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Fall is a great time to visit and explore the natural beauty and landscape of the National Parks of the US.

Visiting a National Parks in the fall gives you an opportunity to enjoy the park on your own terms without the summer crowds bustling by.

Yellowstone National Park in Colorado was the first national park of the US, created in 1876. Yellowstone Park contains the strangest and interesting geological features such as geysers, hot springs and cauldrons of mud bubbles. It is home to a wide variety of native American wildlife such as buffalo, coyote, deer, moose, bison, and home to the grizzly bear.

Another great park is Yosemite National Park in California, famous for its giant Sequoia trees, with its hanging valleys and waterfalls, granite domes and glaciers. You can visit in the winter too when its appearance changes to a beautiful snowy landscape, though some roads are not accessible.

If you are on the East Coast, and want to stay close to home you may want to explore Acadia in Maine or Shenandoah in Virginia and of course the Everglades in Florida

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tripwolf is one of the 22 finalists, that will participate at Seedcamp next week in London, held at the University College London 15-19th September.

For one important week, Europe’s top young entrepreneurs will be in one place, seeking seed funding for their start up.

The companies come from 9 different countries, including U.K., Germany, France, Sweden, Poland, Ukraine and Romania and are developing technologies that have the potential to re-shape major sectors like gaming, human-computer interaction, ad networks, semantic analysis, mobile phone apps, online travel, and chat and blogging.

The teams will converge on London this month to spend a week with Europe’s leading technologists, company founders, venture capitalists, and marketing strategists. The goal of this week is to foster networking, share learnings based on common experiences, and continue forming a strong support system and network for entrepreneurs throughout Europe. 2008’s teams set the bar high for start-up entrepreneurship and we are very excited to welcome a very ambitious group.

Best of luck guys……

For further information visit  http://seedcamp.com/pages/weeks_program.

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We at tripwolf love to give away things. This time we have teamed up with the organizers of Minitiek, an electronic music festival taking place in New York City 12,13 and 14th September.   We are giving away two pairs of tickets here on tripwolf.

For a chance to win the hottest tickets in town, you must add and review five music venues/bars to the New York City guide page on tripwolf, add them to your scrapbook and share your reviews with tripwolf team member Jennifly.
http://www.tripwolf.com/en/traveler/user/811/jennifly

We will decide on the winners based on your reviews.

Competition deadline 10th September

Info:
Minitek is a different kind of festival, a first of its kind taking place in New York City. The festival combines two aspects: Electronic music and innovation.  Minitek explores innovation not only in respect to music but also to other forms of art, science and technology.

For the first minitek, there will be support from some of the most exciting electronic music talents from around the world. Alongside the most sought-after artists who have a solid following in the US, you’ll discover young emerging artists that are currently gaining tremendous momentum, some of which are home-grown New York locals.

Taking place over a three day weekend 12,13 & 14th September in Manhattan and
Coney island Brooklyn.

Acts include; Ritchie Hawtin, M.A.N.D.Y, Tiefschwarz, Audiofly, Marco Carola, Troy Pierce and Paul Ritch and many more international acts and DJs

Links to tickets http://www.residentadvisor.net/event-detail.aspx?id=54105

For more information visit http://www.minitekfestival.com

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An exciting adventure and athletic thrill awaits tripwolf users on the website over the next coming weeks.

Three Viennese climbers, Harry Grün, Klaus Bonazza and Jakob Karner, known as the Vienna Verticals, will climb the 20,570 feet high Hunza Peak, in the Karakoram region of Pakistan.  This is the first time anyone has ever attempted to mount the peak.  The climbers will report live from the mountain on tripwolf.com

The climb will take place along the 4000 feet high vertical southern wall. This “Big Wall” will be the home to the climbers for three weeks.

The updates can be found at:
http://www.tripwolf.com/en/traveler/user/362544/VIEverticals

The project, which experts consider one of the most ambitious alpine challenges of recent times, will be documented daily by the climbers via photos, videos, audio recordings and texts. Live-Chats with the “Vienna Verticals” are also planned. This report is made possible by the most modern communication technology available.

Surviving in the Hunza Peak:
The three athletes have extraordinary plans: They are aiming to reach the Hunza Peak within approximately five weeks, during which they will have climbed the 4000 feet high “Big Wall.” A 31 x 75 inch big platform made of cloth and aluminum that is attached to the wall by a hook will serve as their home. During the high point, below them will be a drop of  3,000 feet.
The climbers will spend three continuous weeks along the wall, without assistance from the outside world. They will carry approximately 440 pounds of essential equipment and supply. All this at a temperature of about -20 Fahrenheit at night and 105 Fahrenheit during the day and the low oxygen levels present at this altitude.

“All that’s not tied to us, will end up 10,000 feet below us in the gab of a glacier,” explains Jakon Karner. “At this height the oxygen level is still around 40% of the normal level.  Every day, we will climb in completely unknown territory – the bodily and physical challenges will be enormous.”

Extreme-vacationers on tripwolf:
tripwolf, the online travel guide of the next generation, went online a few weeks ago. The extensive options that tripwolf offers its users to uniquely present multi-media content to others, are now also being taken advantage of by the Vienna Verticals. Because the content doesn’t always have to be sightseeing or hotel tips, but can also be reports from one of the most dangerous expeditions on earth! At the same time, the climbers have the chance to stay connected with friends and travelers across the globe.

Stay Tuned to tripwolf for coverage

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A new breed of traveler has emerged, they are tech savvy with an passion for travel.  The Facebook generation has spawned the ‘Next Generation Traveler.’

tripwolf is geared towards this type traveler, who is peer-to-peer orientated and who enjoy sharing their travel experiences online among their friends.  The Next Generation traveler is ditching bulky travel guidebooks in favor of personalized travel guides, which is one of the many cool features offered on tripwolf – ‘create your own printable travel guide’

PhoCusWright recently produced a report on the unique attributes of the NextGen Traveler.

- The NextGen Traveler relies heavily on the internet when is comes to planning, purchasing and sharing information on travel experiences.

- 41% have taken a virtual tour of a destination

- 38% have built a trip itinerary online

- 4/10 report being influenced by personal comments read on social networking or travel advisory websites

- 1/3 have authored and posted a travel review online.

All of these attributes are featured on tripwolf, the one-stop shop for the Next Generation Traveler.

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After only launching to the public  just over a month ago, tripwolf is a hit with internet travel enthusiasts.  More than 10,000 users have registered since the launch, and are now active members of the community.

The website’s content is also growing rapidly: more than 180,000 pictures and 30,000 travel videos are getting people hungry for travel.

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What a successful launch party this past Tuesday at The Gallery Bar. We had a chance to meet some of our users and other media professionals. I was at the door checking people in, matching names to the faces. It was an eclectic international mix, so New York, always bringing out a cool mix of people.

Now that tripwolf has been public for several weeks now, we are celebrating our successful launch with a party in New York City. Yaay!!!!!

To RSVP please send an email to: party@tripwolf.com

Summer is the season for festivals of all kinds – the weather entices everyone out of their homes, and the sunshine is enough reason to celebrate. tripwolf is on top of the summer events and festivals occurring around the world.

July and August are busy months for film festival lovers. Last week was the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. As of right now we are in the middle of the Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania, which ends on July 20^th this year. Also this week, we are smack in the middle of the London Australian Film Festival, which runs until the end of the month in London, of course. This festival showcases any type of innovative film, from obscure to what you can see in theatres.

Another interesting festival occurring as we speak is the Ischia Global Film and Music Fest on the island of Ischia off of the Neapolitan Coast in Italy. This festival is filled with both independent films, as well as popular acts, and ends this weekend, on the 20^th.

Next week in New York City is the The Independent Features Film Festival. This festival falls only on the weekend of the 25^th-27^th, and focuses on the most popular independent films.

If you’re one to plan ahead, get ready for the Toronto Film Festival – one of the most well-known and prestigious film festivals in the world. The festival is, of course, in Toronto, Canada, from September 4-13^th

If you’re lucky enough to catch one of these cultural events, remember, tripwolf loves your photos

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Parlez-Vous Francais?

tripwolf.com received a wave of activity yesterday from Canada and heres why….we were featured on a segment of Salut Bonjour for Canoe TV. tripwolf the choice social travel guide for travelers.

Follow link and click video to check out the review tva.canoe.com

We were also featured in Information week, a top technology magazine based in San Francisco with almost 1/2 million subscribers and over 1.5 million unique visitors to their site www.informationweek.com

The take over continues…

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