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Yes, we are growing. Soon enough, wherever it is you plan to spend your vacation, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel will have a blog to help you discover your destination of choice.
For now, we have three new great bloggers to guide you:

Jed can show you around the capital of England over at the London Traveler.
Geoff brings to you the beer-drinking sausage-eating German-speaking part in the North; the winde drinking shopaholics near France; the warmer part with cappuccino drinkers in the southeast; and the classi Swiss flugelhorns and mountain landscapes in the center over at the Switzerland Traveler.
Heather will …read more

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Earlier this week, during a working visit to Barcelona, I was able to try out the Barcelona Student JetPack which Tarkan sent to me from the UK.
So before I announce the winner of the Barcelona Student JetPack Giveaway Contest, I am going to examine its contents minutely and share with you my thoughts:
‘Don’t Forget’ Checklist has a couple of interesting items which some of you may never even think of including in your own list. With this, apart from the basics, you will not forget to pack your contraceptive and your whistle/rape alarm. In my opinion, these …read more

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It’s my first time here in Naples. We’re on an extended weekend getaway, touring some parts of Southern Italy. We’re staying at this beautiful vacation house of our fellow Frankfurt expatriate friends in the Amalfi Coast. Yes, we’re guests: pampered but not required to pay.  One of the best ways to travel on a budget.
But before we were whisked away to this island getaway, we stayed for a night at a hotel a few streets away from Palazzo delle Arti Napoli. And as we were aimlessly walking around, we found a great market where you can get designer clothes — …read more

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Our very first featured bandanna girl/backpacker is none other than b5media’s resident Play-Girlz, Ingrid Diaz.   
Like Ingrid, most backpackers are very social. The bandanna-wearing ones are cooler, though. 
Meeting people — whether locals or fellow travellers — is a big part of the backpacking experience.  And connecting with like-minded globetrotters could help keep the costs down.  It’s the way to go in finding and sharing advices on cheap accommodation, off-the-road destinations, etc. 
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Most people associate backpacks with budget travelling.  So do I.
However, it is worth noting that bandannas are slowly creeping up and stealing the heads of several budget travellers all over the world. 
There was a time when those red bandannas in paisely are worn around the neck by cowboys and farmers. Now, it has morphed into a nifty companion for globetrotters.  Personally, I think it looks a lot cooler. 
I am a bandanna girl myself. I actually wanted the name “bandannatraveller” for this blog however, it got junked due to the obvious fact that it’s not really SEO friendly.  But, hey, I haven’t …read more

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