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Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how (kindly include any relevant company names/Web sites!).: I am a travel blogger at adventureswithben.com. In 2009 I was selected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to use social media to market the City of Pattaya during their Ultimate Thailand Explorers Social Media Travel Competition.

On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?: Orlando, South Africa, Victoria Falls, Massachusetts

What destinations are you most interested in learning about?: Australia

Other travel / language expertise?: Have visited 15 countries on 5 continents. Conversational in French.

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South Africa World Cup: Why I Support Vuvuzelas

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Why I Supported the Vuvuzela

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup is now over, and the Vuvuzela, that "annoying" plastic horn seems to have been just a memory. Most of the world didn't support the poor defenseless vuvuzela, which is why I'm writing this post to set the record straight as to why the world misunderstood the vuvuzela.…

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Posted on August 29, 2010 at 5:06pm

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At 4:12pm on August 29, 2010, Tripatini said…: Benjamin, welcome to Tripatini, the online travel community the New York Post called “Facebook for travelers.” On Tripatini, you can mingle with travelers and top travel experts alike, so everybody learns how to travel better and smarter. A few tips to get you rolling:

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