Both of us here at GlobePinners.com (Alex & Nicola) are seasoned travelers. We know how to find the cheapest flight, the best valued hotel for our budget, etc. There are many online tools that helps.

But, every time we land somewhere, we are a little bit stuck by the amount of options we have: where do I eat?(or: “Is this a good restaurant or a tourist-trap?”) Which museums shall I visit (except for those well-know)? Which bar has the highest number of single and good-looking girls?

We know we’re not alone; our friends have the same problem. It’s so difficult to visit a new place, maybe for just a few days, and do the things that better match our preferences. There are many ways to overcome this problem: printed travel guide (eg: Lonely Planet), blogs, WikiTravel; in London and many other cities you can buy a copy of TimeOut magazine and look for the next big party. Sometimes you’re lucky enough to know a friend who has been there before and ask him.

Truth is, that’s not the best approach. We’re living in a world of iPhones and so-called “Web 2.0 applications” but there still are these problems:

• You need a lot of time because information are spread.
• It’s difficult to find unbiased advice
• There’s not such a thing as “the perfect museum” or “the perfect club” because we all have different tastes.

 What about the solution? Well, as we said, we believe to be part of the solution. Stay tuned for part 2

Author: Nicola Cassolato

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During last years we’ve been reading blogs searching for good advices for our start up. Most of them suggest their recipe to achieve success: the manifesto obsession’s burst out! There’s the bootstrappers manifesto and the new yuppies one. It also exists a negativity manifesto, for those who want not to succeed. This is better to be avoid, don’t you think?

Just one thought: if you have to get wrong it’s better to do it without following other’s recommendations. If you have to win it’s better to do it with the real entrepreneurs’ spirit: to be dreamers. For this reason our manifesto says: take into this all your creativity and always be off your own boat.

p.s.: therefore, if you want, don’t follow our manifesto.

Author: Alex Contarin

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Usually beginning articles are long and boring like a soap opera from Argentina. For this very reason we’ll try to be as essential as we can: our’s articles reading will take you the time of a cheese burger.

We are two young Italian entrepreneurs and we’re working on a travel tips web site, which uses innovative systems for travel itinerary planning, thanks to the users’ cooperation. Now we’re realizing the prototype, which we’ll be released around November 2009. What else? “hello world!”

P.S.: one of the two co-founders is vegetarian, so for the future we’ll also think about a vegetarian version of the deal!

Author: Alex Contarin

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