Discovery Airpass for Southeast Asia
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Long-term travel, Travel bargains | No Comments »One of the key benefits of backpacking through Southeast Asia is the ability to go overland through a half-dozen countries, by bus or train only. If you've got two months or more, it's wonderful. If you are on a shorter ...
Round-the-World Tickets Looking Very Risky
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel industry | 3 Comments »There once was a time when round-the-world airline tickets purchased in advance made a lot of sense. Like, oh, when Bill Clinton had just started his first term and we still carried cassettes around in our backpacks. Then came more ...
How Things Have Changed in Travel
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear | 5 Comments »This post will clearly brand me as someone born earlier than 1980, but it's amazing to look at this list from Budget Travel of the 10 Best Travel Innovations of the Past 10 Years and not be amazed how much ...
Monday Round-up of Cheap Travel News
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 1 Comment »Today is a bank and government holiday in the U.S., but here are some interesting tidbits from around the globe while I stop and smell the roses for the day. - Zimbabwe's inflation rate has become unfathomable. We have a great ...
Cheap Destinations Looking Better for Study Abroad
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Beers of the World, International living/working, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 4 Comments »It's not just travelers impacted by a puffed up European currency. This Wall Street Journal article, Weak Dollar Crimps Study Abroad, says the traditional European study abroad programs are taking a big nosedive. They're just getting too expensive to justify. Many ...
