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Travis Seward
September 7, 2011 | Team | Read More
Travis has more than a decade of experience in print and online travel publishing. Before 10Best, he was a designer, consultant, importer and administrator in the international textile and decorative accessories industries. When a friend invited him on a 23-day exploration of Guatemala, the travel bug...
John Olmstead
September 7, 2011 | Team | Read More
John is a web engineer with over 12 years of experience building data driven applications. With an undergraduate degree in architecture from UC Berkeley and a Masters in Computer Science from Cal Poly, John brings a unique blend of creative and technical skills to the team. In addition to the many web...
Morgan Smith
September 7, 2011 | Team | Read More
Raised in San Francisco, Morgan went to San Francisco State University where he studied engineering and physics. He began working in the silicon valley for various semiconductor companies before making the switch to software engineering. Since then he has worked in ecommerce and web engineering ...
Is Urban Cliff Diving the World’s Most Extreme Sport?
September 7, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Whether it’s from the top of a museum or another epic building, divers are taking the plunge right from within the city’s limits (and into water, of course).
Recently, divers from around the world gathered in Boston to leap from a 90 foot high platform on an overhanging roof of an art museum and...
Neysa Jensen
September 6, 2011 | Local Experts | Read More
Neysa Jensen grew up as the child of a National Park Service ranger, so her love of the outdoors comes naturally. She has lived in Idaho for 21 years, enjoying the mountains, rivers, and vast emptiness of the wilderness. Neysa works as a freelance writer and editor, as well as writing fiction. Her three...
Crackdown on Bulgaria Booze-Fests
September 6, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
The party’s over.
Well, at least for Europeans who want to go on organized drinking tours in Bulgaria.
Seems “alcohol tourism” has gotten a little out of control in the country due to British, German and Scandinavian tour companies promoting heavy drinking vacation packages. Cheap alcohol...
Tara Flores
September 2, 2011 | Local Experts | Read More
Born in Southern California and raised in the Midwest, Tara has always been drawn to the energy of the west coast, having spent every summer there since she can remember. By the time college rolled around, the pull was too great. She left a full tuition scholarship at the University of Michigan in order...
Jessica Polizzotti
September 2, 2011 | Local Experts | Read More
Jessica is a Boston native who was introduced to Boston culture at a young age. When her parents divorced, her father sought a common interest to keep him connected to his not so athletic daughter. Together, they explored Boston food, entertainment, sports, and (when she turned 21) nightlife. This father/daughter...
Postcard Perfect: Floralis Generica, Avenida Figueroa Alcorta, Buenos Aires
September 2, 2011 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
This gorgeous sculpture was donated to the city of Buenos Aires by the artist Eduardo Catalano in 2002.
Located in a pool next to the National Museum of Fine Arts, the metal flower “blooms” every morning at 8am and closes around sunset. It takes about 20 minutes for the flower to open in...
Postcard Perfect: Lunar Rainbow, Fraser Island, Australia
September 2, 2011 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
Fraser Island is located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It was made a World Heritage site in 1992 and is actually the largest sand island in the world. Although it has incredible mangrove and eucalyptus forests and epic sand dunes, a lunar rainbow on its shores might be the rarest find of them...
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