Mexico City’s Zocalo, Before the Rush
Friday, February 27th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | No Comments »El Zócalo in Mexico City is the huge plaza in the historic center, also known as La Plaza de la Constitución. It's normally bustling with pedestrians in the middle, cars on the perimeter, and protestors carrying placards about some injustice ...
Finding Affordable City Hotels
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Vacation deals | 4 Comments »[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Hotel Isabela, Mexico City"][/caption] At least a dozen times I've showed friends pictures of places I stayed on vacation and then when I told them it was say, $45 a night they go, "What?! How did you ...
Get the (Sifted) Dirt on Thailand
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, Destination reports, Travel industry | No Comments »Thailand's Tourism authority has launched a news clearinghouse on their site that's more useful than what you get from most tourism bureaus. Their Thailand Tourism Update section has travel articles from the press, a news feed, and a feed displaying ...
The 44 Faces of a Travel Writer
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Leffel projects, Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 5 Comments »At least once a week I'll get an e-mail from someone asking how to break in as a travel writer. I usually take the lazy way out and refer them to the Travel Writing Portal over at TransitionsAbroad.com. After all, ...
Posting Old Converted Travel Pictures
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Asia Travel, General, Travel adventures | 7 Comments »This shows I'm no recent college graduate: when I first backpacked around the world and was shooting photos for articles, I had to pack slide film and then mail the developed slides to the editor. A royal pain as you ...
