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Archive for February, 2006

Last-minute vacation sites

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 Posted in Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 7 Comments »

[Ed. note - this post originally had a coupon that expired. Just leaving a direct link to the site so this will stay current.] I have to admit I don't use last-minute vacation sites very often. For one thing, they ...

Lineup for Perceptive Travel - March

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 Posted in General, Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel | No Comments »

The second issue of Perceptive Travel goes live next week. We've got another great lineup of travel stories from talented book authors. If you'd like to be alerted when new issues are posted, sign up for the newsletter--there will be ...

Take a Sabbatical

Sunday, February 19th, 2006 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »

You don't often see a surprising article in a personal finance magazine. In general, they're all about trying to put an interesting spin on budgeting, investing, insurance, real estate, and achieving your financial goals. Kiplinger's Personal Finance throws a good ...

Travel (not so) Savvy

Sunday, February 12th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | 4 Comments »

Travel Savvy is dead. The magazine already rose from the dead once a few months ago, reformatted itself with a "book of lists" approach to travel highlights, then folded again. It was owned by Sidney Frank, a guy who got ...

Traveling to Europe? Bring an Extra Suitcase–of Cash

Monday, February 6th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General, Travel industry | No Comments »

If you've been to New York City, you probably thought it was pretty expensive. Apparently it's a huge bargain compared to 26 other cities. Oslo, Norway just grabbed the top ranking as the most expensive city in the world, taking ...