Living on the Cheap in Nicaragua
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »Joshua Berman co-wrote the book pictured here, Living Abroad in Nicaragua. His publisher sent a copy to me to review for Perceptive Travel and it got crowded out by some things with a wider scope. But I'm putting it up ...
Lesser-known Travel Destinations Have a Good 2006
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Travel industry | No Comments »The new UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has been released and by all accounts, 2006 was a banner year for tourism around the globe. "With 842 million arrivals and a 4.5% growth rate, 2006 exceeded expectations as the tourism sector continued ...
A Year of Travel Adventures
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Long-term travel, Perceptive Travel, Travel adventures | No Comments »I've come across a few articles lately about how a five-hour hike opened up this year to the world's third-highest waterfall, recently "discovered" in Peru. (The locals knew about, they just didn't tell anyone.) When news like this comes out, it's ...
Puerto Rico Wants You
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 Posted in Destination reports, Travel industry, Vacation deals | No Comments »I spend a fair bit of time in Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune on the fact that well-known tourist destinations buy a lot of good publicity and advertising. There's nothing inherently wrong with that and it's how business ...
The Ganges: Holy River of Sludge
Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports | No Comments »The every-six-years big dip in the Ganges took place last week in Allahabad India, but not before a lot of the holy men threatened to boycott the event to draw the world's attention to ridiculous levels of pollution. Some said ...
