I loved how the internet has created great social community sites for travellers, but I am afraid I am becoming bored of it all now. Daily, I receive emails asking me for my comments sites with the same features, i.e. create your own blog, plot your journey on a Google Map, leave hotel and trip reviews etc.

Snore Snore – come on people let’s get a little more creative.

Jorge Soto, of myTripz.com contacted me recently, and my first impressions of the site was that it was bland, and boring [and I told him so] but after signing up, I’m actually having a fun time. The site is not just about leaving reviews, but it has an element of networking, where you can add friends, and network with other members.

What I like is that the reviews aren’t just of hotels, but members have left reviews of restaurants, bars and hostels, but like most social sites, you can create a journal, upload travel photographs.

You can create groups, but I am not sure what happens when you create a group as there doesn’t appear to be a way where you can communicate with members publically, which is what I think is lacking from the site. I’d like to see an element of Orkut included in this site where members can discuss topics via forum style boards.

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