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May 2009 TravelPod Newsletter
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Louise Brown aka.
starlagurl

Welcome to June!

May was a busy month for us. TravelPod unveiled a completely new blogging platform design.

I also went on a roadtrip across America meeting some of my favourite bloggers. We had so much fun that I'm organizing another meetup in Toronto.






TravelPod's slick new look




Completely new design

TravelPod is undergoing an intense redesign at the moment.

Phase 1 of the plan is already complete. The new design of the "dashboard" system will be in use on Monday, June 1.

All of our dedicated beta testers have given us incredible amounts of feedback, and we thank them for it for the rest of our days.

We've rebuilt the system from the ground up. Check out TravelPod founder Luc Levesque's guerrilla-style video (don't mind the shaky camera) introducing the new look.

In case you can't wait for Monday, there is a way to try out the new system right now.

1. Login to TravelPod as normal.
2. Click "Try it out right now" in the the bright green banner at the top of your screen.








USA meetup recap




The crowd at the Phoenix meetup

Me and my friends hopped in a car and met up with a bunch of TravelPod bloggers.

Thanks to everyone who came out, I had an awesome time.

Planning a meetup in your own town for TP bloggers is easy, I did it and I don't even live in any of these places!

I met some great people that I wouldn't have met otherwise. Contact me if you want to plan one of your own.








Toronto meet and greet




Come out for NXNE in Toronto

We had so much fun at the meetup in Toronto, that I wanted to have another one.

This time, we'll be doing it at the indie rock festival, NXNE. There will be fantastic indie bands onstage all day, and then, if you're up for it, more club hopping at night.

Find more details in the TravelPod forums.








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TravelPod's on Twitter

Everyone seems to be doing the Twitter thing nowadays. We've jumped on the bandwagon too!

If you've got an account, follow us for daily travel inspiration, travel tips and featured bloggers.

TravelPod on Twitter.








Photo of the Month

Photo courtesy of troseen

Troseen is an incredible photographer freshly returned from exploring Sierra Leone.

This photo of a young girl won by a slim margin of two votes as this month's best photo.

Read the rest of Torseen's blog and see more of his photographic skills on his Morocco/Sierra Leone blog. Congratulations Torseen!

Don't forget to vote for next month's winner.










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4. Travel Hangman

5. This. . . or That?

6. Let's see those passport photos!

7. Mexico's Swine Flu

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Becoming a Local Expert entitles you run your own forum in the TravelPod community. It also means you get a badge on your blog that tells everyone that you are a trusted source.

We expect our experts to write one overview (a "starter kit") about their location and chat weekly in our discussion forums.

Contact me to apply

See you in the forums!

Louise Brown
TravelPod Community Manager

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