Introducing the “How I Travel” Series on BootsnAll

One of the things we love best at BootsnAll is talking to other travelers about their travel experiences. That was the driving force behind the formation of the company back in 1998 – Sean and Chris wanted to replicate the engaging atmosphere they found in hostel pubs and common rooms in an online setting to tide them over until the next chance they had to get on the road again.

It’s this fascination we all have with the way other people look at and approach traveling that makes us so excited about a new series of profiles we launched on BootsnAll in January called “How I Travel.” Each Tuesday, we’ll be publishing a new profile of one traveler, letting them talk about their travel style, tricks they use to make travel easier or better, and what they love about getting out and seeing the world.

We started with Vagablogging’s own Rolf Potts, who runs the gamut in his profile from travel encouragement (“I didn’t have a passport until I was 25. I always tell people it doesn’t matter when you start traveling”) to good old-fashioned practical travel advice (“Always wash your hands before you eat”). He sent in some fun photos, too, including one of him playing the bagpipes in Cuba. Yes, really.

Since the debut of that first profile, we’ve been adding to the “How I Travel” series with another article each week. We’ve featured Holly Beck, professional surfer, and Don Wildman, the host of The History Channel’s “Cities of the Underworld.” We look forward to every new “How I Travel” profile as it comes in, and we’re already hearing great feedback from travelers who do as well.

You can catch up on all the profiles we’ve published so far on the “How I Travel” page, and if you’re on Twitter you can make sure not to miss any of them by following the @HowITravel account. And we’d like to hear from you, too – who do you want us to feature? If you’ve always wanted to hear how Warren Buffett – or Jimmy Buffett, for that matter – travels, let us know.