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Archive for May, 2006

For hotel prices, it’s all in the timing

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 Posted in Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

If you're staying at guesthouses and hostels as you travel, you don't see a whole lot of fluctuation in prices except seasonal ones. Beach places get more expensive when crowds and temperatures rise, for instance, if there's a defined high ...

Internet Cafe Prices around the World

Sunday, May 14th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains | No Comments »

I just got around to reading my May issue of Wired and there's a great one-page feature on the cost of logging on at Internet caf�s around the world. In some ways it reflects how far your dollar or euro ...

Bad News for the Dollar in Europe

Thursday, May 11th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Yours truly is quoted in this USA Today article: Soaring euro means pricier European vacations. (Grab a copy today!) For anyone planning a trip to Europe this summer, you might want to take a look at the financial news. The dollar ...

Use your calculator, part 2

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

It's time for another installment of "Use Your Calculator." Today's entry comes from Continental Airlines once again. I'm not trying to pick on them--it's actually the airline I use the most outside of Southwest--but here's another deal that really isn't ...

Ché What? A Pop Icon for the Clueless

Monday, May 8th, 2006 Posted in General | 2 Comments »

Back in March Kent St. John posted this absolutely priceless photo he took in an Oslo airport. Hello Kitty, Superman, British Airways, and Ché: Wow, he changed the world so much that he's right up there with a fictional superhero and ...