The details are sketchy but the principal behind We Get There is to promote travel so, done, I’m in. I think it’s intended to be a platform to share information, ideas, advice and somehow funding too.
For now you can check out their supporter wall, who they are and their

Games, eats and giggles from the days at Baan San Fan.

I visited back in December, and as part of my travels in Asia ‘popped in’ to say hi. I’m so glad I did, and I wish I had scheduled longer. But no worries, I’ll be back…

This is a diary post, so it’s a stream of thoughts, reactions and ideas. I’ll write some proper reflections and insights shortly.

As I was on my way to day two of the Social Innovation Bootcamp I was feeling inspired by yesterday’s work and spoke to a friend, Charlie, to get some advice on next steps for Work in Thailand. Charlie is part of the committee for the Great Adventure Challenge. It’s an incredibly successful project, a great cause, and knowing Charlie a little bit a very inspiring story about how to make projects like this work. So the day started well… . And when I arrived there was …

Today I went to the first Social Innovation StartUp Camp. It was hosted by Social Innovation Sydney – a community led by Kate Carruthers and Michelle Williams to share and further ideas that have a positive influence on society.
There were around thirty people. I don’t know where everyone came from, hopefully we’ll get a delegate list tomorrow, but there seemed to be a lot of marketing experience in the room. I arrived late – thanks to a big night out in Manly :) – and …

We know that the digital media & marketing industry is expanding and the Robert Walters Quarterly Update for 2011 reported that in particular ‘online marketing professionals were highly sought-after.’ With that growth there is also more demand for effective training, up-skilling and increasing industry expertise.

In order to serve the industry and back by popular demand we are once again hosting the ad:tech University – an intensive course to advance digital skills and knowledge. Fast. (ad:tech University, 3 June 2011, Vibe Hotel, Sydney, www.ad-tech.com/uni)

Jason, another volunteer who worked at Baan San Fan after me has completely upgraded their website and it’s awesome.

See more here.

The Virgin Blue in flight magazine, Voyeur, is currently running an article on the ‘new’ holidays that people are pursuing, “Way to Go”. The premise of the article is that original travel destinations and experiences are running dry and travelers now want ‘bragging rights from our two weeks off.’ The ITB World Travel Trends Report 2010/2011 includes insights such as: travelers cite sustainability as a driver for tourism, and there is a growing demand for well being & relaxation.

Due to significant internal changes at PepsiCo, Bonin Bough informed us on Saturday morning (26 March) that he is now unable to join us in person on Wednesday 30 March for the free Keynote Presentation at ad:tech Melbourne. Bonin’s presentation is one of four free Keynote Presentations at ad:tech Melbourne. The other Keynote speakers are: the Founders of Spreets, the Digital Communications Manager from Tate, UK and the CMO of Microsoft APAC.

The great thing about the ad:tech Melbourne program is that we’ll be revisiting some of the content from Sydney. This is good because it means the best content is being aired twice, and in the interim the speakers can re-evaluate their material in light of any feedback and taking in to account the local market. Here’s a few examples of those:

Baan San Fan have launched their Facebook page
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Read more here.