Geeky Traveller

SoSauce.com is another fun site that combines travel with social networking. Their Travel section allows you to share your travel stories with other visitors.
In the My Trips area, you can view you global footprint that shows a map of all the places you’ve been. Mine is woefully empty in comparison to the overall size of the planet. I’ll have to work on filling it out more! You can also show off your trips by posting photos, travel journals, tips you picked up (like where to go to get the best deals on local goods), reviews …read more

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While I have the utmost respect for travel agents (I studied to be one myself before changing career track ideas), there’s something I absolutely love about websites that allow your average amateur at home to help you with your travel. Many sites feature sections where you can review your opinions on hotels, restaurants, and attractions where you’ve traveled. However, Guideal (how cute is that name) lets the locals help you out – in person.
Basically, the gist of it is that people sign up to offer their wisdom and advice as a tour guide in their own area. …read more

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When you’re doing business, even the toughest entrepreneur needs to break for lunch of dinner. In fact, business dinners are frequently a huge part of business travel and are a great opportunity for some networking in a more relaxed environment than the boardroom.
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What about another kind of networking though? Conducting business has changed over the years and no one wants to lug a briefcase full of memos and papers to dinner. With everyone owning Blackberry devices or other similar PDAs or even laptops, what people want to know now is: …read more

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Noonhat is a website that refers to itself as an easy and safe way to meet people for lunch. The way it works seems pretty straightforward. You enter your email address, the date, and then choose your location. After you submit your info, Noonhat will find other folks in the area who are looking for lunch buddies.
The brain behind the site, Brian Dorsey, hopes that it will help people to meet up and enjoy some good conversation with people they might never meet otherwise. It sounds a little wacky, but then again, think back to …read more

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