Another Reason Why Africa Isn’t Cheap
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, General, Travel bargains | 2 Comments »Africa is, for the most part, not a very cheap place to travel. This comes as a surprise to many people since many of the world's poorest countries are in Africa and it seems like every week brings news of ...
Day Pass to Debauchery
Monday, February 12th, 2007 Posted in Travel bargains, Vacation deals | No Comments »It's fun to make fun of all-inclusive hotels and to deride anyone who stays at one as a fat, clueless tourist. But if you've been to one, you know that in small doses they can be good fun. Maybe not ...
Expat Costs in Latin America
Sunday, February 11th, 2007 Posted in International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 5 Comments »International Living's new issue has a great rundown on typical costs in a variety of Latin American locations popular with expatriates and it's a sometimes eye-opening look at the realities on the ground. We tend to think everything is going ...
The Best Travel Blogs
Friday, February 9th, 2007 Posted in General, Leffel projects, contests | No Comments »I seem to be the only travel writer not pimping for Travvies "best travel blog" votes over at the Upgrade Travel Better blog, so I'll just say go post whatever ones you like for the various categories. I'm just happy ...
Bus Travel Prices in Mexico
Thursday, February 8th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 6 Comments »I'm neck-deep researching a travel planning guide I'm co-authoring with Rob Sangster that will cover Mexico and Central America and here's a useful tidbit of info worth passing along. Following are bus prices for executive or first-class buses between several ...
