Burning Man, travel and tech
September 21, 2009 in United States of America
In this wide-ranging interview, Craig speaks with Kijubi CEO Billy Fried about his recent experiences at Burning Man and his take on current issues in travel and technology.
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Burning Man
A massive festival held yearly in the Nevada Desert, Burning Man is a modern festival and “celebration of the human spirit”. Billy has just finished up his time there and talks about its background, his love of the festival and how it ties into modern culture.
Travel and tech
Billy has just launched a travel activity aggregator, Kijubi.com. With this unique industry view, we discuss some of the hot topics around technology use and travel. In particular we cover the trust factor of user reviews, the homogenisation of experiences (and the old traveller vs tourist binary) as well as the impact of mass tourism on a destination.
We finish off by looking at some exciting projects in urban transport: Paris’s velib network and the Kiwi-built Schweeb — a human-powered monorail.
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This article was written by Craig and Linda
Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are ... somewhere in the world! Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast - you can get in touch with them here.
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Hosts Craig and Linda Martin started travelling in February 2006 and have been to over 50 countries. They were 
Andy Hayes said on September 22, 2009
Great edition, as per always. Sorry to hear about your loss on the contest but sounds like your new plans will be just as good. Can’t wait to hear more. *wink*
FYI the link mentioned doesn’t seem to be working?
Craig and Linda said on September 22, 2009
It’s live now Andy: The Great Kiwi Trip is ready to go.
Nomadic Matt said on September 22, 2009
Burning Man seems like a great place to go too!
Craig and Linda said on September 23, 2009
It sure does. We’re keen to get there in the next few years.
Andy Hayes said on September 24, 2009
Same here. Rock on Burning Man.
Mark H said on September 24, 2009
This seems an amazing festival.