And We’re Live

Sling that pack around your shoulders, folks, because it’s time to hit the road with BrinkGuide!

To all of you travel enthusiasts – be it for business, leisure, on a budget, or otherwise – we’re happy to announce the launch of our San Francisco and Sicily editions of the BrinkGuide, an entirely new animal in the world of mobile travel guides.

Our dedicated team of writers have focused on what’s beneath the surface, rather than waste their time on the superficial, the kitsch, the familiar, and the phony. There are places that we know from movies and books, and we’re not in the business of beating dead horses – we all know what the Golden Gate Bridge looks like, and it shouldn’t be too much of a challenge to locate it (it’s in the guide for your convenience, of course, but you get the idea). No, our people are interested in the marginal, the scintillating, and the extraordinary. We take pride in finding – and reporting on – the stellar small businesses that give cities their real character. We’ve paid special attention to the hidden alley cafes, the excellent taco stands, the unique vintage shops, and all of the other wonderful and oft-overlooked locales that make these towns so wonderful. We now know where the cool kids go for great live music, which restaurants have the best pasta, and where the underground clubs are that try so hard to hide themselves from the traveling hipster hordes. We bet you’d like to know, too.

Now you can live like the locals live with this perfect inside-track.

The past few months have been grueling, to say the least. But all of the hard work, the round-table discussions, the sweat, and the tear-stained keyboards have all begun to pay off. Beta-testing for the BrinkGuide iPhone App has been completed, as has the review process through the folks at Apple, Inc.. The product is now live and ready for download, and damn does it look sweet. If you’re new to town, don’t feel very plugged in, or plan on visiting in the near future, it’s the perfect time to test-drive the most inclusive, unique, and stylish travel app on the market.

San Francisco and Sicily now, and so many more wonderful cities in the [very] near future.

Because BrinkGuide is largely written by connected & uncompromisingly opinionated locals, chances are pretty high that you won’t find these kinds of places in the typical travel literature that’s out there. Because we weren’t hired by the Tourism Board of San Francisco, or some similar agency abroad, you won’t have to feel like you’re being jerked around by local institutions and their specific agendas. If you’re travel budget is non-existent and you’re using your hitchhiker’s thumb to get from place to place, or if you’re a trustafarian flying first class using Daddy’s credit card, BrinkGuide can point you in the right direction. We’re the best game in town at finding the cool spots to spend your time – and that’s a fact.

Visit BrinkGuide online, or check out the iTunes Store and take a look – we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

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photo credit: joland