Chilling in Placencia, Belize
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports | 6 Comments »Five days ago I boarded a crappy bus and headed south from Chetumal to Belize. This Premier company "best bus available" had a broken windshield and ripped seats that permanently leaned back. Though it was an express, it stopped about ...
Tulum: Great Beach, but No Bargains
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Cheap North America Travel, Destination reports, Vacation deals | 2 Comments »Once upon a time, travelers in Mexico who wanted to avoid the package resort areas of Cancun headed to the small hotels of Playa del Carmen or the rustic beach huts of Tulum. Now Playa del Carmen is a full-fledged ...
Not so Politically Correct
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in Destination reports, Travel funnies | 1 Comment »This photo of a snack delivery truck in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, is wrong on so many levels that I'll refrain from even making a comment. It must be said though that egos are not bruised so easily here and it's ...
When Societies Collapse
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in Long-term travel, Travel books | 1 Comment »One great benefit from traveling for an extended period is you get time to actually read. As in for hours on end sometimes. Some of this reading time is voluntary, as when you are kicked back in a hammock by ...
Luggage Fees, Family Travel, and Gear
Friday, July 17th, 2009 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Family travel, General, Leffel projects, Travel bargains | No Comments »One U.S. airline makes the least from luggage fees and also carries the most passengers. Probably not a coincidence that they are also the one airline that manages to make a profit. I've got a story in GoNomad about a family ...






