As you plan your next travel adventure, it’s important to keep in mind who will be available to accompany you to your next destination. You quickly realize that none of your friends want to join you and you really don’t want to venture out alone.
You search the Internet, frantically looking for a Web site that will aid in finding other students and travelers who would like to travel with you, but nothing helps. www.Trotterbud.com is here to the rescue; this brand new Web site works to bring young travelers together no matter where their destination is.
Launched late in 2008, this site was created by a student, for other students who are on exchange programs or just world travelers. It is designed to work like other networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, but aims at travelers and future adventures. The Web site allows you to link up with people who may be traveling to the same place at the same time as yourself.
The creator of the Web site, San Diego State University senior Mike Salas, came up with the idea after spending Spring semester of 2008 in Amiens, France. When he wasn’t studying, he took advantage of the close neighboring countries to do same traveling and exploring of his own.
“During my travels I would stay in hostels where I met different people who came from different parts of the world,” Salas said. “Some of them were backpacking alone, just like me.”
Through a series of coincidences of running into people in the states from his past travels abroad, Salas finally decided to turn his idea of connecting travelers into a reality. With the help of a designing and engineering company, his idea of a travel networking Web site was created.
The Web site was ultimately created to find traveling partners, but has evolved into much more. Users can sign up for an account that offers many options for personal data, such as travel calendars, journals of your traveling adventures, surveys of cities and pictures of your trips.
In addition to sharing experiences, you’ll also have access to reviews about different destinations and airlines that you may be considering.
“Trotterbud is a site for globetrotters alike to share their experiences from their travels through pictures, surveys, journals and much more,” Salas said.
A Web site such as www.trotterbud.com will open doors for travelers to find people to travel with, information and recommendations from travelers in the same age group and fully take advantage of all that is offered while abroad.
Knowing the insider tips of what to do and what not to do in certain cities can make the difference between an amazing and mediocre experience.
“It is a site designed to encourage today’s generation to explore where they have never been, see places they have never seen, have experiences they have never experienced and meet people they have never met,” Salas said.
In addition to the advantage of getting tips and ideas from someone who has already traveled to your planned destination, you also get to network with people from all kinds of places, learn about their culture and make new friends.
“My goal, essentially, is to encourage my peers and today’s generation to take on the world,” Salas said. “Because studying abroad, or just even traveling, is an experience that everybody deserves.”
Trotterbud is sure to become a great addition to the networking Web sites available today. Students will be able to facilitate their traveling arrangements and make friends with other students studying abroad, ultimately networking with people from all over the world who share the same passion for travel and adventure.
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