Spas in the Czech Republic
Monday, July 31st, 2006 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | No Comments »I didn't see this story when it first ran, but Budget Travel magazine has posted a "Spas of Bohemia" story that gives the rundown on taking the waters in the Czech Republic. I moved the Czech Republic to the "honorable mentions" ...
When Wild Men Move to Town
Sunday, July 30th, 2006 Posted in General, Perceptive Travel, Travel industry | No Comments »When indigenous tribes come out of seclusion and find how others are living, can you blame them for giving up the loincloths? In a funny editorial in The Week back in May, William Falk summed up a common indigenous peoples' dilemma ...
Here we go again: “Safe” and “Unsafe” Places for Women Travelers
Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in General | 5 Comments »For the last few days I've been having an e-mail exchange with Marie Javins, author of the upcoming Africa travel book Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik, about how women's travel literature thrives on this irrational fear that the fairer sex is ...
How to actually USE those frequent flyer miles
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »I scored three frequent flyer tickets! Can you believe that? One for me, one for my wife, and one for my daughter! To a foreign country! On the same plane! On the same day! Why all the exclamation marks? Because as ...
Package Deals to Southeast Asia
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »I'm normally not one to encourage people to go on package tours, but sometimes the savings are so great that it is worthwhile. Take this 2-week trip to Laos, for example, that starts at $1,399 from the west coast of ...
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