Buy Lightweight Travel Gear–or Pay Up
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear | 1 Comment »For a few years I've been running travel gear reviews over at my gear blog and I was stressing the need to pack light long before USAir started the second bag fee, before American and a few others showed even ...
Round-up from Great Thinkers
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, General, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »From that title, I will admit right off the bat that there is nothing here from me. I am going on vacation for a week. A real one. No laptop, the cell phone turned off, maybe checking e-mail once at ...
Beijing Not Sold Out for the Olympics
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 3 Comments »Much of the discussion in the media about the Beijing Olympics has been about who will or won't show up, the Olympic torch debacle, and whether you need a pollution mask for the opening ceremonies. The story now starting to emerge, ...
Where is the U.S. Dollar Still Strong in ‘08?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Leffel projects, Long-term travel, Travel bargains | 12 Comments »It's kind of unnerving when I pull up stats for this blog and find that some of the most popular posts are four or five years old. While it's nice that old rants have staying power in the search engines, ...
Lonely Planet Goes All “Fair and Balanced” On Us
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Travel books, Travel industry | 4 Comments »In a move that's sending shivers down the spines of many Lonely Planet guidebook writers, the first bold move from new owner the BBC is a directive to move to the mainstream and become more politically neutral. The Age in ...
