T R A V E L -N- P E O P L E

TRAVELBUDS meeting with other travel enthusiast (addicts?) as oneself. I have found that ive met some quality people thru searching for new friends thru share interests. How exciting it is to have a photo buddy in Vienna, or to arrange a catch up with a canadian photographer in Egypt! - things like that, it CAN happen - thanks to the net ;)

I plan to make a feature soon in Psydewalk, on this travel section about what site/groups there are around online, where you can go and make connections prior to travelling - and when you start travelling, you go and visit these new friendships you have built up and stay at their places, should you feel comfortable to do so. These communites are not for a 'free accommodation' as such - if you look at it that way - its not going to work - no one is going to invite you to stay.

Travelling is more than just 5 star hotels, or shopping for souverniers, i think. Its about connecting to the rest of the world, in real time (not tv and internet/media) and making one see where you actually are in your life - no matter where you standing.

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T R A N S P O R T
FLIGHT BOOKINGS
AUSTRALIA
- virgin blue airlines
- zuji travel site
- webjet travel site
- qantas airlines
- jetstar airlines

TRAIN TIMETABLE
VICTORIA
- connex rail
- vicTrip - trip planner
- buy metcard online

FLIGHT BOOKINGS
EUROPE
- ryanair
- easyjet
- thomascook
- airberlin

TRAINS
-eurostar

TRAVEL SITES
- travelsupermarket
- bestflights
- flightcentre
- opodo

TRAVEL COMMUNITIES
- travellerspoint

TRAVEL INSURANCE
- 1cover

A U S T R A L I A
D E P A R T U R E S