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Archive for April, 2005

International Travel Way Up

Friday, April 29th, 2005 Posted in General | No Comments »

Yours truly was featured in an article in USAToday this past Wednesday, giving advice on where the US dollar will still go far. Read it here. The paper published an excellent special section on international travel and in a rare departure ...

So You Want to Be a Travel Writer?

Monday, April 25th, 2005 Posted in General, Leffel projects | No Comments »

Like most people who have managed to get a regular stream of things published, I get a lot of people asking me, "How do I become a travel writer?" Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that in nine ...

How Cheap is Mexico-Really?

Thursday, April 14th, 2005 Posted in Destination reports, General | 1 Comment »

I just got back from a trip to Mexico a few days ago and I'm starting to gather up pricing info for what will be the 2nd edition of The World's Cheapest Destinations. I've always felt a tad guilty about ...