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Archive for May, 2008

Budget Travel in South America

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »

A piece I wrote for Transitions Abroad's website is up now, Budget Travel in South America. It's a quick rundown on what to expect there in terms of transportation, food, accommodation, and prices. There's aren't all that many useful websites covering ...

Prices in Honduras

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | 6 Comments »

Time for another up-to-date rundown on prices for travelers, this time for Honduras. I was only there for a week and spent a fair bit of that in swanky hotels on assignment and moving around with a driver, so no ...

Roatan versus Belize

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 3 Comments »

Time for a face-off. If you want to travel to somewhere along the world's second-longest reef, Belize or Roatan, Honduras? When divers talk about Belize, they get all misty-eyed and start daydreaming about their last trip there. When anyone else who ...

There’s a Monkey on My Back

Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies | 3 Comments »

I'm in Roatan, Honduras and that's all for now.

Strip Passport, Bogus Energy Fields, and Traveling Tribesmen

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel books, Travel music | No Comments »

Yes indeed, those random unrelated phrases mean it's time for a new issue of Perceptive Travel. Follow this link to get right to it: Perceptive Travel May/June '08. The strip passport reference has to be experienced in full to be understood, ...