Author Archives: Andy Jarosz

About Andy Jarosz

Owner, 501 Places. Freelance writer.

Travel Bloggers & Travel Businesses – A topic that won’t go away

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Andy Jarosz

This week’s guest post comes from Ben Colclough, a founder of Tourdust and in recent weeks a contributor to the illustrious Huffington Post. As the title suggests, the subject in question has been covered several times already on other blogs, … Continue reading →

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Hire a local: a review of my Tripbod experience

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Andy Jarosz

I don’t often write reviews of products or services, but having followed the Tripbod team for a while online and then met up with the CEO Sally Broom and her colleague Liz Sutcliffe at World Travel Market last year I … Continue reading →

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Burma, Tibet, China, Egypt: what makes a country worthy of a boycott?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andy Jarosz

Over the last few years a string of government ministers and travel industry chiefs have taken turns in preaching the virtues of ethical travel. They have spoken much about avoiding those countries with atrocious human rights records. Burma in particular … Continue reading →

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