An article posted on the WSJ site talking about an increase in VC interest in travel quotes local venture capitalist Jim Armstrong , of Clearstone Ventures , who says:  “We’re excited about categories with a lot of money around them and there’s a lot of money in travel.” There’s Pasadena-based LeisureLink (funded by Clearstone), Pasadena-based AdventureLink (funded by Mail Room Fund, Anthem, and Allegis Capital), Redondo Beach-based TravBuddy (bootstrapped), Los Angeles-based Placely , LuxuryLink , also in Los Angeles, plus Demand Media’s Trails.com