7 Signs the World’s Gone Mad
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »1) My 8-year-old daughter just got her third credit card solicitation from JP Morgan Chase. (The first one was when she was only 4.) Is it any wonder the banking industry is in such a mess? With this bailout, I ...
Another Election? Travel Book of the Year
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Leffel projects, contests | 7 Comments »Planeta.com is running their annual book of the year award and one of the titles nominated is Traveler's Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America. It's a fine travel planning guide if I may say so myself, so I'll beg for your ...
Ten Bargain Destinations
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Africa Travel, Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Europe Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Leffel projects, Travel bargains | 4 Comments »This past weekend the cover story on the travel section of the Boston Globe was mine, a feature on ten destinations that are a bargain right now. (Yeah, a real stretch for me, right?) You can find it online now ...
The Art of Travel DVD
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »This past weekend I watched two movies that could have been great but weren't. Unfortunately, one was The Art of Travel. Not to be confused with the fantastic and inspiring Art of Travel book by Alain de Botton, this movie ...
The Travel Relationship Test
Friday, November 7th, 2008 Posted in International living/working, Long-term travel, Travel adventures, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 3 Comments »I got quoted in an article from Time magazine about the impact travel can have on a relationship: The True Couple's Travel Test. It's a great piece that runs down a lot of different couples' experiences on how getting away ...



