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Archive for January, 2007

Is Duty Free a Deal or a Rip-off?

Thursday, January 25th, 2007 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

I will admit I am a bit of a lush and I like to find a good liquor deal as much as the next guy trying to drown his sorrows or celebrate his sudden rash of good fortune. So I ...

Rent a car for $1 a day–not a typo

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 Posted in Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »

If you're going to be in Florida sometime between April 8 and June 30, you can rent a car and go on a northerly road trip for as little as $1 a day. That intro rate is not even much ...

Happy Passport Day!

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 Posted in General, Travel industry | 3 Comments »

Today will probably go down in history as the point when a respectable number of Americans finally owned a passport. When the dust settles it could hit 35 to 40 percent--double the number of a few years back. Last April ...

The Budget Airline Expansion in Asia

Sunday, January 21st, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 2 Comments »

One of the big changes in Southeast Asia travel in the past few years has been the explosion of budget airlines there. Places that were formerly only serves by buses or the big state-owned airlines are now a cheap flight ...

Not an Axe Murderer? Get a Yacht Job

Friday, January 19th, 2007 Posted in International living/working, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »

If you are willing to work in close quarters with others for a while on the open seas, that might be qualification enough to get a job on a yacht. Working your way around the world can sound easier over a ...