Drinks in Peru Revisited
Friday, August 31st, 2007 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Leffel projects | 2 Comments »A while back I reported that I had a story in Imbibe Magazine that you couldn't get online. Well, now that they're on to a new issue, at the moment you can: On the Pisco Trail in Peru. There is a ...
Win a Steripen Traveler
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 Posted in Perceptive Travel, Travel gear, contests | No Comments »I run a separate travel gear blog where I spout off on practical gear that really works. Back in June I posted an enthusiastic review of the SteriPEN Traveler, an item I used in Guatemala and found to be fan-fricken-tastic. ...
Learning Spanish in Central America
Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »This past June I did a short one-week Spanish immersion course: me, the wife, and the (reluctant) 6-year-old. I can't say I started suddenly dreaming in Spanish or anything from five days of instruction, but as a learning vacation it ...
Useful Croatia Travel Websites
Friday, August 24th, 2007 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »This week's collection of useful local websites is from Jeanne Oliver, author of Lonely Planet Croatia and contributor to several other LP titles. First of all, she maintains the Croatia Traveller site, so start there. Then she recommends checking out these ...
Living Like the Locals in Your Destination
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in Leffel projects, Vacation deals | No Comments »I have joined up with some like-minded souls at Tripso and am now going to do two travel advice columns a month with them that will usually be syndicated by MSNBC.com as well. Here's the first one up: For the ...
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