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Publicity for Around the World in 80 ClicksSeveral magazines have written about Around the World in 80 Clicks. Here are some excerpts: BizRevolution, a Brazilian online magazine, wrote this about www.traveladventures.org: (19 October 2001) In August, 2001, Yahoo Internet Life Magazine published this short article about Around the World in 80 Clicks:
A Croatian site wrote this about Around the World in 80 Clicks [Translation:] Travel around the world in 80 clicks! Boris Kester is an excellent tour leader, and that is the most importante characteristic that person who wants to make site about travelling must have. Moreover, you will find here fantastic pictures of exotic locations, and your hunger about travelling around the world will be, in some measure, satisfied with short excellent travel stories about far away places. When you "plunge" into Boris' world, you will get to know about his adventures on his trips from Cairo to Bahrain and on to Hokkaido. Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter wrote this about Around the World in 80 Clicks: (19 April 2001)Computer programmer turned flight attendant, Boris Kester, has taken on a third endeavor; documenting his travels around the world through his website TravelAdventures.org. Despite the thousands of miles he has traveled, the hundred countries he has visited, and the countless number of tourist attractions he has seen, Boris manages to report on these exotic places with the innocent excitement of a first-time traveler. He shares his journeys through photographs and personal stories, usually focusing on a piece of art or architecture in each city. The site is self-funded, which empowers it with a quality of sincerity that makes visiting it so special. Then, Netsurfer Digest commented this about www.traveladventures.org: (10 April, 2001) Optimum Online: Best of the Web writes: "Around the World in 80 Clicks: formidable idea. This is a site about which the Internet can be proud. It is a large travelogue that you can share while clicking away with your mouse. You read beautiful stories, discover places you had never heard of, and acquire a lot of knowledge. The site is also visually attractive: splendid pictures come by in a high frequency. Should you not know where to start, and we can imagine that, take a Surprise Trip. Author of this site is Boris Kester. Applause and a deep bow. Staggering site which takes you for an apparently random trip around the world in word and image. A digital juwel of high calibre!" (From: WebGids, 1st Edition, Autumn 2000) "This is a site about which the Internet can be proud. 'Around the World in 80 Clicks' is a large travel cronicle of which you become a part by clicking your mouse. Impressive stories, just discovered spots, and an incredible amount of breahtaking pictures. After all, the eye has to be pleased as well. The author of this surprising site, Boris Kester, is a storehouse of information and is willing to share that information with the reader. This digital chronicle is quite large, so if you don't know where to start, it is advisable to take a surprise trip first." (From: Avant Garde, January, 2001) Then, an article appeared in a South Korean newspaper mentioning among others Around the World in 80 Clicks. This is part of the article dedicated to Around the World in 80 Clicks (whomever can translate this text, please let me know!)
In 2004, the Dutch digital news site Zeenz.nl published the following on traveladventures.org: "Making a trip around the world while touching the keys on your keyboard? That's possible on www.traveladventures.org. But watch out, because you will keep on clicking on this site. And what's very good, is that the Kinderdijk windmills are well represented on this site. You can also download beautiful screensavers and send a card of your favourite holiday destination to friends, colleagues or family. see: Zeenz.nl SearchSearch pages at Traveladventures.org Go directly to:Travel picturesTo travel the world using images, select your preferred language below: MailinglistIf you want to be updated regularly about new stories and pictures: Google EarthClick your way over the world with pictures (needs Google Earth software) Visual GeographyTravel linksCheck out useful travel links, and submit your favourite useful travel sites! Also on this site
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