Budget Travel Advice for Europe
Friday, June 19th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Europe Travel, Vacation deals | 5 Comments »I've been focused a lot lately on parts of the world that are both cheap and close, but the fact is many travelers are taking advantage of some of the best flight prices to Europe in years. They're cashing on ...
Day of the Crazies
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel, Long-term travel | No Comments »Better known as Dia de Los Locos, Day of the Crazies is an annual parade in San Miguel de Allende that is a real spectacle. I managed to shove my way to a good vantage point, but Donna did a ...
The Power of Persistence
Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Family travel, Travel bargains, Travel industry | No Comments »After five attempts on different days, I finally found cheap flights for three across Mexico. The solution involves a bus ride and a taxi, but we save $100 each in the end and get a direct flight, so worth it. After ...
Cheap Travel Means Coping With Noise
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 Posted in General, Long-term travel | 2 Comments »How well do you deal with noise? If you are about to go backpacking around the world, you had better get good at tuning out cacophony. Or you had better pack a monster bag of earplugs. Get ready to hear ...
Cheap Family Travel in the U.S.
Monday, June 8th, 2009 Posted in Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Family travel, Leffel projects | No Comments »Since I do a lot of writing about international travel and focus on that in my books, naturally I think it's a great idea to take your kids beyond your home borders. But even if it's much cheaper where you're ...
