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Entries Tagged as 'guidebooks'

The Bespoke Guidebook

June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Dutch language school, Good design, Novelty

For my upcoming trip to Dutch Princess School–and the week beforehand, where I’ll be touring far-flung parts of the Netherlands–I pulled a list of a few locations I’ll be visiting.

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Why Hasn’t Social Media Replaced Our Guidebooks?

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Wary of the advice of others

I’ve attended a couple of social media conferences lately, and with South by Southwest (or for the too-cool-for-school, #sxsw) around the corner, I’ve been wondering: Why hasn’t social media created even more of a sea change as to how we travel? Why hasn’t it replaced my guidebook? I’m planning to go to Vught in the [...]

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Google’s French-Themed Superbowl Ad…

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Good design, Novelty

…demonstrates why it’s our collective guidebook, travel agent, and translation software in one tidy, efficient package.

Hooray.

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