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Archive for September, 2008

Kansas City Energy

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Beers of the World, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 3 Comments »

Most of last week I was hanging out in Kansas City for a travel media conference. You don't have to go to the glitzy famous destinations to have a great time and as on past visits K.C. came through as ...

Useful Travel Advice Roundup

Friday, September 5th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, General | 3 Comments »

I'm getting to know Kansas City this week at a travel media conference---more on that later. Meanwhile here's some good advice from others that is worth your attention if you're a surfer, are a woman traveling to India, or hate ...

Travel Stories From Great Authors

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel books | No Comments »

The new issue of Perceptive Travel is out, with six great travel stories from four continents, plus travel book reviews and world music reviews. Tony Perrottet, the author of Napoleon's Privates, returns with an excerpt from that book, on times when ...

Indians not Ready to Shop ’til They Drop

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports | 3 Comments »

As someone who has spent months in India on several occasions, I get a chuckle out of stock pick analysts breathlessly rattling on about how India is going to be a great world economic power and that it's going to ...