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Archive for June, 2007

What $60 Gets You in Guatemala

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »

As I mentioned before, I was just in Guatemala on a vacation with family budget, rather than a long-term backpacker budget. You can obviously buy a whole other level of comfort when that's the case. I was still pleasantly surprised ...

Changing Money Overseas: Paper and Plastic

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel industry | No Comments »

Ed Perkins at SmarterTravel.com is a great consumer advocate for travel, someone who can cut through all the confusion and give you the real deal, especially when it comes to blatant rip-off fees that banks and travel companies are trying ...

International Real Estate – Less Risky Than Home?

Monday, June 18th, 2007 Posted in International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 6 Comments »

Back in late 2005 I wrote an article for EscapeArtist.com's Offshore Real Estate and Investment publication called The Riskiest Real Estate Investment? I pointed to all the canaries in the U.S. real estate coal mine and made the point that ...

Prices in Guatemala

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Vacation deals | 6 Comments »

How cheap is Guatemala? What are the prices like for travelers? Well, that depends a lot on how you travel. As a backpacker eating at market stalls and taking the gussied-up school buses that ply the back roads, sharing your sleeping ...

Southeast Asia Guides Contest Expiring Soon

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, contests | No Comments »

If you are heading to Southeast Asia anytime in the near future, post an entry comment by midnight on June 16 on the Travelfish Southeast Asia contest posting. This is a chance to get the inside, updated scoop on many destinations ...