Putting Travel Safety in Perspective
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 Posted in Destination reports, General | No Comments »I've been gathering all kinds of fun facts about what's really risky and what's not in this world and at some point will get them organized and posted as it relates to travel. But meanwhile, here's a really sensible, level-headed ...
Amazing But True - Seats from Frequent Flyer Miles!
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 Posted in General, Travel industry | 2 Comments »After scoring three frequent flier tickets to Guatemala for the family this summer, at the lowest mileage level, I've managed to make lightning strike twice in one year. This week I got all three of us on a round-trip flight ...
Price Check: Vietnam
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 7 Comments »The lowdown on prices for the simple pleasures in Vietnam. I put out The World's Cheapest Destinations after getting frustrated over the lack of pricing info available for traveling on a budget throughout the world. If you want the price ...
A Victory for Good Beer
Monday, April 23rd, 2007 Posted in Beers of the World, General | 3 Comments »In a decision that will warm the hearts of beer fans, the EU has ruled that the brand "Budweiser" belongs to Budvar, not to the house of bland, Anheuser-Busch. The Prague Daily Monitor reports that A-B is blocked from using the ...
The Cheapest Places to Live, Part 4
Saturday, April 21st, 2007 Posted in International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »On March 31 the Wall Street Journal ran an article called "Distant Shores: Affordable living is drawing retirees to Southeast Asia." You can't link to a WSJ article--online subscribers only--but someone has pasted it in on this early retirement message board. ...
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