Thorn Tree segways into travel venture
Posted at 04:08PM Jul 04, 2008 by geekgal
Thorn Tree member Kevin Hey wrote to us to thank Lonely Planet and his fellow Thorn Tree-ers for the "invaluable information and advice" he put to use backpacking, and to let us know that the travel bug has become a full time gig for him these days!
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Category: CommunityHighlight | Tags: interview new-zealand profile segway thorntree
Go and eat worms
Posted at 05:45PM Jun 25, 2008 by geekgal
A ritzy Vancouver restaurant is introducing insects to the menu, prompting some interesting conversation, and sharing of bug eating tales on the Thorn Tree.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: food getstuffed thorntree threadoftheday
Why are the Danes so happy?
Posted at 04:29PM Jun 20, 2008 by geekgal
Why are the Danes so happy? Our Thread of the Day postulates a strong welfare system, cheap beer and pretty girls. Care to chime in?
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: denmark thorntree threadoftheday
Talking oil
Posted at 04:38PM Jun 19, 2008 by geekgal
We've added a new branch to the Thorn Tree forum.
Fuel For Thought is the place for you to compare petrol prices around the world, get on your soapbox about oily issues and discuss how rising costs are impacting the travel industry - for better or worse.
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Category: NewAndImproved | Tags: forum gas oil petrol thorntree travel
What is it with those Thorn Tree posters?
Posted at 11:47AM Jun 19, 2008 by geekgal
Ever wondered what makes our famous Thorn Tree forum tick? Check in with some introspective users in our Thread of the Day.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: community forum participation thorntree traveller user
Thorn Tree members interview Lonely Planet author
Posted at 06:10AM May 29, 2008 by geekgal
Last Friday author Frances Linzee Gordon spent some time in Lonely Planet headquarters answering questions from Lonely Planet's online community, with the help of the LonelyPlanet.tv and Community crew. Check out her answers!
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Category: CommunityHighlight | Tags: author chat community frances_linzee_gordon q&a thorntree video
I post, there-forum I am
Posted at 02:08PM May 01, 2008 by geekgal
Today on the Thorn Tree users had a field day getting introspective. Poster JJack raised a terrific pot stirring question about just how efficient a travel forum can be, no matter how well intentioned.
"After reading and posting on this site for around seven odd years, I've come to an uncomfortable conclusion: do not ask anyone's opinion of anything," begins his gauntlet throw.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: community thorntree threadoftheday
Sounds appealing?
Posted at 06:19AM Apr 01, 2008 by geekgal
Have you ever visited a place purely because of its name? That's the question being asked, and answered en'masse over on the Thorn Tree.
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Category: ThreadOfTheDay | Tags: name thorntree threadoftheday town
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