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Archive for 2008

The Good/Bad Coca Leaf in Peru

Monday, December 15th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports | 1 Comment »

If people make a plant product into candy, chocolates, and tea, can it really be all that bad? Well, if you're U.S. Customs, yes, but for people in the Andes, the coca leaf is life. If you don't process it into white ...

What the %#&*? – Thailand Edition

Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports | 2 Comments »

I am about to go off the grid for a while in the Andes, but thankfully Stuart McDonald of Travelfish has agreed to stop by and give us the lowdown on what's going on in Thailand. If you have any ...

Get on the Magic Bus

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in Perceptive Travel, Travel books, contests | 7 Comments »

Two years ago we ran a story from Rory MacLean in Perceptive Travel titled: Dark Side of the Moon in Iran. This was around the time when his last book came out, titled Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail from ...

Packing for Peru

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Posted in Travel books, Travel gear | 1 Comment »

The posts on this blog may be sporadic over the next two weeks as I'll be in Peru on assignment and my "sitting at a desk" time is thankfully going to be limited. I get to use my leg muscles ...

New Best Guide to Nicaragua

Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Travel bargains, Travel books | 3 Comments »

I recently got my hands on the brand spanking new 3rd edition of Moon Handbooks Nicaragua, by Joshua Berman and Randall Wood. In some destinations it's a toss-up as to which travel guide is the best, but for Nicaragua this ...