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Duffel is designed to be as flexible as Excel / Word, and at the same time, provides more structure and organization around the chaotic trip planning process. Our nifty features such as corkboard (for collecting ideas), map integration, friends collaboration, and iPhone app (to carry your digital itinerary) are just a few among many way to help you plan better trips. In our attempt to make trip planning even funner, each of your trips are called "duffels", because every duffel contains travel ideas, activities, to-do list, and even hotel / flight booking information - you know, stuff you'd take with you when you travel. Even though "duffel" may throw some people off, we're sticking with it because it is our brand! (sorry I rant off topic just now).
No time to plan trips? This is where Duffel becomes really useful. Let's say you always wanted to visit Thailand, but you never get the time to research prices, find places to stay or things to do there. Those exotic beaches and coconut drinks are simply ideas that seem so close, yet far away. No worries, because with our Clip-It Bookmarker, you can start clipping notes about Thailand while you're doing your usual browsing on travel websites. Fill up your Thailand duffel over time - could take weeks or even months - and when you finally decide to take the leap, most of your trip research has already been done!
One of my favorite websites to casually browse for travel ideas (note: casual also means non-committal) is New York Times Travel. Not only do they have interesting takes on different cities and ethnic cuisines, NYTimes is almost never stingy on pictures and maps. For example, their Thailand guide provides information on where to go, when to go, and opinions on various Thai topics. Once you clip an article to your duffel, the picture and website are automatically saved, and you can always refer back to it any time. When I become a little more serious about the trip, I usually go on Trip Advisor to check out hotel reviews in Thailand. Trip Advisor works really well with our Clip-It bookmarker because we pick up hotels addresses as well, which means more time browsing and less time cutting & pasting. Of course, I won't hesitate to invite my wife, who would be traveling with me, to the duffel, so she can start doing her own research and clipping her ideas (which usually consist of spas and good food).
Okay, Thailand is nice, but you still don't know where to go? Explore Duffel and see what our duffelers are up to and where they are planning their trips! And please don't hesistate to contact us with your ideas and feedback - we are all ears.
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