Free Stuff in Prague
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Beers of the World, Cheap Europe Travel, Travel bargains | 1 Comment »I removed the Czech Republic from the second edition of The World's Cheapest Destinations and put it into the honorable mentions because Prague has gotten too popular for its own good and is now far from being a bargain, especially ...
4 Ways to Die While Traveling
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel adventures | 10 Comments »For most people, traveling abroad is going to be safer than driving to work and back at home. But travel safety is a perennial worry for some---just look at all the books out there geared to women scared of traveling ...
Logo Police at the Olympics
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Travel funnies | No Comments »On Saturday the Wall Street Journal reported an odd story that seems to be a first in the history of the Olympics. Logo police workers are tasked with vigilantly going around all facilities and putting masking tape over the logos ...
The Current Scoop on Nicaragua Travel
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel bargains | No Comments »Joshua Berman is about the most notable expert on Nicaragua travel that you can find. He is the co-author of Moon Handbooks Nicaragua, pictured here in its third edition coming out next month. (You can preorder it from Amazon by ...
Get Ready for More Trouble in Bolivia
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 3 Comments »The words "Bolivia" and "unrest" go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it seldom even makes the international news when there are protests in the street and everything shuts down for the week. Things are looking uglier and more serious ...



