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What Is the Value of Yelp?

a table and chairs outside a building

When I travel to different places, I tend to do research when I’m on the plane on my way to the destination.  People often ask me–do you use Yelp to plan your trips? Yes and no.http://heelsfirsttravel.boardingarea.com/2013/05/25/foursquare-checkin-has-another-use/ I used to use FourSquare all the time before the huge Swam debacle.  I’m easing …

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My New Favorite BBQ Place in Austin

I just found a new favorite barbeque place in Austin, and it is literally off the beaten path. Micklethwait Craft Meats is a sort-of-restaurant-sort-of-food-truck located in East Austin somewhere around 1309 Rosewood Avenue. The food truck is parked in a grassy area attached to a parking lot, complete with wooden …

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Dining in Paris: Café Kléber

a plate of food on a table

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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Dining in Paris: Boco

a store front with a red awning

This is one post in a series on visiting Paris: 1. Surprising Someone With a Trip to Paris 2. The Newark Lufthansa Senator Lounge 3. Lufthansa Business Class from EWR-FRA 4. The Hilton Frankfurt Airport 5. Roaming Frankfurt Wild 6. The Radisson Blu Le Metropolitan Hotel, Paris Eiffel 7. The Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme 8. Dining in Paris: …

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