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Archive for March, 2007

Book Eurail Pass by Saturday, Get a Free Day

Saturday, March 24th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

Speaking of Europe, early birds get the berth with a Eurail pass this year. Book before Sunday and you'll get a free day when you buy a Eurail pass that works for your itinerary. If you spend $349 or more ...

A Few New Deals in Europe

Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 2 Comments »

In the March/April issue of Transitions Abroad (and in International Travel News) there's a helpful piece for Europe travel godhead Rick Steves: What's New in Europe 2007. Some of it is just about, well, what's new: museums opening back up, Venice ...

Cruise Ships Squash Belize

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 Posted in Destination reports, Travel industry | 2 Comments »

Since I already annoyed half the cruise ship industry in the last post, might as well get the other half riled up as well. There's a disturbing Belize article in the March issue of National Geographic Traveler titled, "A Reef ...

Mass Tourism in the Bahamas

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Destination reports, Vacation deals | No Comments »

I'm back from my mini vacation in the Bahamas, which served its intended purpose of being a do-nothing break on the beach. There are times when all you want to do is lie on a lounge chair and have someone ...

A Real, Disconnected Vacation

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 Posted in Travel gear, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 1 Comment »

Remember when people used to go on vacation with no means of anyone getting hold of them? Remember when people put an out of office reply on their voice mail and e-mail and refused to check either? It wasn't that ...