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Archive for August, 2006

The Problem with Flight Passes

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Travel industry | No Comments »

As this article from Budget Travel points out, flight passes within a country or a region often sound better on paper than they work out in practice. In all my years of travel, I've only bought a flight pass once--when ...

Time for a Contrarian Travel Guide

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 Posted in General, Leffel projects, Vacation deals | No Comments »

Step right up, Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune is really here. I've been hesitant to talk about my new book because its journey to the market has been a meandering one. Every CD and DVD release has a "street ...

A Better Future for Czech Taxi Rides

Monday, August 28th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports | 2 Comments »

The Jaunted blog caught a good story on New Czech Taxi Rules slated to be implemented and in place by 2009. The rules include an age limit on vehicles, required air conditioning, and a coat of yellow paint. If the ...

One More Problem with Chain Hotels

Friday, August 25th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | No Comments »

I don't talk about this much, but I write regularly for the fun and swarmy site HotelChatter. Since I've reviewed over 400 hotels for a trade publication and I stay in more hotels than I can count, good and bad, ...

The Cheapest Places to Live, Part 3

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 Posted in International living/working, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 35 Comments »

[Editor's note: This post is OLD! Don't treat it as current gospel and ask why prices have gone up. For a new version, see this post: Cheapest Places to Live late 2008.] I just received my new issue of International Living ...