biking trip you can take down the terrifying Yungas Road, nicknamed El Camino de la M...
The Buenos Aires trees that “cry” 18 Nov 2011 | 10:22 am
A weird things happens sometimes when you are out for a walk in Buenos Aires. All of a sudden, rain drops start to land on you from nowhere. Is it the start of a passing shower, or one of the city’s f...
Couchsurfing with the Icelandic President? 13 Oct 2011 | 12:37 am
Inspired by Iceland Invitations from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo. Icelanders are opening their homes to visitors, as part of a new tourism campaign — and leading the way is the country’s president. W...
