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Archive for November, 2006

An Airline Credit Card?

Sunday, November 19th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel gear | 1 Comment »

The other day I did an interview with a writer from Men's Health about the best credit card for different kinds of guys. Obviously if you are someone who doesn't travel much, it doesn't make much sense to get a ...

The Safety of Traveling Abroad

Saturday, November 18th, 2006 Posted in General, Long-term travel | No Comments »

Where's the most dangerous place to go when you leave home? Probably somewhere a few miles from your own house, actually. I'm speaking to my fellow Americans here since they seem to be the most paranoid, but the lesson holds ...

Off-peak Travel

Friday, November 17th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

One of the chapters in Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune deals with the huge savings you can reap by not going somewhere when everyone else is going. Here's a new article with some specific winter travel recommendations from ...

Seacology Awarded in Travel & Leisure

Thursday, November 16th, 2006 Posted in Perceptive Travel, Travel industry | No Comments »

I take potshots at the "everything's lovely" travel mags quite often, but at times they bring attention to people and organizations doing good work. Kudos this month to Travel & Leisure, who profile several of them with their Global Vision ...

Wanna Be a Tour Guide?

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 Posted in General, International living/working, Long-term travel | No Comments »

Being a tour guide on overland tours is one of those jobs many a traveler daydreams about. Like most other dream jobs, the only catch is money--as in you don't get much of it for your efforts. But hey, you travel ...