A Travel Brand is a Powerful Thing
Saturday, January 28th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »It’s time for a quiz. Quickly, name the first two or three Caribbean islands that pop into your head. Name a South Pacific island with nice beaches. Name a city worth visiting in Europe. For the last category, Vienna or Salzburg ...
When it Pays to Let Go
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General | No Comments »Round about six weeks ago, I was having something that really can be called "the trip of a lifetime," in the Okavanga Delta area of Botswana. I’ve put off writing about this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious trip for a while because, frankly, it ...
Things are not always what they seem
Monday, January 16th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | Comments OffI've got a book coming out in the fall, with a long-winded title I won't bore you with yet, about being a contrarian traveler. The idea is, if you ying when others yang and don't follow the sheep, you'll almost ...
Check out Perceptive Travel
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 Posted in General, Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel | Comments OffAre you tired of picking up travel magazines and seeing nothing but gushing stories about spas, expensive hotels, and luxury tours? As Monty Python used to say, "And now for something completely different..." Go check out the brand spanking new web ...
Be A Frugal Traveler, But Not a Pain in the Rear
Friday, January 6th, 2006 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel bargains, Work/Life/Travel Balance | Comments OffI've always liked what Doug Lansky writes because he comes across as a sensible, well-rounded traveler who sees things with the proper amount of humorous perspective. So I often recommend his First Time Around the World book to those setting ...
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