We all know Darren Cronian for being an award-winner blogger on TravelRants, where he’s been delivering news and advice on travel for consumers for quite some time now. Darren is now up to something new and very interesting: MyLifeInLeeds is a brand new magazine on things do to, to see, to eat and to drink in Leeds, his hometown.

The magazine itself seems structured to easily give you all the information you need to plan your vacations: each article is a guide in itself, with pratical information about specific aspects or your trip. It soft-launched to his followers with a tweet, and we’re very happy to tell you all about it, so that you can bookmark it for your next trip to Leeds. Taking advantage of this its large student population (University of Leeds attracts more than 30.000 students every year), Leeds is a perfect place if you want to enjoy a weekend of fun and nightlife. Darren’s advice extends to hotels as well, starting with those who can satisfy the needs of the most exigent traveler.

It is obviously a work in progress, but everything seems mapped out very conveniently: we’ll be watching the next step of this very interesting project, and we can’t help but asking ourselves (and Darren): is this just the beginning of something bigger?

Hello there! We’re really glad to announce TripShake Featured Tips magazine. What is it all about? It’s a magazine-like selection of all the best tips our experts post on TripShake, with an editorial touch. We’re going to be covering many different topics, and you’ll see the magazine growing with lots of additions along the way.

We’ve been joined by many of our favorite bloggers: Anja Mutic from EvertTheNomad, Ellen Fields from YucatanLiving, Chrishette from TwoJetsetDivas, Nora Dunn from The Professional Hobo, the “tacogirl” Laurie Norton from Taco Girl, and the guys from Spotted by Locals are already blogging, and you’ll see their posts appearing right here in the next days.

If you’re an expert and you want to join the team, it’s pretty easy: give us your details, we’ll take a look at profile, and get back to you as soon as possible. Everything you need to know before applying is written in our guidelines.

Oh and hey, we are still cleaning around, so if you find anything that doesn’t work, please let us know.