| Earlier this month I launched the Travel Rants Sociable Newsletter with the aim of sharing the best travel content and showcasing travel startups and bloggers. This issue I feature travel startup Joobili and introduce you to Max of Istanbul Trails. Please visit our sponsor Hotel Calculator, where you can compare hotels deals in over 13,000 cities across the world. Feel free to join in these discussions
Tourist goes on holiday in the wrong country Improving the impact of tourism Design flaws that drive me crazy False advertising is on the increase in travel Ration flights to cut pollution The Travel Rants Flickr photograph group has nearly 5,000 photos uploaded but I would like to reach 10,000 by the end of the year. So we would appreciate it if you could add any travel photos that you have uploaded on Flickr to our group.
Nomination for the Lonely Planet Awards 
This morning I learned that Travel Rants has being nominated in the Lonely Planet Travel Blog awards for best travel consumer blog. I would really appreciate it if you would vote for me if you think the blog is worthy of the award.
Click here to vote Best of the travel blogs For this issue I scoured the internet to find great blog content:
Experience swimming in Iceland Tours to India Soar with "Slumdog" Dont Learn a Foreign Language Please fasten your seatbelts, its Hammer Time! Bringing you travel consumer news from around then world:
Ryanair: no complaints about mobiles Cheaper rail fares as operators told to slash prices Its a plane. Its a hostel. No, its Jumbo Hostel Inside flight attendant school back to top 
 City tours have come a long way from trudging after a man with an umbrella across town and are now more accessible than ever. You can download tours from the website onto your computer and transfer them to your iPod, MP3 or mobile phone music player. This enables you to take a tour at your convenience. Travel Rants subscribers receive a 10% discount on all audio tours. Quote: TR123 Visit Walk Talk Tours Must read travel tips for skiing holidays  The ski season is in full flight so this issue we bring you the best travel tips for those going on a skiing holiday during February and March. Thank you to everyone who submitted their favourites on Twitter, but here are my favourites.Beginner skiing tips You could save money on lessons by practicing on indoor snow slopes in the UK. It can help you get used to skiing and snow boarding, which means you get more powder for your pound on holiday. Crystal Ski When you book your resort, look at a map of the ski runs. You want green runs that aren't crossed by black runs, otherwise you could find yourself a novice skier having to navigate across a very steep slope - Travel Weekly General skiing tips Of course style is important and practicality is paramount, but comfort is a priority if you’re crash prone. Hi-tech gear means you can stay on the slopes all day without getting soggy and cold. This means Dainese over Dior; Spider trumps Chanel. Mr & Mrs Smith If you live in London or the South-East, you can green your ski trip by getting the Eurostar's 'snow train' to the slopes. If you are new to skiing, take lessons and go for a one-piece so you don't get snow in your trousers. Give it at least 3 days. Roaming Tales Skiing health tips Intermediate adult skiers should have a 2-hour private lesson near the beginning of each week's holiday to remind, but be careful after a few days skiing, your muscles will be tired, always the most 'dangerous' if you're not fit. Wine Travel Make sure your insurance covers you, hit the snowpark or go outside the piste marker poles and some don't. If taking your own equipment, check airline T&Cs for costs. Some have free carriage others cost more than flight - Eurapart back to top Travel startup review - Joobili  In this issue we feature Joobili,
a travel startup that inspires you to travel. From experience it is difficult to decide where you want to go when you have a few days off, and Joobili (pronounced Jubilee) helps you make that decision.With Joobili you enter your travel dates and discover the coolest European festivals and events specific to your dates and interests. Check out the Prague Easter Markets, Semana Santa in Seville, or even the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. Visit Joobili Follow Travel Rants If you are a member of any of the social networking sites please feel free to follow us: View my favourite sites and blogs on StumbleUpon Add me as a friend on Facebook Keep up to date with my travels on Dopplr Chat with me on Twitter Watch my videos on You Tube View my travel photos on Flickr back to top 
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