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Archive for January, 2009

Airport Taxis in Cheap Countries

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Cheap Latin America Travel, Travel bargains | 5 Comments »

When you travel, it's often apparent whether you are in a cheap destination or not as soon as you get a cab from the airport. I was reflecting on this last night as I bought my 127 peso official taxi ...

A Little Help?

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in General, Leffel projects | 4 Comments »

I have two requests for you dear followers of the Cheapest Destinations blog. If you can help with either, good karma all around. First, I'm off to Mexico City tomorrow for a wheelbarrow full of writing assignments. One of them involves ...

I’ll Drink to That

Friday, January 9th, 2009 Posted in General | 3 Comments »

I've got a nice little essay about "the Hungarian wine story" in the current issue of Imbibe magazine. If you happen to find yourself near a good newsstand or Barnes & Noble, flip to the very last page. Or just spend ...

Trekking in the Sacred Valley of Peru

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, Travel adventures | 2 Comments »

Travel News for a New Year

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »

Thailand realizes that coups and airport shutdowns aren't exactly conducive to creating a warm and fuzzy feeling with tourists. (See our recent interview with Stuart McDonald of Travelfish for more.) Well, Tripso has a short post on how the Thai ...