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Archive for 2005

Yo, What About Guatemala?

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 Posted in Destination reports, General | 1 Comment »

As the fine blog at Worldhum noted last week, coverage of the natural disaster in Guatemala has been conspicuous in its absence, especially in the media of its almost-neighbor to the north, the U.S. Courtesy of the Tyndall Report, here's a ...

Money for Travel – a Matter of Priorities

Friday, October 14th, 2005 Posted in Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | Comments Off

When I got back from my first trip around the world, after spending 12 months circling the globe, the questions from friends and family were amazingly predictable. "What was your favorite place?" and "How could you afford to travel for ...

The Mullahs are Hip to Blogs

Thursday, October 6th, 2005 Posted in General | Comments Off

Apparently the Iranian Government is tuned into the travel blogosphere. I use Google Alert to keep tabs on when my stories or interviews are showing up in the media. Each time my name appears, I get a link by e-mail in ...

Where Everyone Else is Headed – The Most Popular Countries

Monday, October 3rd, 2005 Posted in General, Travel industry | Comments Off

If you want to find a good deal on travel, the first thing to do is avoid going where everyone else is going. Sounds pretty simple, but not an easy thing for most people. Truth be told, more than a ...

Yikes! The World’s Most Expensive Resorts

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005 Posted in General | 3 Comments »

For a rundown on places neither you nor I will probably be visiting without hitting the lottery, check out this Forbes article, World's Most Expensive Resorts - 2005. Besides showing us that some tourists obviously have far more money than ...